losing too much weight affect fertility??

[trying in spring]

it's NOT because there are any magical foods that make you conceive boys over girls.

I was wondering about the aspartame then - does that sway girl?

[atomic sagebrush]

Aspartame is not really a food, it's a chemical that your body can't even digest. I put it into a different class than foods that your body is accustomed to eating that contain normal, digestible substances in them.

We do believe aspartame sways pink but we're not sure why. It may lower pH, it may affect fertility or sperm negatively. I haven't ever seen any hard science that supports aspartame swaying, but I do keep it in the mix because the FDA says it's safe, and so my thinking is, can't hurt, may help.

[Feeling Blue]

Great thread as im also worried about weight loss and fertility. I'm petite already and my weight hovers around 107-110lbs and I eat like a horse. I'm always hungry and even eat a bowl of cereal before bed because I'm starving!! I don't have a lot of weight to spare in my attempt to sway pink. If I get a personalized plan with you atomic, will you help manage the weight/calories/diet etc??

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, while that's not in the plan per se I work with you until you get your diet into a place that you like it. The most important part of the plan is that I help you one on one (as much or little as you want). I don't do full on diets for people; we were going to do that at the start but soon realized that the amount of time it would take, would be unfeasible. But I am available to answer your questions and help you with food choices.

For someone who has a tough time keeping weight on, we put more emphasis on empty carbs and sweets and that can help you keep the weight on (and has also been shown to sway pink in mice.) You may not even need to lose any weight, certainly no more than 1-3 lbs (I only lost 3 lbs) and I am a lot less petite than you LOL!!

Eating cereal before bed got me 3 boys!!!

[Feeling Blue]

Eating cereal before bed, taking prenatal vitamins prob got me my 2 boys as well lol!

[auroara78]

Eating cereal before bed also yielded me two boys!

[trying in spring]

For someone who has a tough time keeping weight on, we put more emphasis on empty carbs and sweets

Sorry, what is an empty carb and which sweets would you suggest? I really miss sugary things and not sure what is the best one to eat to keep in my fat/cal range?

[atomic sagebrush]

an empty carb is one that is mostly or all refined, sugary type carbs with no redeeming qualities. They tend to be high in calories, low in protein. Dream Members there is a link that will help you with some ideas here: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-...ompleters.html