Ready to quit!

[Guest guest]

Hi ...

Scoot over - I'm right in there with you. I have twin 14 year old boys with

Autism and ADHD. I read your email and I could have written it myself

We have been on the diet for 6 weeks (5 pure weeks) had a very short intro (

I may reintroduce when I'm not so overwhelmed)

The beginning is BEYOND HARD!!! What am I saying...it's still WAY HARD!!! I

had to wrap my mind around an entirely different way of cooking, shopping,

food prep - eating....Years ago we tried the GF/CF diet for about 4 weeks -

and I tossed in the towel as being a HUGE pain. I feel very differently

about SCD. ALL the incredible and exciting information coming out right now

from

MIT and other scientific studies ALL support the direct link between the

gut and the brain That is my MOTIVATION. ....with all the many many

therapies we have tried throughout the years - holistic, DAN protocols,

medications, hyperbaric..and on and on..- NOTHING has given me a glimmer of

hope like

this..

Hang in there kiddo - YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING!! YOU are their healer!

That's what I tell myself everyday....Like you - everyone thinks I'm nuts

and completely obsessed with this...and I am... because no one else is going

to do this for them....As I said, I'm a newbe and still learning SCD everyday

- but I'm a veteran mom and will not stop this until I have my boys

back...this Pecanbread website and my counselor Patti have been my sanity....

You and I have an incredible network of friends throughout Pecanbread that

are all on board to help and support us....

Oops - gotta run...the butternut squash bread & baked apples timer is

buzzing..

Cherie crohns 8 yrs.

Connor & 14 ASD/ADHD

************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

[Guest guest]

Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I decided

today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying to

organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond difficult

and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it all.

But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not doing

my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done SCD

so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of this

and going in circles in the process.

[Guest guest]

>

hang in there. It was tough for me with just one boy so I can

imagine how hard it is for you. And this board is the ONLY

communication that I had to work with. Everyone else, family,

friends, therapists, doctors all tried to get me remove my child

from this diet. I refused. My son is so much better now even though

he still has some yeast problems, I can see that he's so different

than other kids with the same diagnosis.

I would say first, make the chicken soup. buy the Cooking to Heal

Little Tummies book, it's the simplest, plus a few of the other

cookbooks.

Buy a yogurt maker and starter. Buy an inline dimmer switch to be

sure the yogurt maker stays at a 110 degrees. It works.

In the meantime, serve the soup, make some regular food just leave

out all forms of starch like potatoes, bread, rice, breadcrumbs,

until you have time to make the bread, etc. You can also order

bread if need be, and cookies and what not from the internet.

Expensive but if you can't do the baking/cooking, then buy some.

Order almond flour and pecan flour from the internet also. and a big

jar of clear honey. Just keep it simple until you can get a handle

on it all. It's not easy but there really is no shortcut. Maybe you

can ask some family or friends to pitch in and each person bakes one

thing for you.

I wish you good luck. You will see the difference.

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only

time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I

decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three

kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just

say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying

to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond

difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if

this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend

a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it

all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys

and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not

doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done

SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the

members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of

this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

[Guest guest]

, we just started a few weeks ago for one child so I can only

imagine with three! Some things that I have found helpful:

1) maybe put off starting this weekend and instead prepare a bunch

of the intro diet food --make and freeze a big batch of soup, make

the 4 hour carrots, make chicken pancakes etc. There are so few food

allowed on those intro days anyway. Have all this ready to go so

that when you begin, you can focus on the boys and not worry about

cooking much. I also made an froze some apple/pear sauce and some

squash to have on hand for stage one. Everyone's suggestions to cook

in batches really work!

2) print out the legal/illegal list from the BTVC website -- that

way it is in one place

3) print out the diet stages info from www.pecanbread.com The stages

can give you a game plan of what to add in and how... makes it much

less overwhelming.

4) I have always snuck veg. etc. into scrambled eggs so I have kept

that up but I try initially to give my son the food without hiding

it -- that makes things simpler if they will eat it. If I need to,

then I look for sneaky recipes...rather than first trying complicated

things to sneak food in.

5) Yougurt, nut flours etc. come in the later stages so take the

time to slowly learn about them now but you don't need to worry about

making/buying those things right away.

If you follow the stages and take a little time to learn about the

later stages slwoly you may not find it as overwhelming and it gives

you a chance to prepare for the upcoming stages without feeling like

you need to know and do everything right out of the gate.

I hope this helps and good luck!

Kim

>

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I

decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying

to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond

difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it

all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not

doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done

SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of

this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

[Guest guest]

I unsubscribed from this group over a year ago and just signed back

up because of a question of my own. But I saw your post and wanted

to reply to hopefully offer some encouragement. My son, who just

turned 9, has been on the diet for 2 years and about 3 months. When

we started the diet he had nasty, foul stools, yeast and chronic

stomach pain. It took about a year for his pain to go away

completely. I clearly remember the day when he looked at me and his

Dad and said, " My tummy doesn't hurt anymore. " That alone made it

all worth it. His stools have been better for a long time and we

recently had a CDSA done and it was perfect. We still have mild

yeast issues but that, too, is much improved. I can't say for sure

that we saw any sudden, notable cognitive improvements but his

stomach pain made us press on and continue the diet. Over time, I've

come to realize that he's improved in many areas. We're doing some

biomed stuff, too, but I would have to attribute the majority of my

son's improvement to the diet.

I'm not going to say it will be easy but I think it is worth the

time. I feel for you trying to get 3 young boys on this diet.

Something I think would be the most beneficial to you would be the

support of your family. I think they would be doing you, and

especially your boys, a great disservice to not support you on this.

I hope you can educate them and convince them that this is worth

trying for the sake of your boys' health.

All that said, I almost feel like I need to insert a disclaimer

here. We all know that our kids are so different that most

interventions work for some kids but may not work for many others.

Believe me, we've experienced that first hand with our son and it's

very frustrating. I've been off the list for too long to have an

idea of what percentage of parents are finding the diet to be

beneficial for their kids vs. those who aren't. Maybe someone else

can provide that info, or there may be some anecdotal info in the

files for all I know.

Sorry to everyone for this being so long, but if we had given up

after only a short trial we would never have known the results we've

seen. Please don't give up and do everything you can to convince

your family to support you on this.

Diane

>

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I

decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying

to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond

difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it

all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not

doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done

SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of

this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I know how hard is it at first when you begin this diet. I was a complete

nutcase and my family was just about ready to have me committed. I am not

kidding. I had all four of my boys on the diet and was cooking like crazy

trying to make something they would eat that was similar to the old foods

they loved, like pancakes, chicken nuggets etc. I called my mom and cried to

her and asked her how she did it with 10 kids and very little money. We

always had homecooked meals growing up and I dont remember chaos in the

kitchen at all. I also had a wheat allergy and other food allergies growing

up so I know my mom didnt have it easy. Well after I was done my big cry

(which felt good by the way) , my mom said that I was trying too hard. She

said that I just needed to stick to the basics. I was trying to create when

I should have just been cooking plain and simple. So well, thats what I did.

I got up in the morning, put a frozen chicken in the roasting pan with

cloves of garlic, handfuls of baby carrots, and filled the pan half way with

water and stuck the lid on it and let it cook for a few hours. I then peeled

a bunch of apples and boiled them down with a little bit of water and let

them cool. I later pureed it into applesauce and made popsicles with it. For

two days we ate the chicken and the soup, and the popsicles. I put lots of

seasalt on the chicken and made dipping sauce from the broth. This part was

simple. I really put my effort however in the presentation. I served the

little pieces of chicken on tooth picks. I put the broth (sauce) in little

cups. I lit candles and played music. We ate in the dining room. It was a

lot of fun. The cooking wasnt fancy but the party atmosphere made it fun.

This was breakfast. Later that morning when the boys had their bath, I

brought them the popsicles to eat in the bath. They thought this was fun.

For supper I spead out a table cloth on the floor infront of the TV and set

up a picnic. The kids had so much fun that they didnt pay attention to the

food (which was the same as breakfast) We had popsicles for desert and then

the next day did it all again except in reverse. I served their diluted

juice with silly straws and I also bought a smoothie maker and made slushies

with crushed ice and their juice.

The boys tolerate only the following foods,

chicken

pork

ground pork which I make into sausage shapes

ground beef

apples

bananas

watermelon

pears

green beans cooked and pureed ( i put them in popsicles and ground beef

patties)

and carrots cooked for at least four hours

peeled grapes cooked and pureed

apple cider

pear juice

eggs

homemade garlic pickles

very little peanut butter

one teaspoon of yogurt per day (we just started this)

honey that has been boiled and cooled

Now as you can see that is not very much but it is nutricious. I give them

a multivitamin every morning too. They cannot tolerated nuts so I use a lot

of chicken ground up to make pancakes etc but for the most part it is

simple. I use my roaster every morning and cook our main meat and vegetables

in it and basically just change up the presentation of it. At first the boys

ate a ton of food but this lasted only 3 weeks. They eat normal portions

now and are gain weight. They still have some gut issues but that is

improving with the yogurt.

However, I can happily say that only six months of strict SCD , has

lost his diagnosis and has a diagnosis of PDD NOS from regressive

autism. This is huge for two little boys that only six months ago could only

echo my words. tantrumed all day and would not even let me hold him.

Now he is a happy little guy that loves to play the kissing game. They play

with the neighbourhood kids and LOVE to go to big playgroups. They have some

catching up to do but no one would ever guess they have autism.

Was SCD the only thing I have done? No but it was the biggest, the best and

the most consistent thing I have done for my boys. Keep it simple and keep

it fun.

Other ideas to help out

Bring over the neigbours kids or grandparents or stuffed animals for an

intro party.

Start on a Saturday.

Be prepared. Buy a stock of everything you will need to start.

Write a social story about the foods your kids will be eating. Read it too

them.

Get rid of all illegals. Even sauces etc. Just have the basics in your house

to start.

Close the windows so the neighbours wont hear the screaming when the kids

dont get their chicken nuggets. LOL

Stick to your guns. Look at all the illegal foods as though they are

dangerous to your kids just like a mom would with a child with a severe nut

allergy and you wont be tempted to buy them

Read this message board often.

Make everything as simple and as fun as possible.

Good luck.

Email me if you ever need support. cnickerson37@...

Cindy

Ready to quit!

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I am glad you reached out. Sometimes, even just typing my

frustrations and fears helps me see beyond them or gives me a boost

of creativity.

A big time saver I have recently discovered is to buy big bags of

frozen peaches and cook them up that way-- it saves SO much time from

peeling and cutting fruit. My son (age 3) will not eat veggies, but I

have found that I can steam or cook butternut squash then process it

and blend with the chunky cooked peaches. It gives the peaches more

substance and helps gets some veggies into him. Maybe frozen fruit

will work for you too.

I feel for your situation and hope the next few days, weeks, months

will be better. You are doing everything you can for your boys and

they are so lucky to have you as their mom! I continually tell

myself " we are the hope; if we have no hope, it doesn't exist. " So,

keep up your hope and your good work, and do try to take a little

time for yourself soon. A little break can sometimes give clarity to

what otherwise seems like a harried existence.

Take care!

Shari

>

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I

decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying

to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond

difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it

all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not

doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done

SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of

this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

[Guest guest]

,

I see you've gotten many responses already, and that's a BIG reason

to continue! I think we've all been in your shoes. And I think we

all have seen how this diet has greatly improves our kids. I posted

on here at about 3 days in. My then 18 month old was not eating or

drinking ANYTHING! I was sooo stressed and thought I was killing her

with this diet. The guilt and frustration were unbelievable. But

then it all changed. She started eating...A LOT! Now, after being

on the diet for 10 months and seeing that she's now age appropriate

for speech recognition, where she wasn't even at half age level is

AMAZING! I soooo credit this diet and tell everyone I meet about

it.

You ARE doing the very best for your family by doing this diet! If

you miss a day or two learning and preparing for it, then I think

it's totally worth it to help your boys in ways nothing else has. I

spend my late nights doing cooking and such. (It makes for short

nights, but who sleeps 8 hours anyway!) I can say that I feel proud

to know that I'm feeding my children probably the most healthy diet

on the planet. And it gets easier. Once we got past the stage of

peeling and boiling everything, now I only spend 1-2 nights/week

cooking, instead of every night.

I hope this helps. There is a tremendous amount of support here.

All you have to do is ask.

Cheryl

Mother of Dorthia-2.5 years (SCD since 01/07), Alysson-5.5 years

(Sugar-free/modified SCD)

>

> Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I

decided

> today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying

to

> organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond

difficult

> and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it

all.

> But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not

doing

> my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done

SCD

> so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of

this

> and going in circles in the process.

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for posting this, really sound advice, all of which I am going

to take

Steph, UK

>

> Hi

> I know how hard is it at first when you begin this diet. I was a

complete

> nutcase and my family was just about ready to have me committed. I

am not

> kidding. I had all four of my boys on the diet and was cooking like

crazy

> trying to make something they would eat that was similar to the old

foods

> they loved, like pancakes, chicken nuggets etc. I called my mom and

cried to

> her and asked her how she did it with 10 kids and very little money. We

> always had homecooked meals growing up and I dont remember chaos in the

> kitchen at all. I also had a wheat allergy and other food allergies

growing

> up so I know my mom didnt have it easy. Well after I was done my big

cry

> (which felt good by the way) , my mom said that I was trying too

hard. She

> said that I just needed to stick to the basics. I was trying to

create when

> I should have just been cooking plain and simple. So well, thats

what I did.

> I got up in the morning, put a frozen chicken in the roasting pan with

> cloves of garlic, handfuls of baby carrots, and filled the pan half

way with

> water and stuck the lid on it and let it cook for a few hours. I

then peeled

> a bunch of apples and boiled them down with a little bit of water

and let

> them cool. I later pureed it into applesauce and made popsicles with

it. For

> two days we ate the chicken and the soup, and the popsicles. I put

lots of

> seasalt on the chicken and made dipping sauce from the broth. This

part was

> simple. I really put my effort however in the presentation. I served

the

> little pieces of chicken on tooth picks. I put the broth (sauce) in

little

> cups. I lit candles and played music. We ate in the dining room. It

was a

> lot of fun. The cooking wasnt fancy but the party atmosphere made it

fun.

> This was breakfast. Later that morning when the boys had their bath, I

> brought them the popsicles to eat in the bath. They thought this was

fun.

> For supper I spead out a table cloth on the floor infront of the TV

and set

> up a picnic. The kids had so much fun that they didnt pay attention

to the

> food (which was the same as breakfast) We had popsicles for desert

and then

> the next day did it all again except in reverse. I served their diluted

> juice with silly straws and I also bought a smoothie maker and made

slushies

> with crushed ice and their juice.

>

> The boys tolerate only the following foods,

> chicken

> pork

> ground pork which I make into sausage shapes

> ground beef

> apples

> bananas

> watermelon

> pears

> green beans cooked and pureed ( i put them in popsicles and ground beef

> patties)

> and carrots cooked for at least four hours

> peeled grapes cooked and pureed

> apple cider

> pear juice

> eggs

> homemade garlic pickles

> very little peanut butter

> one teaspoon of yogurt per day (we just started this)

> honey that has been boiled and cooled

>

> Now as you can see that is not very much but it is nutricious. I

give them

> a multivitamin every morning too. They cannot tolerated nuts so I

use a lot

> of chicken ground up to make pancakes etc but for the most part it is

> simple. I use my roaster every morning and cook our main meat and

vegetables

> in it and basically just change up the presentation of it. At first

the boys

> ate a ton of food but this lasted only 3 weeks. They eat normal

portions

> now and are gain weight. They still have some gut issues but that is

> improving with the yogurt.

>

> However, I can happily say that only six months of strict SCD ,

has

> lost his diagnosis and has a diagnosis of PDD NOS from regressive

> autism. This is huge for two little boys that only six months ago

could only

> echo my words. tantrumed all day and would not even let me hold

him.

> Now he is a happy little guy that loves to play the kissing game.

They play

> with the neighbourhood kids and LOVE to go to big playgroups. They

have some

> catching up to do but no one would ever guess they have autism.

> Was SCD the only thing I have done? No but it was the biggest, the

best and

> the most consistent thing I have done for my boys. Keep it simple

and keep

> it fun.

>

> Other ideas to help out

>

> Bring over the neigbours kids or grandparents or stuffed animals for an

> intro party.

>

> Start on a Saturday.

>

> Be prepared. Buy a stock of everything you will need to start.

>

> Write a social story about the foods your kids will be eating. Read

it too

> them.

>

> Get rid of all illegals. Even sauces etc. Just have the basics in

your house

> to start.

>

> Close the windows so the neighbours wont hear the screaming when the

kids

> dont get their chicken nuggets. LOL

>

> Stick to your guns. Look at all the illegal foods as though they are

> dangerous to your kids just like a mom would with a child with a

severe nut

> allergy and you wont be tempted to buy them

>

> Read this message board often.

>

> Make everything as simple and as fun as possible.

>

> Good luck.

> Email me if you ever need support. cnickerson37@...

>

> Cindy

>

>

> Ready to quit!

>

>

> > Please....someone tell me that this is all worth it. I have three

> > small boys who are all on the spectrum and all have major

> > yeast/bacteria/gut issues. Their bowels are a mess. The only time

> > we saw somewhat decent poop was when they were on Diflucan for 10

> > days. They have been GFCF for over a year. For the past several

> > months I have been adjusting their diet towards SCD. However, I

> > never officially did the intro diet with them. This week, I decided

> > today would be the day that I start the intro with all three kiddos

> > as they are all off school for the next three days. Let's just say

> > that I am ready to quit before I actually have started. I am so

> > frustrated. I am actually in tears as I write this post. Trying to

> > organize, plan, prepare, cook, etc. for my 3 boys is beyond difficult

> > and overwhelming. I just wonder if this is all worth it....if this

> > is the only way to heal my boys. I don't have time to sit and

> > research online all the recipes and legal foods. When I do spend a

> > lot of time online, my family feels that I am obsessed with it all.

> > But the simple truth is, if I know something might help my boys and

> > don't follow through with it, then I feel guilty that I am not doing

> > my job as their mom. I am so stressed and don't know how to deal

> > with all of this. I do not know anyone personally that has done SCD

> > so I don't have anyone to talk to about this other than the members

> > on this board. Please help me.... I feel like I am doing all of this

> > and going in circles in the process.

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you mean when you say people think you are " obsessed " .

They wouldn't/can't possibly understand because they are not the main

care-giver for you children. (this is what I finally began to realize with

my family). The beginning stages of the diet, I have found baked fruit and

steaming vegis (I have a pan especially made for steaming) work great. If

you can get a juicer, home made popsicles are a way you can get all kinds of

vegis mixed with fruit juice and diluted into the kids - my son loves these,

and yogurt pops. My son has food allergies too - egg and nuts, so the diet

is challenging for me as well, and the time to cook, clean dishes way more

often, WOW - now we know the reason the convenience foods were so appealing

and took over the diet industry by storm! But it is not worth our kids

health. You can only do the best you can do, so if you feel overwhelmed

just break it down for yourself and start with one step at a time. Small

changes over time also add up - so you could make yourself a month plan

with specific changes to try/introduce one at a time leading to the full

diet in a month. My son has PICA too (he eats things that aren't food) and

he's 11 and quite the snaggler, so the infractions used to make me crazy!

Now I am learning to just let them go, and think about ways to prevent it

for next time. Getting upset about where I'm falling short just stifles my

creativity, and it's a waste of energy -so I try to shift my focus to all

the things I am trying and the little successes I have experienced and feel

grateful for these! With 3 kids you have an enormous challenge before you,

but they are presenting you with awesome opportunities to tap into the parts

of yourself you want to develop - for instance, my kid has taught me

patience, creativity, gratitude for every little thing, persistence, etc.

These are just a few qualities that have grown enormously for me, through

things like determination to do the diet and learning to trust myself that

as his mom, I'm best qualified to choose things I think will help him. I

read your note, and my heart goes out to you. The diet adventures of the

journey can be just as exciting and enjoyable as the thrill of arriving at

your aimed destinations. Take it easy on yourself, no one is perfect, and

pressuring yourself won't help as much as appreciating yourself will - I can

tell you're trying hard, you'll get things going how you want them, maybe

not instantaneously, but with time and planning and supporting yourself.

Take care, Tara