A couple reasons why I LIKE the girl diet

[pastelpicnic]

Tagging, love this thread! It does help to keep me motivated

[PolishPrincess]

Yeah I guess I am a nut because after the first week it all has kind of fallen into place for me. I eat the same three of four main things a day....switching off between pasta with parm. chees and unsalt. butter or egg-white omlets for dinner. I really am loving losing this weight even though I know it is temporary. I have been reading this stuff for maybe over a year now and I really think the diet is the heart of the matter....here's hoping anyways!

[swish]

Pp, can you tell me how you make your omelette, I hadn't even thought to eat that. What else are you eating? I'm in the first week, I'm doing ok but I think I'm eating too much as I'm not hungry all the time!

[PolishPrincess]

Ok swish this is my average day- some of this is not approved/recommended but it is what I am comfortable with

I wait and eat at 10 am. I am up at 6:30 so that is long enough for me!!

I have a greek yogurt vanilla or strawberry

a few hours later I spray a pan with non-stick spray then I use the carton egg whites, a little bit of low sodium cheese and white mushrooms, or just the cheese. Or if not the omlet than some pieces of Melba (no sodium) toast with low sodium cheese

a while later I have a diet pepsi. this is very "controversial" but I am not getting aspertame really any other way and I am eating A LOT of dairy
oh and if I get the munchies I will have a few green grapes
Dinner would then be purple-box pasta (high calcium) and maybe a little pad of low sodium butter and a sprinkiling of parmasean...and at SOMETIME throughout the day I have my serving of milk hot in a mug with whip cream LOVE IT it's probably totally illegal....anyways I am also trying to make sure I get the three milks in every day (organic)....oh and at some point I have a second yogurt like a stony field....I am a lazy swayer in that I don't really calculate everything so I am probably over and malnoursihed too but people have lived on less. This is a very typical day for me...I also am doing the supplements and some peppermint tea about a cup a day or so....I am trying NOT to be obsesive so if I keep it the same I don't have to think it is easy and it is temporary and I am just excited to get pregnant with my girl!!! (trying to stay positive!) Does this look similar to what you are doing? Take Care!!! PP

[swish]

Thanks for that, your diet looks really good. I'm having some low fat natural yogurt as late in the morning as I can! Then I have home made no sodium bread with cottage cheese and cucumber for lunch. For dinner I have pasta with butter, peeled courgettes and Parmesan or rice with mushrooms or green beans, occasionally a bit of chicken. I have eaten bits of the children's food every now and then and some of my sister's chocolate as it's so hard to resist!!!! I love food and this is not really my idea of food!

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm sticking this thread because it has a lot of great diet tips.

[PolishPrincess]

Swish,

how are you making the bread? thank you for the ideas it is good to branch out!!

[praying4princess]

Well, I am still on week one and have lost 6 lbs. I like that my stomach is flatter than it has been for a very long time!

And I tried skim milk for the first time and I love it! I never would have tried it without the diet.

Agreed, agreed, agreed!!!!! My tummy never gets bloated anymore, from eating all of these high fiber...wheat...and whole grain foods!!! It has actually been so much better on my tummy, which I take meds for (IBS)! And I too, never drank milk (I thought it was YUCK!) but I actually like it now!!

[Mochagirl]

I like that the diet has inspired me to add more calcium to my diet - like praying4princess, I'm finding I like milk for the first time in my life. I also, like many of you, love my newly deflated stomach. Now if I only didn't have a ton of extra skin left over from carrying my twins to term, I'd strut my stuff at a beach!

[swish]

My skin is lovely and clear, I think it's the reduction in salt and my jeans fit really comfortably!