Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

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Pam,What about lemon curd? It is made with 1/2 c lemon juice, 6 egg yolks, 1/2 butter chilled in cubes, 1/2 honey. Using a double boiler or a non-reactive bowl over a pan of gently boiling water, whisk the juice, egg yolks, and honey together. As it warms, add a piece of butter and stir until melted. Continue doing the same with all the pieces of butter. Cook for about 5-10 minutes more until thickened. Let cool and chill. Can have on toast, in pastry cups, on meringue nests, or mixed with fresh berries.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 7:55:56 PMSubject: I need DESSERT!!!!

Help! Today is one of those days I want a treat for myself. I might make PB Cookies but with Almond Butter instead. Any other suggestions as to what I can make for myself? I'm almost 4 months into the diet, and tolerant many things well, but am not sure about nuts. Thanks!

Pam

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No drugs, but supplements per my Naturopath

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Darlene,I suppose the weight issue is one of how active are you? Most people report that eventually the diet 'normalizes' a person's weight to one that is right for that person. Of course, it is always possible to eat too much and gain weight, but usually the food is so dense that you will feel 'yuck' if you do it too much. Just like foods tolerated, it is a very individual thing. And yes, people have gained weight ON the diet, but not usually BECAUSE of the diet -- usually it is because they are eating more calories than they are using. I wouldn't worry about this in the beginning of the diet because as you heal you will require a lot of calories -- just make sure they are from varied food sources. For example one nut muffin is like 350 - 400 calories. Most people

freak at this thought, but if you aren't eating the starches and sugar that normally resides in regular muffins, it is o.k because you are actually getting more nutrients vs. the empty calories of a regular muffin and that makes all the difference in the world. I am 5' 4" and weigh 138 lbs (with hypothyroid problems) and wear about a size 8-10. I eat 1 muffin, 1 boiled egg, one cup of yogurt with honey and tea or coffee (with coconut milk) each morning for breakfast. Lunch is usually like a mini dinner if I have left overs or cheese, nuts, and fruit if I don't. Dinner is usually a meat and two veggies and dessert a couple of times a week. I do nothing extra other than keeping up the house, food, laundry and three boys -- in short I don't 'work out.' I maintain my weight with no problems at all, but I can't easily lose it either (might be part of the hypothyroid issue).Don't stress about it unless it starts

looking like a real, long-term, problem and after you have been on the diet for quite some time. AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 10:15:05 PMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Amelia,

Yup, meringues is next on the list of my new culinary forays! Curious, has anyone on this list gained weight because of the diet? Unwanted weight, that is? DarleneIntestinal DysbiosisSCD 3 weeks & counting

From: Amelia Bhide <bhide_thehague@ yahoo.com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Wed, March 17, 2010 5:26:40 AMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Darlene,It is really good on toast and as a filler in a pre-baked pie shell and I'll bet it tastes good on meringue too! Since there are five of us eating at our house, I don't feel to guilty making it. ; ) Amelia

From: Darlene <darleneryan@ rocketmail. com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Tue, March 16, 2010 11:51:18 PMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Amelia,

OMG, is that lemon curd good! Geez, at this rate I'm going to gain weight! And I don't need to gain weight. DarleneIntestinal DysbiosisSCD 9 days

From: Darlene <darleneryan@ rocketmail. com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Wed, March 3, 2010 8:35:05 AMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Amelia:

"What about lemon curd? It is made with 1/2 c lemon juice, 6 egg yolks, 1/2 butter chilled in cubes, 1/2 honey"

I'm taking that you mean 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup honey? DarleneIntestinal DysbiosisSCD 13 days

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Remember, starting an intense work-out program isn't recommended the first six months of starting SCD.  I'm sure 'intense' would vary with where you start healthwise.  Better to let healing take place.

 

I've experienced and read others experience a type of phase that you are just hungry *all the time*.  It only lasts a few weeks but it's usually a few months in and for example, I was eating two 18 cartons of eggs, two baked chickens with yogurt, DCCC, some veggies, fruits per week.  It was crazy.  I've seen posts from parents saying, are you serious?  But just remember, it's temporary.  Like your body is finally starting to absorb then it all tapers off.  So don't panic if that's what's happening.

 

Once things stabilize, you could just use portion control which is what I'm going to do plus I don't use honey like I did at first.  Or the farmer's cheese.

Debbie 40 cd

[Guest guest]

I went through this too. I found that cutting out honey helped. I was putting it

on yogurt and in peppermint tea. Those carbs add up. I don't miss it.

PJ

>

> Remember, starting an intense work-out program isn't recommended the first

> six months of starting SCD. I'm sure 'intense' would vary with where you

> start healthwise. Better to let healing take place.

>

> I've experienced and read others experience a type of phase that you are

> just hungry *all the time*. It only lasts a few weeks but it's usually a

> few months in and for example, I was eating two 18 cartons of eggs, two

> baked chickens with yogurt, DCCC, some veggies, fruits per week. It was

> crazy. I've seen posts from parents saying, are you serious? But just

> remember, it's temporary. Like your body is finally starting to absorb then

> it all tapers off. So don't panic if that's what's happening.

>

> Once things stabilize, you could just use portion control which is what I'm

> going to do plus I don't use honey like I did at first. Or the farmer's

> cheese.

> Debbie 40 cd

>

[Guest guest]

Darlene,I suppose the weight issue is one of how active are you? Most people report that eventually the diet 'normalizes' a person's weight to one that is right for that person.I think there is a little bit of fairytale in this - this is very true for some people, for any numberof other people, once your body learns how to gain weight from the food, you can gainweight very easily if you overeat and don't treat it like you would a regular diet. That's certainly been my experience. It also depends on the type of bacteria you have - as we saw recently, different bacteriadetermine whether you gain weight primarily from carbs, fat, or the both of them. Andno doubt at a different rate as well. And it probably has to do with a whole bunch of otherthings that are not yet well understood. Mara

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Amelia,

Thanks for your response. I have gained about 10 pounds in the past 2 years of being laid up. I was 110 lbs at 5'1". Being short means it all goes around the middle so 120 feels a bit heavy for me and packing on anymore would make me feel ugh. I feel heavy though because of my bloat and C. Then when I eat a good meal I feel even heavier and "backed up". But I'll give it time and let my gut do some more healing which is the first priority anyway over weight. Hypothyroid is adrenal fatigue, is it not? I have had that for years and years, used to drive myself relentlessly to do exercise and the last 2 years just could not. So now I've started a yoga class once a week and am trying to get myself to walk everyday, even if only for 10 minutes. Exercise, if I can get myself to do it, boosts my cortisol levels which are bottomed out in the mornings. I'm usually totally exhausted when I wake up and start the day.

DarleneIntestinal DysbiosisSCD 3 weeks

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 4:51:02 AMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Darlene,I suppose the weight issue is one of how active are you? Most people report that eventually the diet 'normalizes' a person's weight to one that is right for that person. Of course, it is always possible to eat too much and gain weight, but usually the food is so dense that you will feel 'yuck' if you do it too much. Just like foods tolerated, it is a very individual thing. And yes, people have gained weight ON the diet, but not usually BECAUSE of the diet -- usually it is because they are eating more calories than they are using. I wouldn't worry about this in the beginning of the diet because as you heal you will require a lot of calories -- just make sure they are from varied food sources. For example one nut muffin is like 350 - 400 calories. Most people freak at this thought, but if you aren't eating the starches and sugar that

normally resides in regular muffins, it is o.k because you are actually getting more nutrients vs. the empty calories of a regular muffin and that makes all the difference in the world. I am 5' 4" and weigh 138 lbs (with hypothyroid problems) and wear about a size 8-10. I eat 1 muffin, 1 boiled egg, one cup of yogurt with honey and tea or coffee (with coconut milk) each morning for breakfast. Lunch is usually like a mini dinner if I have left overs or cheese, nuts, and fruit if I don't. Dinner is usually a meat and two veggies and dessert a couple of times a week. I do nothing extra other than keeping up the house, food, laundry and three boys -- in short I don't 'work out.' I maintain my weight with no problems at all, but I can't easily lose it either (might be part of the hypothyroid issue).Don't stress about it unless it starts looking like a real, long-term, problem and after you have been on the diet for

quite some time. Amelia

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[Guest guest]

Yeah, I just want to eat all the time. Way more interested in food than before. But I did not know that intense workouts are not recommended for the first while. Makes sense though as our bodies need a lot of energy to heal - and energy is in very short supply for me right now.

DarleneIntestinal DysbiosisSCD 3 weeks

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 5:40:36 AMSubject: Re: Re: I need DESSERT!!!!

Remember, starting an intense work-out program isn't recommended the first six months of starting SCD. I'm sure 'intense' would vary with where you start healthwise. Better to let healing take place.

I've experienced and read others experience a type of phase that you are just hungry *all the time*. It only lasts a few weeks but it's usually a few months in and for example, I was eating two 18 cartons of eggs, two baked chickens with yogurt, DCCC, some veggies, fruits per week. It was crazy. I've seen posts from parents saying, are you serious? But just remember, it's temporary. Like your body is finally starting to absorb then it all tapers off. So don't panic if that's what's happening.

Once things stabilize, you could just use portion control which is what I'm going to do plus I don't use honey like I did at first. Or the farmer's cheese.

Debbie 40 cd

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