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Not too long ago I was still fixated upon food. It was an unhealthy obsession that coaxed me into eating the wrong foods time and time again. With a bowel such as mine, I have to be very careful what I put into my mouth or else! This could include my bowel slowing down, dehydration, pain, loss of weight, loss of energy, and even hospitalization. Despite all these factors I continued to “cheat” on my diet for 4 years. I put brackets around cheat because the truth is I wasn’t really cheating as I never had a true diet, just a mixed list of things I thought digested and things I thought caused issues. But, my ways have finally changed.
I recently discovered the specific carbohydrate diet. It seems I am finally mature enough to study a topic, which may benefit me. In the weeks since I first picked up the guidebook to SCD, I have layed out a step by step plan of food introduction based on the legal list included. SCD basically excludes all complex carbohydrates including wheat, corn, soy, lactose, sugar, overly starchy foods, and more. This still leaves meats, fruits and veggies, and lactose free milk products and fortunately you can live a very healthy lifestyle with SCD, unlike the Atkins Diet. So what benefits has SCD bestowed upon me? I haven’t had a single bowel issue in over a month, I have more energy, I’m gaining weight, and most importantly, having a strict set of fixed guidelines has kept me from thinking about “cheating”. I’m feeling extraordinary and for the first time in a year I actually have confidence that I’ll be off TPN someday. As an added bonus I’ve been forced to learn how to cook, and we all know the ladies love a man who can cook!
If you want to learn more about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet check out the main website, breakingtheviciouscycle.info.
