I started the diet on Aug. 30th, 2 weeks and 2 days ago. I have seen a great improvement in my digestion and grossness that comes with the Ulcerative Colitis. The only problem is that I seem to have gotten all of the best parts of the "die-off" and it's still going on, though I'm not as bad as I was last week. It started on day 3 of the intro diet, I started to get a sore throat and as the day progressed it got worse and worse. And then I woke up the next day feeling like some one had stuck me in a bag and beat me with a bat! And I had soooo much mucus! (I was so happy that I got to eat chicken broth!) Before this happened I hadn't read anything about the "die-off" in any of my research. My coworkers were sick and I thought I had caught what they had so I thought, oh it will just go away soon, but no, it lasted nearly a week. I did feel like I had gotten the flu. I think on Sunday I started wondering if this has anything to do with the diet. And that's when I discovered http://scdlifestyle.com/ and that what I was experiencing "die-off" and that it was a good thing. By the way, that is a very helpful website. They have a lot of books and info that you have to pay for, but I like that they have a lot of free info as well, for those of us who can't really afford to buy their things. They have helped me out a lot, hopefully once I get better I will be able to make more money and give some to them!
I feel like I have gone a long way in just 2 week, but I still have a long way to go. I still haven't incorporated the yoghurt. Mostly because I don't have anything to make it in, but also since I was so mucous-y last week I didn't think it would be a good idea. I'm also allergic to milk and I read that you should wait anyways. But I got a dehydrator that I can use to make the yoghurt it should be here in about a week! So I will get to start incorporating that! I can't wait to make CHEESECAKE!!! I feel like that will help me get over the "die-off". I'm pretty sure it's still "die-off" that I'm experiencing, I'm still feeling really exhausted and some brain fog. I went out last night and I was exhausted from just standing listening to music, I also felt really unsociable. I'm over the "flu-like" symptoms but somethings have stayed. I'm also getting a slight headache around 1 or 2pm everyday and I feel really tired. I really hope that once I start getting the good bacteria from the yoghurt that I start feeling better!
So you're probably wondering what the heck are you eating...or not (you might just be looking for the recipe). Well, my diet consists of lots of carrots, spinach, apples, pears, bananas occasionally squash. Jello made with pear juice. Grass-Fed Beef, Fish, Turkey, occasionally Grass-Fed Lamb. And I've just started incorporating eggs and a lil pecan butter. The eggs bothered me in the first week, I think it might be too early for the pecan butter, but I have been having insane cravings for cake and cookies and all the naughty things, so in order to have something a little decadent it helps to have a lil pecan butters. I don't eat more than a tablespoon at a time and usually only once or twice a day, every other day, I've noticed that right after I eat it I get a little pain in my stomach, but it doesn't last long and that's the only thing it does, no irregular bms.
So on that note here's the recipe that the title mentioned! This is my main go-to dish. I've made it several ways and I've come up with other ways to eat it too, once I'm able to eat more veggies.
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| my plate I also sauté some spinach sometimes too |
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| boyfriend(human garbage disposal)'s plate. he eats the squash seeds, so I make him a salad with them. |
SCD Moroccan Beef
Beef (I use 1/2 lb. but you can use however much you are hungry for)
Garlic (some times I use 1-2 tbs. of powder and sometimes I use 3 cloves)
Cinnamon (1-2 tbs.)
Ginger (1 tbs.)
Tumeric (sprinkle)
Parsley (1 tbs. of dry and of course you can use fresh if you want)
Cilantro or Oregano (1 tbs. of dry and of course you can use fresh if you want)
Water (1/4 cup at a time as needed)
This is the base. But usually I start it out in a pan with some boiling water with some carrots and/or squash. Boil until soft. Then I add the beef with all the seasonings until the beef is cooked all the way thru. If it starts to stick to the pan add 1/4 cup of water as needed.
Other ways I've made this is pureeing the carrots and/or squash with Salt, Pepper, and Garlic Powder and serving that as a Mashed Potato Substitute with the beef. Before I was on SCD I made Panfried Eggplant Coins and served the Beef on top of them. Once I'm able to eat Bell Peppers I think it would make an awesome Stuffed Bell Pepper, I can't wait to make that! Yummy!
