Partly because I have been wanting to start a blog for sometime and now I am actually doing it (although the subject has changed from my crafting to my dieting) and also because I really want and believe I will see an improvement in my health.
Yeah - win win!
So why the blog? I hope that if some people follow it and ideally leave me comments and encouragement - it may just keep me going as this diet is HARD. For anyone not that familiar with it my understanding is this: bad microbes cause damage to the bowel so you need to starve these out by avoiding all starches and sugars (or for those more scientifically minded, all disaccharides and polysaccharides) and replace them with the good guys through the homemade yoghurt. The author of the book, Elaine Gottschall says herself that it requires "fanatical adherence" as even a tiny crumb of banned food could feed those bad microbes for a month.
Also, I already have found much help and info from other blogs and websites - so if this can maybe help others at some point down the line then - guess what - it's
win win again :-)
I had planned to start at beginning of September but this weekend, we (Mr Bear and the two little bears - guess that makes me Goldie Locks) are off to the air show at Portrush, staying overnight on the Saturday night in a hotel where eating SCD might have been a problem - and - by delaying it one more week, I will get to eat my last fry on Sunday morning with the yummy soda bread and potato bread which makes an Ulster Fry just the best.
So, preparations underway for SCD kick off on Monday 6th September. Want to see how ....
For that crucial element - the YOGHURT, I bought the Lakeland electric maker and have already had a test run (see it there in my nice new preserving jar also bought at Lakeland). The books were all purchased through Amazon as was the dimmer switch (big thanks to Yasmin on the SCDUK group who alterted me to needing this in order to regulate the temp just right). The little yoghurt strainers with cookbook were bought (no idea where) many years ago and probably have never been used until now!
Finally, if you understand the SCD you will know that that bar of Lindt Lindor peeking out from the books should NOT be there. It is one of my absolute favourite chocolate bars (did you notice I said just one???) - I am a chocoholic so this is my sacrificial bar I will be consuming between now and Sunday having left it on the altar of better health. I will enjoy it - even with tears in my eyes - so long sweet friend.
More of of my preparations in next post.
Lyn-de-lou
p.s. just as I was finishing this, my grocery delivery arrived with one of these ;-)
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