Has anyone here been successful at paleo diet during pregnancy? I've been told to start eating like gestational diabetes, even though I haven't taken the test, yet...but due to my history, it's a good idea to get into good habits. It's looking like Paleo is a good way to go with this.
Any good links or books you recommend?
honeydew / 7917 posts
I don't have experience with the Paleo diet during pregnancy, but I am on a strict GD diet. My meals are heavy in protein and veggies. I have to save my fruit and dairy intake between meals when I'm snacking (sugars don't spike up since my metabolism is already up from eating a meal prior). My diet gives me better control over my health, and I haven't gained much weight (maybe 5 lbs & I'm 27 weeks pregnant and tiny to begin with). I'm hoping to continue eating this way after baby is born.
coconut / 8681 posts
I couldn't have done it in the first tri but I started incorporating more paleo meals/days into my lifestyle during the second tri of this pregnancy and have been successful so far. I switched over to completely paleo a week ago (for a 30 day challenge) and plan on continuing it as long as possible!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I was unsuccessful in this endeavor during pregnancy 
But if i had had to eat this way, I would have :). I just...didn't have a reason to, nor was I motivated
Resources: Paleomg, nom nom paleo, mark's daily apple...
nectarine / 2750 posts
I stayed pretty much Paleo throughout-the first tri was a little iffy because I was so sick. Sometimes white rice was all I could stomach! I would suggest sites like fastpaleo.com and chowstalker.com - they have recipes from all of the Paleo blogs and you can find a recipe for pretty much anything on there.
The Everyday Paleo books are good-lots of recipes!
pomelo / 5258 posts
I was paleo for about two years before I got pregnant. I fell off the wagon hard 1st trimester. I didn't have much morning sickness but I couldn't stomach eggs or animal protein for a couple weeks. I got right back to paleo second & third trimester without any problem.
I second the Mark's Daily Apple recommendation.
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