November 2WW

[Thorz300]

I really hope I get a BFP in a week, because I really hate doing this dumb diet and can't imagine doing it for a whole other month (at least). This is only my 1st month ttc so (on LE diet for about 5 weeks I think)
A: I feel like a whiner, I know most of you have been on it a lot longer than me..... and
B: It is most likely that I will get a BFN since it is my first month ttc so I better hunker down and just enjoy it, because I might be doing it for months!!

[Thorz300]

Oh and where does everyone get those internet cheapie tests? I get mine at the dollar tree, are the internet ones cheaper than a dollar a piece?

[Dreamofpink]

I really hope I get a BFP in a week, because I really hate doing this dumb diet and can't imagine doing it for a whole other month (at least). This is only my 1st month ttc so (on LE diet for about 5 weeks I think)
A: I feel like a whiner, I know most of you have been on it a lot longer than me..... and
B: It is most likely that I will get a BFN since it is my first month ttc so I better hunker down and just enjoy it, because I might be doing it for months!!

I know being on a diet really sucks, I'd never dieted in my life before swaying! It's not a natural state for me, but after doing the IG/Dutch diet for so long and so unsuccessfully last year and into this year, the LE diet is a massive improvement.

What is it about the diet that you really don't like? Is there anyway we can help you find a way to make it more bearable?

The early days are hard, you're trying to keep so many plates spinning, reading up on everything, making sure you BD on right days etc but it does get easier. I think that after about 8 weeks of the diet I really found my feet and now it's almost second nature.

With regards to IC OPKs, I get mine from amazon and pay around £5 for 30, so would that equate to roughly $8-9? Maybe less than 30c a test off the top of my head. Don't know exchange rate, sorry!

[Thorz300]

Thanks!! I'll look into the amazon ones if I don't get a BFP this time around because I already have 7 unused ones here at the house that I need to burn through.
Ugh the diet, the diet the thing I dislike the most is the low to no sodium! I just love me some sodium and salt! I used to live off of salty popcorn and tortilla chips and salsa. I just find that everything I want to eat seems so high in sodium that I have ended up eating only a cup of rice with mushrooms for both lunch and dinner and that is basically it! IF I snack, it is a light yogurt. I weigh 100 lbs now and I am 5'5" so I'm starting to look sickly skinny and my husband is getting upset. Especially since he is a medical Dr. and he doesn't believe all of this stuff. Especially the theory (I read somewhere on GD) that the gender takes a few days to be determined after fertilization. He says that is absolutely false, but I want to be extra safe and believe everything I read on here. Anyway, the lack of food is making me grumpy and tired, and I want to give it up because my boys deserve better, but if I do have another boy and don't follow everything strictly then I know I will blame myself! I try to tell myself that having 4 boys would be so fun, and I actually think it would, but I will still have a massive hole in my heart where I feel my baby girl should have been. This is 100% going to be our last child boy or girl. I think it is stressing me out too much! I want to go eat a big cheesy burrito lol!

[bythestream]

The first few weeks are the hardest on the diet then you get used to it. If you are that small I would be careful about cutting back too much you can do LE successfully while maintaining your weight. I think you probably aren't eating enough, try to eat at least 1500cals 20%fat and 40g protein. You can eat anything on LE as long as you stay within the limits. I eat lots of vegetables. You can eat pasta, egg, some bread, low fat yogurt, low salt cheese, you could have beans occasionally and anything else that you feel like really except maybe a steak. Just watch your portions and count the cals.
I find the best way to not miss the salt is add flavour, you could add a little mustard or curry or chilli. Atomic isn't even convinced sodium is a big swayer anyway

[Atsaukina1]

yeah you def. can eat more than that girl. I'm nt convinced on the sodium thing either since when I did have my dd many years ago I ate hot cheetos daily, top ramen noodles,asian food take out i mean high high sodium foods. atomic herslef did not watch sodium. I did not add it to any foods I ate but after looking at a couple I knew i was over and that was alright w/ me since everything else was under. just make sure you are eating enough protein,cals,fat and not worry about the sodium might take a lil stress off of you

[meeks32]

Thanks!! I'll look into the amazon ones if I don't get a BFP this time around because I already have 7 unused ones here at the house that I need to burn through.
Ugh the diet, the diet the thing I dislike the most is the low to no sodium! I just love me some sodium and salt! I used to live off of salty popcorn and tortilla chips and salsa. I just find that everything I want to eat seems so high in sodium that I have ended up eating only a cup of rice with mushrooms for both lunch and dinner and that is basically it! IF I snack, it is a light yogurt. I weigh 100 lbs now and I am 5'5" so I'm starting to look sickly skinny and my husband is getting upset. Especially since he is a medical Dr. and he doesn't believe all of this stuff. Especially the theory (I read somewhere on GD) that the gender takes a few days to be determined after fertilization. He says that is absolutely false, but I want to be extra safe and believe everything I read on here. Anyway, the lack of food is making me grumpy and tired, and I want to give it up because my boys deserve better, but if I do have another boy and don't follow everything strictly then I know I will blame myself! I try to tell myself that having 4 boys would be so fun, and I actually think it would, but I will still have a massive hole in my heart where I feel my baby girl should have been. This is 100% going to be our last child boy or girl. I think it is stressing me out too much! I want to go eat a big cheesy burrito lol!

You sound just like me 2 months ago, it does get easier but I would try to maintain weight rather than loose it, and here are a few things that eased the pain for me:

LE diet meal picture thread (dream member access required, which is like $12 and so worth it): http://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10006

Particularly good meals:
-sushi with carrot, lettuce and avo filling and if you don't want to use 1tbsp mayo inside just use Greek yoghurt. Takes like 20 mins to make and last 3ish days so you can have lunches sorted 3 days. If anything, this is my goto food as its like 150cals a roll made with yog, plus whatever you put on it, so under 400 cals for my recipe with yog not mayo, for 2 normal size sushi rolls which does fill me up.

- peppermint tea with equal tablet, stretches me between meals and lowers ph (If you believe in ph swaying girl)

-rice or pasta 1/2 or 1 cup cooked, with mushrooms, peeled cooked zucchini and 1 slice of Nimbin cheese (lowest sodium cheese I could find that tastes nice)

- Asian veggie soup I posted In the above thread. Coconut milk can be left out but I often need the extra fat since I get nothing skipping breakfast and sushi for lunch. I seem to always get the protein so coconut milk is good for that.

- low fat Greek yoghurt (easiyo is great if you make your own, or just lowest sodium protein and fat one you can find) with frozen raspberries as a snack.

eBay cheap tests, free shipping and arrived in 2 days from Sydney to my rural Victoria post box (you are in Australia like me right?): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50x-OVULA...-/390486449304

Myfitnesspal (free app and website for tracking calories/sodium/fat/protein): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

Gender DOES NOT take days to be decided, but if you get your ovulation time/day wrong you could cheat on diet before egg is fertilised and THAT would muck things up. Atomic recommends sticking to the diet for the 2WW because for some reason (and I can see how this might work), less women have a chemical (very early miscarriage) when they stay on the diet in 2ww. They believe its because if we create/attract a girl sperm/egg match through diet, then jump straight off it, our little girl egg can't handle the dramatic change of ph and vitamin/fat/protein/sodium balances and miscarries. Such a dramatic change in your body could abort any little eggie I guess, but apparently this happens more for women TTC girl that stop the diet at ovulation, so it's just a safety measure. Also it puts you In good stead for the next month if you don't conceive.

So your husband is right, but so are you! Haha

[meeks32]

Ps I'm done stalking this thread, am officially in, since my opk was + this morning and negative at lunchtime. I usually o within 8-12hrs of the positive so by tonight.

[BabyCakesTor]

Oh and where does everyone get those internet cheapie tests? I get mine at the dollar tree, are the internet ones cheaper than a dollar a piece?

i Bought mine from Early Pregnancy Tests and Ovulation Predictor Kits for Home Use I think it was a good deal...

[Thorz300]

Thanks for all the advise ladies! I have heard that sodium thing might not be as big of a factor as thought before, but I am hung up on it as being the reason I have 3 boys, because have always eaten like atsaukina, chips, popcorn, ramen noodles daily, anything salty and I ate it. I'm not a vegetarian, but I haven't had red meat for 20 years and I only occasionally eat chicken, so I have never loaded my diet with protein, or potassium. Anyhow of the things we are supposed to limit while on the LE diet, the only thing that I ever really ate, and ate in excess was sodium, so I feel like limiting it drastically might really help me. Thanks for the food ideas meeks, I don't really like sushi, what is avo filling? Is it avocado? I thought we needed to stay away from that. I also agree with bythe****** that if you add flavor then you wont miss the sodium so much so I started adding sauteed onions and garlic to my rice and really liked it, but then I read that was a huge NO NO so I got all upset and thought I ruined everything.

Thanks so much ladies for trying to help me out and cheer me up. I am sure we are all on an emotional roller coaster during the 2ww. Part of me secretly hopes I get a BFN so I can perfect my sway because I found out a lot with this first month that I was doing wrong and hopefully it didn't hurt too much (like drinking almond milk the first 2 weeks of my diet, eating garlic and onions, and my ph doesn't react well to rephresh) the other part of me wants the BFP so this can all be over. Hey luckily I have a lot going on these next few days with Thanksgiving so maybe I can keep my mind off of things.

Am I the only one that is going to cheat on Thanksgiving????????

Happy Holidays to all!