PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2003: Re: Atkins Diet

Re: Atkins Diet

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:08:47 -0600 (CST)

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This is good advice. The Atkins diet is indeed controversial but I think everyone agrees that overall, a STRICT all-protein, no-carb diet is bad bad for you. And surely in pregnancy is not advisable. However, consider this: Learn all you can about it, learn all about which foods are high-carb and which are not, and you can have your own rather modified version of this diet (because it does indeed help keep the pounds off). So if you're at the restaurant and you can choose: pizza, or salmon: well look, pizza is high-carb, salmon is high-protein. pick salmon. allow yourself some complex carbs (brown rice, etc) but don't eat tons of bread and pastry and white pasta. So decrease your carb intake but don't cut out carbs. It's another way of looking at it that is more balanced and healthy (it is what I try to do- I was about 10 lbs overweight when I got pregnant).

At Fri, 31 Jan 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>The atkin's diet has been a major controversy in my circle of friends
>for the past few years. Before doing anything look up all you can about
>ketosis (which isn't too bad in a person with normal sugar levels but
>bad for diabetics and people with sugar problems) also, about too much
>protien in the body - it can be bad for the kidneys. You can loose
>weight - no doubt but you can never eat bread or other carbs again -
>ever. The best way to loose weight is to burn more calories than you
>eat. That means eating things that are good for you and eating enough
>small meals a day to keep your metabolism going. It's easier said than
>done but instead of denying your baby nutritious foods - just give
>yourself (while pregnant) enough to keep up with your activities so you
>don't lose giving them the things that are good for them and you don't
>gain weight.
>Good luck - it's a tough battle
>
>At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Barbara wrote:
>>
>>I am wondering if the Atkins diet would be safe for me in the event of a pregnancy. I am 50 pounds overweight and have been TTC for 18 months. Thank you.

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