January Pink Food Thread

[rainbowflower]

LMN - here's a quote from the LE diet details:

SPECIAL NOTE FOR TOMATO AND POTATO (AND SWEET POTATO/YAMS) – YES you can eat tomato and potato of either variety on this diet. In other diets, they are considered to be strongly “boy” foods due to having a lot of potassium and not much calcium, but if you are eating less calories, lower protein, and lower fat (and eating potato and tomato can totally help you reach that goal) then they are perfectly fine to include in your diet.

Potato/sweet potato are high in calories and are often served with high-cal additions like butter, so you’ll have to forgo some of those toppings and make sure you’re not eating too many cals. Tomato products tend to be very very salty, so it’s best to make your own sauces and/or to choose low-sodium varieties.

[littlemissnaughty7]

thanks very much gecon and RF hun thats fab,

[HopeandDreamG]

Yesterday:
1pm: 3 egg whites, 1 slice low sodium cheese, 3 slices very thin white bread, grape jelly, strawberries, cucmbers
6pm: unsalted pretzels, hint of salt triscuits, hummus 1tbs, 1 pita, sedish fish (7 pieces)
9pm: sour patch kids, 3 rice cakes

Totals:
Calories: 1205
Fat:15
sodium: 1057 (little high)
Protein: 36

[HopeandDreamG]

Hear, hear! Yesterday I was able to have some jalapeno Cheetos because I was still low for my day's sodium. And today I had just enough room under my levels that I was able to have a 1/2 cup of my kids' Stouffers macaroni and cheese. You can bet I ate that thing noodle by single noodle, savoring each one! And I still managed to keep my calories below 1200, which is good ...

... because I'm finding that I'm having to cut back my calories more and more though, because I am just not experiencing the weight loss that others are. I've been on the LE diet for three weeks now and haven't even managed two pounds lost yet. For the first week I averaged about 1600 calories a day and when I didn't lose ANYTHING I started staying under 1400, but I'm thinking I may have to cut back still further to see any changes. I started at 107 lbs. (BMI of 19.3) and the lowest I've seen on the scale is 105.2 (but have seen higher numbers since then, too).

I'd like to get down to at least 104 (maybe 103, which would put my BMI at 18.5) by the time I'm ready to TTC, which should be in four weeks or so. I'm hoping a loss of three or four pounds will have some swaying power ...?

I'm by no means an expert, but I think because of how little you weigh you are not losing weight eating 1600 cal +. I weigh ALOT more then you (I am 5'9"), but anyway when I was on Jenny Craig I was started at 1500 cal and then dropped to 1200 in order to lose weight. I don't feel like I'm being articulate, do you know what I am saying??!! Maybe you can eat at the 1600 cal level so you don't stop O, but when O gets closer drop the cals to loss a little. I might start a thread and get some feedback too, I'd be curious the responses.

[HopeandDreamG]

Just tried Trader Joe's unsalted tortilla chips. cal: 140, sodium: 0, protein: 2. They were GREAT!!!!

[purple sky]

OOh I will have to try those hopeanddream.

It's only 10:00 a.m here and I am starving already!

[Out of the Blue]

Just tried Trader Joe's unsalted tortilla chips. cal: 140, sodium: 0, protein: 2. They were GREAT!!!!

Are they the blue kind?

[Out of the Blue]

Has anyone tried Trader Joe's Non-Fat Fro-Yo...It's tart and tangy and really yummy! I'm an addict

[purple sky]

Definitely going to trader joe's this weekend!

[suregena]

I miss Trader Joe's SO MUCH!!!