What I Miss - And What I Don't

Sorry I haven't been posting.  I've been quite busy with house projects and other activities.

A brief update: I'm still doing quite well, though my symptoms have come back to a small degree.  I believe this was due to the introduction of peanut butter and nuts, but it's difficult to say for sure; I discontinued the use of both last week, and I'm giving my body a week or two to re-adjust.  Some SCDers have reported developing sensitivities to foods while on the diet, most notably dairy products.  I hope that's not the case with me, as I really think the homemade SCD yogurt has helped a lot, but if it is, I'll deal with it; when my current batch of yogurt is gone, I'm going to take a break from making yogurt for a week or two and see how my body responds.

I still believe that I'm better off than I was before starting the SCD, and I hope to continue improving.

A couple of weeks ago, Jenny and I went to see a movie.  We enjoyed the movie, but the movie theater experience isn't quite what it used to be for me.  I almost always had some popcorn at the theater, and usually some candy too: M&Ms were a favorite of mine, as were Reese's Pieces.  Looking at the options in the concession case, I realized that there is nothing that I can eat in movie theaters any more.  Popcorn is a complex carbohydrate, and as far as I know all of the candy that's available is sucrose-based.  When we went to a movie a couple of months ago I took some dates with me, and it was nice to be able to have a snack in the theater; but it's just not quite the same.

So that got me thinking about things I miss, now that I'm on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  Here are a few:

• Chips and hummus.  For some who know me well, this goes without saying, as I used to have some chips and hummus once or twice a day before the SCD.  Usually Mission brand corn chips, and just about any brand and flavor of hummus.
• Chips and salsa.  Who can resist Chevy's salsa?
• Subway Veggie Delite sandwiches.
• Dark chocolate.  Surprisingly, I don't think of this one very often; I thought every evening would be torture, since I used to have chocolate while watching TV on most evenings.  Still, every once in a while, I do crave it.
• Being able to go out to eat whenever I want.  It's not so much that I love restaurant food, it's just the ability to decide at the last minute that it would be nice to go out.

And thinking about things that I miss got me thinking about things that I don't miss:

• Pretty serious morning attacks of diarrhea.
• Not being able to eat breakfast, lest the morning attack continue all the way until lunch or later.
• Occasional worrying about whether or not I remembered my morning or evening dose of Loperamide.

I'm sure there are other things that fit into both categories, but those are what have been on my mind lately.