LE Diet Thread

[weeziewoozles]

Absolutely. I think it's the combo

[weeziewoozles]

Glad this thread is helping people. It certainly helps me stay accountable.

Today's plan is
Breakfast - black coffee
Lunch - two weight watchers wraps filled with grated cheddar, chopped tomatoes and spring onions and Baked crisps
Snack - hopefully nothing
Dinner - veggie stir fry and noodles with hoisin sauce and some wine

[honeybee37]

Can I join? I have been doing the Le since November but had a lot of hiccups along the way - lost waaaay too much weight and Lp was 3-4-5 days for a few months. Had to eat quite a lot more and stop tracking and have been bouncing on and off the diet all summer. My Lp is now nice and long (13 days!) and our house is being knocked down so I can't exercise as much (exercise room has gone for now!! No!!!) Been going to the gym when possible but I work 4 days a week and 3 evenings so not always doable.
I love your ideas for meals though and want to make sure my diet is good in the next three weeks before ov! My usual mistakes are that I am good during the week and then at the weekend I snack with my wine!


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[weeziewoozles]

Of course you can. Sounds very like what happened to me three or four years ago. This time I went more slowly so have lost 18lb in nearly four months rather than one!

My wraps today each have 15g grated cheddar, some chopped tomatoes, onions and yellow pepper. Very yummy and only 188 cals 6g fat and 7g protein each.DSC_1084.JPG

[honeybee37]

That looks yum. I am just having a small jacket potato with baby corn, green beans and cucumber plus a mushroom and berlotti bean burger and some low fat houmous.


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[weeziewoozles]

Yum. I love jacket potatoes!

I'll keep trying to add my food and recipes and photos to help people x

[weeziewoozles]

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Yum - snack of red wine and pistachio nuts 245cals, 10g fat, 5g protein

[Debahlgrim]

Hello everyone! I have been on weight watchers diet since June. I have been trying to switch to the LE diet but... I AM NOT A VEGETARIAN! HELP! I don't eat a lot of red meat at all! But I eat chicken almost every day. I have cut down on the amount and frequency since being on weight watchers. I also hate yogurt which I believe is a big LE diet food? I also never ever drink coffee or alcohol but I have been trying to add a glass of wine. So far I have had two glasses of wine in the last two weeks. I have been losing weight so that's something!

[weeziewoozles]

Hello everyone! I have been on weight watchers diet since June. I have been trying to switch to the LE diet but... I AM NOT A VEGETARIAN! HELP! I don't eat a lot of red meat at all! But I eat chicken almost every day. I have cut down on the amount and frequency since being on weight watchers. I also hate yogurt which I believe is a big LE diet food? I also never ever drink coffee or alcohol but I have been trying to add a glass of wine. So far I have had two glasses of wine in the last two weeks. I have been losing weight so that's something!

You mention yogurt being a big LE diet food. It isn't. There are NO special foods on the LE diet. That's the whole point. It's just Low Everything. 1500-1800cals, 40-50g protein (ideally from vegetarian sources but not essential) and 50-60g fat a day. If you can't live without your chicken you just have to factor it into your daily totals. Adjust other meals to fit it in. I love meat, poultry and fish but I have found it impossible to stay within the protein targets while eating sufficient calories without going vegetarian.

The coffee and alcohol are thought to help but again are not essential. The 60 minutes of cardio 5-7 days a week has had great results so if you can do that, do.

[MrsSparkles]

Breakfast - Crumpet and margarine
Lunch - small bowl of soup and a roll with margarine
Dinner - is going to be a homemade veggie burger and white roll