Thank you for sharing your story. I’m glad to hear that the SCD is helping your husband. My recovery was similar in that the symptoms grew farther and farther apart until they disappeared. For me it took about four years, but if I remember correctly, the BTVC said that CD generally takes longer than UC.

-Paul

Short answer is no. Longer answer is that when I google “rib rub” they are plentiful. Of course many use sugar. Maybe you could substitute honey and still make it work or perhaps you could grind some dates and use that in place of the sugar.
Also you have to be wary of the onion and garlic powders. Most contain illegals. Penzeys.com sells granulated garlic and onion that they claim has absolutely no additives. I’ve got a copy of a letter from them somewhere. Also note that commercial chili powders are a spice mix and therefore illegal. I’ve got a recipe for chili powder though.

-Paul

Do you know of a Rib Rub that is SCD?

Kind Regards,
Lisa

I’m glad you like my site. Thanks for letting me know.

To answer your question, see this post on pecanbread.com: http://www.pecanbread.com/p/how/gainweight.html

To further that a bit, I would have you consider a couple of points. Firstly, are you getting enough calories? Check the web to find the recommended daily intake and then add more. The reason for this is that your body is spending a lot of energy on the healing process. That is above and beyond the energy required to support your regular activities. You’ll need to track your food intake to calculate calories and there are tools on the web for this. I hear fitday.com mentioned often. They have a free online account.

Secondly, I’d ask you to consider whether your weight loss is dangerous or simply unwanted at this point. Is your general health improving or is is declining with your weight loss? I think most people with extra weight will lose it on the SCD. I lost 20 extra pounds in my first eight months. It leveled after that and stayed in a five pound range.

Of course, eat whenever you are hungry. Don’t worry about the clock or if it’s your fourth snack of the day. Many people have more than three meals a day.

-Paul

I enjoy your site very much. I’ve been on the SCD for 7 months and I love finding new recipes for my limited palate.

My question is – I’ve lost 20 pounds since starting this diet, about 5 pounds too many, and it’s not stopping. People say this isn’t a weight loss diet, but I keep losing weight. Weight I can’t afford to lose. I’d like to gain those 5 pounds back, but I’m not sure how to do it.

I’m eating well-balanced meals with snacks in between. I drink smoothies, eat cheese, meat, veggies, fruit, nuts, honey, raisins and juice every day. I regularly eat desserts like peanut butter brownies and almond crisps.

Do you have a suggestion for gaining weight, or at least to stop losing it? I can’t fit into my pants anymore. They fall right off when I zip them up.

–Jenn

Thank you for the compliment.

It’s not uncommon for people in the early stage of the SCD to be tired. You should eat as much as you want as often as you want to help with this. Even so, it’s thought that your body spends a lot of energy recovering, thus making you more tired. This tiredness should fade. You are very early in the diet.

You don’t have to eat nuts to be on the diet. There are those who are allergic to nuts who do the SCD.

My energy is very good. I take a B12 supplement because of my Crohn’s and monitor it with a yearly blood work. For more on B12 see my post: http://eatingscd.com/2010/01/08/b12-and-crohns/.

-Paul

Thanks for the info in your reply! I will miss the goat cheese, but my wife doesn’t too much, and there are so many other cheeses. Sometimes I think I go a little overboard on the cheeses.

I see you have a twitter account set up now. Yay! I find the 140 characters a good limitation, actually. But when i need more I just send another “tweet”!

all best,
Greg