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Erinn, you also mentioned balsamic vinegar, try switching to red wine vinegar instead. Balsamic is a brewed vinegar and the process creates sugars...
Re: Cauliflower??
Jessica, You can get them to closely resemble mashed potatoes by over cooking them and then adding a little small curd whole milk cottage cheese which is allowed in moderation. Then add some ghee...
If you like sauerkraut Kimichi works just as well, I like the Spicy version. My office is next to a Korean restaurant and the Chef makes it fresh ...
Wombat, sorry I missed responding to you. I looked up the ingredients in the Pareto PAGG stack so I could match it: Each capsule contains: 23 mg...
Re: Bad day snacks?
What also works well is a tablespoon of sugar free peanut butter or almond butter. Also Tim says sugar free jell-o is ok if you must have something sweet. “If that’s not enough, don’t for...
Re: newbie help desperately needed :(
Hello Gift, Couple of suggestions. If you are struggling with portion size you can use a food tracker site. I like sparkspeople.com, it's free and it works really well. Their diet plan is low cal...
Hello Joan, you are right on... the idea of SCD is a life style change. Although cheat days are great and it gives us all a reason to eat junk foo...
Re: Food tracking apps
Hello Stephen, I like Sparkspeople, it's a free app and has both a web site and apps for droid, iPhone and iPad. Lots of great nutritional articles and exercise. Although the sparkspeople diet is...
Re: alpha lipoic acid- 200MG vs 300MG
Wombat, Here is the recommended ALA for PAGG: 215 mg of stabilized Na-R-Alpha-lipoic acid I take a 300mg version with no side effects. The book says this “Alpha-lipoic acid: 100–300 mg (I t...
Re: sweet and sour stir fry?
Gary, The three top ingredients in sweet and sour stir fry chicken include brown sugar, ketchup and sweet chili sauce and then you add starch as a thickener. Non of which are SCD complient. As Br...
Danielle it's awesome to hear about your success. Keep going and sharing...you are an inspiration!
I make several different stir fried meat combinations, I like to change it up all the time. I will do ground turkey with onions, ground beef with ...
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Pierrebuz, I agree, I don't think SCD will get you there. I was getting the brain fog issue so I went to my Dr. He gave me a blood glucose kit and...
Brenda, I buy my Ghee from an Indian grocery store as it is very common in Indian cooking.
Karen, Tim recommends it for short periods when over feeding and when on occam's Protocal: Tim Claims: “For those who can afford it, I believe...
Forgot to add, that you don't want to eat less calories! You still want to eat until you are satisfied just make up the difference with vegetables...
Upandunder, as others have said, cutting out the beans at dinner may help especially if you are not exercising and don't need the extra carbs. Whe...
Re: where do you get CQ in Canada(Ontario)?
Karen, Have tried this site? http://www.canadianprotein.com/Cissus-Quadrangularis.html
Hawk10, it would be easier to help if you posted your current meal plan.
Re: Happy cheat day!
Hello Saber, Enjoy your cheat day. Sounds great! I noticed you said breakfast is at Ihop, do you not start your cheat day with your standard SCD breakfast? If not how is that working for you?...
Re: Blood thinners and vitamin K intake
Hello Kevin, Not sure how much vitamin k you can have, but here is a source of info I found that might help. http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/vitamin-k-foods.htm Best Tony M
Re: Broke my plateau!
Joan, Great to hear you were able to break your plateaue. I lost 20lbs in 9 weeks and then leveled off and have been at this same weight for several months, up and down by 1lb. It's getting frust...
Re: What is the kettlebell routine, exactly?
Tim can show you: http://4hourpeople.com/mission/187/A-B-C-of-Kettlebell-Swing-by-Tim...
Re: PAGG on cheat day
The book outlines PAGG as one of the 3 principles of a successful binge. Its suggested that you start your binge day with a SCD breakfast!
Re: Peanut Butter???
If you have Trader Joe's where you live you have to try their almond butter with flax seed....awesome: http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=374 The only ingredients: al...
Re: Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract
Have you tried the Yerba Matte tea that Tim talks about in his book? It's suppose to have a similar effect. Like to hear how the green coffee works for you as well.
Rose, how's it going? Varying you breakfast from time to time is ok, I add chicken, organic beef or ground turkey. I sauté these with a little on...
Re: Anyone know of a mayo without sugar / starch in it?
Mayo is easy to make. Here is a recipe: substitute white vinegar instead of lemon to go SCD http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=226531
Re: Week 3 & progression is stalling
You are not adhering to the diet as laid out. This is a slow carb plan, not a low carb. What works best is a combination of carbs and protein. 4 eggs and coffee for breakfast, which is the most im...
Hello Rose, here is a link to weight loss tools that might help: http://www.livestrong.com/tools/
Re: Almond Butter
The almond butter is not required, Tim recommends it if still feel hungry or are used to snacking late. If you can avoid it it's better. If you are feeling hungry close to bed time it's either you...
Sorry, meant CARBS ... Not Cards...they are too high in fiber.
I can add one other idea. Try using a food tracker for one or two weeks, like the one at sparkspeople.com. It sounds from your responses that yo...