SCD at 1 week (or so)

Hiya- Jeff again;

well here's an update on how the Specific Carbohydrate Diet is treating me. Over all I am doing very very well. My weight has stopped dropping, I am in the neighborhood of 110 lbs now (eat your heart out ladies). I am hoping to gain about 40 lbs in the next year...it would be nice to have it in time for my high school reunion in three weeks. ( graduated weighing 155, but I was 'normal' then and worked at Dairy Queen with half priced foods...yummmmm)

Wierd thing on this diet is (too much information comming) my bowel movement have pretty much disappeared. Not constipated, just nothing in the Queue. This is actually a nice thing, diarrhea four to eight times a day is no good. I am guessing that the goal of eating easily digested foods has had a remarkable result. It really saves time.

finding food to eat this early in the diet is a challenge. I am on stage one which is pretty limiting. I have been doing some crazy stuff though. We made real jello- fruit juice and unflavored gelatin, no sugars and no color added- thanks to the grapes Randy and Sharon let up pick last year.
Tonight I had Banana Pancakes for dinner...they were great! I'm putting the recipe down just so you try it.
1 very ripe banana mushed and smushed
1 egg, beaten
cinnamon (optional, try nutmeg, allspice, ground clove, chili powder you name it)
butter or oil to fry in

mix the banana and egg. Have pan hot and ready with oil. dump mush in. Flip at some point. Top with cinnamon and eat. As a hint, cook on medium high and let the pancake get lightly black. If you pull it out before this it is still good, but not as. Why you may ask...Caramelization...heck yeah burn the natural sugar in the banana and have a wonderful treat!