Planning for late 2016/early 2017

[atomic sagebrush]

Same! I'm amazed I got pregnant immediately with how extreme I was LE.

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

People do adjust to it over time. I know so many ladies go onto LE Diet and it's like going from 60 to zero overnight. That's why they stop ovulating and lose weight rapiidly. But tons of gals do perfectly fine eating basically a LE Diet (it is based on the World Health Organization's recommendations for the minimum healthy pre-pregnancy nutrient intake and reproductive endocrinologist's guidelines for their fertility patients who need to lose weight) and over time, we would adjust and resume ovulating again even if we did not make any changes in diet, it's just that we don't want to wait around for that to happen.

My mom never ate breakfast, had a child-size hot lunch at her school every day, and then had whatever for dinner which was usually like pure carbs (mac and cheese, spaghetti, rice a roni casserole, green salad with crabmeat on top, that kind of thing). She hardly ever snacked and the rare occasions she did it was a slice of bread with nothing on it, or a small amount of peanut butter with maple syrup in it. (I'm talking like once every 3 months) She could not have been eating more than 1500 cals a day most days, and did that her whole fertile life and never missed ovulating or anything.

Lots of people are just walking around eating like this!! Think of the Yoplait Light for breakfast, bagel for lunch, pasta or salad for dinner gals. It's just because it is not what we're used to that it shocks our body!!

[atomic sagebrush]

And since this is a boy thread I will just point out the opposite is true too - tons of us who have lots o boys eat all day long every day. I am only 5-4 and 125-130 lbs my whole life (this seems like a lot but I'm built like a terrier LOL with lots of muscle) and I eat ALLLLL the time. Easily 3000 cals a day for many stretches over the course of my existence.

Now that I"m older I do have to watch things like too much pop and stuff like that but seriously...I often eat as much as my much taller and bigger husband!! You do adjust over the course of time.

[Throwaway_panther]

And since this is a boy thread I will just point out the opposite is true too - tons of us who have lots o boys eat all day long every day. I am only 5-4 and 125-130 lbs my whole life (this seems like a lot but I'm built like a terrier LOL with lots of muscle) and I eat ALLLLL the time. Easily 3000 cals a day for many stretches over the course of my existence.

Now that I"m older I do have to watch things like too much pop and stuff like that but seriously...I often eat as much as my much taller and bigger husband!! You do adjust over the course of time.

5'4" at 130 doesn't sound like a lot at all!

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[bre_cooper11]

5'4" at 130 doesn't sound like a lot at all!

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Agreed! I'm only 5'5", I've always fluctuated between 130lbs (absolute smallest in my adult life)-145lbs. When I first got to Germany, I enjoyed the food and beer too much and even made it to 165lbs!! I started working out more and trying to lose the weight about the time I conceived DS- drinking lots of green tea, smaller meals but all the time.

[atomic sagebrush]

5'4" at 130 doesn't sound like a lot at all!

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Compared to some of my pink mamas, it is!! I have a lot of blue swayers who are my height and weigh 95-100 lbs.

[XXforhubby]

Compared to some of my pink mamas, it is!! I have a lot of blue swayers who are my height and weigh 95-100 lbs.

[emoji51][emoji51]




[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2 [emoji602], & DS3 [emoji577][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart

[Pbn3]

Hoping to join some of you ladies in October 😀 not strictly swaying but still doing some girl sway tactics. Will be trying mostly for a sticky pregnancy. I very rarely have breakfast and when I do its late morning so technically a lunch for me. Have gone off red meat entirely but will have small serves of chicken a couple times a week. I'm not tracking nutrition anymore as after doing it for the better part of last year I feel pretty confident I'm hitting the limits for the most part anyway I will likely be using clomid or femara to help conceive so glad its considered a pink tactic. At this stage I have no idea what bd pattern I'll be doing but plenty of time until I have to decide lol. Not exercising either. Am currently taking coq10 to hopefully improve egg quality but will likely drop that before ttc (I'm sure I've read you shouldn't take coq10 with clomid/femara? Anyone else seen this?) Also 1500mcg folate/folic acid daily and prenantal 3 x week. Sorry for the big spiel just excited to be back in the ttc frame of mind I guess and look forward to getting to know you all over the next few months. For the blue swayers I'm happy to share what my diet, lifestyle, bd pattern etc was when I conceived my two sons?

Sent from my GT-I9305T using Tapatalk

[Throwaway_panther]

Hoping to join some of you ladies in October 😀 not strictly swaying but still doing some girl sway tactics. Will be trying mostly for a sticky pregnancy. I very rarely have breakfast and when I do its late morning so technically a lunch for me. Have gone off red meat entirely but will have small serves of chicken a couple times a week. I'm not tracking nutrition anymore as after doing it for the better part of last year I feel pretty confident I'm hitting the limits for the most part anyway I will likely be using clomid or femara to help conceive so glad its considered a pink tactic. At this stage I have no idea what bd pattern I'll be doing but plenty of time until I have to decide lol. Not exercising either. Am currently taking coq10 to hopefully improve egg quality but will likely drop that before ttc (I'm sure I've read you shouldn't take coq10 with clomid/femara? Anyone else seen this?) Also 1500mcg folate/folic acid daily and prenantal 3 x week. Sorry for the big spiel just excited to be back in the ttc frame of mind I guess and look forward to getting to know you all over the next few months. For the blue swayers I'm happy to share what my diet, lifestyle, bd pattern etc was when I conceived my two sons?

Sent from my GT-I9305T using Tapatalk

Please do share!

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[Pbn3]

Well with ds1 - I was always a big meat eater as in pretty much had meat with every meal, even a snack was a meat pie or sausage roll lol. I was working in a high stress job where time management was critical. I micromanaged everything! Was pretty much someone who wrote a list for the lists I needed to write and this even affected home life (even though it was just me and dh) I would freak out if we were even 5 minutes late.
With ds2 I had mellowed somewhat with the time thing (I had a child so no choice lol). My diet was still protein heavy and I'd put on quite a bit of weight. I'd started doing fitness classes 3 x week plus some cardio a couple months before conceiving him to try shift some weight. Cant think of much else but to say I ate alot of meat, bread etc... if I think of more I'll post again

Sent from my GT-I9305T using Tapatalk

[AMS121518]

Compared to some of my pink mamas, it is!! I have a lot of blue swayers who are my height and weigh 95-100 lbs.

Aww man I am your height and I average between 130-140! Where is my blue!?! [emoji12]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk