For people that want to record what they are eating (to help be strict!)

[swish]

Hi dm, firstly, you're doing really well!!!! Some of us are not taking cal and mag (I'm not) as I'm going for low everything but quite a few are as it is a big part of a traditional sway, I can't remember the amount but I'm sure others will chime in. There was another thread about fat in which atomic basically said keep it low, that if you had reduced oil and butter and were eating the low everything diet then your fat should be fine. Protein should be 40, 50max. Those ttc girls need a bit more folic acid than in a normal pregnancy supp as we're not getting it in our diet, I'm taking 800. I think if you decide to take cal/mag you might as well get dh to as well.

[twinkle]

i have been following this tread for some time now and i love all the ideas you ladies have on here. Im now addicted to tootie fruites and my local shop ran out of them and had to have skittles lol

I would post my daily food but it would be the same day after day

I have

1st meal muller yoghurt and a cracker bread

2nd meal rice or pasta with runner beans and broc or salad

Then my snack is another yoghurt and and my tootie fruties that i put in the freezer so they take ages to eat

[swish]

Omg, twinkle, you're living on nothing!!! How long have you been on the diet?

[Mochagirl]

I agree, twinkle! I couldn't get through the day with so little food!

[Mochagirl]

DM - sounds like you did a great job! I find the protein to be the hardest to limit. I ate chicken and eggs for the first 3 weeks or so of the diet, then decided to drop them and fully join the 'low everything' diet. You've got the daily limits right. I drove myself crazy watching fat for a week or so, then Atomic said it would be almost impossible to eat too much fat if you're strictly following the diet, so I stopped worrying about it. As for calories, I'm a bad person to ask since I'm regularly too low. My calories average about 1200 a night, but I think it would be healthier for me to be closer to 1500. Hopefully atomic will chime in and suggest a limit for your situation.

I'm taking Cal/Mag (regular daily dose), Folic twice a day, Vitex (2 x 400mg per day), Saw Palmetto (1 x 160mg per day) and Baby Aspirin. I was taking Baby Aspirin every day, but I might start taking it every other day instead. DH isn't taking anything since he doesn't believe in swaying and it was hard enough to get him to agree to baby #4!

I hope this helps!

[twinkle]

ive been on the diet for 6 weeks now. I do have treats like the merangues and i will have a bowl of cereal of a evning sometimes if im hungery rice krispies with skimmed milk and aspartame.
Im ok all week but then the weekend comes and im never busy at the weekends and all i think about is food lol
I have found that i love pepermint tea and drink about 3-4 cups a day. I also love the golden rice in the frozen bit in sainsburys someone was saying about on here. When i was eating more i wasnt loosing any weight and now i have lost only 5lbs (on a good day)

[Out of the Blue]

Twinkle – Everyone keeps talking about “tootie fruities”…I live in the U.S. so I don’t think we have those here. I totally want to try them since everyone loves them, it seems. Looks like you’re doing great but I don’t think I could survive on so little! I’m like you…on the weekends especially, I obsess over food (but I always have so that's nothing new). DH always likes to go out to eat and it’s really tough for me to not order something other than salad w/dressing on the side usually. This diet will be over some day… BTW, looks like you're going to O today...are you TTC on this cycle? If so, GL!!!

Emmy - I’m so jealous….red velvet cupcake!!! That’s my first pick when I get a BFP! I don’t think that detour will derail your sway. It was a special occasion and I think you’re probably doing well the rest of the time!

Swish – How’s that 2ww going, hon? I call it the 2 year wait, lol. I’m sending you lots of BFP thoughts. xoxo

Mocha – Those quesadillas sound divine!!! I can’t find the right tortillas but I’m going shopping again today and will look. There's a kind I used to buy which are only 45 cals each w/pretty much no sodium so I could eat 5, lol. I love your last meal! I had sour patch kids yesterday too! I feel like such a kid gobbling candy. I did it to get my cals up since there wasn't much fruit in the house. I think you showed a lot of restraint in not eating the choc yesterday. I saw your thread but didn’t get a chance to post.

Zanacal – HI! I’m thinking about your fruit crumble as I type…YUMMO!

Doula – WTG, Doula!!! That baby food is not a bad idea! There’s actually a diet that’s going around where people eat only baby food since the portions are so small and there aren’t many additives/sodium in there. I think I heard Lady Gaga (among others) was doing that, lol. Seriously, I also got to the point yesterday where I wanted to gnaw off my arms too. It was okay until 7pm hit and I was already done w/dinner. Loud, audible SIGH.....

Calories are dependent on how much weight you need to sustain, correct?....so I have a lot to lose which would put me in the 1200-1300 calorie range.
Sodium is anywhere from 700-1000?
Fat is- ???
And Protein around 40, correct?...I just read the girl, low everything diet thread and AS posted something about being ok with under 50gr of protein. This will be the absolute hardest for me....I love my protein! And it's in everything!!!

For you, 1200 – 1300 cals is probably right on for now.

Fat – like the others said, just cut out the obvious sources and if you’re doing the diet right, it just falls into place! There…that should take a little bit of stress away! Girl swaying is a NO STRESS ZONE (or so I try to make it, lol).

Protein – 40 – 50 (I know…I love me some protein!!! Last summer when I lost my weigh, it was my BFF since it kept me nice and full…now fiber is my friend and seems to fill me up).

Sodium – 700 – 1000

I quit taking my Cal/Mags since I’m not convinced Cal really sways and could maybe backfire if you’re not cutting cals (which we all are). I just panicked and quit taking it for now but that’s just me. Besides Folic (me – 1200 mcg), I take Acidophilus (just to help things inside) and non-fish DHA (which probably sways boy but I’m not budging on that one…again, that’s just me). I take Vitex, drink Pep T and Raspberry Leaf T (but this could sway boy as well…)

Ready for day 2??? It's 09:45 here and still no brekkie. I picked a sesame seed off of my son's toast and ate it but other than that, just coffee. …..

[Mochagirl]

Twinkle – Everyone keeps talking about “tootie fruities”…I live in the U.S. so I don’t think we have those here. I totally want to try them since everyone loves them, it seems.

I agree! I'm dying to know what they are!!

I picked up some Jelly Bellies too since they're gelatin-free jelly beans (I only know that because my brother, who's a strict vegetarian will eat them). Is pectin ok for the girl diet?

I admit, I can't get through the long evening without snacking. I keep hoping that having low blood sugar all night/morning then all afternoon is enough. I'm loopy with hunger in the afternoon, though - I start watching the clock around 2 waiting for it to be early enough to have supper. I think the problem with both afternoon and evening is I spend a lot of time just sitting and watching the kids play (and snack).

[Out of the Blue]

I picked up some Jelly Bellies too since they're gelatin-free jelly beans (I only know that because my brother, who's a strict vegetarian will eat them). Is pectin ok for the girl diet?

Not sure if pectin is okay or not but it's got to be A LOT better than gelatin, which is like pure T, lol. I'm sure the meager amount of pectin you're consuming can't amount to anything which would really affect the sway. Just my

I admit, I can't get through the long evening without snacking. I keep hoping that having low blood sugar all night/morning then all afternoon is enough. I'm loopy with hunger in the afternoon, though - I start watching the clock around 2 waiting for it to be early enough to have supper. I think the problem with both afternoon and evening is I spend a lot of time just sitting and watching the kids play (and snack).

Like you said, I think keeping busy is the key but in the afternoons, I get so tired now that I have no energy to do anything...I actually eat between 4 - 5 PM b/c the boys eat then and it always seems that DH gets home late. I try not to eat anything after dinner but it was especially rough yesterday. I say do what you can! Skipping brekkie is a huge step, I think.

[Mochagirl]

Wow - I'm amazed that you can eat supper at 4 and still keep yourself from snacking all night! We eat at 5:30 or so, and by 8 I'm ready for a snack!