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Re: Need some suggestions on just how many carbs I can have...and diet suggestions
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:36:46 -0500 (CDT)
I have been on a low carb diet (30 grams of carbs a day) since October.
I was told that I would never be able to have kids with out a lot of
medical and drug intervention. I have not taken a single drug. I AM
PREGNANT. My blood tests are now coming back as very close to normal
and the pregnancy is going great. I have stayed on the low carb diet
(with supervision of my acupuncturist and nutritionist) but have
increased them to 40-60 grams of carbs per day. I added a few whol
grains and some fruit to my diet for the extra carbs and it's working
great. Btw, Protien Power is a book for low carb info and "The Low-Carb
Cookbook" by Fran McCollough is GREAT. Lots of good food to keep you
going. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Good luck!
At Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Cara wrote:
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>That is great for weight loss, but does it hinder anything when trying
>to get pregnant?
>
>At Sat, 21 Jul 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>Hi Dana,
>>
>>Thanks so much for your reply. I really appreciate the pointers and
>>congrats on the great success that you have had. I wish you the best of
>>luck. I have been looking into the Atkins diet and other low carb
>>diets. Its great to hear from people about the ones that they are
>>on...it goes to help my decision on which one will work the best for me.
>>If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate all the help I
>>could get.
>>
>>At Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Dana wrote:
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>>>Hi ya,
>>>
>>>I have been actively fighting PCOS since Nov00. By following the Atkins
>>>diet and exercising I have regained a 28 day cycle (whereas before I was
>>>lucky to get one every 6-8mths), gained energy, and dropped fat. I had
>>>a break from the diet by introducing about 60g of carbs a day for about
>>>6 weeks not so long ago, and my period was late, PMT extremely bad (i.e.
>>>moods etc), and I gained 3kg of pure fat!!! My weight has come to a
>>>stand still at the moment, but my body feels sooooo much better when
>>>following this diet (basically no more than 20-30g of carbs a day). So
>>>I'm going to keep exercising and dieting and pray that this extra weight
>>>starts dropping. Also, exercise is another key to balancing out our
>>>insulin, hence causing weight loss to become slightly easier.
>>>
>>>Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>See ya
>>>Dana
>>>:-)
>>>
>>>At Thu, 19 Jul 2001, E. wrote:
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>>>>Hi Everyone,
>>>>
>>>>I was diagnosed with PCOS this last Dec. I am continually trying to
>>>>read as much as I can about PCOS so I can get up to spead on just where,
>>>>what and how I need to be doing things to help battle this crud!LOL. I
>>>>went to a nutritionist and let me tell you she flat out admitted that
>>>>she went on-line 10 minutes before my appointment with her to find out
>>>>just what PCOS was. In the end all she said she could do was recommend
>>>>that I fallow a diabetic diet. Okay...but how and what is that and just
>>>>how many carbs should I be taking and can I ever have carbs again...and
>>>>what about fruit...sheesh there are sooo many questions I could really
>>>>use the help from someone who knows more than this nutritionist does.
>>>>Unfortunately my OBGYN who diagnosed me can only say stay away from
>>>>carbs as much as possible....okay enough said...help!
>
>--
>Cara
>
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Odessa
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