January Pink Food Thread

[Mochagirl]

You got it, Mocha! I think Jareth was my first love.

I've been a Bowie fanatic much of my life

[HopeandDreamG]

Rainbowflower/amari- so the raspberry leaf tea is good for the lining. Didn't understand if you said it was ok with saw palmetto and vitex!

[rainbowflower]

Rainbowflower/amari- so the raspberry leaf tea is good for the lining. Didn't understand if you said it was ok with saw palmetto and vitex!

I don't know much about SP (not taking it) but I do drink the RLT alongside the vitex and not had any issues

[Mochagirl]

I think RRL tea is ok with Saw Palmetto. I wasn't taking both at the same time, but I'm fairly sure lots of women do.

[littlemissnaughty7]

did anyone see my post about drinking tap water on this diet is it ok ??? and can you drink it in the mornings ??

[Out of the Blue]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear ... I still had it in my mind from IG that I should be getting a lot of calcium, while not going above any of the LE limits (I was getting it through diets, not any supps). But Atomic says we shouldn't probably exceed 800 calcium in a day. So are you gals drinking milk, eating yogurt, cheese, etc.? Which dairy products are you avoiding? Man, just when I think I have a handle on this ...

D-bird, I don't take calcium supps right now and I don't make any concerted effort to get my daily dose of calcium in my food. I'm hoping the diet will be short-term but if it turns into several mos, I'll probably rethink things and add calcium into my diet via food while still skipping the supps. I can check my calcium intake when I log food on MyFitnessPal.com and it's usually in the 800 range w/out trying.

As far as adding dairy into my diet, I've taken the same approach as Mocha. Dairy is an afterthought for me and I use it sparingly to enhance the taste of food while using a small amount. I don't put cheese on a sandwich b/c I don't want to spend that much fat/protein/sodium in one small place but it's totally doable if you fit it into your daily intake. The dairy I include is usually quark, goat cheese, pecorino-romano and every now and then a bit of low-fat yogurt. Other than that, dairy doesn't really enter the picture. Instead of milk, I drink a splash of low-cal rice milk in my a.m. coffee/tea or smoothies.

[rainbowflower]

I didn't see you mention water, but I think that would be fine! I drink it, and certainly make my cups of tea using tapwater

also, don't worry about drinking any drinks in the morning. Even if you have a hot choc, it's still so low calories/nutrition it won't be enough to get your metabolism started for the day so it will still count as fasting

[Out of the Blue]

Think I'm doing pretty good:
What do you think?

1pm: 4 egg whites, 1 slice low sodium cheese, 1 serving hint of salt wheat thins, 2 rice cakes
3pm: 6 hint of salt triscuits
Dinner: 2 matzah, 1/4 c.sauce, 1/4 mozzerella
Will have snack later after kids go to bed and I can relax and watch a show!

Totals:
Calories: 789 (I'll have some candy later)
Fat: 22 g
Socium:695
Protein:31g

Oh I didnt add when I was out I had a non fat latte!
I'm not keeping track of calcium. Am I supposed to be? I'm doing LE and watching my calories, sodium, protein intake. I cut out all meat.

If you can up those cals a bit to around 1400 or more while still staying in the other LE ranges, that's great! I usually can get to 1200ish and then I get stuck so I add sugar. That's great that you cut out all meat...if you ate it often and now don't, your body will sure take notice, especially keeping protein under 40g.

[Out of the Blue]

Eek! What do you do about midnight munchies? I feel just RAVENOUS right now!

Drinking fizzy no-cal drinks or very warm water can help fill you up. Not as satisfying as actual food but it can help...Sorry! Hang in there!

[littlemissnaughty7]

ok RF thanks hun, another quickie........ question that is lol, am i right in thinking you can eat as much pasta as you want as long as you stay in your daily limits ???