TTC Pink Food Thread - September

[Mochagirl]

swish - I find the same thing after a cheating binge - today I thought I was going to die of hunger all morning, while normally I'm fine with waiting until lunch time to eat. I think my stomach's getting stretched out from all the food I'm eating and is starting to expect more! You should have seen how bloated I was after eating that huge meal yesterday - my belly almost looked pregnant!

Oh, and I'm so sorry you're feeling down - I feel exactly the same way, though at least I've gotten 3 attempts in. I just want all this nonsense to be DONE - I'm sick of dieting, sick of frequent BD, , sick of lying to people I love, sick of living my life in 2 week increments then dealing with disappointment every month.

[swish]

Couldn't have put it better myself..
No breakfast
11 biscuit
12 quiche, tiny bit of pasta, strawberries, meringue, frozen yogurt
5 artichokes and tomato antipasti bits
Dinner pasta with courgette, wine, lemon, Parmesan. 2 meringues, 5 chocolates

[zanacal]

I feel sad to hear you both sounding down. I really hope you get pregnant and move on quickly too (though you have to stay here so we can keep in touch!). {hugs}

I'm really way too early to be thinking about this, but I'm wondering whether I should start taking HPTs early (knowing they'll likely be negative and if not worrying that it might be negative again by the time AF is due!) or wait until AF is due. I know that waiting is probably the sensitive thing to do - but do you think it's important to start eating more healthily as soon as possible when we do get pregnant? I know that many mums don't find out for weeks so just carry on as before and also that the baby is kind of self-contained for the first few weeks and doesn't rely on the mum for nutrition, but because we're so lacking in nutrition I wonder whether it's important to start looking after ourselves sooner rather than later. Any thoughts?

[swish]

I was of the opinion that 2/3 days would make no difference andi found testing depressing. BUT if I felt pregnant/had implantation bleeding I would test early

[zanacal]

I'm actually doing fine on the LE diet but today I found myself craving healthier food - a nice tuna on granary sandwich, yum! I guess I'm just looking for a quicker way out

[swish]

Yum granary bread, that would be lovely!! Although honestly I'd be happy if I could eat nothing nut meringues all day, it's an unhealthy obsession!!!

[Mochagirl]

I always test early as you know, Z - I just can't resist it, and I don't let them get me depressed until about 10dpo. I like having something to look forward to every morning! You make a good point about the diet, too - if I'm pregnant I want to start taking my prenatal and eating properly ASAP!

[Mochagirl]

I did a little better today - still high in sodium, but I think I kept protein under control.

7am: coffee
1pm: goat cheese and roasted red peppers on a small, low sodium bun, cinnabon bar (something my mom found in a grocery store - it was the size of a granola bar but cinnamon bun flavoured and you heat it in the microwave before eating it. The nutritional info was similar to a pop tart, but about half of the protein/calories/sodium because of the small size), Sour Patch Kids
6pm: veggie burger on low sodium bun with tomatoes and mustard, 3 cobs of corn, 1 small piece of falafel dipped in hummus, a few veggies & dip, lemon cake and raspberries for dessert, 1 small brownie

I'm still low on calories, but high on everything else, so I might have some candy as a snack later. I might also have a glass of wine .

We go home tomorrow, so it's back to rice pasta....

[zanacal]

That all sounds so good mocha! I decided to wait until next Tuesday (12dpo) to test - it's weigh in day so hopefully I'll get good news of one variety or another!

Check out my weight loss ticker 3.5lb off this week - 1lb to go to get to the 3 stone I wanted to lose!

[Mochagirl]

That's awesome, Z - you should be really proud - I know how hard you worked for that!

I'm home now and eating rice and yogurt for lunch. Blah.