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Re: help finding unflavored whey protein
http://www.trueprotein.com/Product_Details.aspx?cid=22&pid=73 I bought this product with the unsweetened and plain unflavored with no additives. I have not started this yet, I am planning to st...
anyone taking pain meds while on SCD
I am just wondering if anyone has had any results with slow-carb dieting while taking pain meds. I have a knee problem that I was given pain meds so that I can control my pain while the doctors fi...
Re: Olives, glorious salty olives?
Technically olives are a fruit and too much salt is going to cause your body to retain water. Like 42wired said I would introduce them to my diet gradually to see how it affects results and I woul...
Re: Is caned ham ok
If you like the taste of ham but do not want to eat real ham you could try smoked pork chops. They have the flavor of ham without the salt and sugar that most ham has in it.
Trying to get motivation back
I was on SCD for 5 weeks and did great on it, lost 22.6lbs. Then the stress of my husband getting ready to deploy to Kuwait got the best of me and I stopped. My husband has been in Kuwait for a mo...
Re: Gained weight on the first week why?
Please post a days worth of meals so we can see where you might need to adjust. Also you said your cheat day was yesterday afternoon until today what do you mean by that? Are you starting cheat da...
Re: Avocado Cilantro Deviled Eggs
great looking recipe, I'm going to try these out next weekend at a family get together! Thanks for posting. I have been making deviled eggs using a homemade mayo ( just egg yolks, oil and spices) ...
I say try it out and track your progress if it slows your progress then you know that the teas are doing it and you can then save the fruit teas f...
not sure on that. If there is any fruit or fruit juices in the tea then I would stay away from them because of the fructose in it. But if it doesn...
Re: Creativi-Tea!
I love different types of teas as well. But I would caution the use of teas with fruit like the mango and peach ones you suggest due to the fruit not being slow carb. I save the fruity teas for ch...
Re: Balsalmic vinegar
It is SCD approved. Just watch there a lot of balsalmic products that are really just red wine vinegar with coloring and sugar added. Look for one that has balsalmic in the ingredients.
Re: How do you cook your lentils?
I used Alton Brown basic lentil recipe and then go from there adding dressing and other things like veggies etc. Here is Alton Brown's basic lentil recipe Basic Cooked Lentils: 1 pound brown or gr...
Re: Is Mayo ok?
I make my own mayo at home. Everything that I use is slow carb friendly so I don't limit the amount that I use. Here is the recipe I use... Ingredients 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoo...
Re: Do I have to eat crap on spike day?
I had the same problem and started eating just whole grains, fruit, yogurts, and other healthly foods that are not allowed during the rest of the week. I have done this for 2 weeks now and I am st...
Re: Problems in the morning?
One thing that helps me is putting a picture of myself at my heaviest on the fridge door so when I go to get food I have to see what my bad eating habits did to me.
Re: Best way/place to buy boxes of canned beans?
If you have a whole foods near you, they sell entire cases and will give you a discount for buying in bulk. If you buy the 365 brand, which is whole foods brand, I believe it would come close to t...
Thank you I had forgotten that Tim had that suggestion in the book. I just don't want to spend the money for a kettle bell and it turn out to be t...
what size kettlebell to start with
I only have the money to buy one kettle bell. I was hoping that some of you could give me an idea of what size would be good to start out on. I don't want to spend the money on one that I'm going ...
Re: Confused Newbie
This diet is designed so that you can drop weight without doing the kettlebell or PAGG. I have been on SCD for over a month and I have not used PAGG or done any kettlebell and I have lost 20lbs. ...
Re: Can I have BBQ on this diet?
What BBQ are you talking about true BBQ ( meat rubbed with spices and slow cooked with smoke) or just adding BBQ sauce to meat? For True BBQ It depends on the BBQ, if the rub used has sugar in it ...
Re: Lemon juice on non-cheat days?
I added lime juice to my water for most of my first month and lost 20lbs. I don't have results yet but I have started drinking a cucumber and lemon water, it is so refreshing on a hot day and give...
How about a section of FAQ
How about a section of FAQ so that everyone will have a reference and we won't get so many repeat questions?
Re: Uggggg.... Soooo sick after first cheat day!
I have been doing SCD for 4 weeks, I've had 4 cheat days and I have felt this way after each one of them. I never eat a lot on my cheat days and still have the hangover the next day. I am planning...
Your meals look pretty good to me. I would only have a few suggestions. 1) try to cut out the milk. The lactose in milk is pretty much all sugar o...
Re: What meal do you use as your cheat meal?:
I am going to cut back to just a cheat meal just because I am tired of feeling so sick the day after a full cheat day.
What meal do you use as your cheat meal?
For those of you that only do a cheat meal rather than a whole cheat day; what meal do you use as your cheat meal? I was thinking that lunch might be the best choice that way I am not going to bed...
Re: Just beat temptation!
Great job! I beat out temptation this week too. I was really craving something sweet and before I gave in I got on the scale and saw that I was at a new lowest weight and decided that the sweet wa...
Re: Female-Barely any weight loss. Is it milk?
this diet doesn't really start working for females until around 4-6 weeks. I would suggest that you post a couple days worth of meals so that people can help give you suggestion of what to try. Th...
Re: Are green peas considered ok and a go for it legume?
even though peas are technically a legume, I believe for this diet they are considered a vegetable. Tim lists peas in the vegetable list of the foods that worked the best for him in the book.
Re: Question about the ice water
All of the water that I drink is ice water. The body actually burns calories when you drink ice water because the body has to warm the water to body temp to keep your body temp regulated.
Re: What's the best way to move your cheat day to a different day of the week?
I would say either of those would work. Tim says to make sure you have at least 5 days between cheat days, so moving it by one day every week until it is on the day you need shouldn't be a problem...
Re: Is balsamic vinegar ok to have on SCD? If I had it, it would probably be about 2 T with a meal.
I wouldn't see why you couldn't have it. Just make sure you are getting true balsamic and not the red wine with the caramel coloring added to it that a lot of the vinegar produces are labeling and...