So pleased I found this post!

I have been following a paleo lifestyle for the past 18months and I can not recommend it highly enough. Initially I changed my diet to lose a few kgs in order to get healthy to fall pregnant (was having fertility issues).. but it turned in to so much more once I saw the benefits with weight loss and also my health in general.

I have lost 18kgs much more than I ever anticipated.. and that was mostly from dietary changes. I didn't start exercising until I lost about 15kgs (!) and then found a love for crossfit.

I fell pregnant within 6 months of changing my diet (after 14months of no luck).. miscarried unfortunately. But please to say I am now pregnant again (about 9 weeks) 6 months after my miscarriage.

I have to say I am finding it difficult to stay completely paleo now I am pregnant, due to food aversions mostly and my body craving carbs. Instead of resorting to grains etc for my carbs I am just eating a lot more starches like sweet potato and even rice.