Re: Re: IE and pregnancy

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Thank you all for your good words,

My Hcg numbers are normal and I hope, so much, that this pregnancy will be ok.

I still do IE but I used some of my skills as an ex-professionnal dieter, meaning, my knowledge about nutrition. I also used my food anthropologist. To calm down - I thought I weighted way too much - I made a list of everything I ate, and calculated the calories, and the nutritional apport : do I get enough fruits and vegetables, enough calcium and protein.

The surprise is : yes. I eat the exact number of calories I need to maintain my current body weight + 300 for the baby! Amazingly, my body did the job o.k.! Then, I realize that I was eating mosting starchy carbs, so I tried to replace some of them with veggies and fruits, which I like anyway -t am just sometimes too lazy to prepare them -so I bought prepackage salads, carrots, lots of apples and grapes. I did the same experiment -writing down the food I eat, but with my nutrition adjustment, and I ended up with the same amount of calories.

Just amazing what your body can do when you trust it.

I go to the ob-gyn tomorrow, I am just very afraid that they will tell me I am too fat, that I can`t gain too much weight or lecture me. I have decided to not talk about IE, I have enough knowledge and maturity to know how to eat and IE, my modified version for IE, is the best for me now.

Thanks for all your comments and encouragements,

Nat

Subject: Re: IE and pregnancyTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Received: Monday, September 29, 2008, 3:20 PM

Congratulations Nat! How exciting that you are pregnant! I would say to stay positive and try to relax! I really sense your anxiety.Talk to your doctor as to following IE and your cravings. I'm sure it will be fine but he/she might have some suggestions to help you out. I know when I was pregnant (15 years ago!) I could not get enough citrus - I craved orange, grapefruit, lemon, pineapple etc. I believe that my body needed the extra vitamin C. Steaks and White Bread - Maybe you need B vitamins or Iron. Your blood tests might show what you are lacking also. Talk to your doctor and honor your body and your baby. I can't think of a better way to take care of you and your baby but to just stay aware and would think IE would be very good for pregnancy. What a great time to get in tune with your body! Good luck and keep us posted. Sending you hugs and prayers. Alana>> Please help, I am totally confused.> Just wondering if anybody here did IE while pregnant? Because, I just > found out the cause of my moodiness, and blood sugar up and down and > unexplained taste for a lot of starches. I am pregnant...I had 3 > positives home tests and went for bloodwork friday, results to be > confirmed.> Now I am totally terrified because I am at high risk for an ectopic > pregnancy and for a miscarriage - I had one in may and an ectopic two > years ago - I am overweight, and older...> I want to get the scale back and force feed myself with healthy food > but I just feel like eating big juicy steaks and white bread. I am > terrified of

gaining too much weight so I walk like crazy every > morning with the goal of burning calories...but it also relief a lot > of my anxiety and yes the leaves are so pretty around this time of > year...so... to make a short story, I am driving myself a little > crazy. I need to work on self acceptance a lot, which is so hard, > because I use to be very thin until 10 years and I feel like I live > in someone else body.> I want to keep doing IE but I am afraid to hurt myself or the baby to > be if I eat only what I want. Part of me believe that my body will > have the wisdom to choose the right thing...I don`t really crave > junk -less and less since I made peace with vinegar chips eating them > every day for a month (they actually irritate my mouth -don`t want > them anymore.)> Any advice or experience would be appreciated!>

Nat>

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