READ ME FIRST - Planning Your Pink Sway

[sweetpea]

Mmmm...those cookies sound so good! What is the serving size, and the nutritional breakdown?

[atomic sagebrush]

They're very buttery so it's best to stick with 1-2 cookies and make them on the smaller side.

The recipe didn't have nutritional data listed and of course, it will vary depending on the size of the cookie.

[sweetpea]

Ok, so definitely an occasional special treat! Got it!

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok, so definitely an occasional special treat! Got it!

Also, this sounds bizarre and gross, but we actually like the dough better than the cookies!! They're also safe to eat without cooking because they contain no eggs.

[sweetpea]

Also, this sounds bizarre and gross, but we actually like the dough better than the cookies!! They're also safe to eat without cooking because they contain no eggs.

Mmmmm...that sounds delicious, and not bizarre or gross at all! I love cookie dough!

[thehappypixi]

I have read three so far, need a few days to absorb all this great info

[Shenanigans]

Love this thread also!

[Princess_G]

Thank you SO much for providing my bedtime reading for the foreseeable future!

[an_cat]

Hi Atomic! I am new here (hopefully you still are active on this site!) and have spent HOURS of days reading all of your amazing info! The problem I'm now having is I'm super overwhelmed with all of this info and don't even know where to start! I have a 9mo old little boy and am dying for a little girl! I've always been really althletic with a high muscle mass (but still petite) but haven't worked out much since being pregnant and having my little boy. I also eat a lot of meat and salt, so I'm thinking I should start with diet? Just eating less, right? How would you simplify this all? I'm worried I'm now too stressed! Where should I begin? What would you say is the most effective? Help!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi and welcome! Yep, still here plugging away at it.

I know it seems overwhelming at first but that's because I just want this site to have a lot of information about various tactics so those who want to use them, can do so safely and sanely. That doesn't always mesh with what I personally, or our results, are indicating are the best ways to sway. But I don't want to take off the info even about the tactics that haven't panned out for us, because those people who want to use them, will then end up getting info that may NOT be safe/sane and so we're going with the all-inclusive approach, even though it seems like a lot at first. Just ask, ask, ask anything that seems less than clear and I'll clarify.

Counterintuitively we are finding that a simple approach is ending up getting the best results as well, which is nice. The things that are getting best results are LE Diet + fiber for 12 weeks or more, cardio 60 min. a day 6-7 days a week if possible (or at the least 4 days a week), sticking to one attempt in the fertile window, Clomid if you can get it, and alcohol. Sodium has not been a very effective tactic and most of us have completely dropped it - it doesn't work at all and it makes it way easier to stick to the diet if you let go on that restriction. I got my girl without limiting sodium (and in fact eating a lot of it!) after getting my 4th boy while limiting it. None of the other tactics have really earned their keep, even though many people want to keep some other things in the mix, at least at the start

LE Diet is NOT just eating less. The thing about LE Diet is that it's designed to be a safe prepregnancy diet, just the minimum amounts. So just cutting back on food intake may not ensure you're getting the safe diet you need before pregnancy (some people cut back WAY too far), and at the same time others people end up eating more than they realize and inadvertently swaying blue with that approach.

Diet info here:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...l-version.html
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...-diet-faq.html