Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Welcome, , SCD will help you, I'm sure. Think of what you'll be able to eat, rather than what you won't be able to eat, if possible, and how you may be able to improve your health, get off drugs, and feel better than you have ever felt in your life. :-) If this is your first attempt at a very restrictive diet, you will likely do a lot better, if you work up to it slowly. This is a lifestyle change. I spent almost two months studying the book, experimenting with SCD recipes and foods, and receiving e-mails from a group. I personally think that it's better to plan before jumping in, but when you're ready, yes, then go " cold turkey " . A few things helpful during the planning stage: *start going off some of your fav foods which are not SCD- compliant *experiment with chicken broth and soups *try " treat " recipes which use nut butter and nut flour. They are tasty and can motivate one to stick to the diet. [however, they are not the first thing to eat when you go " cold turkey " . And some people can only eat a small amount.] *read the book through and then read parts of it over and over again. :-) *start asking questions here concerning specific foods, if you are unclear what to eat, or how to prepare a recipe, or when to introduce a food, or where to buy a food. *spend more time in your kitchen, organize it, and " pretend " you are starting to do the diet. *think about what kinds of equipment you might need. I bought a cheap stainless steel stock/broth pot from a hardware store. I already had the Magic Blender and a stick blender. I also had a crock pot and a roaster. I make a lot of soups in my crock pot and roaster, as well as in my stock pot. I like to cook lamb or turkey bones in the roaster with veggies, covered with water. Right now I have halibut steak, carrots, and zucchini cooking away in my crock pot with lots of water. I use the Magic Blender for making smoothies or nut butter. Sometimes I dip my stick blender into a crock pot of soup and blend it into a smoothie. I like to add avocado to it. It's an exciting journey. all the best! Louise Newbie to the SCD I was just introduced to BTVC book and am trying to muster up the courage to jump into the scd. I keep thinking of everything I'll be missing. I seriously usually eat 3-4 bowls of cereal per day, with lots of milk and love breads/carbs. I have been feeling pretty good, but have been imuran for a bit now (following remicade). Since I have been feeling good, it is hard to make the switch iykwim. I have had Chron's disease since age 3 (for 26 years now) I have been on virtually every drug at one point or another I suppose. I have had a colostomy, colostomy reversal and adhesion removal in addition to my C/Sections for my 2 girls. Is there a way to just slowly cut foods out, or is it best to cold turkey it? ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 , I suspect that your method for starting the SCD would depend largely on your personality and lifestyle. Some can start cold turkey while others are more successful easing into it. Since you're feeling pretty well versus feeling desperate to get better, I imagine that easing into it might be your path. Of course you are the best judge. I first learned of the SCD in the summer, but waited till the new year to start so as to not try eating SCD during thanksgiving and Xmas. You could set a target date to be 100% SCD and while you're waiting for that time, you could learn to cook SCD. That would be time in which you could sharpen your kitchen skills and prepare your mind and habits. When you start SCD 100%, you may notice that you are hungrier than you are used to. This is common. Your body is adjusting. Just feed it whenever it wants food. Illegal foods are exponentially more tempting when you are hungry. You may want to visit the Pecanbread site to see their stages guideline if you aren't getting the results you think you should: http://www.pecanbread.com/new/scdfoods1.html#beyond Keep reading this group too. There is a lot of wisdom in these halls. Cheers, Stocker CD 1983 SCD 1/2005 Remission 8/2007 http://eatingSCD.wordpress.com http://youtube.com/eatingSCD > > I was just introduced to BTVC book and am trying to muster up the > courage to jump into the scd. I keep thinking of everything I'll be > missing. I seriously usually eat 3-4 bowls of cereal per day, with lots > of milk and love breads/carbs. I have been feeling pretty good, but > have been imuran for a bit now (following remicade). Since I have been > feeling good, it is hard to make the switch iykwim. > > I have had Chron's disease since age 3 (for 26 years now) I have been > on virtually every drug at one point or another I suppose. I have had a > colostomy, colostomy reversal and adhesion removal in addition to my > C/Sections for my 2 girls. > > Is there a way to just slowly cut foods out, or is it best to cold > turkey it? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 At 02:30 PM 12/4/2008, you wrote: Is there a way to just slowly cut foods out, or is it best to cold turkey it? , Welcome to the group! Heh. Wanna join Carboholics Anonymous with me? Pre-SCD, my idea of Lunch, or a snack was a big bowl of whole wheat pasta. Or ditto of brown rice. My favorite was eggs and whole wheat couscous. I was also a chocoholic. I read BTVC and my reaction was " OMG, this makes so much sense! " and hard on the heels of that was " B-but... b-but... b-but... my CARBS!! " Didn't have any success fooling myself of my husband. (Who, btw, could cheerfully live on rice.) It did make sense. And Harry didn't even give me the excuse of him wanting his rice. He said breezily that he'd just get some when we ate out, and that way, I wouldn't have to fix something I couldn't eat. I was sort-of trying to ease into it when I got hit with gall bladder disease which went undiagnosed for almost two months. I had my yogurt maker and was making yogurt. And then I ended up in the hospital with essentially emergency surgery. After five days with no illegals, I sighed, and decided there was no point in going back to eating what I'd decided to give up, and embarked on finding foods I could eat. I won't say I've never looked back... but the results, healthwise, for me, have been worth all the hassle. Just a few days ago, I posted my Tale of the Chocolate and the Carrots. You might find that entertaining. One thing I have learned in seven years on SCD: NO food, none, nadda, zip, is worth ill health. There is nothing so delicious that I crave it to the point of giving up my health. If you want to ease into the diet, since you're doing okay, that might be the easiest. Get used to cooking again, and then just get stricter and stricter on yourself. You have a great family of fellow SCDers here who will help you. You CAN do it. Take charge of your health! — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi, I've been feeling pretty good since my Humira kicked in 3 months ago. However, I still have terrible fatigue and want to avoid further crohn's problems. I started looking into SCD in late October. Once I was convinced that this could be the answer to my problems, I set a date...I would go 100% SCD on December 1st. I spent the month of November reading everything I could about the diet, and started compiling recipes that looked tasty. I also used the month to start gradually reducing my sugar intake (I dropped soda, ice cream, candy, Boost, and non-100% juice). I also indulged in a few of my favorite foods that I would no longer be able to eat on my new diet, like Funfetti cake with cream cheese frosting...drool... On Thanksgiving, I made my first SCD legal cranberry sauce (it tasted just as good with honey as with sugar). And about a week and a half before the 1st, I started eating 1/2 cup of homemade yogurt to get my body adjusted to it ahead of time. I'm now 4 days into the diet, and am not missing my illegal foods all that much (I do miss my milk a bit). I'm mostly just looking forward to expanding my legal foods. I added applesauce yesterday, and tomorrow will be cheese! Perhaps you could look at doing a trial run of the diet? Vow to go 100% SCD for 30 days, and then reevaluate at that time. Myself, I'm looking to do 3 months before reevaluating. It seems less daunting then to say, " I will eat this way forever! " However, I'm currently feeling fairly confident that I will remain on it for long after that. Good luck! Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > I was just introduced to BTVC book and am trying to muster up the > courage to jump into the scd. I keep thinking of everything I'll be > missing. I seriously usually eat 3-4 bowls of cereal per day, with lots > of milk and love breads/carbs. I have been feeling pretty good, but > have been imuran for a bit now (following remicade). Since I have been > feeling good, it is hard to make the switch iykwim. > > I have had Chron's disease since age 3 (for 26 years now) I have been > on virtually every drug at one point or another I suppose. I have had a > colostomy, colostomy reversal and adhesion removal in addition to my > C/Sections for my 2 girls. > > Is there a way to just slowly cut foods out, or is it best to cold > turkey it? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Hi ...my approach with my kids that worked for getting into scd was we mastered the treats first lol .. ( so scd candy, cobblers etc ..many of which are very very tasty!! ) & then after 2 months of that ... I bribed them each 5$ a day to go on & stay on the intro ( & for myself, I got to buy myself a non-food treat each week of purist plain early scd) ...I have now weened us to almost no honey ...and very healthy but plain scd ( lots of soups, stews veggies --less treats )...but I would've had full-out family mutiny on my hands if i had gone "hard-core" right off the bat ...though with the holidays coming up, we will make a bunch of treats ( meranges, candy, toffee etc) --again, to avoid mutiny lol! ...hth, gisele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Another way to transition is to skip wheat and other grains for awhile then eat the SCD intro and then do the SCD diet (which will taste like heaven after the intro) Most cookbooks have grain free recipes, for example grilled chicken with some vegges or roast beef with veges. Steak and sallad is a classic. You have to think to double the portions of veges so that you get full. You may still find yourself staring at the part of the plate that usually holds potatoes or rice or pasta, but after a few days that feeling goes away. I have helped many families transition to a wheat-free life and it is often a lot less traumatic than they first think it will be. The food might seem very different because the grains are missing, but the only thing that actually changes is that you eat more fruits, veges and meat/fish. When you start the SCD diet you add yogurt too, if you can tolerate it. I didn't eat dairy for many years when I started SCD and it took me a few weeks to get used to it. Now I really like it and it sure makes an easy breakfast! Cecilia paleo-diet for 9 years (grainfree, dairy free) SCD for 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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