LE Diet Thread

[MrsSparkles]

Hi Ladies- anyone have issues from the LE diet in terms of skin issues or itchy or rash. I am itchy all over and little red spots where I itch. I want to think it is a vitamin deficiency because I am also bruising like crazy. My legs look like I went through a war, bruises everywhere.

Ive had dry skin, and even am getting facial acne, and some on my shoulders, never had this before.
Also bruising like a banana.

[MrsSparkles]

Breakfast : Toast, baked beans, and mushrooms
Lunch : Wrap with white rice, coconut milk, and no salt salsa
Dinner : Veggie sausage, corn on the cob with margarine

[weeziewoozles]

Today
Breakfast - black coffee
Lunch - two small jacket potatoes with a little butter, spring onions, tomatoes, green beans and kale
Dinner - I ate early with the boys - two weight watchers wraps filled with fajita vegetables and a little cheddar, and red wine

Realised that I was under my totals so I've just had:
Snack - mini pizza sub and red wine

Totals 1600cals, 44g fat, 47g protein

[weeziewoozles]

Interestingly my scalp and neck are quite itchy at the moment too!

[honeybee37]

Breakfast: black coffee
Lunch: two small pittas with a little mozzarella and rocket; one cookie
Dinner: two quorn sausages, jacket potato, salad followed by a peach and two custard cream biscuits
42g fat, 48g protein


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[norskie2005]

Hi ladies thought I would jump in here. I have been trying to cut back on my calories, fat and protein since Saturday. I am using myfitnesspal to track these. Each day is just getting more worse for me, I am just plain starving, weak and can't think straight. I am so used to eating a meat at just about every meal so trying to cut that out has been so amazingly hard. I have been trying to stick around 1600 calories, but each day I get less and less, Saturday was 1600, Sunday was 1,500 and Monday was 1,100. I just don't know what to eat!! I am picky which does not help at all. My nutrition for yesterday as 1,100 calories, 41g protein, 98g carbs and 35g fat. Anyone else picky and help me out here with some tips!?

[norskie2005]

I forgot to add that I can't figure out how to put all of my nutrition into just meals, I find that the small meals that I do eat just leave me starving so I need to have a couple snacks during the day. I just need to figure out a new routine, but having a very hard time doing that.

[GirlieCat]

Norskie, other than meat, what would you normally eat? Just eat those things. No food is off limits. I am a very picky eater. I eat like a child would but I haven't given up anything except meat (some Items I eat much less than before). It is hard to push myself to get enough calories some days but those days I throw in something rare like ice cream or a soda. Your body will adjust and you won't be as hungry then just start throwing that snack item into your meal time. Mind over matter, if you keep snacking, your body can't get used to not snacking. I hope you are doing three meals and not jumping straight to two meals only. You got this, just be patient with yourself and your body. Week 1 is the hardest.

[weeziewoozles]

Have a read through this thread and you'll probably spot patterns. I think most people try to have rice, pasta, potatoes or some kind of bread to fill them up.

I like having bread/bagel/crackers/wraps or jacket potatoes with either hummus, cheddar or mozzarella, and salad or vegetables for my lunches. They're normally about 600 cals and I eat about 11:45.

When the boys eat their tea I get hungry watching them so I have a G&T or glass of wine with some crisps or nuts as a snack at about 5pm - about 300 cals.

For dinner I have vegetables with either rice, pasta, potatoes and sometimes pizza. So vegetable curry, veg chilli, veg fajitas, veg pasta, potato gratin, veg enchiladas, veg stir fry, veg burger, veg tagine, veg risotto etc. I also have wine so my dinner is about 700 cals at about 8pm.

[weeziewoozles]

Oh and yes black coffee and diet sodas are great to help you between meals