Mon, Apr-29-02, 20:11
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,217
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Plan: The Primal Blueprint
Stats: 148/119/120
BF:29%/14/12%
Progress: 104%
Location: Alabama
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re: low-carb pregnancy
First of all congratulations! I hope your pregnancy is going well. During my pregnancy I ate a high-carb mainly vegetarian diet. I tried to eat enough protein, but I don't think I did. I gained 42#. To lose that weight, I followed the Zone diet, which is very similar to the maintenance phase of SP. I have been breastfeeding, which requires even more calories than pregnancy. It worked well for me. I started the diet at 6wks pp and lost all the weight at 7mo pp. You need more carbs during pregnancy and breastfeeding, but most or all of these can come from vegetables, fruit and nuts. Since you can eat all the non-starchy vegetables you want, you'll get plenty of nutrients and fiber. I think this is an ideal diet for pregnancy. Good luck to you!
Jen
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