Lost 28 pound but pregnant again

[Sarah-J]

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]

Yep, Maintenance is the way to go. Congratulations on your pregnancy!

[OzLover]

Congrats on baby #2! In addition to Maintenance continue with exercise such as walking & drinking plenty of H20~~all great for the pregnancy!

[Sarah-J]

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?

[*Emma*]

I think thats a fantastic plan Sarah, add sugar filled crap to that avoid-list too!

[SarahJoan]

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!