Re: Curious About Calories

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> Hello Stephania and welcome!

>

> I wouldn't worry about calories at the beginning of the diet. For most

> of us, we tend to lose weight because of all the bad fattening foods we

> are not allowed to eat anymore. As your body slowly heals on this diet,

> then you can start counting your calories. I know some people on this

> diet try to make sure that they eat enough calories for their weight.

> They'll be able to point you to the right information. I don't bother

> because I follow what my body tells me. Doesn't matter if it might not

> be enough.I can't digest more than what I eat. Having said that, I only

> lost about 10 lbs since the beginning of the diet and I remain stable,

> as long as I don't do too much exercise. If I do, then I lose more

> weight and I run out of energy before the day is done.

>

> Good luck!

>

>

> GERDS and chronic C.

> SCD 2 yrs

> Curious About Calories

>

>

> Hello All,

>

> I am very new to all of this and just trying to understand how people

> manage this lifestyle change. I am addicted to calorie counting when I

> eat and feel out of control if I don't do so. How many calories should

> be consumed in a day on this diet? Are people on SCD even concerned

> about this?

>

> While I have chosen to change what I eat, I still want to make sure I

> don't eat to much of it.

>

Hi Stephania

Welcome to SCD. As has already mentioned, many of us on the diet are

focussed on getting the right foods (and trying to feel full!) to ensure

healing, without concerning ourselves with the daily calorie count. Many people

have found that after some time on the diet, they found a natural improvement in

their weight (either up or down, as they needed) - the diet seems to stabilise

some people's weight to an optimum range.

After a number of years on the diet and being able to eat virtually any quantity

of any legal food, I am now in a position where I am having to watch the

quantity of almond flour baked goods I eat, but which I find reasonably easy to

regulate, for example, eating 1 instead of 3 every day. The real problem is

still finding ways to feel full!

Perhaps you could think about shifting your addiction (and energies!) to

following the diet completely legally, but more especially to listening and

understanding what is going on with your body. As time goes by, and you become

more familiar with what is working for you and what isn't, you may feel more

comfortable and confident in having turned your attention in on yourself to be

well-attuned and ready to act on your own behalf.

Licia

colitis/SCD feb 2006

no meds since july 2006