Help with LE diet!

[lovemy2blessings]

Awesome!!! Thanks a bunch atomic I feel so blessed to have found this site and to have your support

[atomic sagebrush]

You're welcome! Glad you found us.

[BabyGirl4Me]

bgtorres - It's been a few days since your initial post. How's the LE diet coming along now? Anything else we can help with?

[lovemy2blessings]

Thanks for asking BabyGirl4Me that is so sweet of you! It's going along pretty well I've been skipping breakfast as hard as it. I drink my Peppermint tea first thing in the morning then have "brekfast/lunch" at 10:30 ish and sometimes even 11:30 what?? That is so not like me and feel proud of this accomplishment lol..I have been having issues with going over my protein, but not to much I used to eat about 120-140 g of protein now I'm down to 50-60gms. I am eating around 1,500 calories a day taking my Folic Acid, drinking Crystal Light 2xs a day. Using Equal with my lunch... 1 egg white topped with non-fat plain greek yogurt and loads of blueberries and strawberries. Trying my best to avoid meat is the hardest thing on eath..HOw did you do it/? I'm down to eating lean chicken every other (but once in that day)

[BabyGirl4Me]

You *should* be proud of yourself! It is hard to drastically change your diet. I never skipped breakfast but when I swayed pink I gave it up. It really does get easier. 2 ice cold cans of diet coke used to be my "breakfast." It helped with the hunger.

I was vegetarian before starting LE and actually conceived my DS on a primarily vegan diet. I ate a lot of pasta, potatoes, cooked veggies, white rice and iceberg lettuce salads. There are lots of great ideas for meals in the old threads where ladies recorded what they were eating on LE. Maybe that would be a good place to look for meal ideas?

[lovemy2blessings]

Thanks, I will look those old threads up I'm so new to this site and finding my way around lol,.I have not drank soda in like 2 years, but I can give it a try to help curb my hunger of course Diet will have to do. Is it ok to eat lean chicken or turkey every other day as long as I stay within my limits?

[BabyGirl4Me]

By all means! As long as you stay in your LE limits, in theory you can have anything you want. I'd stay away from red meat except for cheats though.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks for asking BabyGirl4Me that is so sweet of you! It's going along pretty well I've been skipping breakfast as hard as it. I drink my Peppermint tea first thing in the morning then have "brekfast/lunch" at 10:30 ish and sometimes even 11:30 what?? That is so not like me and feel proud of this accomplishment lol..I have been having issues with going over my protein, but not to much I used to eat about 120-140 g of protein now I'm down to 50-60gms. I am eating around 1,500 calories a day taking my Folic Acid, drinking Crystal Light 2xs a day. Using Equal with my lunch... 1 egg white topped with non-fat plain greek yogurt and loads of blueberries and strawberries. Trying my best to avoid meat is the hardest thing on eath..HOw did you do it/? I'm down to eating lean chicken every other (but once in that day)

Less is less, if you were eating 120 g and are now eating 50 g, that's GREAT.

Personally I was never a super big lover of meat, even tho I ate it all the time. It was easy for me to drop so hoping some others chime in with tips. The interesting thing is, I personally find it more satisfying to drop the meat, becasue meat has so much protein for so few cals, that you end up going over on protein almost right away and then what do you have to eat for the rest of the day?? Pasta, bread, rice, dairy all have lots of protein in them, so you end up eating like 300 cals of meat, going over on protein and then having nothign to eat the rest of the day.

Just a reminder, low carb vegetables are FREE you can have as much as you want. So if you're hungry, you can fill up on low carb veg.