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Hi guys, I found this in the testimonials, it spoke to me. I thought it may

help some one else, so I post it. From www.scdiet.org<http://www.scdiet.org/>, a

place to read testimonials.

As rough as this road can be for our family, we will be OK. All of these

testimonials can not be lying. Anecdotal evidence or not.

Best of healing to all. Please pray for our little Kiki please. We trust that

this too shall pass. It has before.

Sincerely, Antoinette and Family of five SCD 2/06 (CD, IBD, IBS, ADHD, AUTISM

and Mental illness)...a true Elaine Family. Without knowing it...she wrote the

book about us.

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000

From: Colleen Mcdonald ckmcdonald@...

To everyone, especially those folks who feel that they can't live without

" regular " food:

This morning I was thinking about how difficult it can be sometimes when all you

want is one little croissant, one little bag of potato chips, something

CHOCOLATE, for God's sake, and the analogy suddenly hit me, of repeatedly being

drawn to the instant gratification of that hit, in spite of the devastating,

chronic effects - just like alcoholism or addiction! I've never had an addictive

bone in my body, but I think I'm getting a sense now of what it must be like to

be alcoholic and confronted at every turn by social drinking, having to say,

" No, thanks - can't touch the stuff, " no matter how strong the desire.

It's very simple - we sacrifice the short-term fix for the long-term benefit of

health recovery. So to those who feel that they could " never " give up this or

that or they couldn't possibly follow the diet without cheating, I would say

this, along the lines of Rational Recovery, the system developed by Jack Trimpey

for self-recovery from addiction: You are ruled by the neo-cortex (adult)

portion of your brain, and you are allowing yourself instead to be pushed around

by the primitive portion, that little child who wants his/her French fries

*now*, the portion which keeps telling you that you cannot possibly adhere

fanatically to so strict a diet - and you allow this to happen because it

excuses you from pigging out on Cheetos. You are an adult. You have a

responsibility to yourself to do whatever it takes to heal your body, and if you

are not willing to face this fact, then you will reap the consequences.

I love potato chips, chocolate and Cheetos as much as the next guy. But those

things which I love have been destroying me, and so, just like an addict, I have

to leave them behind, even if it's painful. Period.

We all make our own choices in life. Just thought I'd share this.

Love, Colleen-