starting my diet tomorrow - first day help needed!

[atomic sagebrush]

atomic - absolutely no need to apologise - real life comes first, and quite honestly, you're always there to answer questions whenever we have them. No complaints here!

I actually find skipping breakfast to be the easiest part - I've never been a big breakfast eater to begin with. I did, however, eat breakfast as a matter of course while TTCing my other sons as I was making a concerted effort to be healthier while trying to get pregnant. I could be wrong, but back then (2008) I don't think skipping breakfast was an official part of swaying - that breakfast study had just come out and I was avoiding cereal because of it but was still eating toast and other things in the morning.

Oh, and to answer your question - sodium isn't the hardest part of this diet for me. For the first couple of weeks or so it was, but as soon as I stopped eating bread products unless I made them myself, it became a cinch. In fact, my sodium's normally so low by the end of the day that I can eat a whole serving of Pringles as a treat and still stay well under 1000mg! For me the hardest part by far is the protein - that and the no snacking rule! I'm a grazer by nature, so it's really hard to stop that.

Thank you that is good to know about the sodium. I know making bread is a pain but I do think it's best because you can at least get something to eat and there's something so satisfying about homemade bread.

I don't think I had come up with the no breakfast thing by 2008 and it took them some time to implement it after I started talking about it, so it prob. wasn't in common practice by 2008.

Interestingly, I kinda think that's (suddenly eating brekkie) at least part of why accidents seem to more often be girls. So many of us, when we set out to get pg, decide we're going to start getting really healthy and completely change our diets around from what they normally are, start popping the prenatals, etc.

I also know of at least one mom of 5 girls who does the opposite, every time she thinks about getting pregnant, she suddenly decides she's going to lose a bunch of weight first!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Absolutely no need to apologise, it's not like this is your paid job! I've got so much information from you in just the way that I like to get it (explained and analysed) and I always look forward to your responses. In fact, it's probably good that you're not online every evening because I only have time to stalk you 3 days a week

I know, but I hate setting goals for myself (and making promises to others) that I end up unable to keep!!! :/ Anyway I hope these two diet threads were helpful, I feel like I maybe explained some stuff in a new way than I had before.