TTC pink food thread for November

[Out of the Blue]

Isn't it strange being back on the diet, Mocha!?! A few days on it and it all comes back to you! I say take a few days, even a wk if you need to as far as cutting out some of the foods you love and cannot eat on the diet. That way, it'll be easier to stick to the diet if you ease your way into (at least it worked for me!). For Christmas, I think it'll be a tough one for all of us! Just do what you can but try not to worry too much. If you O while away, I know you guys will make it work...I remember the time at the summer cottage, lol! You certainly made it work that time!

[Out of the Blue]

What is everyone eating these days? This whole wk, I've been eating HUGE salad & air-popped popcorn for lunch and then a HUGE salad and my raspberry/psyllium husk/rice milk smoothie for dinner. I'm not sick of it yet and may keep doing this for the rest of the week and then change up my menu...

[Mochagirl]

Oh dear, yes - the memorable cottage stay while O'ing . I learned how completely unromantic it is to dtd in the woods in northern Ontario at dusk - mosquitoes biting our nether-regions, worried that a bear or worse...my Mom...was going to suddenly come ambling down the path....

Yes, I'll make do. Ack! But I just realised we'll have the same problem since our whole family will be sharing a room at the in-laws! Maybe I'll luck out and O before Christmas, then I can just try to watch my snacking but otherwise indulge while away because I'll be in the 2WW. Otherwise, we'll be having to dtd at night in our rented car on the back roads of Nova Scotia...

It is very strange being back on the diet. It took me months after my BFP to feel normal in the grocery store - I still felt like I needed to read every label and be constantly on the look out for hidden low protein and sodium foods. Now, just as I was starting to feel normal while buying groceries, now I'm back to obsessing about the nutritional content of everything again. I logged into FitDay for the first time in months today too.

I'm definitely going to have some treats this week. My Mom's coming to visit for a couple of nights while dh goes away this weekend for a conference, and as I said I really don't want her to worry I'm not eating enough. We'll probably eat pizza, milkshakes, etc., but it will just be for a couple of days. I might make supper one night, which would be easy because she likes a lot of girl-friendly foods. I could make her squash risotto and she'd love that.

[Mochagirl]

As I said, I had rice with yogurt and lemon juice for lunch. Luckily I kind of like it and it really fills my stomach. As of now I'm at only 350 calories, 40g of sodium and 6g of protein for the day, so I have lots of room for a yummy supper. I'm thinking I might have pasta (the real stuff - I'm not quite ready to go back to rice pasta yet) with roasted butternut squash and parmesan.

[Out of the Blue]

Glad your Mom is visiting! Sounds like you guys will have a lot of fun!

Yeah...it was you who turned me onto the rice/yogurt/lemon juice and cumin...I think I ate that for lunch 2 wks straight last time! I'm dabbling w/yogurt to make a girl-friendly dressing for salads...I looooove my salads but I miss dressing!

[Pray4Pink]

Hi girls - I am new to thus forum do sittings I am going back over old stuff.

But may I ask, what us the rice/yoghurt/lemon juice meal you are talking about?

Thanks

[Mochagirl]

Welcome, Pray4Pink. The meal is nothing exciting - just a way to make rice a little more exciting while staying within the bounds of the LE diet. I started by mixing a TBSP or 2 of plain yogurt with my white rice. Then I thought I'd like to add a little more flavour to it, so sometimes I added a squirt of lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. Every once in a blue moon I also add a little cumin to give it an Indian flavour. It's actually quite yummy, and I even found myself eating it once or twice after my BFP.

I tend to eat rice almost every day for lunch on this diet - it fills me up nicely, but uses very very little of my protein/sodium budget for the day.

[Out of the Blue]

Pray4Pink, a few mos ago a few of us would post our menus for the day. Mocha came up w/the Yogurt/Rice/Lemon juice/Cumin meal. Basically, you take plain low-fat or non-fat yogurt, some cooked white rice, a bit of lemon juice and a bit of cumin seasoning. Stir it up, then eat! If you like the taste of cumin, you'll like this. Otherwise, you can do like Mocha did yesterday and just have the plain yogurt w/a bit of lemon juice. Hope this helps!

[purplepoet20]

I tried peppermint tea for the first time... I could barely take one sip... I've had the tea for months but we had a warm summer so I didn't have any.

Is there another tea that will warm me up before bed that sways pink? Maybe one that help LP.

[Out of the Blue]

It is very strange being back on the diet. It took me months after my BFP to feel normal in the grocery store - I still felt like I needed to read every label and be constantly on the look out for hidden low protein and sodium foods. Now, just as I was starting to feel normal while buying groceries, now I'm back to obsessing about the nutritional content of everything again. I logged into FitDay for the first time in months today too.

I know! I never really quit looking on labels! It was hard for me to allow more protein into my diet!