For people that want to record what they are eating (to help be strict!)

[SurroundedByBoys]

I think Im the only one here.

Lunch- fat free yogurt, peeled apple, raisins, strawberries, and half cup skim milk
Dinner- Im craving mac and cheese, so im kind of making my own with 2 servings of pasta, a laughing cow wedge, and 1/4 cup fat free cheddar hoping for the best. A diet coke.
Snack- Popcorn, popped in a tablespoon of veggie oil since I need the fat/calories

Cals- 1279
Fat- 20
Protein- 48 (a little up, but I was low recently. :P)
Sodium- 696

I think Im going to try portabello mushrooms for burgers and pizza/parmesan type meals for me to lower carbs. I dont like... or I think I dont like mushrooms. We shall see haha!

[BlueMom]

You're not alone! I read you! I'm kind of making the diet, but I found very difficult not to exceed with sugar, do you track your sugar? I'm not still sure if I'm going to ttc, I have two boys and I'm afraid that I'm going to get another one if I try, so, undecided yet!

[atomic sagebrush]

???? unless you have PCOS or insulin resistance, you DO NOT NEED to track sugar. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...-diet-faq.html

[atomic sagebrush]

surrounded, you need more fat, may I suggest switching to a full fat yogurt??

25-60 g of fat is the LE Diet range

[BlueMom]

Yes, I have PCOS and I'm using this fitnesspal thing and I'm always exceeding the amount of sugar recommended for a 1200 kcal diet (I think it's 25g). I don't think I have an extreme case of PCOS anyway. Do you know if there's a limit on the sugar? Because I don't reach the 1200 kcal, but exceeding on sugar (according to fitness pal...)

[SurroundedByBoys]

Whoops! I bounce day to day it seems from around 20-30g of fat. Ill add a touch more oil or maybe some unsalted butter when I make my popcorn tonight to boost me up. Full fat yogurt is an option too. I was eating the Yoplait lights for the artificial sweeteners since I dont drink so much during the day. Not as thirsty as I used to be, which I can assume is thanks to the low sodium?

[Emily]

I think Im going to try portabello mushrooms for burgers and pizza/parmesan type meals for me to lower carbs. I dont like... or I think I dont like mushrooms. We shall see haha![/QUOTE]

I had a LE version of the Jamie Oliver mushroom risotto the other day which was lovely. Stuffed mushrooms are nice too - I use low fat philli, hummus and no slat bread crumbs as the filling- makes the mushroom less boring. Also soups are a good way of eating without going over totals - use no slat stock, 1/2 glass white wine ( alcohol and therefore calories will be burned off in cooking) mushrooms, and whatever veg you have hanging around. If you have fat and sodium left over at the end of the day , all soup benefits from either having Parmesan or low fat philli stirred in. Have you tried griddling veg and then dressing with basalmic vinegar or basalmic dressing? Courgettes, aubergines and mushrooms work well and are good LE veg. Red pepper is Devine but a bit higher in vitamins.

[Emily]

Oh I forgot! I had the Chinese pancakes they serve with duck the other day and they were amazing with cucumber, iceberg and other bits in. The pancakes are just flour and water no salt at all. You can make them yourself and they are very easy - also so thin that you get less carbs per serving than normal wraps.

[SurroundedByBoys]

I totally had to Google courgettes and aubergines, I had never heard of them. We call them zucchini and eggplant here. I love eggplant (aubergine) and might pick one up to make a sort of parmesan dish with it. That way I feel indulgent Thank you for the tip! Im either food shopping today or tomorrow and will likely pick some up.

Heres what Im going to eat today:
Lunch- 2 slices toast with unsalted butter and sugar free jam, banana, peeled apple, and a yoplait light yogurt
Dinner- Spinach lasagna roll and a small slice of garlic bread. Ill eat an end and make sure not to put too much garlic on it.
Snack- Popcorn and some watermelon sour patch candies

Calories- 1207
Fat- 28
Protein- 30 (Low, but Im eating a steak tomorrow for my anniversary so itll more than make up for it!)
Sodium- 918

[Mrs_Incredible]

Hi, not been on gd forages sand glad to see this thread going. Need some motivation to get me on track!!