February pink food thread

[dramabird]

Oh, and I had to have a freakin' cheat day again, because my family had us go out for my brother's birthday. I at least persuaded everyone to go to the same restaurant I went to earlier this week with my coworkers and once again I got the spinach/artichoke dip and pita bread. At least that keeps my diet vegetarian. The calories and fat were probably darn high in that dish, but I've been keeping those values really low overall lately, so I think I could afford that. And I'm sure the sodium was ridiculous, but I'll keep it low for the rest of the day (tonight's dinner will be Crystal Light, rice and mushrooms, rice cake, unsalted green beans and Skittles). I also took two Chitosan capsules a half hour before lunch, so hopefully that'll help sweep away some of the naughtiness.

Probably about 12 or 13 days until our attempt ... so no more cheats!! I don't think any other birthdays are coming up, so I should be able to avoid social situations. On my own, I can follow the diet, but it's hard when obligations turn eyes on you. Can't exactly bring a plastic container of rice and mushrooms to a restaurant, can I?

[nks798]

dramabird, it's ok to have a cheat day and it's even better that you kept it vegetarian!

tomorrow will mark my week of no meat and low sodium. I get tired of the same foods but it hasn't been hard for me to stay on track. I just hope I can get pregnant in March so I can at least go back to eating a little more sodium.

[Messyhair]

I get so confused as to what diet I should follow! I guess I need to peruse them all carefully and choose what would be most palatable for me, because if I can't stick to it then I can't sway!

[HopeandDreamG]

I get so confused as to what diet I should follow! I guess I need to peruse them all carefully and choose what would be most palatable for me, because if I can't stick to it then I can't sway!

I started with the IG diet and there's not much you can eat. I see you are a Dream Member you should def read all about the LE diet under the dream member section. Its pretty simple and has flexibility-you can really eat anything as long as it fits in with you daily values of sodium, fat, & protein, give up meat, and skip breakfast. Its not so terrible once you start, the hardest thing is cutting calories which you will be doing with whatever diet you choose and thats what sways anyway!

[nks798]

good morning, ladies! where is everyone?? it's been a little quiet here! had a switch last night, as I was getting tired of the same stuff. half baked potato! it was delish and satisfying for sure!

[littlemissnaughty7]

mmmmm yummy i love potatoes on the diet !

[littlemissnaughty7]

oooh i just ate a bowl of strawberries with squirty cream it was lush !

[nks798]

I keep forgetting about cool whip type stuff.. thanks, will have to buy it asap!

[dramabird]

I actually ate this morning ... one of only two times I've eaten before noon in the past 40 or so days. I had to be at work by 7 a.m. today and knew five hours would be a challenge to go through. But what really made me do it was I was having heart palpitations as I was getting ready this morning. As little as I've been eating, I'm sure I've committed the sin of too little potassium. And since Atomic has been quite serious about not letting those levels get too low, I figured one banana at 6:50 a.m. might be an okay idea. I then had a little bit of pasta with light alfredo sauce around 1 p.m. My heart settled down, so hopefully that's all good.

I'll try to make sure I get some more potassium with tonight's dinner, so perhaps a yogurt, an applesauce, green beans and some low-sodium salsa with unsalted tortilla chips (as well as things that don't necessarily bring potassium to the party but will make my tummy happy, like egg whites and devil's food cokies).

The scale this morning read my lowest number so far on the diet (100.8) and I'm probably about a week or so away from my attempt. If I can get maybe another pound off in the next week, that'll mean I've lost seven pounds in seven weeks, which seems like it would be pretty good for a pink sway. And it would also be my lowest weight for TTC (I was probably 102ish for both boys).

Now I'm just staring at the clock, willing it to move to 6 p.m. so I can eat again! Dumb 4 p.m. -- you're useless to me! I am flippin' hungry!!

[sweetpea]

Hi, everyone! Can I join this thread? I'm pretty new to these message boards, I just joined at the end of January. DH and I both came off of a 30-day juice fast this week (for health and weight-loss reasons), and then I stumbled upon this forum and have decided to continue my weight loss with the LE Diet, and plan my sway for later this year (I still have a lot of weight to lose). I hope all of that makes sense!

Anyway, I still have a lot to learn about swaying, and especially about the diet. I am still easing myself off of the fast and onto the LE Diet, slowly.

Can I ask you girls - what is your favorite go-to dish? Maybe something that tastes particularly good, or is easy to make?

I went grocery shopping last night to pick up some "LE" foods. One thing I'd like to make tonight for dinner is something with eggs, I have been dying to have some eggs while I was on my fast (actually, I was just dying for something WARM in my belly, because 30 days of fresh, raw juice made me constantly cold, haha!). Anyway, I have some white mushrooms, eggs (that I plan on taking the yolks out of), white rice, tiny white pita breads/rounds, low-sodium grated cheese, and low-fat/low-sodium American cheese slices. What can I make for dinner with some of those things? I was thinking something like an egg and cheese open-faced sandwich (egg white and slice of cheese on top of one pita round). Or maybe scrambling some egg whites with the grated cheese and chopped white mushrooms, and eating over rice? Hmmm, I'm not really sure. Do you girls have any suggestions?