500-1800 cals a day, 40-50 g protein and 30-60 g fat

[atomic sagebrush]

After 2 weeks, you're not having cravings, but you WILL. Over time, it does happen and so please just take my recommendations to such an extent as they are useful to you. As I'm sure you understand I see a lot of people doing a lot of cray-cray things and so I operate under the assumption that forewarned is forearmed and better to mention than not. Many people have no prob keeping it all in perspecitve but I have to figure on worst case scenario and thus that is why I spell out why I think the way that I do about the diet.

The roast beef is just an example, the point is, when you focus too much on foods themselves, and then you're put in a situation where you have no option other than to eat them it's just not going to work out. If you are at a cocktail party and everyone is having cheese ****s and olives, it does no good to be in a state of panic over them being "forbidden foods" because you can easiy have those things now and then and still be in the limits for the diet anyway.

Most of us boy moms eat like Hobbits, first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, bedtime and midnight snack. So just by changing that one little thing you're already well on your way.

[squigglepink]

LOL, you make me laugh!! "Most of us boy moms eat like Hobbits, first breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, bedtime and midnight snack"

[familymatters]

Bhahahahahahaha "most of us boy mums eat like Hobbits" - soooooo true!!!!! When I conceived my two boys I was always eating. Generally I'm one of those people that feels peckish all the time, and although I always snack on healthy foods (bananas, almonds, cheese, celery, dry biscuits) I was unintentionally doing a perfect boy sway for both of them. My DD was a complete accident, but she happened to coincide with this diet I was on at the time which was super strict and I didn't allow myself to snack at all. Although I still ate lots or red meat etc.

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[squigglepink]

Yes Familymatters - me tooo. Im forever (before LE) opening and closing cupboards in between meals! Constantly looking for that snack!! How strange though - the job i had prior to my first son, was so busy and intense i never had time nor made the time to eat breakfast and sometimes my first meal would be at about 3pm, i would have cups of coffee or tea throughout the day and i would have a piece of cheese when i got home from work and then wine and dinner!!! We wanted to start a family so i quit my job and took some time off before we started ttc 6 months later.. at which point i was at home, eating breakfast, snacks, tea, coffee, lunch, snacks, cheese, dinner, cheese, chocolate, wine, snacks, take away meals etc, did i mention snacks?!! Anyways.. we produced a wonderful boy!

[atomic sagebrush]

Bhahahahahahaha "most of us boy mums eat like Hobbits" - soooooo true!!!!! When I conceived my two boys I was always eating. Generally I'm one of those people that feels peckish all the time, and although I always snack on healthy foods (bananas, almonds, cheese, celery, dry biscuits) I was unintentionally doing a perfect boy sway for both of them. My DD was a complete accident, but she happened to coincide with this diet I was on at the time which was super strict and I didn't allow myself to snack at all. Although I still ate lots or red meat etc.

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the thing that is interesting as I look back over my life (and I'm sure many others are in the same boat as I) is that despite my overall Samwise-Gamgee-esque-eating habits, I have had times where I was very thin, exercising a lot, on weird diets, vegetarian, one time I even got a spotty O and super light periods from dieting and exercising too much (I looked so good though! AAA I wish I had that willpower now) It is just that I never got pregnant during those times, yk?? I suspect that mostly all of us could have gotten girls at various points in time, it's just that we didn't get preggo right then. It's nothing other than dumb luck!

[squigglepink]

Hi

Ok so i had halloumi salad for dinner last night.(my abs fav) Having another salad now for lunch? I had a salad yesterday for lunch.. is this ok or too healthy?!! lol...

AND.. my hubby wants to take me for breakfast on Sunday for mothers day.. and we are doing a roast with my mom late lunch.. Help!!!

[honeybee37]

Don't worry about it squiggle. I would say it's the overall stuff that matters. He's not going to be taking you for breakfast at like 7am, is he? So it'll be more like brunch. Maybe just have dinner a bit earlier on Saturday if poss? Although I am a total neurotic worrier so I get where you're coming from! Been freaking out about wheat fortification all day, lol!!

[squigglepink]

Lol!! Thanks for the reassurance!

Yeah, ill take my time on Sunday morning i think and hopefully only eat breakfast at 11am

[atomic sagebrush]

I know of a couple people who used haloumi salad as a go-to pink meal and got girls doing that.

i'ts just one day (mother's day) Don't worry!!! Your body will prob. need a little nutrition at that point.

[squigglepink]

Ok so i had the breakfast just after 11am and then the late lunch (veggies-peas and corn, sweet potatoe's, nut roast with onion gravy, broccoli and cauliflower in cheese sauce omg so very yum) at 4pm.. I did have cake following my meal.. NO dinner.
Today's a new day though!! and so far ive sipped on diet coke.. almost lunch time though. Yay!