Please help me with weight loss for TTC

[Anonymous]

Hubby and I met with an RE this past week and will be starting fertility meds in the next 2 months once we get blood works and ultrasounds and all that done. I have PCOS and really struggle to lose weight. I would like to lose 40-50 lbs to help with us TTC. I understand I may not lose it all before potentially getting pregnant but want to get the ball running.

I tried Keto in the spring and lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks but fell off the wagon with that as I found it really limiting. I got sick of eggs so fast to the point where they were making me gag and I don't like bacon at all. I do have type 2 diabetes that is very well managed (last week my A1C came back at 5.5) but I try to limit my carbs as my body just doesn't handle high carbs very well.

I'm ideally wanting a simple meal plan that's around 1200 calories a day that will help me lose weight but also be maintainable too.

I appreciate any help!

[Anonymous]

Weight watchers? A lot of people I know have had success on it and it seems focused on maintenance and a balanced diet, which will be important if you are TTC.

[Anonymous]

Can you try to go back on keto or low carb but be prepared with recipes so you don't just eat eggs and bacon? I am not diabetic but always had irregular periods, long history of diabetes in my family and probably on the spectrum of insulin resistant. I got pregnant in 3 months once we started trying and I had been doing keto for almost a year before that to lose weight for my wedding. Being diabetic and insulin resistant, low carb is going to be the best way to lose weight for you. Get a crock pot to make it easy. Reddit has a huge Keto community with grocery lists and recipes to start.

[Anonymous]

Introduce a lot more non-starchy vegetables in your diet. You have to be careful with fruit because it has a lot of sugar (as I'm sure you already know). If Keto worked for you, re start that again.

[Anonymous]

Low carb is the best for insulin resistant people.

[Anonymous]

Thanks PP's. I already do low carb and have been for the last 3 weeks now. I limit myself to no more then 50g a day. I also don't eat any fruit at the moment but if I get that craving, I'll have some blueberries or a few strawberries but that hasn't happened in weeks. Right now I'm doing a GNC lean 25 shake for breakfast, lunch is generally a salad with tuna or ham & cheese roll ups with some nuts. Dinner is lean protein (usually grilled chicken or bun less turkey burgers) with veggies (broccoli or green beans). If I crave an afternoon snack, I'll have a unsalted rice cake with natural PB on it or a quest bar. Occasionally I'll have a hard boiled egg if I can stomach it. I'm also drinking tons of water and completely cut out coke (which was an awful habit of mine).

[Anonymous]

I was going to say to follow a diabetic diet, but then I read you are a diabetic. I have PCOS and a lower carb diet is what worked best for my hormone imbalance caused by too much fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP's. I already do low carb and have been for the last 3 weeks now. I limit myself to no more then 50g a day. I also don't eat any fruit at the moment but if I get that craving, I'll have some blueberries or a few strawberries but that hasn't happened in weeks. Right now I'm doing a GNC lean 25 shake for breakfast, lunch is generally a salad with tuna or ham & cheese roll ups with some nuts. Dinner is lean protein (usually grilled chicken or bun less turkey burgers) with veggies (broccoli or green beans). If I crave an afternoon snack, I'll have a unsalted rice cake with natural PB on it or a quest bar. Occasionally I'll have a hard boiled egg if I can stomach it. I'm also drinking tons of water and completely cut out coke (which was an awful habit of mine).

This sounds awful. Eat some fat!

[Anonymous]

Aren't shakes and quest bars typically full of fake sugars that aren't necessarily good for dieters?

[Anonymous]

I followed a diet as outlined in Endometriosis by Dian Sheppardson Mills and fell pregnant the next month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP's. I already do low carb and have been for the last 3 weeks now. I limit myself to no more then 50g a day. I also don't eat any fruit at the moment but if I get that craving, I'll have some blueberries or a few strawberries but that hasn't happened in weeks. Right now I'm doing a GNC lean 25 shake for breakfast, lunch is generally a salad with tuna or ham & cheese roll ups with some nuts. Dinner is lean protein (usually grilled chicken or bun less turkey burgers) with veggies (broccoli or green beans). If I crave an afternoon snack, I'll have a unsalted rice cake with natural PB on it or a quest bar. Occasionally I'll have a hard boiled egg if I can stomach it. I'm also drinking tons of water and completely cut out coke (which was an awful habit of mine).

This sounds awful. Eat some fat!

Op here- what would you suggest? Right now I'm doing okay following this but I can see myself getting sick of it quick. I'm not a breakfast eater at all so a shake works for me. I like eating a salad for lunch and it fills me as well as dinner. Snacks (if needed) are either unsalted almonds or cashews or rice cake with PB. I just don't know what else to eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't shakes and quest bars typically full of fake sugars that aren't necessarily good for dieters?

My endocrinologist looked at the ingredients in the shakes and the bars that I occasionally eat and okayed them. The shakes I drink 5 times a week but the bars I only eat 1-2 times a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I followed a diet as outlined in Endometriosis by Dian Sheppardson Mills and fell pregnant the next month.

I'm going to look into this, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP's. I already do low carb and have been for the last 3 weeks now. I limit myself to no more then 50g a day. I also don't eat any fruit at the moment but if I get that craving, I'll have some blueberries or a few strawberries but that hasn't happened in weeks. Right now I'm doing a GNC lean 25 shake for breakfast, lunch is generally a salad with tuna or ham & cheese roll ups with some nuts. Dinner is lean protein (usually grilled chicken or bun less turkey burgers) with veggies (broccoli or green beans). If I crave an afternoon snack, I'll have a unsalted rice cake with natural PB on it or a quest bar. Occasionally I'll have a hard boiled egg if I can stomach it. I'm also drinking tons of water and completely cut out coke (which was an awful habit of mine).

This sounds awful. Eat some fat!

Op here- what would you suggest? Right now I'm doing okay following this but I can see myself getting sick of it quick. I'm not a breakfast eater at all so a shake works for me. I like eating a salad for lunch and it fills me as well as dinner. Snacks (if needed) are either unsalted almonds or cashews or rice cake with PB. I just don't know what else to eat.

Cheese, avocados, nuts, pickles, olives, full-fat greek yogurt (this would be better than the shakes you're doing). Low carb snacks that fill you up and keep your taste buds interested.

[Anonymous]

Check out Pinterest for low carb snacks. So many good ideas. I second avacodo with a little sea salt and olive oil. Yum.