Originally Posted by
daisydoo
I have 2 boys and I think I am a typical boy mum diet wise.....
I literally don't stop snacking all day (or didn't!). Forget 3 meals a day, everytime I opened the fridge and cupboard I would have a little bit of something - couple of grapes, spoonful of last nights dinner, couple of chocolate raisins etc etc. Even if my kiddos finished their dinner and left half of it then I pick at it. I have never been big or massively gained weighte just lucky to be able to eat and graze and still maintain a reasonable weight. I have always eaten breakfast without fail not long after getting up.
I also cook red meat and was eating chilli, spagbol, steak etc a lot. I don't add salt to cooking but have always loved bacon and salty sauces and foods. We also were having a pretty regular take away and when I conceived DS1 I had literally eaten so so much food that week. I didn't consume a huge amount of dairy - only milk in tea etc. I'm not sure calcium sways much though. Writing this down has made me realise how much I was eating!!!! And makes sense how I have lost 10lbs very easily just by switching to skipping brekkie and sticking to 2 reasonable sized meals a day!!!
When I was ttc DS 1 we had just got married - I had lost a fair amount of weight in the run up to the wedding but this was still by snacking all day just on smaller amounts! I then massively indulged at the wedding and on our honeymoon and then conceived immediately. For DS 2 I had just had a miscarriage and was definitely not dieting - I was heavier than when we conceived with DS 2 but not by that much. Both times we conceived I had the big 'O' and tons of EWCM. With DS 1 we were DTD 3 times a day (honeymoon) but with DS 2 it was o-1 and o-3.
I am also very competitive by nature (still am and I think it will stop me getting a girl). I have always floated through life and have really really strived to be the best that I can in whatever I have done - it really matters to me. Until now when I feel a bit more meh!
Hope that helps someone x