No-S okay for pregnant women?

[bcdg24]

Hey,
I first learned about the No-S Diet in college, about 3 or 4 years ago, but had not previously attempted it (although, I admired the simple brilliance of the plan). I am now pregnant with my second child, and I put on about 45 lbs with my first (I still have about 26 lbs of that weight I never attempted to lose; my first child is now 16 months old).
I realize there is a disclaimer on the website, and generally speaking, when it comes to sustaining a healthy pregnancy, all bets are off regarding trying new things.
I also get that this diet is based on common sense. If I apply that same logic, it seems reasonable to me that it is still possible to stick to the diet, but I am a bit worried about hunger between meals, and the fact that when you're very pregnant, your stomach can't hold much anyway (which is nice from a weight-loss perspective, but horrifying from a 'there's this life inside me sucking all my nutrients away between meals' perspective).
What are your thoughts on the reasonableness of starting this diet now, and an alternate plan for hunger-attacks?
Thanks!!

[bcdg24]

Overall, I have to lose something between 45 and 50 lbs. I remember that I used to be 138 in the months before i conceived, then at the beginning of the pregnancy I was about 143, and at the end I was 188 (ick, i know!), and I weigh about 169 now.
So to get back to 138 I have to lose about 31 lbs. I just hope to lose that weight in the next 2 or 3 years (with the purpose of keeping it off the rest of my life.
I am 24.

[kccc]

I am not a doctor and don't play one on the internet... so your doctor's advice should take precedence. See what s/he says about losing weight during pregnancy. (I have heard that if you're overweight, they like you to hold steady but not actually lose... I wasn't overweight going into pregnancy, so am not sure.)

With that said... I couldn't have stuck to this as written during my pregnancy because I became tremendously nauseated if I didn't have food in my stomach. It's the only time in my life that I believe I genuinely HAD to have small meals during the day!

However, I think that I could have been fine with some modifications: (a) I could have done the "no sweets/seconds" and (b) had a limited array of healthy snacks, eaten at relatively regular times. I kind of did do the "no sweets" because I very focused on the quality of my food - even gave up coffee and soda for the duration. (The soda habit turned out to be gone permanently - it tasted nasty after 9 months without. I nearly spewed my first sip across the room. Coffee is a different story. )

Do consult your doctor. And good luck!

[wosnes]

I'd start now and if you need smaller, more frequent meals -- so be it. But have a plan of what they can be and when you eat them -- not just random snacking of whatever, whenever.

[bcdg24]

thanks for "weighing in" (oh i'm just awful with puns).
There is that loophole on the site regarding the NUMBER of meals per day! I'll probably try a trial run on 3 meals a day, and re-evaluate if upping to 4 or 5 (or 6, god forbid) is necessary as the pregnancy progresses.
And yes, I will consult my doctor!