TTC PINK! Nov/Dec 2013

[mommy2j&l]

We can always share meal ideas/ nutrition facts on here if anyone is interested? I have seen other forums out there for this as well..

[marriedmomof2]

Lol my issue is calories also. I saw that some said that they we're eating things like candy and drinking soda to help with calories. I haven't bought my plan yet, my doctors finally think that they know what's wrong with me I wanted to wait until after my last stretch of medicine and another endoscopy. So around the 4th of Oct I will be buying one, I am super excited. I have completely cut out breakfast. Well I have coffee and a cup of water lol. I have lowered my sugar and only have red meat once a week. No candy really either, I am a candy addict lol. I also stopped my vitamins.
So Oct is going to be a challenging month for me. Starting hardcore diet, and exercising. Dh won't change his diet either, I can fix stuff at home but out and at work I can't change his eating habit. Lol about your dh, men love their food don't they. I am doing opks. The thought of trying to test ph is nerve wrecking. Ordering some opks next month. The closer it's getting to December the more I am on here, which is ALOT lol. Glad to hear back from you!

Well, I have started the LE diet, but having trouble getting enough cals for 1 day without going over on everything else :O
Married- have you gotten your plan from AS yet? Was considering getting mine soon, hoping it will help me relax a bit! Not sure if I am going to want to do OPK's or PH testing, as I am afraid I will stress and raise my testosterone!
My husband is *kinda* supportive of me doing the diet, but did respond with- well, if I had to do a diet like that, we would for sure be having another boy! LOL- can't help but laugh at my dear husband sometimes- thinking the diet isn't all that bad, just hard to plan meals!
Thinking you had previously said you started the diet- how is it going for you??

[marriedmomof2]

We can always share meal ideas/ nutrition facts on here if anyone is interested? I have seen other forums out there for this as well..

Sounds like a great idea!

[mommy2j&l]

Lol my issue is calories also. I saw that some said that they we're eating things like candy and drinking soda to help with calories. I haven't bought my plan yet, my doctors finally think that they know what's wrong with me I wanted to wait until after my last stretch of medicine and another endoscopy. So around the 4th of Oct I will be buying one, I am super excited. I have completely cut out breakfast. Well I have coffee and a cup of water lol. I have lowered my sugar and only have red meat once a week. No candy really either, I am a candy addict lol. I also stopped my vitamins.
So Oct is going to be a challenging month for me. Starting hardcore diet, and exercising. Dh won't change his diet either, I can fix stuff at home but out and at work I can't change his eating habit. Lol about your dh, men love their food don't they. I am doing opks. The thought of trying to test ph is nerve wrecking. Ordering some opks next month. The closer it's getting to December the more I am on here, which is ALOT lol. Glad to hear back from you!

Lol- yes, men do love their food!! I have to admit though, so do I
Just keep telling myself- if this increases chances for a girl, I can do it! Hard to resist all of the "boy" foods that are a quick go to for lunch/supper ideas...
Great to hear back from you too! What kind of opk's are you going to try? Thinking maybe I can do those, not too stressful Would like some good ones, but there seem to be so many different choices floating around, & something practical (price wise) is always a plus!

[marriedmomof2]

Lol- yes, men do love their food!! I have to admit though, so do I
Just keep telling myself- if this increases chances for a girl, I can do it! Hard to resist all of the "boy" foods that are a quick go to for lunch/supper ideas...
Great to hear back from you too! What kind of opk's are you going to try? Thinking maybe I can do those, not too stressful Would like some good ones, but there seem to be so many different choices floating around, & something practical (price wise) is always a plus!

lol boy do I ever understand, my last "real meal" we be at Red Robins lol. Crazy choice but I love burgers.
I want to use these opk's Pregnancy Ovulation Tracker - Walmart.com
Or these Ovulation Mid****** Tests
Oh and I decided against buying a plan because I know what I am willing to do and what I am not willing to do and if I get a boy and buy a plan, I won't be a very happy camper (feeling as though I have wasted money so to speak). I feel as though my sway will be very strong, so if a little man makes it through all that then he was meant to be here no matter what I do lol. I'll be posting it in a few days in the "review my sway" section.

[Kittybear]

Hi ladies, please can I also join you?
We will hopefully be starting to ttc the end of dec/ jan. We were actually initially ttc this month but during our holiday a couple of weeks ago we decided that it wasn't the right time just now and to delay till dec instead. So I've been kinda doing the diet for a couple of months already and have reduced salt, the amount of meat I eat and skipped breakfast virtually every day since January this year! I've also lost a fair bit of weight; I think my m-I-l thinks I have an eating disorder ! Lol
I've also just bought a plan to double check what I'm doing and carry on my work! Going to also add some exercise; if it's to be another boy for us, I want to know that I at least tried for a girly and he must have really fought and wanted me to be his mummy to beat the odds!
Good luck to all! X x

[girliedreamz]

he must have really fought and wanted me to be his mummy to beat the odds!

Oh, I love this! You can't be disappointed if you get a boy like that, right?

I bought my plan from AS, and I've been doing the LE diet as strictly as I can lately. I had the calories issue, too... then I added vodka to my sway. Lol! Amazing how quickly you can consume empty calories with alcohol. Okay, I can't drink too much on the LE diet, as I just get loopy from such low cals, but I read that alcohol sways, so a cocktail before dinner isn't' a bad thing. Keeps me from being, too stressed also! The hardest thing for me is keeping sodium low, but since it's not a big sway factor, I'm not worrying too much.

Still trying to get dh on board with the sway thing. How did I get such a hard-headed guy?

[mommy2j&l]

lol boy do I ever understand, my last "real meal" we be at Red Robins lol. Crazy choice but I love burgers.
I want to use these opk's Pregnancy Ovulation Tracker - Walmart.com
Or these Ovulation Mid****** Tests
Oh and I decided against buying a plan because I know what I am willing to do and what I am not willing to do and if I get a boy and buy a plan, I won't be a very happy camper (feeling as though I have wasted money so to speak). I feel as though my sway will be very strong, so if a little man makes it through all that then he was meant to be here no matter what I do lol. I'll be posting it in a few days in the "review my sway" section.

Will be looking forward in reviewing your sway! Thanks also for the links for the OPK's! I am going to check into those!
Mmmmm... a big burger sounds SO good, lol!! the other night I actually dreamed about cake (love cake) and now I can't seem to get it out of my head! Might have to break my rules and have a tiny piece!
Can understand the feeling of not wanting to spend your money on a plan- seems like you have done lots of research and planning which is awesome!!
I still plan on buying a plan soon, too much of a worry fanatic to do a plan myself, plus I feel like I might miss a few things. Picked up an extra shift at work last month with intentions of using that money for my plan- figure if I don't buy it and get a lil boy, will be kicking myself thinking "just if I would have gotten the plan maybe it would have helped".. If we still get a lil boy after the plan, then kinda have the same thought as you- a lil boy is meant for us... We shall see-December is gonna be here before we know it!

[mommy2j&l]

Hi ladies, please can I also join you?
We will hopefully be starting to ttc the end of dec/ jan. We were actually initially ttc this month but during our holiday a couple of weeks ago we decided that it wasn't the right time just now and to delay till dec instead. So I've been kinda doing the diet for a couple of months already and have reduced salt, the amount of meat I eat and skipped breakfast virtually every day since January this year! I've also lost a fair bit of weight; I think my m-I-l thinks I have an eating disorder ! Lol
I've also just bought a plan to double check what I'm doing and carry on my work! Going to also add some exercise; if it's to be another boy for us, I want to know that I at least tried for a girly and he must have really fought and wanted me to be his mummy to beat the odds!
Good luck to all! X x

Absolutely, welcome! DH & I are planning Dec/Jan to start TTC as well.... Were planning Nov/Dec., but now that 2 different couples plan to get married around the exact time the baby would be due if we got pregnant Nov/Dec., we decided to push it back a month.
Congrats on your weight loss- what do you think of the LE diet & plan? Good luck to you as well!

[mommy2j&l]

Oh, I love this! You can't be disappointed if you get a boy like that, right?

I bought my plan from AS, and I've been doing the LE diet as strictly as I can lately. I had the calories issue, too... then I added vodka to my sway. Lol! Amazing how quickly you can consume empty calories with alcohol. Okay, I can't drink too much on the LE diet, as I just get loopy from such low cals, but I read that alcohol sways, so a cocktail before dinner isn't' a bad thing. Keeps me from being, too stressed also! The hardest thing for me is keeping sodium low, but since it's not a big sway factor, I'm not worrying too much.

Still trying to get dh on board with the sway thing. How did I get such a hard-headed guy?

These men can be so stubborn huh? I also have the sodium issue- everything seems to be full of it! I eat lots of salads, and actually had to resort to making my own salad dressing just due to the crazy amount of sodium! My resort for calories has been alcohol occasionally as well (2 glasses of wine) but have to wait until our kids go to bed, because I get loopy as well from it