January Pink Food Thread

[amari]

hopeanddream-The food choices look good! Are you sure they are adding up to those cal totals though? Seems a little low? Also, you can eat more cals, 1500.

ttc-you can eat sugary things, the idea is to keep your blood sugar levels low overall. When you eat things with sugar your blood sugar spikes and then drops really low afterwards, so as long as you aren't snacking all day, and eating your 2-3 meals a day and staying within the cal, fat, protein guidelines sugar is fine on a girl sway. Lots of my food has been candy, cake or ice cream!

[HopeandDreamG]

Amari~ I am trying to keep it at 1200 cals somedays more when I need it. I can afford to lose weight so I am aiming a little lower. Here and there I may up the intake to 1500 so my body doesn't get used to 1200. I am tracking everything I eat using myfitnesspal so its as accurate as can be I guess. Also keeping it to 2 meals 1 snack after the kids go to bed (which I guess we can call a meal)!

[amari]

Amari~ I am trying to keep it at 1200 cals somedays more when I need it. I can afford to lose weight so I am aiming a little lower. Here and there I may up the intake to 1500 so my body doesn't get used to 1200. I am tracking everything I eat using myfitnesspal so its as accurate as can be I guess. Also keeping it to 2 meals 1 snack after the kids go to bed (which I guess we can call a meal)!

I think you are doing great then!!

[ttcadaughter2012]

Yes, sugar is fine on this diet - it can be a very handy way to get your calories high enough without going over on protein and sodium.

The low blood sugar thing refers to how many times a day you eat. On the LE diet, you should keep all your eating to 2-3 small meals a day, with no snacking in between. Most people choose to wait to eat their first meal until 12pm (i.e. skip breakfast), which means they've been fasting since the night before and their blood sugar can get nice and low.

Thank you!! I have been eating 2-3 small meals and skipping breakfast. I don't eat until 11/12 during the day..

[ttcadaughter2012]

I have been doing that 2. I try to make sure I don't snack as much.. It is hard for me though with cooking separately for myself and the kids and hubby.. But staying at 1300-1400 right now and before I didn't count calories so I have been loosing weight. I have lost 25lbs so far.

[littlemissnaughty7]

wow ttc thats fantastic about the weight loss you go girl !

[rainbowflower]

today (CD9)

Lunch: jam roly poly + custard, 3 jammy dodgers

Tea: 1 bowl of tomato pasta (WW sauce), 1 low-fat hot cross bun, small packet of chocolate buttons

[GeCon]

today (CD9)

Lunch: jam roly poly + custard, 3 jammy dodgers

Tea: 1 bowl of tomato pasta (WW sauce), 1 low-fat hot cross bun, small packet of chocolate buttons

Is that all you are having today? How many cals, protein and fat does that amount to? Also, where are the low fat hot cross buns from? They sound yummy.

[suregena]

Morning (10.30am) - 2 mugs Options low cal mint hot chocolate

Lunch: 4 Ryvita crackerbreads, 2 dairylea light triangles, iceberg lettuce, half of bottle of Dr Pepper, 1 weight watchers lemon slice, jelly beans!

Dinner: Basmati rice, 170g worth of mushrooms, 200g worth of cauliflower, weight watchers creme fraiche, other half of Dr Pepper, jelly beans

Calories: 1,396
Fat: 13
Protein: 34
Sodium: 663

As someone who is still breastfeeding, etcetera, I feel like my weight is sort of stopping to drop (I'm about 105.8 in the mornings, give or take), and getting so close to O, should I decrease further or just continue as I am?

[GeCon]

Suregena, I am also still breastfeeding and I think you are doing fine. I personally wouldn't decrease any further as you need some extra calories for the BF.

How old is your LO and how often do you still BF if you don't mind me asking? How long did it take you to ovulate for the first time while still BF?