500-1800 cals a day, 40-50 g protein and 30-60 g fat

[honeybee37]

I love Camembert. In fact all cheeses! I am allowing myself a day 'off' a month - is not really off as I am still skipping breakfast and vegetarian but not making myself count fats and protein. This month was Sunday and we had veggie enchiladas with plenty of avocado and cheese. Delish!!

[maidentomother]

Do you mean i missed out on tomatoes in my salad for nothing!!!!??

Sorry! You have obviously been reading outdated swaying info. It's quite different here. Tomatoes in any form are fine.

Avoid totally if possible:

red meat!!!!!!
fatty fish!!!!
poultry, pork
meat based fats EXCLUDING butter (ok in small amounts for flavour)
oatmeal, oats in any form!!!!
heavily fortified foods like breakfast cereals, energy drinks etc!!!!
fruit and veggie juices, V-8

Okay in very small amounts /kept in F, P, Cal totals:

ice cream, whipped cream, cream of any type
butter
olive oil
olives
coconut oil
unrefined palm oil
garlic

Okay in small amounts/kept in F, P, Cal totals:

whole milk, fullfat cheese, fullfat yogurt
eggs
nuts
seeds
canola/rapeseed, soybean, safflower, sunflower, grapeseed, cottonseed, corn oils
refined palm oil (in processed food like crackers)
eggs
gelatin

Just fine in moderation/kept in your fat, protein, and calorie totals:

beans
carb-rich, orange-red fruits and vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, winter squash, apricots)
lowfat and fat free dairy

Have as much as you like within total cals don't count fat or protein, just count carbs:

potatoes
bananas and all fruit
***carb-rich, orange-red fruits and vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, winter squash, apricots)
honey
whole wheat bread/whole grains (except no oats!)

As much as you like, don't count at all, not even cals:

mushrooms, zucchini, leeks, onions, green onions, broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard/similar greens, brussel sprouts, asparagus, bell peppers etc

***I put these veggies/fruits in 2 categories bc the approach is variable. Some swayers prefer to avoid these veggies and eat less nutritious veggies from the 'don't count at all' category instead. Other swayers like myself still eat these but keep the quantities small, like myself.

NO CRANBERRY neither juice nor supps, it doesn't sway pink and can sway blue. The supps can be dangerous, too.

You MUST COUNT CALORIES, at least for the first couple of weeks. Most people vastly underestimate how much they eat, especially boy moms. The only possible alternative to counting cals is following the meal plan atomic sells.

Another way to approach the diet is to meet the minimums - so as your goal have 1500 cals, 30g fat, 40g protein (the cals for you specifically may be lower or higher). Try to match that but if you have anything left at your last meal add a little something to make sure you don't fall below in any category. Like some cheese if under in fat, or yogurt if under in protein, or a sugary drink if under in cals. You MUST NOT fall below these minimums.

[squigglepink]

Maidentomother, amazing, thank you.. I need the list of YES YOU CAN and NO YOU CANNOT - much easier for me to follow.. I managed to read somewhere on here tomatoes are a no-no! My husband was like, how you going to cope?!! LOL, anyway, thats the bets news today!! Woohoo.. yay for tomatoes!!

The list of AVOID is great - because i dont eat any of it. Another yay!!

Thanks for your thorough input here Maidentomother.
You would think with my controlling nature i would be typically counting and controlling what i eat.. all ive done is stop eating breakfast and stopped snacking. My dinners are the same vegetarian meals and my lunch is pretty boring.. I need to sort my calorie business out!

Its great to hear what everyone is eating on the LE - because im all for stealing your meal ideas.. especially lunches xx

[squigglepink]

I love Camembert. In fact all cheeses! I am allowing myself a day 'off' a month - is not really off as I am still skipping breakfast and vegetarian but not making myself count fats and protein. This month was Sunday and we had veggie enchiladas with plenty of avocado and cheese. Delish!!

Im addicted to cheese. Help!

[maidentomother]

Technically everything is allowed on the LE diet, but the way I broke it down is how 'most' pink swayers do it. Some are on the PCOS version so eat chicken, white fish, pork as well as more full fat dairy, eggs, etc. Some are more strict and peel the skin off fruit and veggies, don't eat the more nutritious fruit & veg, only eat refined grains etc. Do what you feel comfortable with and mind tolerable, within the limits of course!

[atomic sagebrush]

bump this, lots to cover and trying to finish up here

[squigglepink]

Oh yay, looking forward to some of your feedback Atomic. I need to know about oranges and mayo pretty please.

Many thanks

[maidentomother]

Have as many oranges as you like within cal limits. Mayo is fine in small amounts within fat & cal llimits.

Yesterday I ate:

8 small garlic & herb rye crackers with 1.5 Tbsp herb cream cheese, 6 dried pear halves, an apple

large bowl of ground spelt flakes mixed with 400ml whole milk, sugar, spices, 2 Tbsp raisins

Today I had:

6 dried pear halves, an apple, small bowl lowfat vanilla pudding (homemade), half a handful soaked & dehydrated raw almonds

Medium bowl of white rice with veggies (bok choi, carrots, zucchini, green onion), 15g chicken breast, lowfat thai red curry paste with 1 Tbsp lowfat coconut milk, 2 oranges

I was strictly vegetarian for a long time but now I eat very small servings of chicken (1/6-1/4 of a chicken breast, for example) once every 4-6 weeks. It's good when I've had a frw days without enough protein.

[squigglepink]

You eat so well Maidentomother!

[maidentomother]

Today:

4 dried pear halves, half a handful almonds, cracked wheat salad with spinach, carrots, red onion, parsley, chickpeas and a little feta in a tomato sauce type dressing

unfortified honey flavoured corn cereal with 400ml whole milk

(3 scrambled eggs with 1 piece thin rye toast, mixed lettuce with balsamic vinaigrette? If I'm still hungry tonight)

Today I will go over on protein and cals if I eat another meal but that's okay...it makes up for other days when I have less. Or I might not be hungry and I'll end up eating that meal tomorrow. I do eat 3 meals sometimes. My hunger levels and cravings vary a lot so what I eat does too.