Guest guest Posted October 4, 1999 Report Share Posted October 4, 1999 , It's a guarantee that you'd have a healthier pregnancy if you lost weight... and there don't seem to be any problems with subsequent pregnancies. It's do-able!!! We're here to support and encourage one another in our pregnancies or our desire to be pregnant. I have a healthy 1-month old son now (although I had the VBG, not the RNY, but that doesn't seem to make much difference). I know that I would not have had as easy a pregnancy had I been at my top weight... and it's also a guarantee that I would've had gestational diabetes... I almost had it as it was, but managed to scrape by without developing it, and I'm pretty sure it was because I had lost so much weight. No, having more kids is NOT a problem... and for some of us, the surgery seems to have increased our fertility rate! heheh -Kris >BUT...I must know that having >more kids is not a problem. Have you had the rny type and had kids? I >am 30 >yrs old, 5'3 and about 370 pounds now. I want to lose down to about >120-130ish. I have an almost 2 yr old girl and a gorgeous husband and >want >to keep it that way! I hate how I feel now. Anyway, just interested in >what >you all have experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 > Hi all. I just joined today. I've purchased STVC and now I'm just > waiting for it to arrive. I was > wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to go about getting > started. For instance, > what food items do you consider " staples " in this diet? From what > I've seen so far, homemade > yogurt and almond flour seem to be necessities. Is there anything > else that's indispensable? > Any help is appreciated! I'm sure I'll be posting a lot within the > next few weeks or so. Here is a list of some of my essentials: Honey vanilla with no sugar added (frontier brand is good) eggs butter olive oil sunflower or safflower oil for making mayonnaise extra virgin coconut oil - (great natural anti-inflammatory) chicken/beef/other meat with no additives (be extra careful about Turkey - I discovered the kind of turkey I was using had additives and had to switch to organic turkey. And this may be fairly typical. cheddar/swiss cheese (other kinds of hard cheeses you like.) farmer's cheese yogurt starter - whether in powder form or legal yogurt acidophilus pills (make sure they are legal) raw cider vinegar white vinegar good quality sea salt mint tea/black tea/green tea Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I eat a banana everyday in a smoothie (usually banana, strawberry, apple or orange and yogurt). Since they have to be ripe, I have to make sure I keep some on hand or I wind up running out and the store never has ripe ones. Eggs. Boiled eggs keep at room temperature so they were my staple until I started adding new foods. Add yogurt slowy at first. I tried a full 7 oz and had a small setback. Later, I added 1 TBS a day and incremented from there. My advice is to take the diet slowly. Don't try to add things too fast. It took me 10 weeks to be able to handle almond flour or nuts of any kind. If you have room, make a lot and freeze individual serving sizes. I don't have much room but I do freeze as much as I can. Best of luck to you, Misty Kimble , LACD SCD - Jan 5 08 Med Freepixxistyx wrote: Hi all. I just joined today. I've purchased STVC and now I'm just waiting for it to arrive. I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to go about getting started. For instance, what food items do you consider "staples" in this diet? From what I've seen so far, homemade yogurt and almond flour seem to be necessities. Is there anything else that's indispensable? Any help is appreciated! I'm sure I'll be posting a lot within the next few weeks or so. -Marisa __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 You can also make your own vanilla which is alot cheaper. I'm currently making my first batch. 1 Quart Mason Jar Vodka or Rum 6 vanilla beans (purchased online) Cut open the vanilla beans and place in the mason jar. Fill with vodka. Shake often. Let it sit for 6 weeks and pour into individual containers (I bought the 2 oz kind). I haven't done this yet, but they say you can add a piece of vanilla bean to the individual bottles to keep it strong. Also, you can add more vodka to the jar to make more vanilla but it will be a bit weaker.Mara Schiffren wrote: > Hi all. I just joined today. I've purchased STVC and now I'm just > waiting for it to arrive. I was> wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to go about getting > started. For instance,> what food items do you consider "staples" in this diet? From what > I've seen so far, homemade> yogurt and almond flour seem to be necessities. Is there anything > else that's indispensable?> Any help is appreciated! I'm sure I'll be posting a lot within the > next few weeks or so. :)Here is a list of some of my essentials:Honeyvanilla with no sugar added (frontier brand is good)eggsbutterolive oilsunflower or safflower oil for making mayonnaiseextra virgin coconut oil - (great natural anti-inflammatory)chicken/beef/other meat with no additives (be extracareful about Turkey - I discovered the kind of turkeyI was using had additives and had to switch toorganic turkey. And this may be fairly typical.cheddar/swiss cheese (other kinds of hard cheeses you like.)farmer's cheeseyogurt starter - whether in powder form or legal yogurtacidophilus pills (make sure they are legal)raw cider vinegarwhite vinegargood quality sea saltmint tea/black tea/green teaEtc. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Hi Marisa. I don't think that almond flour is considered a staple when you first start on SCD. The book recommends following an introductory diet for 2-5 days, when symptoms such as cramping and diarrhea are severe. Foods included on that diet are breakfast: dry-curd cottage cheese (also called farmer's cheese, apparently): moistened with homemade yogurt If dry-curd cottage cheese is unavailable, drain homemade yogurt through a lined strainer or cheesecloth for several hours over a bowl, to make SCD cream cheese, which can be substituted for DCCC. eggs: boiled, poached, or scrambled (avoid if D is severe) apple cider (not apple juice) or grape juice, mixed with an equal volume of water homemade gelatin made with juice, unflavoured gelatin, and sweetener (honey or saccharine) lunch: homemade chicken soup including broth, chicken, and pureed carrots (I cooked the chicken and water with onions, lots of whole peeled carrots, 2 celery stalks, 1 bay leaf, dill, parsley, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, but the only vegetables I ate with the soup were the carrots. Celery, onions, parsley and, I assume, dill, are too fibrous to be included in the introductory diet.) broiled beef patty or broiled fish cheesecake (made with eggs, dry curd cottage cheese, homemade yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract) baked to custard consistency Dinner: any of above After the introductory diet: " When diarrhea and cramping subside, cooked fruit, banana, and additional vegetables may be tried. " (p. 51, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, 9th printing, May 2002.) Elaine Gottschall cautioned that vegetables in the cabbage family should not be introduced until diarrhea has substantially subsided, and that dried legumes (the ones that are allowed on SCD) should not be introduced until at least 3 months after starting on SCD. I'm not sure when almond flour is supposed to be introduced. I started using it last week, but I didn't have D or cramping. In fact, I haven't had D at all since starting this diet. The pecanbread.com website has a chart for various phases between the introductory diet and the full range of SCD, but that website is aimed at children with autism, I think, and may not be relevant to adults with other disorders. I hope this helps. I read the book before starting on the diet, and I keep referring to it. Ellen in Toronto SCD 2008-March-17 " pixxistyx " wrote: > Hi all. I just joined today. I've purchased STVC and now I'm just waiting > for it to arrive. I was > wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to go about getting > started. For instance, > what food items do you consider " staples " in this diet? From what I've > seen so far, homemade > yogurt and almond flour seem to be necessities. Is there anything else > that's indispensable? > Any help is appreciated! I'm sure I'll be posting a lot within the next > few weeks or so. > > -Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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