Some people like to make the diet seem more complicated than it truly is. People make a big deal out of it and say that it is so hard to feed someone on this diet, that they don't know what to make for me, or what to possibly offer me. But, in reality, this diet is much less complicated than other ones. It is not hard at all to just not do something to the food. It is actually much simpler, much less complicated than other diets.
It frustrates me when people get all worked up and nervous and don't know what to make. It is very simple. If someone wants to make a low-stress SCD-safe dinner, all they need to do is cook some meat and vegetables with some fresh herbs and they have it! It is not complex at all, but for some reason, some people like to think it is. This annoys me because if they would just focus on the foods that they know are allowed on the diet and not on their fear of getting it wrong, they would have no trouble putting together a simple, safe meal. Nervous Energy This is the issue in many areas of life: letting fear and nerves get the best of you. This never helps, it only hurts you and prevents you from accomplishing what you could if you were instead focusing your energy on completing the task at hand. If you can harness the nervous energy and pour it all into performing better at whatever it is that you are trying to do, you will be much more successful and you won't regret it. Change I think another major reason that this occurs is people are so used to a certain structure to a meal and changing that up by leaving out a starch or grain somehow confuses them. Change is something that trips many people up. I think that since change is inevitable, it is important to learn how to handle it, how to be faced with it, learn to navigate it and adapt to it. So, in this case, that means that when presented with a new diet that shakes up the blueprint that you have in your mind for how to put together a meal, just incorporate the new information that you have about the diet into this already existing structure that you understand and blend them together. This way, you can create and then hold in your mind this new blueprint that you've made and not have to be anxious about not knowing what to do the next time because you already have this plan in your mind that you have created and can utilize in the future. I think that knowledge is power and having a firm grasp and a deep understanding of whatever it is that you are doing is always an invaluable tool to have in your arsenal. Teamwork I hope that people who know and love people who are on the SCD read this blog as well as those who are on it because these tips are ones that I believe would benefit these loved ones as well as those on the diet. I think that this knowledge can be doubly beneficial to those on the diet if it is attained by not only them individually, but also their loved ones who surround them and are supposed to be their support system to help them. If all these people have this knowledge, they will have a much better chance at thriving, especially if they see how much these people must care to have put the time and effort in to learn all they can to help and better the lives of their loved ones who need the assistance. So, please, for those you love, put in the effort, they will be forever grateful, I am sure of it. Trust me. I know I am when people spend the time and energy to help me.
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