January Pink Food Thread

[HopeandDreamG]

That's great Mocha. It would be so hard for me to wait- glad you get to go early! I'm spoiled here the minute you get a bfp you go to doc get sono and since I'm high risk bc of my crohns I'm there every 2 weeks!
Btw: what kind of low sodium bread did u use? I found one by peppridge farm but can't find where they sell it! Or low sodium pita?

[HopeandDreamG]

Oh and your due date is sept 15th right? That's my ds2's bday!! Great time of year

[zanacal]

so pleased you got a BFP mocha hun you really deserve it, ok so il be drinking diet coke/pepsi all day lol, which brand did you drink zan hun, now i think i remember someone saying that either DW or DH were not supposed to drink peppermint tea, which one is it does anyone know ?? il be on clomid, fibogel, folic acid, baby aspirin, acidophilus, DH will be on sudafed before attempt, cranberry, liq root, and acidophilus ? (is that right are men supposed to take this too) just wondered if anyone could shed some light on this please ???

I drank whatever brand - Pepsi Max, Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Coke Zero ... why are there so many?!

Not sure about the peppermint tea but I know it's fine for DW (unless you're taking Saw Palmetto) so maybe it's not for DH or not if you're on Clomid? I don't think DH needs acidophilus.

[Mochagirl]

Hope - here in Canada, it's almost impossible to find low sodium bread. The lowest I could find was the Weight Watchers stuff, but even it had about 200mg per 2 slices, and the slices were TINY. Honestly, I very, very rarely ate bread for that reason. I'd rather save my sodium for yummier stuff like cheese! Sometimes I made my own low sodium bread with my breadmaker, and I discovered that several brands of middle eastern type pitas (you know - the very flat large ones) only have about 100mg of sodium each. They make a great pizza crust! I also found one brand of English muffins that had only 100mg per muffin, so I sometimes had that with cream cheese, and I also sometimes bought those thin bagels several brands make because they only have something like 150mg of sodium per bagel.

I did find it easier to eat rice for lunch most of the time, though - that way I could save almost all my sodium for a yummy supper. It gave me something to look forward to all day

[littlemissnaughty7]

hmmm maybe we will skip pep mint tea then, i swear i read on IG that DH was supposed to take acidophilus, ?? not sure now, ok well do you know the dosage for DW on that one hun, i had it here somewhere but cant find it now lol,

[littlemissnaughty7]

have some great options for low sodium bread in the UK if that helps Cookies Detecting!

[littlemissnaughty7]

oh poop ok well its on the Online Grocery Shopping, ASDA Direct, George and more at Asda.com website and its called asda free from white sliced bread

[littlemissnaughty7]

sainsburys also do free from bagels

[Out of the Blue]

yesterday:
12pm: dannon greek vanilla non fat yogurt, nutrigrain strawberry bar, 2 rice cakes
3pm: 4 egg whites, 1 slice low sodium cheese, 1 serving hint of salt wheat thins, strawberries
6pm: 1/3 cup pastina, 2 rice cakes
9pm: 3 rice cakes

AM I doing the diet right? Here are the totals:

sodium-777
potassium-653
protein-49g
fat-15g
calories-1100

H&D, Looks like you’re doing pretty well! My only suggestions would be to get more Potassium (coconut water, banana, spaghetti squash, etc.) to get 2,500 – 3,500, maybe swap the egg whites for something that isn’t heavy in protein and get a few more cals. Hope this helps/makes sense…You’re doing great!

Saturday I am going to a first bday party at an Italian restaurant. What should I eat? I'm thinking salad, with balsamic, and pasta with butter? Maybe a preselected menu. Help!

ARG...just typed you up something and then lost it! I'll try again...When I go out, it's usually no fun but I can make it work by ordering off the side menu...steamed veggies w/out butter/salt, salad w/low-fat/fat-free dressing on the side, etc. The pasta is okay if you don't eat that much and try to get it plain like you were planning. Try to save up some of your cals/fat/protein/sodium during the day so you can have more in the evening. Also, look on the restaurant website for nutritional info so you can have a plan before you go. Some restaurants show this, others don't (beware of those that don't!). Also, go easy on the bread...it's not as innocent as it looks, even w/out the butter. If you happen to go over that day, not the end of the world...we've all been there and it's the overall trend that matters. Just my GL!!

BTW – sorry I was late getting back to you on this and didn’t respond yesterday…these threads are BUSY!

[Out of the Blue]

DramaBird, that’s a great strategy to weigh yourself only once a week b/c the scale can be really fickle and misleading…1.5 yrs ago when I was losing weight, I would see so much fluctuation in the course of a week that was both + and – and it can really mess w/your mind. It all works out in the end and once a week should give you the progress you need w/out driving yourself crazy w/the annoying fluctuations.

YAY for skittles!!! I really want to try that marshmallow vodka!