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!
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