LE Diet Thread

[weeziewoozles]

Well it's hard to know precisely what you've had at a BBQ but I did well. I had two little Quorn veg burgers in a bun, loads of salad, some of my couscous salad, potato salad, coleslaw and some sundried tomato bread. I also had lots of Pimms and Cava, quite a few crisps and a cheeky roll filled with two small chipolatas later in the day. Totals were actually great other than over my calories!

[weeziewoozles]

In case my food logs are helpful to new LE dieters today I've had a black coffee in the morning. For lunch I had a vegetable quarter pounder with bread and salad, a biscuit and a small chocolate. For dinner I'll have a four bean chilli with rice and some red wine. And in between I'll do my 60 mins cardio.

[Navywife620]

Today's menu
1030 am coffee with cream and a little sugar
130 baked potato, bit of sour cream, butter, and homemade salsa
530 white rice, steamed broccoli and Parmesan cheese. Also probably some cucumbers
Probably after dinner I'll have a dessert

[Navywife620]

What does everyone use for salad dressing?

[weeziewoozles]

Hope you're having enough Navywife. Sounds a little under to me. I never ate salad dressing anyway but if I feel the need for something I add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or a low fat mayonnaise

[Navywife620]

I think I am. I am not counting calories or anything because it can stress me out. I'm trying to do a more relaxed sway. My two meals are from the 21 day menu so I'm hoping it's enough. I'm still feeling good. We will see how I feel
once I hit the gym!

[Nessa84]

I just want to vent for a second because I can't anywhere else....about LE.
I have NO problem on the diet except for the fact that I have chosen NOT to tell anyone I am on it except DH. SO we went to his parents for a BBQ and I made up an excuse why I'm not eating much protein and that I would bring my own dinner. Anyways, my MIL said okay well I can make you a green salad, I said sure I can eat that thank you. So i get there and her "green" salad was like a " 15 different bean" salad. I didn't eat it (she would have expected me to eat the whole thing if I started eating it) and I know she was pissed about it. She made me take most of it home lol since she made it for me... Ugh. So other than OTHER people, I have ZERO complaints on this diet and feel so fortunate to have stumbled upon this site!.

We put another offer on a house so so to calm my nerves I have been eating bread dipped in roasted red pepper dip haha. Its delicious and I am still within my limits!

[Erin514]

I never used to eat salad dressing before I started LE diet but now I find it's a good way to up my fat total with unsaturated fats on a day that I'm under totals. Any creamy dressing that has canola or vegetable oil listed as a main ingredient is a good bet. Dressing, peanut butter and cheese are practically my only sources of fat since I gave up meat, lol.

[Erin514]

Nessa, could you tell people a simplified version of the truth if that would make your life easier? That, or just have a cheat day when you see them.
I've had this problem too. My MIL is staying with us for the week. Day one she says, "let's order sushi for dinner!" I told her I thought it would take too long to arrive so we had LE leftovers instead. Then yesterday she invited her sister over for supper and wanted us to buy salmon. I told my husband, look, we've got to tell her something because she's going to wonder why we're never eating (he's gone veggie with me). He told her that we're both vegetarian because statistically they have more girls. I wasn't there for the conversation but I don't think he went into fat/protein totals or anything (in fact, I don't think he could because he tunes me out when I talk about that stuff, lol). She may think we're weird, but it's easier than worrying about what to say.

[Lissastick]

Yes that is the exact diet I see many of my blue swayers doing. Eating nothing all day and then sweets + a diet coke for dinner.

Wait...your blue swayers doing this are getting girls? Or boys???