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

[Indira]

thanks mocha for the burger and I´m so sorry Af showed up !
FX for an april baby!

[Out of the Blue]

zanacal (Manical, lol!) - I defintely get hungrier around O time! I also got a +OPK today (and yesterday)...Never in my life have I seen a positive more than one day so I'm thinking it may be the Vitex...(???). It's a shame we're not TTC on this one, lol. Whether you push your TTC efforts out another cycle or not, I think you've done a lot to sway the odds. Like Mocha said, do what feels best!

Okey-dokey...Here's my day (like a broken record, lol!):

1st Meal:
- 100% cran juice w/psyllium husks
- decaf coffee w/splash of rice milk

2nd Meal:
- basmati fried rice w/leeks and zukes
- rice cakes w/hummus
- fiber choice fiber supps

3rd Meal:
- iceburg lettuce w/balsamic
- air-popped popcorn
- rasp/strawberry/psyllium husk smoothie w/rice milk


I'm finding I'm reaaaaally low on potassium...like only 300 to 600 mg per day so I think I'll need to start drinking some coconut water...when it's hot, I don't feel like eating bananas. I've been feeling really nauseas, weak and thirsty for the past several weeks and I am getting reoccuring headaches. Anyone else have this problem? I think it's probably a quick fix but I'm glad I went back to food logging for a bit since I happened to notice my levels were too low.

[Mochagirl]

Here's today:

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: low fat swiss cheese sandwich on low sodium bread, rice milk, sugar free cookie
Supper: portobello mushroom burger on a low sodium bun with a slice of low fat provolone and a slice of tomato, 30g of fresh curd cheese (one of my biggest weaknesses - I've avoided buying it for weeks because I find it so hard to resist, but I caved today because af arrived and I was feeling down)
Snack: lemon gelato (there's NOTHING in this stuff: 60 calories, 10mg of sodium, 0 protein, 0 fat...), strawberries, Nibs...and 30g more of curd cheese

Ok, seriously I have to get back on the wagon. I would have been fine today If I'd kept to 30g of that cheese, but after I ate the gelato I saw it sitting there and it looked so good...and it killed my sodium and protein intake for the day. I'm going to have to feed the rest of the cheese to my kids tomorrow so I'm not tempted to eat more.

Calories: 1254
Protein: 45.9g
Sodium: 1500mg

[DoulaMama]

Here's today:

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: low fat swiss cheese sandwich on low sodium bread, rice milk, sugar free cookie
Supper: portobello mushroom burger on a low sodium bun with a slice of low fat provolone and a slice of tomato, 30g of fresh curd cheese (one of my biggest weaknesses - I've avoided buying it for weeks because I find it so hard to resist, but I caved today because af arrived and I was feeling down)
Snack: lemon gelato (there's NOTHING in this stuff: 60 calories, 10mg of sodium, 0 protein, 0 fat...), strawberries, Nibs...and 30g more of curd cheese

Ok, seriously I have to get back on the wagon. I would have been fine today If I'd kept to 30g of that cheese, but after I ate the gelato I saw it sitting there and it looked so good...and it killed my sodium and protein intake for the day. I'm going to have to feed the rest of the cheese to my kids tomorrow so I'm not tempted to eat more.

Calories: 1254
Protein: 45.9g
Sodium: 1500mg

(((HUGS))) You're doing 5000x better on your diet than I am.... I think my sodium intake for today was around 3000. I don't know how crabby I'm going to be in 5 days when I start this diet...but I can imagine my hubby will not want to do frequent ANYTHING with me if I can't have any foods that I like. Why can't this be easier?

[DoulaMama]

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.

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

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

Thanks so much for the information on calorie zig-zagging OoTB, it's really helpful. I think I've cut back way too much on calories for somebody of my weight so I'm going to double up on my pasta and get a bit more in and follow the zig-zagging concept too. It means I get a few more calories a couple of days a week

Thank you Girls! I guess it's just so hard to imagine that anything will work for me. I wasn't really into the diet at all at first but the more I think about it, the more I'm really pushed to do it. I have this one last chance...why waste it???
It really helps knowing that you guys are all still alive and well.....LOL! I thought for sure I would die without any red meat....and who knows...I might make headlines- "Canadian woman found clutching a package of ground beef in her home. COD was from lack of yummy foods".

[swish]

Oh no, mocha, I'm so, so disappointed for you!!! I think your attitude is fab, your next attempt is only 2 weeks away! Will post later as trying to keep ds2 quiet as it's early!!!!!

[zanacal]

Thank you Girls! I guess it's just so hard to imagine that anything will work for me. I wasn't really into the diet at all at first but the more I think about it, the more I'm really pushed to do it. I have this one last chance...why waste it???
It really helps knowing that you guys are all still alive and well.....LOL! I thought for sure I would die without any red meat....and who knows...I might make headlines- "Canadian woman found clutching a package of ground beef in her home. COD was from lack of yummy foods".

DM, you're so funny, I love reading your posts! I too find it hard to imgagine anything will work for me - in my mind I'm doing this all so I can tell myself I did it when I have our next boy. I truly don't ever think we'll have a girl. I really don't miss meat either - excet that it's sometimes inconvenient not to be eating it because I can't just eat the same as everybody else! I also eat lots and lots of yummy food on this diet so don't worry about that

[Mochagirl]

DM - you can do it, believe me! Before I started this diet, I told my girlfriends that there was no way I'd actually be able to do it. I figured I'd get a week in then dh would find me shit in a closet eating a big bag of chips. I LOVE to eat - seriously, I normally spend my whole day planning my meals and anticipating my snacks. I thought denying myself everything I loved would drive me batty. Instead, I've found things that fit into this diet that I can look forward to. I looooove parmesan cheese, so having a generous portion of that on my pasta makes it yummy to me. I've found some types of pizza that I can eat. An luckily for me, strawberries are my favourite fruit and in season right now.

What part of Canada are you in, by the way? I'm in SW Ontario.

[zanacal]

I figured I'd get a week in then dh would find me shit in a closet eating a big bag of chips.

Now that really would be something for DH to worry about!

[Out of the Blue]

Mocha, I agree w/the others…your attitude is perfect! I know it felt so good when AF finally came for me last time since I felt so relieved and ready to hit it again. I did take a cheat day on the 1st day of AF (and will continue to do so as long as AF comes) but I was a bad, bad girl and didn’t even count cals, protein, sodium or anything. You did a SUPER job for having a cheat day… doesn’t even seem that bad…just a bit high on Sodium but that’s way less important than the other things I think. You are still on the girl path and hitting it hard!

I LOVE to eat - seriously, I normally spend my whole day planning my meals and anticipating my snacks.

LOL…I could have wrote that!!! I simply LOVE FOOD! Don’t get me started on CAKE! Doula already knows of my addiction to that, ha, ha…


DM, I agree w/Zany…I always know I’ll have a good laugh when I see one of your posts. You will find that there are so many work-arounds once you find girl foods you like. As long as you can fit it into your cals/protein/fat/sodium, you can eat just about anything and sway. I think you just need to get out there and experiment. We're here to cheer you on!


Zany, I think most, if not all of us girl swayers are having a really hard time thinking we’ll actually get our girl. I guess it’s a good thing for the sway, though. I just feel defeated and deflated sometimes… I really do believe you have a really strong shot at getting your girl! I truely do! Now, just disregard I said that so it doesn’t make you feel confident and raise your T levels, lol…

Will post later as trying to keep ds2 quiet as it's early!!!!!

I totally know all about that! The only time I can post is naptime or when both boys are playing in the playroom. Some days, I just can't post at all!