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  • Sarah-J
    ADBB Amateur
    • May 01, 2009
    • 3

    #1

    Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

    Hello there

    I decided to start Atkins because I really needed to loose some weight after having my 1st Baby. He is 16mts old now and I have been on extended induction for 4 Weeks now, (so that’s 6 weeks on induction in all).
    I have been doing really well on induction, feeling full of energy and not hungry all. I have lost around 20lb (but more inches) and been feeling fantastic until last week.
    I started to feel a bit faint and sleepy but I thought it was because I was due on.
    My due date passed, so yesterday I decided to do a pregnancy test – it was Positive 2-3 weeks. J

    I am so excited to be pregnant again but worried that I have been on induction while in the early staged of pregnancy.
    I ate Weetabix for my breakfast today and feel really guilty, but I know that the Induction phase is not recommended during pregnancy, but the lifetime maintenance phase is.
    I don’t how many carbs I should be eating to do lifetime maintenance but what I have decided to do is eat wholegrain, brown pasta, brown rice and bring fruit into my diet (which is still far better eating than when I was pregnant with my 1st Baby – I ate lots of take away foods with him and gained a lot of weight)
    I am worried that I will gain weight again but I know that when I am ready to loose weight and look good again, I will be able to do it easily with the Atkins diet!!!!!!!!!
  • Georgiana
    Moderator
    • Jan 26, 2008
    • 12782

    #2
    Re: Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

    Yep, Maintenance is the way to go. Congratulations on your pregnancy!
    "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

    -- Theodore Roosevelt

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    • OzLover
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      • Feb 22, 2006
      • 8254

      #3
      Re: Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

      Congrats on baby #2! In addition to Maintenance continue with exercise such as walking & drinking plenty of H20~~all great for the pregnancy!
      "You always had it. You always had the power."~~ Glinda the Good Witch

      Glenda
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      • Sarah-J
        ADBB Amateur
        • May 01, 2009
        • 3

        #4
        Re: Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

        Thank you
        I don't think it is maintenance that I am doing because I don't know my carb allowance, but avoiding white bread and starchy carbs has to keep the inches at a minimum right?

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        • *Emma*
          ADBB Admiral
          • Aug 09, 2004
          • 11341

          #5
          Re: Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

          I think thats a fantastic plan Sarah, add sugar filled crap to that avoid-list too!
          HW 303
          Aug '04 SW-287 LW-232
          Restart - Apr 07 - SW 266 CW 225




          "Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a part of who you become."

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          • SarahJoan
            ADBB Amateur
            • Sep 25, 2007
            • 12

            #6
            Re: Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

            Hello Sarah-J!

            I was just googling Atkins and pregnancy because I believe in the low carb works well for me and came across your post

            What an amazing coincidence! We have similar names, and I just found out I was pregnant yesterday ( 2nd child !) Well, God willingly, 1st trimester and all. I even double checked in case it was some bizzare message I forgot posting.

            I'll be checking out the maintenance phase of my Atkins book now...and plenty of water and gentle exercise.

            Congratulations!

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