pregnant and worried
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:14 pm
Hello everyone,
I've been following the McDougall diet for a couple of years now. I was never really overweight or had severe health issues, this diet just kind of made sense from medical and ethical perspective. I'm not perfect but I would say I follow the diet to about 90-5%. Being an agreeable type of person has kept me from reaching the 100%, especially during family visits.
Now I'm four months pregnant and since the beginning I've been bombarded with advises such as "you should eat more meat, cheese, eggs, protein". You know how it goes. I'm taking the prenatal supplements, because I decided that this is one battle I'm just letting go.
In a couple of weeks I will have a test for pregnancy diabetes, which is pretty much a standard test where I live. I'm a bit scared, that it will turn out positive, I have no idea what I will do with my meal plans. I can't imagine giving up my pasta, rice, potatoes and an occasional piece of bread. And instead I should exchange them with "lean protein", you know the stuff that we don't eat: poultry, fish, egg whites ... I stay away from added sugars and processed foods anyway but as far as my doctor told me, if the test turns out positive, I will have to limit my CH as well!! Don't get me wrong I do eat veggies of course, but having to eat meals almost no fruit and no CH omg! Even peas and beans are supposedly not on the safe side. Besides I've always been the type of person who eats two, maybe three times per day and 6 meals just sounds incredibly demanding. I'm just afraid I will have to give up this lifestyle and make compromises I don't want to make. But on the other hand I do want to do what is best for my baby. - Which I think that this diet is, but having gestational diabetes might force me to make some changes. I can't imagine arguing with my gyno doctor or an dietitian about proper human diet (see my first paragraph).
I would love it if someone would have some sort of positive experience on this front. I've checked a couple of posts for pregnant women on this forum but they are hard to find
I've been following the McDougall diet for a couple of years now. I was never really overweight or had severe health issues, this diet just kind of made sense from medical and ethical perspective. I'm not perfect but I would say I follow the diet to about 90-5%. Being an agreeable type of person has kept me from reaching the 100%, especially during family visits.
Now I'm four months pregnant and since the beginning I've been bombarded with advises such as "you should eat more meat, cheese, eggs, protein". You know how it goes. I'm taking the prenatal supplements, because I decided that this is one battle I'm just letting go.
In a couple of weeks I will have a test for pregnancy diabetes, which is pretty much a standard test where I live. I'm a bit scared, that it will turn out positive, I have no idea what I will do with my meal plans. I can't imagine giving up my pasta, rice, potatoes and an occasional piece of bread. And instead I should exchange them with "lean protein", you know the stuff that we don't eat: poultry, fish, egg whites ... I stay away from added sugars and processed foods anyway but as far as my doctor told me, if the test turns out positive, I will have to limit my CH as well!! Don't get me wrong I do eat veggies of course, but having to eat meals almost no fruit and no CH omg! Even peas and beans are supposedly not on the safe side. Besides I've always been the type of person who eats two, maybe three times per day and 6 meals just sounds incredibly demanding. I'm just afraid I will have to give up this lifestyle and make compromises I don't want to make. But on the other hand I do want to do what is best for my baby. - Which I think that this diet is, but having gestational diabetes might force me to make some changes. I can't imagine arguing with my gyno doctor or an dietitian about proper human diet (see my first paragraph).
I would love it if someone would have some sort of positive experience on this front. I've checked a couple of posts for pregnant women on this forum but they are hard to find