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

[DoulaMama]

Wow, you guys are all amazing! Way to go on the weightloss Z!! Mocha, I'm glad that you didn't O yet and that you get sometime to fit in some BDing Yippee! Blue- Glad to see you back Jane- eat like you've never eaten before! I conceived all 3 boys when I was 30-40lbs overweight, eating breckie, lots of chips....yummm...chips....sigh
Indira- I was reading your post on the testosterone thread and it's uncanny how similar we are We have many interests that are alike and our personalities seem to be very similar Swish You're about to O soon, right? Everyone is doing so well Our group of girl swayers is so awesome

I had to take some time to think about things. Thanks to everyone for their thoughts on the matter I was a bit lost in the fog of GD and needed to figure some stuff out. I am going to give this the best shot I can. No HT for me. I don't think I could live with it after the fact. I've also talked to my hubby about something that was bothering me even more- stopping after #4. I'm not totally certain that I'll be done....I may want *gasp* 5 kids..... He's got 3 siblings, I have 1 and I know that 4 is a lot of kids but I really love having kids, and I don't want to look back and regret ot having one more. He's not saying no...he's just saying "we'll see" which is fantastic Anyway, I was SOOOOO good while I was away from the boards but today has been AWFUL! I haven't tracked anything....and I think I've eaten twice my daily limits! LOL! I feel like a stuffed pig and actually feel a little sick to my tummy after surviving on nothing this past week. So, back to the grind. I think we've pushed back my TTC date to Oct/Nov now just to give me time to lose as much as I can. I feel a bit better knowing I have more time to nurse my littlest, lose weight and get this diet stuff right although I really do want to be preggo with all of you guys! I know I'll be the last one on here to get pregnant but, oh well.
Talk to you guys tomorrow! xoxo

[Out of the Blue]

Morning, Ladies! Another day of the Girl Sway!!! Hope we all have a good day!

[zanacal]

DM - good for you for taking the time off when you needed it and for talking things through with DH. I know that 4 children is plenty for us. In fact, I'm happy at 3 but I've never tried for my girl and I have to try - I'm excited about another little boy too though so all will be well. FWIW, you're doing the same regarding the weight loss as I am. I feel it's something I would look back on and wonder about if we had another boy - but if I weigh less than I did with my other pregnancies and I lose a lot in the months before our attempt then I'll have no regrets. Our first attempt will be September but we're going to do everything for the first couple of months and only ease up on a few aspects if we're not pregnant by then - so we may very well be ttc at the same time!

Hi everyone else and welcome home mocha!

Here's my day:

Lunch: 2 slices ww bread with slice low fat processed cheese, viennese whirl, 2 boiled sweets.
Snack: 2 ryvita crackerbread with peanut butter. 2 boiled sweets (these are also a bit of an addiction now!)
Dinner: KFC fries in fibre added white wrap with ketchup

[DoulaMama]

Thanks Z I am so thankful to have such wonderfully supportive ladies on this journey. Hugs to you.
How much weight do you have left to lose? You're doing so well! Has it come off consistently? It gives me some hope that mine will come off as well back to the grind today. 12+ weeks left....
xo

[purplepoet20]

This morning I am making italian fry bread... no salt but it does need olive oil. I plan to eat it with nothing on it.

[Indira]

Doulamama, I´m sorry you´re on the other side of the globe, otherwise I would visit you and we could chill together that´s striking that we´re so similar, I guess that´s why we have our boys.

OOTB I can´t believe it either that I´m so thin, I have always been normal weight and never cared about my figure or what I ate.
I´m doing everything I can to get a BFP this or next cycle, my sway is basically the diet and zyrtec and that´s it.

I had my usual mushroom iceberg lettuce salad, GF pasta and activia for lunch
and for dinner a piece of spinach ricotta quiche with white rice, a fat free yoghurt and a piece of cake.
Mmm, I´m noticing I didn´t have any fruit today, I should tomorrow.
BOY is there a lot of fat in a quiche crost , I always thought this was one of our healthy meals!
That´s 1540 cal, 36 g protein and 37 g fat.

[zanacal]

Thanks Z I am so thankful to have such wonderfully supportive ladies on this journey. Hugs to you.
How much weight do you have left to lose? You're doing so well! Has it come off consistently? It gives me some hope that mine will come off as well back to the grind today. 12+ weeks left....
xo

I'll feel comfortable if I'm 11st (154lb) or under at the beginning of our attempt month. I'm pretty sure that's my lowest pre-conception weight and whilst I'd prefer to weigh a bit less I'm not happy to wait any later than September as I would really prefer this baby to be no more than 2 school years younger than DS3 - otherwise the age gaps get rather unbalanced! I also expect to lose more in the month of our attempt by cutting back even more around O and if we don't get pregnant first attempt (I don't expect to - DH does!) I'll weigh less the next month! I'm currently 11st 11lb!

[Out of the Blue]

P - that fry bread sounds sooooo yummy! Hope it came out well!

Indira - I'm banking mostly on the diet as well...We'll be using just a little bit of RepHresh, Sylk (b/c I need a lube at this point) and BD from AF to O + 2 days just to make sure. I'm thinking your sway sounds super for a BFP in Aug!!!

Zan and Doula, you guys have a great strategy going! Keep it up!!!



No brekkie…coffee w/rice milk

1st meal:
- White basmati w/leeks & zucchini
- English muffin w/jam and low fat cream cheese

2nd Meal:
- Iceburg and romaine w/ranch dressing
- “Girl Sway” smoothie
- Yogurt

[Mochagirl]

Here's today for me:

Breakfast: coffee, cappuccino mid-morning (with a friend)
Lunch: toasted WW bread with 30g goat cheese and 30g roasted red peppers. Veeery yummy! I had more blueberry fudge for dessert.
Supper: Orzo pasta with unsalted butter and parmesan cheese, low fat vanilla ice cream, blueberry fudge (someone take this stuff out of my house!)
Snack: green grapes

Calories: 1508
Protein: 33g
Sodium: 692mg

I'm a little concerned about my calories creeping up just as I'm ovulating (I normally eat around 1200). I don't want to gain weight now after all those hard-earned pounds lost! I think I'm going to freeze that fudge so it's not on the counter tempting me and I'll save it for a post-BFP treat.

[Out of the Blue]

blueberry fudge (someone take this stuff out of my house!)

So glad you don't live closer b/c I would come and take it out of your house!!!