I regained motivation to try to stick to the elimination phase. I hope I haven't messed things up, I did let Ruth and Sam have a juice box and kettle corn on Saturday. A big no no for sure. So once again it's hard to tell if we are getting reactions. I can say that Sam was wiped out Saturday night, more from a busy day I think with emotions running high because of his birthday party and high maintenance friends. Sunday was not feeling well, tired lethargic, slight fever. And he didn't eat much of anything his stomach hurt. hmmm...
Monday morning he was fine. Though he seems to have a cold, or maybe allergies, running itchy nose and sneezing. Could it be a food intolerance reaction? He also said something interesting yesterday after school. He thinks the potato chips make him dizzy.
Sam has been calmer and more focused, it will be interesting to see if he reacts to foods once challenge foods one at a time over a few days.
Ruth I still haven't seen much change. She is flighty, unfocused, still demanding and still with a short fuse. I"m not sure what I could change for her.
I will try to keep closer tabs this week on my food journal forms. I have developed a nice variety fail safe foods for them that is not too hard to stick too. If we can get through a weekend we may get some results.
I'd really like to try to challenge strawberries this weekend...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Day Six and Seven
More of the same, except Friday I got the beef. One-fourth of a cow. We had hamburgers, we cheated and had ketchup. I guess that might have set us back, but Saturday, Day Eight we really blew it. We had a gathering at friends, it was taco night, I thought we might be able to get through unscathed, but there were cookies, and soda and taco shells. So we cheated big time but really not too much of anything. After a week of being fairly strict with our elimination I thought I might see some change in behavior but really there was no noticeable change in Sam or Ruth.
Well Sam did seem calmer this past week, but I think he was tired more than anything. I haven't followed protocol for time on the diet or specific instructions for the diet. I guess we'll see how it goes this week and try to stay on the elimination diet for another week. Three to six weeks is best they say before starting challenges. A day at a time might be best.
My nutritionist did suggest, before we started, that we could wait till school was out. That might be what we have to do as I am finding school to be an added stress. When they come home they are winding down and some of the worst behaviors come out that I don't think have anything to do with food. Perhaps though there are other environmental triggers there, soaps, smells and other things. It's all so much to figure out. So that is another reason to wait till school is out. I could definitely stick to gluten and dairy free and that would be a valuable trial.
Gee I sound conflicted don't I? pathetic...
It would be nice to see some results Maybe I'll cut back to fewer foods...or maybe i'll just stop thinking about it for now!
Well Sam did seem calmer this past week, but I think he was tired more than anything. I haven't followed protocol for time on the diet or specific instructions for the diet. I guess we'll see how it goes this week and try to stay on the elimination diet for another week. Three to six weeks is best they say before starting challenges. A day at a time might be best.
My nutritionist did suggest, before we started, that we could wait till school was out. That might be what we have to do as I am finding school to be an added stress. When they come home they are winding down and some of the worst behaviors come out that I don't think have anything to do with food. Perhaps though there are other environmental triggers there, soaps, smells and other things. It's all so much to figure out. So that is another reason to wait till school is out. I could definitely stick to gluten and dairy free and that would be a valuable trial.
Gee I sound conflicted don't I? pathetic...
It would be nice to see some results Maybe I'll cut back to fewer foods...or maybe i'll just stop thinking about it for now!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Day Five
It's nice to have eggs on the menu.
I haven't seen much change in behavior in Sam or Ruth. Ruth has been particularly unkind, not really out of the ordinary, but maybe a little more than usual. She does not like to be told what or how to do much. Whether it's her nutritional makeup or her sin nature is still hard to determine. Unfortunately, it seems some of her behaviors have become ingrained. So diet does not seem to be the main issue but there are perhaps still some nutritional changes that can be made. Magnesium may help, she has seemed to be more distracted.
Here is our menu for the day:
Breakfast: over easy eggs
Lunch: hard boiled eggs, chips, pears, lettuce
Snack: chips and pears
Dinner: Turkey omelet and lettuce
Ok I cheated, I made butter chicken with rice and kale to bring to a friend and we had the butter chicken and rice for lunch. It was yummy. Ruth and Sam were at school. I've also cheated by having a cup of coffee with cream and had vanilla rooibos tea today.
I don't know what's going on with me but I've had diarrhea all day. I have been taking magnesium but not more than usual. It could perhaps be all the lettuce I ate yesterday, or it may have been the coffee with cream. Maybe I react to dairy. I'm going to wait a few more days and try dairy again and see what happens.
Our 1/4 of beef will be ready Friday, we'll have hamburgers Friday night. Yay! I need to read up again on what foods are failsafe and how long before adding new foods, I might have to wait another day or so before adding the beef.
I haven't seen much change in behavior in Sam or Ruth. Ruth has been particularly unkind, not really out of the ordinary, but maybe a little more than usual. She does not like to be told what or how to do much. Whether it's her nutritional makeup or her sin nature is still hard to determine. Unfortunately, it seems some of her behaviors have become ingrained. So diet does not seem to be the main issue but there are perhaps still some nutritional changes that can be made. Magnesium may help, she has seemed to be more distracted.
Here is our menu for the day:
Breakfast: over easy eggs
Lunch: hard boiled eggs, chips, pears, lettuce
Snack: chips and pears
Dinner: Turkey omelet and lettuce
Ok I cheated, I made butter chicken with rice and kale to bring to a friend and we had the butter chicken and rice for lunch. It was yummy. Ruth and Sam were at school. I've also cheated by having a cup of coffee with cream and had vanilla rooibos tea today.
I don't know what's going on with me but I've had diarrhea all day. I have been taking magnesium but not more than usual. It could perhaps be all the lettuce I ate yesterday, or it may have been the coffee with cream. Maybe I react to dairy. I'm going to wait a few more days and try dairy again and see what happens.
Our 1/4 of beef will be ready Friday, we'll have hamburgers Friday night. Yay! I need to read up again on what foods are failsafe and how long before adding new foods, I might have to wait another day or so before adding the beef.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Day Four
Ruth is still irritable and demanding. She had a fit last night about trying to memorize a Bible verse, she was extremely frustrated that she couldn't get it on the first try. This morning she is still hyper OCD about her shoes and just not a patient girl.
We will go ahead and add eggs this evening anyway because I can't see going another day without food. If she is sensitive to eggs I hope it shows up quickly. We are not going to challenge salysilates or amines until later anyway. So I'll just add failsafe foods for now.
so today
Breakfast: potatoe pancakes and turkey
Lunch: cabbage and turkey soup, chips and pears
Dinner: Omelette! with potatoes
We will go ahead and add eggs this evening anyway because I can't see going another day without food. If she is sensitive to eggs I hope it shows up quickly. We are not going to challenge salysilates or amines until later anyway. So I'll just add failsafe foods for now.
so today
Breakfast: potatoe pancakes and turkey
Lunch: cabbage and turkey soup, chips and pears
Dinner: Omelette! with potatoes
Monday, April 16, 2012
Day Three
I feel much better this morning! The fog has cleared. In Ruth and Sam I don't see much change but they did seem more accepting of the diet. They ate their potato cakes and turkey completely and thankfully. I packed their lunch and was happy to think I would not see them eat it today. Cause if I was there they would surely complain.
Ruth was her usually OCD sock and shoe self...But they were both generally happy and compliant. Though Ruth, as usual had some sharp words.
So the menu for today...same as it ever was...
Breakfast: Potato pancakes, turkey
Lunch: Ruth: turkey wrapped in lettuce, potato chips, pears
Sam: turkey soup, pears, potato chips
Snack: Chips and pears...
Dinner: one last day of turkey and cabbage.
Tomorrow for dinner I'm making an omelette! a just egg omelette w/ hash browns. That way I'll be around to see any reaction to eggs and we'll have a break from turkey...
I'll report later on any behavioral changes I notice in Sam and Ruth.
Ruth was her usually OCD sock and shoe self...But they were both generally happy and compliant. Though Ruth, as usual had some sharp words.
So the menu for today...same as it ever was...
Breakfast: Potato pancakes, turkey
Lunch: Ruth: turkey wrapped in lettuce, potato chips, pears
Sam: turkey soup, pears, potato chips
Snack: Chips and pears...
Dinner: one last day of turkey and cabbage.
Tomorrow for dinner I'm making an omelette! a just egg omelette w/ hash browns. That way I'll be around to see any reaction to eggs and we'll have a break from turkey...
I'll report later on any behavioral changes I notice in Sam and Ruth.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Day Two
Yesterday closed with family movie time. And everyone went to bed.
This morning we decided to skip church and any food temptations that might be there. Ruth woke up and found her last piece of Easter candy which I had meant for her to eat on Friday...so I just let her eat it. I guess that might set us back but it was easier than making her wait. We all seem to be our usual selves so far.
I am feeling tired and lethargic with some muscle weakness and a mild headache. The rest seem fine maybe this will all be for me...
Here is the menu for the day:
Breakfast: potato pancakes/hash browns, left over turkey from yesterday and two peeled and sliced pears between 5 of us.
Lunch: turkey meat with oil and salt in lettuce leaves and pears
Dinner: turkey and cabbage...again!
Melodrama alert...
This is going to kill me! I like food, I like good food, healthy food, flavorful food with spices and variety, I like to cook interesting things in the kitchen. I like almond flour and coconut flour and all variety of vegetables and fruits and the thought of eating boiled white meat turkey for days on end is disheartening...
OK, I'm done. I need to find some purpose in this though, I need to tough it out knowing that this will help Sam and Ruth and maybe all of us to determine what foods affect us in unfavorable ways. My real hope is that Ruth will find peace and calm, Sam will find confidence, clear thinking and will be able to learn more easily especially for reading.
I am reading the book Brain Allergies recommended by my nutritionist. It is a fascinating study about how allergic reactions, which sometimes become addictions, to food and environmental chemicals cause all manner of mental disabilities. Mostly focusing on different psychosis. The method of treatment is then focused on trials of reactions to foods and chemicals after a 4 day fast. Once reactions are pinpointed a rotation diet is implemented along with vitamin therapy, supernutrition, designed for the individual. Truly fascinating case studies with remarkable results. The approach is called orthomolecular psychiatry. The amazon link has great excerpts for the book.
This morning we decided to skip church and any food temptations that might be there. Ruth woke up and found her last piece of Easter candy which I had meant for her to eat on Friday...so I just let her eat it. I guess that might set us back but it was easier than making her wait. We all seem to be our usual selves so far.
I am feeling tired and lethargic with some muscle weakness and a mild headache. The rest seem fine maybe this will all be for me...
Here is the menu for the day:
Breakfast: potato pancakes/hash browns, left over turkey from yesterday and two peeled and sliced pears between 5 of us.
Lunch: turkey meat with oil and salt in lettuce leaves and pears
Dinner: turkey and cabbage...again!
Melodrama alert...
This is going to kill me! I like food, I like good food, healthy food, flavorful food with spices and variety, I like to cook interesting things in the kitchen. I like almond flour and coconut flour and all variety of vegetables and fruits and the thought of eating boiled white meat turkey for days on end is disheartening...
OK, I'm done. I need to find some purpose in this though, I need to tough it out knowing that this will help Sam and Ruth and maybe all of us to determine what foods affect us in unfavorable ways. My real hope is that Ruth will find peace and calm, Sam will find confidence, clear thinking and will be able to learn more easily especially for reading.
I am reading the book Brain Allergies recommended by my nutritionist. It is a fascinating study about how allergic reactions, which sometimes become addictions, to food and environmental chemicals cause all manner of mental disabilities. Mostly focusing on different psychosis. The method of treatment is then focused on trials of reactions to foods and chemicals after a 4 day fast. Once reactions are pinpointed a rotation diet is implemented along with vitamin therapy, supernutrition, designed for the individual. Truly fascinating case studies with remarkable results. The approach is called orthomolecular psychiatry. The amazon link has great excerpts for the book.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day One
The Elimination Diet begins.
Breakfast: boiled turkey breast, potato pancakes and lettuce chunks. The potato pancakes were made by boiling potatoes then making little pancakes frying them with sunflower oil and sprinkling lots of Real salt. Ruthie loves her salt.
A boring a rather unsatisfying meal for me. Thankfully the kids did not complain and ate everything on their plate.
Lunch: More turkey chunks tossed in oil and salt on leaves of lettuce. Potato chips on the side.
Snack: Peeled Pear slices
The kids so far today have been playing nicely no noticeably different behaviors either. Saturdays don't bring any stresses into our life so this is not unusual they are doing what the like to do. Play. Ruth did pack her suitcase for Hawaii...we are not going to Hawaii but apparently she is.
for Dinner we'll have, hmm let me think, Turkey with lightly sauteed cabbage and sliced pears.
This is gonna get old quick.
So far though it seems it will be harder on me than them. I did have a cup of caffeinated tea, no sugar or honey, maybe I shouldn't have. I have a mild headache now.
God give us Grace.
Breakfast: boiled turkey breast, potato pancakes and lettuce chunks. The potato pancakes were made by boiling potatoes then making little pancakes frying them with sunflower oil and sprinkling lots of Real salt. Ruthie loves her salt.
A boring a rather unsatisfying meal for me. Thankfully the kids did not complain and ate everything on their plate.
Lunch: More turkey chunks tossed in oil and salt on leaves of lettuce. Potato chips on the side.
Snack: Peeled Pear slices
The kids so far today have been playing nicely no noticeably different behaviors either. Saturdays don't bring any stresses into our life so this is not unusual they are doing what the like to do. Play. Ruth did pack her suitcase for Hawaii...we are not going to Hawaii but apparently she is.
for Dinner we'll have, hmm let me think, Turkey with lightly sauteed cabbage and sliced pears.
This is gonna get old quick.
So far though it seems it will be harder on me than them. I did have a cup of caffeinated tea, no sugar or honey, maybe I shouldn't have. I have a mild headache now.
God give us Grace.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Stressers and Melt Downs
Picking up Ruth from school she was immediately mad at Sam for getting in the car before her.
At home she was demanding and hungry wolfed down some chips and cream cheese
at a slight touch, that may have hurt a little, she was practically inconsolable.
During piano practice she was disrespectful and threw a fit when I wasn't watching her. I was angry with her then wanted to reconcile she would not let me hold her on my lap
Wow I was not expecting this. A combination of stressers perhaps? It is the first week back to school after spring break. I'm trying to figure what food or perhaps withdrawal from some food it could be. We are not on the elimination diet yet but she has not had any fruit or sugar( ie easter candy) for a couple of days. She has also not had eggs for a few days. Maybe a delayed reaction to colors in candy.
Time to keep the food journal so I can see more clearly. The elimination diet should make it clear what foods they react to.
At home she was demanding and hungry wolfed down some chips and cream cheese
at a slight touch, that may have hurt a little, she was practically inconsolable.
During piano practice she was disrespectful and threw a fit when I wasn't watching her. I was angry with her then wanted to reconcile she would not let me hold her on my lap
Wow I was not expecting this. A combination of stressers perhaps? It is the first week back to school after spring break. I'm trying to figure what food or perhaps withdrawal from some food it could be. We are not on the elimination diet yet but she has not had any fruit or sugar( ie easter candy) for a couple of days. She has also not had eggs for a few days. Maybe a delayed reaction to colors in candy.
Time to keep the food journal so I can see more clearly. The elimination diet should make it clear what foods they react to.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
failsafe checklist
Failsafe is the diet we are trying to see if there are food chemical intolerance in our family. I got this checklist from this website:
http://failsafediet.wordpress.com/about-food-chemical-intolerance/food-chemical-intolerance-symptoms/
I listed Sam or Ruth's name by their personal symptoms.
Food Chemical Intolerance Symptom Checklist:
http://failsafediet.wordpress.com/about-food-chemical-intolerance/food-chemical-intolerance-symptoms/
I listed Sam or Ruth's name by their personal symptoms.
Food Chemical Intolerance Symptom Checklist:
- Overt Aspirin Sensitivity, Salicylate Sensitivity
- Samter’s Triad
- Reye’s Syndrome
- Babies and Small Children
- Colic
- Cries often
- Grizzly or unhappy: Ruth
- Won’t feed
- Hyperactivity
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD): Sam
- Tantrums
- Underweight: Sam
- Central Nervous System
- Agitation
- Brain fog
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Dysaesthesia (numbness)
- Epileptic seizures
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalitis (ME), Fibromyalgia (FMS), Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome
- Hangover feeling
- Hyperacusis (abnormally acute hearing)
- Hypersensitivity, hyposensitivity
- Paraesthesia (pins and needles)
- Sensory symptoms of multiple sclerosis
- Symptoms of lupus
- Coordination
- Accident prone: Sam
- Clumsy: Sam
- Dyspraxia
- Poor handwriting: Sam
- Endocrine System
- Diabetes, Reactive hypoglycaemia, carbohydrate intolerance
- Inexplicable weight gain or weight loss
- Poor appetite regulation, always hungry, can’t eat: Sam
- Premenstrual tension/syndrome (PMT/PMS)
- Sex hormone imbalances, oestrogen dominance/progesterone deficiency symptoms
- Symptoms of adrenal fatigue, don’t feel awake until evening
- Thyroid problems, symptoms of hypothyroid or hyperthyroid
- Water retention
- Food and Weight Problems
- Anorexia, bulimia, can’t or won’t eat, appetite regulation problems
- Chinese restaurant syndrome (MSG reactions)
- Food cravings
- Hangovers from food/eating out
- Hunger after eating
- Nausea after eating
- Hypoglycaemia before or after eating
- Picky eating, hates/loves vegetables/meat/cheese, supertaster
- Never full or satisfied, grazing: Sam
- Strange reactions to foods
- Strong like/dislike of alcohol
- Constant thirst
- Salt cravings: Ruth
- Symptoms worsen after eating, or before eating
- Tiredness After Eating
- Weight Gain, Weight Loss
- Gastrointestinal
- Bloating
- Coeliac (celiac) disease (in combination with gluten)
- Colic in babies
- Colitis
- Constipation, sluggish bowel (incomplete evacuation): Ruth
- Diarrhoea (diarrhea), soiling
- Dysbiosis, either pseudo-dysbiosis or actual dysbiosis
- Hunger after eating
- Nausea after eating
- Indigestion, GERD, gas, acid reflux, stomach ulcers, h. pylori infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Stomach aches
- Vomiting
- Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
- Allergic shiners (dark circles under eyes)
- Angioedema (swollen lips, eyes, tongue : Sam slurred speech...maybe because of swollen tongue?
- Blurred vision, poor vision
- Itchy eyes
- Ear aches, especially chronic ear infections in children: Sam used to
- Ear, nose and throat infections
- Catarrh
- Bad breath (halitosis)
- Frog in the throat: Sam
- Frequent headaches, migraines
- Frequent nose bleeds
- Frequent sneezing and nose blowing: Ruth
- Frequent mouth ulcers
- Geographic tongue (glossitis)
- Nasal polyps
- Nystagmus (involuntary ticcing of the eyes)
- Otis externa
- Sinusitis
- Stuffy, blocked, or runny nose
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillitis
- Heart
- Angina-type pain
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Heart palpitations
- Prinzmetal’s angina (salicylate induced variant angina)
- Pseudo heart attack (feeling of impending doom, chest pressure, pain down arm)
- Rapid heart beat, tachycardia
- Immune System
- Autoimmune disorders
- Arthritis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Myalgic Encephalitis (ME), Fibromyalgia (FMS), Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome
- Depressed immune system, frequent infections
- Frequent candida, yeast infections
- Frequent ear infections, ear aches, otis externa
- Frequent mouth ulcers
- Frequent skin infections, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis
- Frequent urinary tract infections
- Lupus symptoms
- Multiple sclerosis symptoms
- Overactive immune system, frequent/multiple allergies, anaphylaxis
- Memory
- Can’t concentrate: Sam
- Disorganised: Sam
- Easily distracted: Ruth and Sam
- Forgetful: Sam
- Impaired memory: Sam
- Unmotivated
- Untidy
- Vague
- Won’t persevere: Sam
- Moods and Emotions
- Depression, mood swings, bipolar disorder, manic depression, discontented, unsatisfied, emotional
- Disruptive, naughty, troublemaking
- Excessive anger: Ruth
- Grizzly or unhappy baby, child cries often
- Irritable, touchy, short fuse, bad temper, snappy: Ruth
- Morbid imagination, imagining violent scenarios: Sam(mildly)
- Panic attacks, anxiety: Sam and Ruth
- Resentful, blaming others: Ruth
- Unreasonable, demanding: Ruth
- Self harm
- Suicidal thoughts, visions, actions
- Musculoskeletal
- Arthritis
- Back pain (upper and lower back), chronic back problems
- Growing pains
- Low muscle tone: Sam
- Myalgia (muscle pain)
- Tics (involuntary movement), tremor
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), hyperactivity, nervous energy, fidgety: Sam
- Autism, comorbid autism spectrum disorders
- Dyscalculia, dyslexia: Sam
- Dyspraxia
- Epilepsy, seizures
- Head banging
- Learning difficulties: Sam
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Ruth
- Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD): Ruth mildly so
- Picky eating: Ruth
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD): Sam and Ruth(undiagnosed in either of them)
- Speech delay: Sam and Ruth
- Speech disorders, speech impediments, stuttering: Sam and Ruth
- Tic disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome
- Skin
- Angioedema
- Allergic shiners (dark circles under eyes)
- Body odour
- Cradle cap
- Dermatitis
- Eczema
- Flushing
- Hives
- Pallor
- Pruritis (itching)
- Psoriasis
- Rashes
- Rosacea
- Seborrhea
- Sweating
- Urticaria
- Sleep
- Insomnia
- Nightmares
- Night terrors
- Night waking
- “Noise” in head
- Overactive brain
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
- Sleepwalking
- Speech
- Loud/quiet voice (no volume control): Sam
- Hard to understand, mumbles, speaks quickly, lazy pronunciation: Sam
- Repetitive noises: Sam
- Selective mutism
- Silly noises
- Speech delay: Sam and Ruth
- Stuttering: Ruth mild
- Talks too much (empty chatter)(Sam and Ruth mildly)
- Vascular and Pulmonary System
- Arrhythmia
- Asthma
- Fast or shallow breathing
- Feeling cold or hot
- Headaches, migraines
- High blood pressure, low blood pressure
- Reynaud’s Syndrome
- Rosacea
- Syncope, fainting, dizziness
- Varicose veins
- Vascular spasm
Some of these symptoms can be caused by other, unrelated factors. They are not always caused by this set of food chemicals, or even always by food. Sometimes some of these symptoms can be caused by nutritional deficiencies, infections, allergies, other substances in food, or can be caused by physical or emotional stressors. Sometimes they can be caused by an underlying illness, like jaundice, anaemia, or liver or kidney disease or damage, or by genetics.
D-Day Tomorrow
Well, actually Saturday is the real D-day. Tomorrow though I'm going to practice, or maybe sneak in day one without anyone knowing. So today and tomorrow I will be menu planning...which seems kind of futile when there are only 4-5 foods to work with. Turkey, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pears and maybe garlic and safflower oil. Breakfast: cabbage, lunch: turkey, dinner: turkey and cabbage dessert: pears. Oh boy. oh and I did get an OK for potato chips, yippee! Eggs will be the first thing to add in.
I want to chart behavior and changes each day also. Yesterday and Today will be my baseline.
Ruth: She was a real grump yesterday. Defiant and sensory sensitive it the morning, and hungry in the afternoon. But, she made it through a play date without much of a snack after school. right before dinner she had to be disciplined by daddy. I really need to write these things down when they are happening I can't remember exactly what the infraction was but she was being very contrary. She seemed better after dinner
Today she woke with almost wet pants. She was her usual slow and testy self. Every prod to hurry is met with anger. But we made it to school.
Sam: He has been more vocal than usual I think, more sensory seeking. banging, touching, being loud the kissing noises are really irritating. While doing homework yesterday he was kind of spacy which is very usual. Getting him to focus on reading without moving, wiggling and looking away was a challenge, but he worked through it.
Today he woke up fine, got dressed and ready for school without a problem.
I'm going to make a big batch of turkey cabbage soup for dinner and for their lunches tomorrow. I am not sure how we will get through this weekend...only by God's grace I'm sure.
I want to chart behavior and changes each day also. Yesterday and Today will be my baseline.
Ruth: She was a real grump yesterday. Defiant and sensory sensitive it the morning, and hungry in the afternoon. But, she made it through a play date without much of a snack after school. right before dinner she had to be disciplined by daddy. I really need to write these things down when they are happening I can't remember exactly what the infraction was but she was being very contrary. She seemed better after dinner
Today she woke with almost wet pants. She was her usual slow and testy self. Every prod to hurry is met with anger. But we made it to school.
Sam: He has been more vocal than usual I think, more sensory seeking. banging, touching, being loud the kissing noises are really irritating. While doing homework yesterday he was kind of spacy which is very usual. Getting him to focus on reading without moving, wiggling and looking away was a challenge, but he worked through it.
Today he woke up fine, got dressed and ready for school without a problem.
I'm going to make a big batch of turkey cabbage soup for dinner and for their lunches tomorrow. I am not sure how we will get through this weekend...only by God's grace I'm sure.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Elimination Diet
This is the beginning of our journey to find the foods that are wrong for us, and by process of elimination what foods are right for us. Or should that be the other way around?
Us is the Mason family. I will be focusing mostly on Ruth and Sam, our two youngest children who happen to both be adopted from China. But the whole family is along for the ride. So along the way we will be documenting the changes in diet we find are beneficial for each of us.
Us is the Mason family. I will be focusing mostly on Ruth and Sam, our two youngest children who happen to both be adopted from China. But the whole family is along for the ride. So along the way we will be documenting the changes in diet we find are beneficial for each of us.
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