yogurt: giving up and starting over

[Guest guest]

Thank you, and Sheila for yogurt info. I am going to throw this

batch out, buy a yogurt maker and start over.

Besides cooling it according to the BTVC website's *other*

instructions, I've just checked the yogurt and found it has dipped

below 100 for at least the second time --and possibly for up to five

hours (since I was sleeping)-- and when I turned the oven on to get

the temp back up, I forgot about it for several minutes and it rose to

120.

I can't believe the number of problems we ran into, which are all the

more frustrating because DS and I are both so hungry!!! We didn't

really have two days to waste on incorrect instructions posted on the

BTVC website, a lightbulb method that doesn't work, etc. Argh.

How anyone else is getting through these horrible hungry weeks while

working, breastfeeding, racing after a toddler, cooking new foods from

scratch, ruining half of them, walking 4 kms back to the store to

start over, etc, is truly beyond me. ::sigh::

Baden, extremely hungry mother to an extremely hungry 3 yr old with

suspected autism and celiac; SCD 0 days because we can't even get the

intro part right, never mind the yogurt or anything else...

[Guest guest]

Hang in there! You can do it. Do the best you can!

I don't have much to offer except that when you add new things to your life it

takes a bit to get used to a new schedule or routine. You sound very very busy.

I found the best way to get alot of cooking done is when everyone is sleeping!

Then cook cook cook and store store store. When you have the major meat and

soup cooked, then slowly cook some other things like jello or such...

Maybe get some things stored up, before you actually start your day 1 of scd?

Good luck you can do it.

sandy

uc since 2004

scd 3 weeks

freecyclefish wrote:

Thank you, and Sheila for yogurt info. I am going to throw this

batch out, buy a yogurt maker and start over.

Besides cooling it according to the BTVC website's *other*

instructions, I've just checked the yogurt and found it has dipped

below 100 for at least the second time --and possibly for up to five

hours (since I was sleeping)-- and when I turned the oven on to get

the temp back up, I forgot about it for several minutes and it rose to

120.

I can't believe the number of problems we ran into, which are all the

more frustrating because DS and I are both so hungry!!! We didn't

really have two days to waste on incorrect instructions posted on the

BTVC website, a lightbulb method that doesn't work, etc. Argh.

How anyone else is getting through these horrible hungry weeks while

working, breastfeeding, racing after a toddler, cooking new foods from

scratch, ruining half of them, walking 4 kms back to the store to

start over, etc, is truly beyond me. ::sigh::

Baden, extremely hungry mother to an extremely hungry 3 yr old with

suspected autism and celiac; SCD 0 days because we can't even get the

intro part right, never mind the yogurt or anything else...

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Sandy. You said you don't have much to offer, but your words

of encouragement do help!

About getting stuff done while they sleep --yeah. I woke up at 3 this

morning and got busy. (Unfortunately, toddler woke at 4 and got busy,

too. I have some daycare hours today and am going to use them to 'run

away'.) In the meantime, bad batch thrown out, diapers washed, dishes

done, house organized and shopping list made.

I'm a self-employed single parent and adding more to that is a back

breaker. I'll have to start over with better preparation.

I am going to do exactly what you said: plan, stock up, pre-cook and

THEN start SCD for real. With this ad hoc approach, we're not getting

far at any speed anyway!

Thanks

Baden, mom to 3yr old with suspected celiac and autism

[Guest guest]

Hang in there! I'm just starting out, too, and it can all be very

frustrating. One thing that I read on here that I thought I'd pass on

is a recommendation to start multiple family members at different

times. That way, you don't get hungry people experiencing die off at

the same time. In my house, I knew that might get UGLY so I started a

few weeks ago and will be starting my ASD son on December 26th. I

know that I felt pretty crappy for a few days, so if he starts acting

out at the beginning, I'll hopefully be more compassionate about it

all

Best of Luck!

Kari--IBS, scd 12/01/07, mother to ASD

[Guest guest]

I don't know if any of you newbie-cooks do this, but it helps with not getting

frantic on the scd diet.

( maybe fanatic, but not frantic!)

I've done this pre-scd and found that planning daily meals and snacks for the

week, ahead of time, really helps keep me organized.

The lists also serve as a journal, to see what foods may be effecting you a

few days later.

I write everything out. Listing what ingredients I'll need for the week,

noticing what leftovers I will have for the next day to pack for lunch.

With the holidays coming up it's important to stay on track with planning.

Notice in your weekly menu what meals that you'll have to pack for a

non-scd-party, or which meals you'll need to make fast, for a hectic day on the

run .

I review this each night before bed, and list one or two things that I need to

cook special for the next day.

I only mention this because I see the way most nonscd-people cook a few hours

before it's time to eat...most times they panic...can't find anything, don't

want to take the time...and end up eating fast food crap.

So, stock up on big notebook paper and start writing!

sandy

scd 3 weeks-love to cook

uc since 2004

freecyclefish wrote:

Thanks, Sandy. You said you don't have much to offer, but your words

of encouragement do help!

About getting stuff done while they sleep --yeah. I woke up at 3 this

morning and got busy. (Unfortunately, toddler woke at 4 and got busy,

too. I have some daycare hours today and am going to use them to 'run

away'.) In the meantime, bad batch thrown out, diapers washed, dishes

done, house organized and shopping list made.

I'm a self-employed single parent and adding more to that is a back

breaker. I'll have to start over with better preparation.

I am going to do exactly what you said: plan, stock up, pre-cook and

THEN start SCD for real. With this ad hoc approach, we're not getting

far at any speed anyway!

Thanks

Baden, mom to 3yr old with suspected celiac and autism

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[Guest guest]

Yeah, that's exactly what I decided I have to do:

1. Rewrite the instructions so they are chronological, etc.

2. Get all the necessary equipment.

3. Plan meals.

4. Change my work schedule (daycare provider won't serve him meat.)

5. Start.

Baden, mom to 3yr old with suspected autism and celiac

I write everything out. Listing what ingredients I'll need for the week...

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[Guest guest]

Kari, great suggestion re: starting different household members at different

times re: die off crabbiness!

I started it at the same time because I am nursing him and was concerned with

what might be passing through the breastmilk (and confusing any 'test' results,

etc).

Baden, mom to 3 yo with suspected celiac and autism

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[Guest guest]

I've been reading your posts, Baden, and just want to say " hang in there " and

" good for you " . I think it's great that you're nursing your son. I can't

imagine how hard juggling all of this must be for you, but at least you get some

super nutritious, ready-made food at your fingertips (umm, well, a little

lower).

Good luck. I hope you find the right things for your son to get better.

Ellen

10 y/o dd scd since 5/06 for Crohn's and, thankfully, doing great

[Guest guest]

Ellen, you made me cry (with gratitude) and then laugh!

Thank you.

Baden, mom to 3yr with suspected autism and celiac

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[Guest guest]

First of all, bless your heart for being a self-employed, single mom,

and for taking this diet on for the sake of your son. It's rough at

first, but one can adjust.

I don't have any other advice to offer that the other moms haven't

already. I cook after my son has gone to sleep, and I batch cook

broth and silver-dollar turkey burgers on the weekend.

I just wanted you to know that I started and gave up, too. Then I

started again. About a year ago, I read about the SCD, and knew

somehow that I would have to do it to help my son at some point. It

was only in the past three months that his neurological problems

became so manifest that I was able to gather my courage and begin. I

haven't looked back.

Much love, and good luck,

,

mother to Sailor (4-27-06)

Dyspraxia, hypotonia, SPD, and colitis since birth

[Guest guest]

Dear Grammy and :

Thank you both. I just now found your messages in my 'bulk' folder.

Good to know someone else quit before restarting!

Grammy, thanks for all the vegetarian info, as well as for the other support

options.

For now, I am just going to continue preparing, while journalling his non-SCD

intake and reactions. When my yogurt maker arrives, I will buy the food and

start. My father is happy to do the cooking to help. I have hope again! And the

return to normal diet is certainly convincing me again of the necessity of

trying SCD for real.

Baden, no longer hungry, but 3 yr old has crazy poops and terrible sleeps again

(suspected celiac and autism)

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