About staying on the diet, evenutally trying illegals (was: Re: Re: Had anybody ever been cured using SCD?)

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> I found SCD about 14 years ago after being diagnosed with Crohns and > followed it religiously for about 6-7years, long after all my symptoms > disappeared. I kept on it when I felt like hell, because there were no > other options out there besides such awful meds. It turned out that I > had Crohns under control earlier than I thought because the meds had > severe side effects that mimiced the disease. This focus on when one > can resume illegal foods is counterproductive. Why waste your time > thinking about rewarding your recovery with things that have poisoned > you over the years? Why not spend your time envisioning the healthy > person you will become with adherence to SCD whenever you feel deprived ?>> I admit I am not on SCD completely now, but it is always in my mind when > I allow illegals into my diet and I feel GUILTY. I signed up on the > list again just to keep myself focused on healthy eating.Trying some "illegals" after 7 years certainly wouldn't make me feel guilty! :-)  Right now, after a little over a year, I try the odd illegal occasionally to see how I'll react.  (Do the things you try work all right for you? Or do you have bad reactions when you do?) Clearly, going back to eating a high sugar/high starch diet -- if people were eating that in the first place -- would no doubt be counter-productive for all of us. But I, for one, don't think it's a problem -- nor unrealistic -- for a lot of us to think that some day we may/will be able to eat again some of the things we gave up, particularly some of the things tha do have nutritional benefits for "normal" people, like, e.g. (in my case), natural cocoa and/dark chocolate (I'm not talking about chocolate loaded down with sugar); or periodic slices of whole-grain bread, possibly made with sprouted flour, since that significantly reduces the starch load -- that sort of thing.In fact, that hope will/does help keep me on the diet long-term. I admit I can't relate to the thought that some have expressed here saying they  "have no desire to eat like they used to." I certainly do! And I don't doubt that I always will. I don't dwell on it, of course. There's no point in that. And I don't find it particularly hard to stay on the diet. I can eat most of what the diet says is legal, so I have quite a lot to choose from; and I like to cook. And most of all I like to eat! Eating has always been one of my passions, actually; so I guess it's rather ironic that I've got an inflammatory bowel disease.n> Re: Re: Had anybody ever been cured using SCD?>>> At 08:34 AM 2/5/2010, you wrote:>>> In BTVC, Elaine at the end of Ch. 9 says there may be a time (after > say 1 or 2 years strictly on the diet) where you can reintroduce > forbidden foods one at a time. So my question is simple, has anybody > actually ever reached this stage of being able to bring back illegal > foods into their diet???>> Yes. Elaine's daughter did, although she chooses to eat about 80-90% > SCD.>> Yes. My niece did, after 2-3 years, although she eats gluten-free, and > tries to keep the starch to a minimum.>> Yes. The lady who was my mentor did, after several years.>> Yes. Lots of people, who are now no longer on an SCD list because > either (a) they have SCD down pat and have gotten on with their lives > because IBD no longer rules their existence, or, ( they have SCD down > pat, have been able to add a few non-SCD foods back into their menus, > and have gotten on with their lives because IBD no longer rules their > existence.>> Me? I have SCD down pat, but I stay to teach. (And I'm tremendously > grateful to our other long time people who help. And sometimes have > better answers than I do!)>>> - Marilyn> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001> Darn Good SCD Cook> No Human Children> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund>>-- ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com