Lowering obsessive tendencies

[Thinkingofthree]

Personally if that was me I would still cook the meat as you normally would but just not put any on my own plate, I would just have the veggies, pasta or whatever but maybe add a jacket potato on mine to bulk it out and "replace" the meat. Or I would just make a completely different meal for myself. Does your DH know your swaying? Thank you I will update when I know :-)

Thanks that’s a good idea. I should do more replacing instead of just trying to eat a smaller amount (which doesn’t always happen). DH does know I’m swaying and he’s supportive although I don’t think he’s thrilled with the logic behind LE but whatever [emoji39].


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[Thinkingofthree]

It is fine to give up on tracking once you have a feel for how much you're eating. That is perfectly fine to do. I like you guys to track for a week or two at first so you understand how it all works and then it's fine to let it go. But DO be very careful you're erring on the side of too much, rather than too little, because that's the tendency people have when not tracking. People start to get more and more restrictive without really realizing how little they're actually eating and then suddenly they end up on a starvation diet without really even knowing they are doing that.

Okay thanks I’ll try to aim for a bit too much instead of too little. How important would you say it is to give up meat? I’m still eating chicken or beef in smallish quantities probably 4x a week and fish twice. [emoji51] The small meat portions are where I’m getting the vast majority of my protein.
I am trying to add in daily exercise now too. I’m not always able to get up to 60 minutes but I’ve averaged about 50 minutes/day so far.


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[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks that’s a good idea. I should do more replacing instead of just trying to eat a smaller amount (which doesn’t always happen). DH does know I’m swaying and he’s supportive although I don’t think he’s thrilled with the logic behind LE but whatever [emoji39].


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Can you explain why? Because often when people "disapprove" of LE Diet they don't realize that the recommendations are based on the World Health Organization's recommendations for a healthy pre-pregnancy diet for women of childbearing age and the recommendations of reproductive endocrinologists for a healthy level of food intake for women who need to lose weight prior to pregnancy. Some people misunderstand and think it's an unhealthy or starvation diet, which it absolutely is not.

[atomic sagebrush]

Okay thanks I’ll try to aim for a bit too much instead of too little. How important would you say it is to give up meat? I’m still eating chicken or beef in smallish quantities probably 4x a week and fish twice. [emoji51] The small meat portions are where I’m getting the vast majority of my protein.
I am trying to add in daily exercise now too. I’m not always able to get up to 60 minutes but I’ve averaged about 50 minutes/day so far.


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All foods are allowed on LE Diet, including meat. I don't think it's super important to give up meat for the sake of a sway, provided you are within the limits for the day. The thinking behind cutting out meat is really more of an issue of practicality - it is because meat is both low calorie and high protein, so people end up eating a fairly small piece of meat, immediately getting their entire day's protein allotment in one fell swoop, and yet have only eaten a few hundred calories. Then what do you have to eat the rest of the day? Grains, dairy, nuts, legumes, eggs, and any other meat are all off limits and so when people hit it with meat they end up devolving into this awful starvation diet where they are eating chicken and cucumbers and gummy bears and it's really not healthy or balanced. So while meat is allowed, I do find it overall makes it easier to stick in the limits of diet while still eating healthfully, if people don't put an emphasis on meat and treat it as an occasional thing rather than something that they have very much of at any given point in time, particularly daily. But if you can make it work without depriving yourself of other foods yes meat is still fine and allowed

Anything longer than 45 is still good. If you can eventually get up to 60 even better.

[Thinkingofthree]

Can you explain why? Because often when people "disapprove" of LE Diet they don't realize that the recommendations are based on the World Health Organization's recommendations for a healthy pre-pregnancy diet for women of childbearing age and the recommendations of reproductive endocrinologists for a healthy level of food intake for women who need to lose weight prior to pregnancy. Some people misunderstand and think it's an unhealthy or starvation diet, which it absolutely is not.

I probably shouldn’t have said that. I wouldn’t say he disapproves of the diet. I only explained it to him VERY quickly. He’s supportive and not concerned I’m starving myself or not eating super well.


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[Thinkingofthree]

All foods are allowed on LE Diet, including meat. I don't think it's super important to give up meat for the sake of a sway, provided you are within the limits for the day. The thinking behind cutting out meat is really more of an issue of practicality - it is because meat is both low calorie and high protein, so people end up eating a fairly small piece of meat, immediately getting their entire day's protein allotment in one fell swoop, and yet have only eaten a few hundred calories. Then what do you have to eat the rest of the day? Grains, dairy, nuts, legumes, eggs, and any other meat are all off limits and so when people hit it with meat they end up devolving into this awful starvation diet where they are eating chicken and cucumbers and gummy bears and it's really not healthy or balanced. So while meat is allowed, I do find it overall makes it easier to stick in the limits of diet while still eating healthfully, if people don't put an emphasis on meat and treat it as an occasional thing rather than something that they have very much of at any given point in time, particularly daily. But if you can make it work without depriving yourself of other foods yes meat is still fine and allowed

Anything longer than 45 is still good. If you can eventually get up to 60 even better.

Okay thanks for your meat thoughts! I’ve just always gotten my protein from meat so I don’t even know where else it would come from in my diet ha. I’ll probably stick with it but maybe try to seek out some other sources of protein too so I don’t risk overdoing the meat.
And then I’ll try not to think about it too much after that so as to not obsess. [emoji4]


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