Need some encouragement

[Guest guest]

I have Celiacs/Candida overgrowth and have been one of those that gains weight.

Since I started the diet I have gained 4 more pounds. I'm not really sure what I

am doing wrong. Perhaps I am eating too much DCCC (?) 8-16 oz. per day (but I

feel like it is the only filling thing I can eat right now) I use the lowfat

goat's milk for yogurt and have not been eating any fruit/honey. However, I was

not eating much if any meat prior to SCD and am now eating meat as well as lots

of veggies. While I have a lot less pain in my stomach, I feel pretty lethargic

and have very low energy. I am a runner and have been able to run 1/4 of what I

used to run and very slowly--which I am okay with, but didn't really want to

gain more weight. Are these symptoms normal? I am thinking of cutting out the

cheese and eating less meat (and possibly trying fruit again) but more than

anything I just want my stomach to heal so I don't want to do something to

prevent it from getting to it's best. I've been doing SCD for about 3 weeks now.

Cindy

SCD 3 weeks

Candida/Celiacs - 10 years??

[Guest guest]

I think it may be the DCCC. I ate it at every meal because it was

well tolerated and is great slightly melted with butter, honey and

cinnamon. That sounds like a lot to me but in the beginning, it can

be hard to find enough fruits/vegetables to add in.

There is a method of finding x amount of fruits/veggies you can

tolerate and rotate it until you are well enough to start adding in

other foods. That way you don't eat too much of one thing. A lot of

people get into trouble with the peanut butter, almond butter or pork

rinds. I'm like you as far as liking the DCCC. If you have a plan

every week (Kim M. is great with this as well as the other moderators)

then you won't eat so much of one thing to make up for the difference.

I ate baby lima beans, carrots, yellow squash for a long, long time it

seemed like. But at least I was getting real food to stay...

Everything in moderation, a lot of people eat pumpkin, butternut or

acorn squash, peaches, apples, etc.

Pecanbread.com also has stages which work for some but use caution.

Debbie 40 crohn's dx 3/02

SCD originally 12/05

Currently Illegal!

> I have Celiacs/Candida overgrowth and have been one of those that gains

> weight. Since I started the diet I have gained 4 more pounds. I'm not

> really sure what I am doing wrong. Perhaps I am eating too much DCCC (?)

> 8-16 oz. per day (but I feel like it is the only filling thing I can eat

> right now) I use the lowfat goat's milk for yogurt and have not been eating

> any fruit/honey. However, I was not eating much if any meat prior to SCD and

> am now eating meat as well as lots of veggies. While I have a lot less pain

> in my stomach, I feel pretty lethargic and have very low energy. I am a

> runner and have been able to run 1/4 of what I used to run and very

> slowly--which I am okay with, but didn't really want to gain more weight.

> Are these symptoms normal? I am thinking of cutting out the cheese and

> eating less meat (and possibly trying fruit again) but more than anything I

> just want my stomach to heal so I don't want to do something to prevent it

> from getting to it's best. I've been doing SCD for about 3 weeks now.

>

> Cindy

>

> SCD 3 weeks

> Candida/Celiacs - 10 years??

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