the boy diet and gaining weight

[gizmo77]

I just need to talk to my mom...I have 3 older brothers. what did she do? jeebus? Actually I talked to her about this and she said she did eat a lot of meat and potatoes and salty food whens she was getting pregnant with my brothers. When she got pregnant with me. her and my dad were going through a divorce, they were actually separated before she got pregnant with me so she was barely eating..losing weight in fact. Then they tried to work it out. She got prengnat she said she had been eating really light she she conceived me. Lots of salads and almost bird food as she put it because she was so stressed! But with my 3 older brothers she said she was happily married at the time and ate verty hearty...wonder if that had anything to do with it! hmmmmmm!!

very interesting!!

[LolaInLove]

very interesting!!

PERFECT example of how diet works! I just asked a girlfriend with BG this question....she said she was into green tea and ate very well during ttc the 1st time (took a few months, so she was all up on "good fertility" stuff, she's a perfectionist) and then when she conceived #2 (DD) she was eating less as she didn't want to be bulky for the second pregnancy (she also has crazy body image issues and HATES being fat at all, she hated the post partum time with the losing weight). Now her DS is like 4 and DD is 2 and she is a RAIL.

[gizmo77]

Now her DS is like 4 and DD is 2 and she is a RAIL.

havent heard that phrase in so long! love it!

[atomic sagebrush]

Okay, but if I am going to sway in October, and I will start he boy diet/supps in August(possibly July) is that too long to be on Atkins?? I know we have discussed this a bunch, but I am so scared of doing the wrong thing!!!

I don't think it is too long. I think it's about as close as you can cut it, though. But at least you have the "magic of October" working for you too!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Well I would like to add that After reading On IG for a few months and now being here for just a few days I think I makes perfect sense why we had a girl. I am a carb addict. Not a whole lot of fruit of veggies but i do what i can lol! Im a major Chicken eater, cheese lover and sweet eater. I also take claritin D often as I have allergies which I read was a girl swayer. I knew the moment i conceived our daughter and it fell in line with the "better" days for a girls sway. so ya, I guess I am going to have to flip my role, here! Man the only thing that is going to be hard is giving up my sweets! mama loves her m&ms! I have been eating a lot more meat anyways! But I am Italian! I just need to learn how to moderate all of this right because it's not like I have to give up it all? right? i just have to eat more meat, and stuff? There should be a video. I am such a visual learner then reading. I get so lost.

I agree, there does need to be a video or series of videos.

You don't need to give up ANYTHING to TTC a boy (except shellfish and organ meats) but it does help to combine things so you are eating protein and carbs together. So instead of M and Ms, eat PEANUT M and M's!!

[atomic sagebrush]

i hear ya tink18. my husb is ital and he loves his sweets and carbs (as do i). i am doing everything opposite of what i did unknowlingly with my 2 girls (calcium, cheese cheese cheese, sweets big time, esply choc..tho i head that dark choc with sea salt was ok for blue!
this is why i am trying to lose weihght ahead of time and extra weight so i can have 'room to grow' for JUST the diet not the pgcy!!!
D day for us is in oct!

Dark choc is ALWAYS ok for blue. With sea salt or without!

[atomic sagebrush]

sounds great, i just started on the diet plan and its actually little bit harder than i thought!!! (only with portions and measuring outthe minerals and stuff...ill post when im ready tho!
man i wish i were 46kg!! ;-)

I know, we need to get these all printed up for you guys and I am trying! No sense in ALL of us having to add up everything.

[atomic sagebrush]

Atomic, you are the awesomest....a list of good low cal foods would be amazing. I admit that I am not doing Atkins yet, just a super low cal diet, what I used to eat back in the day. I did just eat an egg salad on wheat though. Anyway, I plan to get back to the diet in July for our August attempt, but I cannot eat so much because I just can't gain this much again!

Yes, that is a problem that MUST be fixed because gaining a little for blue is good but gaining too much isn't good for anyone's health!!

Egg salad on wheat all the way!

[atomic sagebrush]

It is hard hey? I've been working on it too but have info all over the place. I need to sort it out and put it into a proper plan. I haven't done any portion counting yet though. I'll post when I'm done too, might be a while though!

If we all work together it will be a lot easier on all of us. I'll start a thread in the Dream Members section where we can all post our stuff as we compile it.

[LolaInLove]

Yes, that is a problem that MUST be fixed because gaining a little for blue is good but gaining too much isn't good for anyone's health!!

Egg salad on wheat all the way!

I think it's not a big deal if you get pg in the first, say 3 or 4 tries, but after that, the pounds really start adding up! I've lost a good 8 or 10 now, just eating less food overall. I admit, I am sure I am back on my girl diet, but right now I am more focused on eating foods that will increase my egg quality than anything else!