Re: Need some encouragement

February 3, 2010

Cindy,

I have heard it said many times that SCD will eventually balance out a person's

weight. If you are thin sometimes you lose even more weight at the beginning

and then gain it back to a healthy level. Others have the opposite problem and

gain at the beginning then lose. I think that I would cut down on the DCCC as

well and try to up the intake of good fats (yes, FATS) in proportion to your

protein and carbs. Avocados and coconut oil are really good and healthy. They

will help you feel sated, give you nutrients you need, and help keep your blood

sugar levels stable. All foods (fats, carbs, and protein) are broken down into

'simple' sugars (not to be confused with table sugar/sucrose) in the body -- yes

even fats. Some research indicates that good fats should actually be somewhere

near 60% of your caloric intake. Sounds amazing I know. Here is some

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Amelia

Husband UC 9 years, SCD 19 months

LDN 3 mg

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> 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.

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> Cindy

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> SCD 3 weeks

> Candida/Celiacs - 10 years??

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