For people that want to record what they are eating (to help be strict!)

[swish]

How was the butternut squash puree with pasta? Might try that one!

[swish]

Quick question as I know you ladies are taking saw palmetto. I haven't taken it up until now but now I'm wondering if I should be. It's probably last minute panic!!!! Do you think I should take it from now up until I ovulate or just forget about it this cycle and take it next if we don't conceive? I think I'm just getting nervous now and everyone seems to be taking it so I think maybe I should too!!!!! I know there's always going to be something you're going to feel you didn't get quite right but this is easy to change. What do you think?

[Mochagirl]

I only added Saw Palmetto about 2 weeks ago when ds weaned himself. I also recently added Vitex because of some last minute panic just like you - I realised everyone else was taking it. I agree that we'll constantly second guess ourselves, so do whatever feels right for you - you'll have an awesome sway no matter what you decide.

[Mochagirl]

Ok, here's today:

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: low fat cream cheese and steamed broccoli in a no-sodium corn tortilla, apple with the skin off, 4 gummi worms (candy)
Snack: Decaf coffee, 4 marshmallows (I saw these in the grocery store and couldn't resist. Do you think they're ok? They have pretty much no protein or sodium, and add some extra calories which I often need)
Supper: Saag Paneer (spinach dish with a small amount of fresh cheese), Brinjal Bhaji (eggplant curry), basmati rice, 1/2 Naan.
Snack: Strawberries

The Indian food was a big cheat. My intake amounts for today are really ballpark figures since I have no idea about the nutritional content of these dishes at this particular restaurant - I just searched online for general info on these dishes. I have a feeling sodium was a lot higher than I have since the Saag Paneer in particular tasted salty. I'm feeling very guilty about eating this stuff so close to O-day - Indian food isn't even my favourite thing, so I could have just gotten it for dh and taken a pass. Oh well - it was yummy, I'll admit.

Calories: 1162
Fat: 32.1
Protein: 29.5 (at least I kept this low today, even if my other amounts aren't accurate)
Sodium: 510 (as I said, I'm sure it was much more than this)

The Indian food was a big cheat, but I tried my best to keep to girl-friendly foods.

[swish]

Thank you, mocha!! And DO NOT feel guilty about the curry, you have been doing brilliantly with the diet and this one little thing will not affect your sway!

[zanacal]

swish, did you see the thread I started on Saw Palmetto? I really want to do all I can regarding the testosterone aspect, which is why I'm taking it. How many children do you already have btw?

Mocha, that's amazing that you were able to still stick to your daily limits yesterday with your father's day curry. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Today I've had:

Skimmed milk in coffees
Lunch: Cheese sandwich, 2 caramel rice cakes, ww toffee yogurt
Dinner: GF pasta with butternut squash puree and parmesan, jam tart (yum!)
Snack: 2 custard creams, a small glass of milk, 3 Fox's glacier fruits

I'm really getting into the swing of this diet, I hope I'm doing it right, feels like I have too many naughty sweet foods - but I suppose they can't add up to much given that I don't snack and stick to a very low calorie diet. Weigh in again tomorrow, hoping for a good weight loss this week

Oh yeah swish, the butternut squash - it doesn't taste of a great deal (needs black pepper!) but I prefer it to everything else I've tried (except the tomato sauces) and is even better with parmesan. I just bunged a whole, cut up squash in the oven when I had it on at the weekend and pureed a little bit for my pasta and put the other cooked chunks in the freezer.

[Mochagirl]

Hey ladies - it's too early in the day for me to post my daily menu, but I thought I'd let you know I finally tried that Shirataki pasta we were all talking about a while ago. It does smell fishy when you open the package, but I rinsed it and boiled it and the smell was almost gone. I put some tomato sauce on it and it tasted just like regular pasta though with a slightly odd texture. It has only 1 g of protein and about 20 calories per serving - even with the commercial tomato sauce I used, my calorie total was something like 100 as of mid-day - it would be a great product for people having trouble keeping calories low, but for me it's not so great since I have so much trouble adding calories. It was nice to have a filling lunch that had pretty much no protein in it, though. Now I have to think of a calorie-heavy supper to make up for it...anyone know of any 1400 calorie meals that are low on protein and sodium? (just kidding)

zanacal - I think I want to try the squash with pasta too. I remember reading a long time ago that a similar dish is a typical first finger food for babies in Italy - pasta with squash puree and parmesan. I made it once for ds3 and I recall it was quite yummy! Oh, and I think you're doing a great job with the diet, by the way. I'm adding lots of sugary treats lately too since it's the only reliable way I've found to add some calories. Besides, treats help keep us sane on such a boring diet!

[swish]

Hi girls,
What time is it where you are, mocha?
Zanacal, I have 2 sons, they are 2 and 4, I'm pretty sure this will be our last one!! I love big families so I really wouldn't rule out 4 but dh wants to stop at 3. I'm eating lots of sweet treats too, the ww cakes are a great find, there's nothing in them!! Today went like this for me:
Breakfast usual
Lunch usual and ww carrot cake (yum!)
dinner gl pasta, courgette, mushroom, leeks, butter, Parmesan. Strawberries and frozen yogurt. Also had free from White chocolate buttons.
Oh dear, looks like a lot of treats when it's written down, might try to stick to one a day!!!
Will you guys find out the gender of your bubs at 20 weeks or have a surprise?? X

[zanacal]

Oh blast, I meant to get some of that frozen yogurt today but I skipped the frozen food aisle and forgot!

We were sure 3 would be our limit too and, if I'm honest, I wouldn't want another if it weren't for wanting a girl and DH is only doing this for me. I can't actually believe he's agreed to it! We don't really have the room in our house as the biggest boys already share a room but I hope that one day they'll be glad to have lots of siblings and won't care so much that they didn't have much privacy as teenagers

I will definitely find out the gender this time - maybe even before the 20 week scan. We had a surprise with DS3 and it was lovely but I couldn't do all this swaying and not know, no way! How about you?

[swish]

Oh, I just don't know!!! If I find out, I will tell everyone else I don't know as I can't be doing with the pity and rude comments!!! I agree that all this effort does make you kind of need to know. I know in the long term I won't have bad gender disappointment but there will definately be a period of disappointment after all this effort. I will have to hide it from dh as he would be really upset if he knew I'd be disappointed even for a second.