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And pregnant.
No, I won't be asking whether it is okay to eat induction level carbs while preg.
I suppose here is a good place to give my history and current status, such as it is.
My first experience with low carb eating was eight years ago, after my second baby--Protein Power (can I name *other* plans on this board?) worked well for me and I was pleased with how well the weight came off and was able to maintain until my next preg. In keeping this short and fairly easy to read, I can happily say that I have been able to rely on the low carb as a means to remove baby fat from the two following rounds of pregnancy as well.
With morning sickness and that icky tired feeling through the first trimester, I have trouble eating right and exercising until at least the 4th month. By then, I have lost some muscle and am sure I have slowed my metabolism some and when my appetite comes back, it seems like everything I eat gets stored as fat. Of course it doesn't help that much of what I eat is starchy/sugary because of cravings or food aversions. My midwife told me that eating too little protein will cause sugar cravings, and that makes sense, considering my eating habits.
I admit that although I have never done Atkins 'by the book', I have read the book and do tend to follow induction level carb counts and foods for a couple weeks when I first kick off my 'evict the baby fat campaign'. So, even though I 'know' the effectiveness and science behind low carb, I am not an expert in the Atkins method. Willing to learn, though and happy to be interacting with others who have adopted the low carb way of eating as a healthy lifetime option. Looking forward to offering support as well.
At any rate, I found this site as I was searching for ideas on how to safely eat for pregnancy while avoiding excessive carbs, weight gain and gestational diabetes, which I am probably a candidate for as I know I am carb sensitive and my babies tend to be bigger than average. It seems this site has a good pregnancy support group. I don't want to try to lose weight right now or cheat my baby of nutrients, but I do hope this membership will help me to be accountable for what I am eating so I can hopefully gain closer to 25 pounds than the almost 40 I usually do.
No, I won't be asking whether it is okay to eat induction level carbs while preg.
I suppose here is a good place to give my history and current status, such as it is.
My first experience with low carb eating was eight years ago, after my second baby--Protein Power (can I name *other* plans on this board?) worked well for me and I was pleased with how well the weight came off and was able to maintain until my next preg. In keeping this short and fairly easy to read, I can happily say that I have been able to rely on the low carb as a means to remove baby fat from the two following rounds of pregnancy as well.
With morning sickness and that icky tired feeling through the first trimester, I have trouble eating right and exercising until at least the 4th month. By then, I have lost some muscle and am sure I have slowed my metabolism some and when my appetite comes back, it seems like everything I eat gets stored as fat. Of course it doesn't help that much of what I eat is starchy/sugary because of cravings or food aversions. My midwife told me that eating too little protein will cause sugar cravings, and that makes sense, considering my eating habits.
I admit that although I have never done Atkins 'by the book', I have read the book and do tend to follow induction level carb counts and foods for a couple weeks when I first kick off my 'evict the baby fat campaign'. So, even though I 'know' the effectiveness and science behind low carb, I am not an expert in the Atkins method. Willing to learn, though and happy to be interacting with others who have adopted the low carb way of eating as a healthy lifetime option. Looking forward to offering support as well.
At any rate, I found this site as I was searching for ideas on how to safely eat for pregnancy while avoiding excessive carbs, weight gain and gestational diabetes, which I am probably a candidate for as I know I am carb sensitive and my babies tend to be bigger than average. It seems this site has a good pregnancy support group. I don't want to try to lose weight right now or cheat my baby of nutrients, but I do hope this membership will help me to be accountable for what I am eating so I can hopefully gain closer to 25 pounds than the almost 40 I usually do.
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