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SCD...again

clrbyers4
clrbyers4
I'm going to give the SCD another shot starting Monday. I'm already getting very anxious. I know how difficult this will be for me and I'm trying to prepare myself as best I can. I will take ANY advice or helpful hints. I included in my journal entry what I plan to eat the first week. I set up my goal for 1 month so I don't feel too overwhelmed. I will see how much progress I've made and hopefully that will give me the encouragement to continue!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi,

I am currently on my second time around w/ the SC Diet. This time, it appears to be helping, although I have not been feeling good the past couple days (extreme heat & extreme stress are a bad combo). I found the diet somewhat difficult at first and my energy levels went down. Once I learned what to eat, I was better and I now have days where I actually feel pretty good. I have the book and some recipes are good, some not so good. Cooking is one of my hobbies, so I tend to be rather creative. I pretty much stick to the caveman type diet though, as there usually is little question as to what is safe to eat. My 3 year old tells me all I eat is meat & coconuts!...LOL

BTW -- Is that a picture of Marilyn Monroe behind you in your pic?? Nice!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
You are doing great with setting up a goal of a month; good luck!
Esme 1
clrbyers4
clrbyers4
Large 911 ~ lol, yes that is Marilyn Monroe. It was taken in a our hotel room in Vegas. What did you eat during your intro diet? I've had pretty constant diarrhea since my last bowel resection a little over a year ago so I'll probably need to be on the intro for more than a few days.
Esme ~ Imagining years was extemely overwhelming! I thought I'd re-evaluate in a month :o).
deleted_user
deleted_user
I started SCD last month. I couldn't use grape juice and had problems with the gelatin so ate very little of it. I can't eat dairy either due to extreme lactose and casein intolerance so I make things with coconut milk. I eat a lot of fresh fish (I live in Alaska), chicken and some veggies, mostly carrots, greens and squashes. I can eat melons, papayas, pears and bananas most of the time. I too am a cavewoman. I also puree foods into soups and smoothies when I am having more difficulty eating or digesting as I am underweight and have difficulty keeping strength up.

My advice is don't buy a lot of anything until you figure out if you can eat it. I don't use the SCD recipes much but go with what I can actually eat rather than what is recommended. Just go easy and take your time. Otherwise it is easy to burn out. It is a lot more work and requires some planning. It is not a miracle cure but since I started I do feel better than I have felt in 1.5 years.

Good luck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I just got the book in the mail today and headed to the grocery store. So will be in the kitchen tinkering with the recipes ....wish me luck!
clrbyers4
clrbyers4
Good luck Qcumber! Keep me posted and message me with your progress and if you have any questions for me! The last few days have been difficult because of my nausia but I'm making through. From what I've read you can feel many symptoms while going through the intro diet. I'm starting to sneak in a few stage one things after just a couple days because of the nausia. The only problem is my diarrhea isn't gone :o(. After 3 bowel resections I'm curious if I'll be able to cure it without medicine??? I'm going to try my hardest to cure it through diet. I'm so excited to be back on SCD!