Home from first trip on SCD

August 7, 2009

Hello everyone! This past week I went on my first trip since starting SCD (also

my first trip since I adopted my bird 4 years ago). My mom and I (with said bird

in tow) drove from Arizona to Colorado (with an overnight in Utah) to visit

family. I got the travel fridge that Marilyn recommended and loaded it

up with enough SCD food for a week. Last night we overnighted in New Mexico, and

got home this afternoon.

Everything went pretty well. I ate the same exact thing nearly everyday, which

was okay since it's all food I enjoy. I went out to " eat " with family one night

and just ordered an ice tea. They all felt guilty eating in front of me, and it

was hard to convince them that I was perfectly okay with it. Sure, their food

looked and smelled good, but I really wasn't interested in actually eating it.

On another night, I went to a cookout. A little bit less of a problem there,

since I could eat a hamburger with cheese (I also had a little mustard, which

was questionable as far as SCD goes). People felt slightly less guilty this

time, that is until the ice cream cakes rolled out. How do you convince people

not to feel bad for you? I don't feel bad for myself, but I guess they don't

believe me. Oh, and that was the best hamburger I'd ever eaten (I'm not much of

a red meat person). I later found out that they butcher their steers locally, so

they were probably completely grass fed. Now I wish I could afford to eat that

kind of meat all of the time!

I was feeling bad for my mom, because she didn't get any takeout on any of our

driving days (she just ate some fruit/nuts/crackers that she brought along).

Again, I think she didn't want to eat SAD food in front of me. So last night, I

told her that I could probably eat off of Outback Steakhouse's gluten free menu

without a problem. I got a steak that just had salt and pepper on it, and ate a

couple slices of squash from the seasonal veggies (they were the only ones

cooked soft enough for me to eat).

Doing an SCD trip was remarkably easy! I just had to eat my food cold, because I

didn't have access to a microwave. Also, driving 700 miles (each way) with a

birdcage in your lap is not the most comfortable way to travel, but we all

survived somehow. Hurray!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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