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

[Mochagirl]

The last few days LOTS of people have commented on how thin I am. My sister even got out photos from a few months ago - oh dear!! Luckily today my sister stuck up for me telling friends I've always been thin and I'm eating normally!! I can't wait for the lies to stop!!

I'm starting to get comments too. At last weigh-in, I was 111lbs, down from 130lbs. It doesn't sound like much, but the difference when you look at me is striking - all of my clothes are falling off of me, and my normally tubby tummy is flat. I noticed a friend eyeballing me today because I was wearing a fitted tank top. I'm just worried people are going to think I have an eating disorder!

[purplepoet20]

I tell people I am training for a Marathon... no one has to know the turth!

[Emmy2012]

Ok kadies..today I have had:
Breakfast: nothing
Lunch: rasberries with equal and 2 slice low cal/low salt bread
Snack: no salt rice cake
Dinner: calcium pasta, green beans and lil parm
Drinks: normal tons of dasani water with CL, diet caffiene free pepsi

[swish]

Lol, purple, my friends and family would never believe that of me!!!

[swish]

That's great, Emmy, are you doing ig diet?

[Mochagirl]

Lol, purple, my friends and family would never believe that of me!!!

Me neither! I have a long history of laziness and gluttony, so it's hard to find an excuse that people will believe!

[Out of the Blue]

I'm starting to get comments too. At last weigh-in, I was 111lbs, down from 130lbs. It doesn't sound like much, but the difference when you look at me is striking - all of my clothes are falling off of me, and my normally tubby tummy is flat. I noticed a friend eyeballing me today because I was wearing a fitted tank top. I'm just worried people are going to think I have an eating disorder!

That's AWESOME!!! When I lost the 20+ lbs. last summer, it came off so fast and b/c of that I was still thinking I was still that weight in my head until I would try to wear my old clothes. I agree w/Purple...make something up like that b/c no one has to know. It just sucks that most of us have to sneak around when we're w/family or friends. Hopefully that'll end soon b/c we'll all have our BFPs...

[Out of the Blue]

I sooo want to join the "No Breakfast Club" but I just can't get there yet. Ok...here's my day:

1st Meal:
- 100% cranberry juice & psyllium husks
- decaf coffee and a splash of rice milk

2nd Meal:
- white basmati w/leeks and zucchini
- rice cakes w/hummus

3rd Meal:
- frozen raspberry, strawberry, rice milk, psyllium husk smoothie
- fro-yo

[Out of the Blue]

Question for you guys... I notice that a lot of you are skinny. I am not I'm probably 35 lbs over my ideal, comfortable weight. Do you think 6-8 weeks of weight loss and diet will do anything? I'll still be heavy when we ttc I'm feeling a bit down today. I conceived all 3 boys on a boyfriendly diet but I was still 20-30lbs overweight when I did. Ugh. I wish I had some willpower.

DM - I'm not skinny!! When I started the girl diet I was 190.5lb and after 5 weeks I'm 172lb. I think the lowest I've been pre-conception is around 155lb, but I'd hit my bottom weight and was putting on again (I'm a yo-yo dieter I'm afraid!). I lost weight before each of my pregnancies but each time I'm pretty sure I was on the way up again because I told myself it really didn't matter if I was going to get fat and pregnant anyway! I don't know whether we'll go for it in August as planned if I haven't lost enough weight because I really want to get to around 150lb, which would be a 40lb loss in total and the lowest I can remember weighing since my late teens. On the other hand, I plan to do a lot to sway pink and therefore lower my chances of even getting pregnant to begin with so perhaps we shouldn't wait until I get to where I ultimately want to be given that it might take us a few months. I'm hoping Atomic will have some helpful advice on this

Here's my take on things...YES, YES, YES your weightloss will sway...You're both doing great. I think what really matters is that you have the downward trend going on and you keep that trend while you conceive (and the 2ww) b/c your body is going to think you're continuing to go down and will be better off popping a girl out than a boy. It's going to think, "HOLY *$%&...when is this girl going to eat something!?! Doesn't appear to be anytime soon...better make a girl." I think it's really important that you hit it hard in the week or so before you O and keep it going but of course I think you guys are hitting it hard weeks (months in your case, Zanacal) in advance which is super. I'm sure Atomic would have very interesting things to say.

[Mochagirl]

I agree with OotB...ANY weight loss sways!