A New Plan

As my last post made apparent, we were not as adequately prepared for this journey as I thought we were. The last couple of days have made that fact even more clear. We left the house for too long a time without appropriate snacks. By the time James got Hulk SMASH Hungry, the only close place for food was Dairy Queen. Needless to say, they do not have anything SCD legal on their menu. By the time we got home 20 minutes later, James was already feeling the pains of a poor food choice, and those pains lasted well into today. And again today, a similar scenario, but with Taco Time and a less dramatic attack.

So we discussed it, and decided that with Shelby's birthday party preparations and family visits and such, we're going to be a bit easier on ourselves. We're going to stick to the diet as much as possible at home, but eat before homicidal tendencies kick in, even if that means non-SCD food (and deal with the repercussions on a case-by-case basis). I'm going to work on stocking the freezer with single-serve snacks and meals that are completely SCD legal. I will also prepare and freeze peeled, seeded, and cooked fruits and vegetables, chicken soup, and bone broth soup.

And once the craziness dies down and the freezer is stocked (and the kitchen is clean) James will start again, and he will be successful because we will have everything ready. I do think SCD will work for James. The difference between the time between the start of the diet and yesterday, compared to yesterday and today, is massive.

Now, about that fast food. I used to eat it several days out of each week. Especially when Taco Bell had those bacon cheddar gordita taco things, remember those? I don't know what it was about them (probably the bacon) but I would CRAVE them and eat one daily. Anyway. After not eating any fast food, junk food, or sodas for a while, instead choosing to eat real food full of good nutrition, I felt like CRAP after eating fast food, both times. I felt nauseous. My mouth is dry. My head is foggy. I can feel a storm a-brewin' in my intestines as I type this. My body is not happy.

It's interesting. I'm amazed I was as "healthy" as I was before I learned all this nonsense about the food-like substances I'd been eating.