Think I'm gonna give up on the SCD

Hi I know how frustrating it can be, I feel I've tried everything! What's working for me now is just being gluten free, very LOW sugar and the best supplement so far has been L glutamin to heal my gut. and Saccharomyces boulardii MOS by Jarrow for probiotics. I swear these are the only probiotics I can take and they have helped a great deal! I hope you feel better. Don't give up! Have you tried L Glutimin before?

Don't feel bad about giving up! I'm not sure if I could even *try* it. I know that sounds shallow and all, but I like food and I like variety in my food too much to ever do it, I think.

I didn't have any luck with that diet either and it was very hard for me to stick to. At least you gave it a try. Hope you can find something else to help.

The SCD never worked for me and I was pretty rigid with it. As the saying goes, diet modifications seem to work some, but not for others. Count me in the latter group. Now go out and enjoy food, that's part of living!

Sue

Nothing wrong with choosing not to continue....heck, it could take yrs before you see notible improvements, with the body being such a complex thing....and it's different for each, some see faster results than others, some see none.

I dont' know what all the SCD entails, I chose to give up all processed foods and fast-food that are processed (will do Edo of japan on rare occassions) I keep table sugar out of my body (just the other day on my local news they discussed how we may soon being seeing TOXIC lables on items with sugar in then due to them finally recognizing how bad that stuff is and that more often than not, people over do it. But I will indulge in the odd dark (at least 80% or higher) chocolate because it's known to have health benefits (I think that's why I never had any interest in the SCD---to many restrictions that I just couldn't wrap my head around---

But hey, to each their own...gosh, I know a lady that will not own/use a microwave due to the fact (she says) that it changes the molecules of the food making the food toxic------but she smokes LOL!

Bummer WingZero, i'm sorry you haven't had the results you wanted with SCD. I can say I've gotten the results I've wanted with the diet, but I 100% agree with you on your frustrations!!!

I'm always hungry on this diet and I try to curb that by eating a lot of eggs, avocados, oils, butter, and meat but for some reason this does nothing for my appetite and I'm struggling to meet the calories I need each day as it is. I'm losing more weight, I never have energy, I'm constantly eating and when I'm not eating I'm worrying about what I'm going to eat.

This is me to a T! I just added Sweet potatoes and Russet Pots. last night, I know they are loaded with starch, but they have alot of calories and carbs to give me that 'full feeling'. I am worried about getting symptoms back though...

stereofidelic89 said...
Bummer WingZero, i'm sorry you haven't had the results you wanted with SCD. I can say I've gotten the results I've wanted with the diet, but I 100% agree with you on your frustrations!!!

I'm always hungry on this diet and I try to curb that by eating a lot of eggs, avocados, oils, butter, and meat but for some reason this does nothing for my appetite and I'm struggling to meet the calories I need each day as it is. I'm losing more weight, I never have energy, I'm constantly eating and when I'm not eating I'm worrying about what I'm going to eat.

This is me to a T! I just added Sweet potatoes and Russet Pots. last night, I know they are loaded with starch, but they have alot of calories and carbs to give me that 'full feeling'. I am worried about getting symptoms back though...

 

 

A ha!

 

Elaine caught you....tsk tsk tsk

Sweet Potatoes

Illegal

WingZero said...
Honesty I think this diet probably worked better years and years ago when food wasn't so controversial and tainted. The diet relies heavily on meat, oil, and healthy fats to satiate you but meat these days is so inflammatory it's ridiculous (unless you have the money to spend on grass fed/pasture raised stuff, which most of us DON'T).

 

yeah, the regular meat you buy has the antibiotics bred animals and stuff. I think SCD assumes you are buying organic everthing, therefore buying grass fed animals and free roaming.

WingZero,

You gave it a very good shot, and it didn't work for you. That's ok.

I'm sorry that it didn't pan out for you.

The bottom line is you need to find what works for you.

What options will you be exploring now?

I hope you feel better soon.

I still have diarrhea, mucus, and slight pain just below my belly button. I have had some good days sprinkled in here and there but I can't say they were because of the diet.

I never ate poorly before the diet and I used to run 4-5 miles 3x a week so I did eat slightly more carbs for energy (rice, very rarely potatoes, edamame). I have not been able to do much activity at all since being on this diet because it just doesn't give me the energy I need.

This is what kills me about the dietary changes- you wind up thinking about food ALL THE TIME, what you're going to eat, when you're going to eat, how you'll deal with social activities... It just stresses you out, makes you msierable, you're hungry all the time & everything you put in your mouth causes you to stop & double think! I for one like to shovel in a piece of birthday cake every now & then, or a slice of pizza... guilt is a totally useless emotion, & it seems like most of the strict diets rely on it. Maybe I'm just more sensitive, who knows, but food should be enjoyed. At it's most base level it's only fuel- nothing more. I would never try SCD, I did go gluten free for a few months, but it made no diff in my UC. So I'm back to my usual eating habits, which are pretty good.  

beatuc, the diet didn't work for us either but the book costs $15. You can make the yogurt in your oven. you don't need to buy the flour if you don't want to make the treats. I really don't think any diets are "free" since all food costs money including the food on the diet. yes, it's more expensive to eat well on the diet but many stay on it for years without things like almond flour.
Wingzero, I find these diets very stressful as well - I always think if we took away more or waited longer it would work. We took away honey, green veg, eggs, dairy on the scd. Basically we got to the point that my daughter was always hungry, losing scary weight and miserable. We stopped but have tried various diets after and actually tried the scd again last month. It does put a lot of pressure on a person, especially when you hear of people "tweaking" and "sticking with it" enough and miraculously it works for them. I don't know, I'd be happy enough doing the advanced SCD with my family where you can eat anything on the "legal" list. I think it's a healthy diet. But when you're excluding a lot more on an already difficult diet you have to weigh the costs (social, emotional, physical if you're losing weight etc) with the potential benefits you might someday see. Managing this stupid disease is so individual and there are so many factors that go into what decisions we make or are forced to make. Good luck, I hope something works for you soon!