Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 We are now at the end of the 4th week of the diet. I think I may have seen 1 day where there seemed to be a glimmer of hope. Apart from that we have seen only regression. Today she was sick and is watching a video she hasn't seen in nearly 2 years, acting in the way she did 2 years ago. She is eating fruit and vegetables, meats, no fish, nut butters and flours and honey. She has also had lentils and split peas.I try to get a balance between carbs protein and fat but I'm finding it very difficult to know when something is an issue, as her behaviour has always been erratic. It doesn't seem to be improving at all. We've had 1 infraction (not our fault). This diet was recommended to me by a dietician, who said, since she was autistic and GFCFSF yeast free and sugar free, we should not do the intro part to the diet.I started at stage 1. Any suggestions? Is such a long regression normal? Am I doing something wrong? My husband and I are tearing our hair out. We seem to have lost our little girl again, who was doing so well on the previous diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Nut butters, nut flour, split peas and especially lentils can be difficult to digest. Lentils and beans are not recommended until 6 months into the diet. Starting with the intro diet and slowly adding foods allows for observations on behavior and stools. If you start with a broad range of foods, it is difficult for anyone to figure out what the problem might be. What was she eating before SCD? Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Nut butters, nut flour, split peas and especially lentils can be difficult to digest. Lentils and beans are not recommended until 6 months into the diet. Starting with the intro diet and slowly adding foods allows for observations on behavior and stools. If you start with a broad range of foods, it is difficult for anyone to figure out what the problem might be. What was she eating before SCD? Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Food does not need to be pureed. I'm unsure where you got the idea that they do. At the beginning of the diet, food needs to be peeled (as needed), deseeded (as needed) and cooked. The only exceptions are ripe bananas and avocados. As for what you can feed her, squash (butternut, yellow, and the other varieties), zucchini, green beans, avocado, banana, cooked fruits, etc. On the issue of dessert, perhaps you could just elminate it except on the weekends to start with, then just one day a week. We make things special when they aren't eaten every day. That will cut down on the need for you to make something similar for Amy all the time. I would also tell your older boys that you are not making two dinners. They can eat their fruits and veggies raw (if they want), but you are not a short order cook and they can eat whatever they normally do for lunch, but for dinner there will be one meal served, take it or leave it. I know that sounds mean, but you need some sanity. They are old enough to understand. This is where I would employ the " tough love " . No one needs dessert every meal and your boys are old enough to eat what is served. I'm not sure when it became customary to cater to children's food whims, but our entire culture seems to do it now as evidenced by all of the " kid food " that is sold in grocery stores. What did all of us eat before marketing departments realized that they had an untapped market (child consumers)? We ate what we were served or we went hungry. The first couple of days will be hard, but they will learn quickly I'm sure, just as the rest of us did. No one likes going to bed hungry. What does Amy like? Does she like soup? You mentioned casseroles, does she like those? Go buy some nice Thermos brand stainless steel Thermoses and send some soup or a casserole for her lunch. The thermoses cost about $15 and keep cold foods cold for about 10 hours and hot foods hot for about 5-6 hours. You have a lot of variables going on. How long have you been chelating? Have you changed any of her supplements lately? Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Food does not need to be pureed. I'm unsure where you got the idea that they do. At the beginning of the diet, food needs to be peeled (as needed), deseeded (as needed) and cooked. The only exceptions are ripe bananas and avocados. As for what you can feed her, squash (butternut, yellow, and the other varieties), zucchini, green beans, avocado, banana, cooked fruits, etc. On the issue of dessert, perhaps you could just elminate it except on the weekends to start with, then just one day a week. We make things special when they aren't eaten every day. That will cut down on the need for you to make something similar for Amy all the time. I would also tell your older boys that you are not making two dinners. They can eat their fruits and veggies raw (if they want), but you are not a short order cook and they can eat whatever they normally do for lunch, but for dinner there will be one meal served, take it or leave it. I know that sounds mean, but you need some sanity. They are old enough to understand. This is where I would employ the " tough love " . No one needs dessert every meal and your boys are old enough to eat what is served. I'm not sure when it became customary to cater to children's food whims, but our entire culture seems to do it now as evidenced by all of the " kid food " that is sold in grocery stores. What did all of us eat before marketing departments realized that they had an untapped market (child consumers)? We ate what we were served or we went hungry. The first couple of days will be hard, but they will learn quickly I'm sure, just as the rest of us did. No one likes going to bed hungry. What does Amy like? Does she like soup? You mentioned casseroles, does she like those? Go buy some nice Thermos brand stainless steel Thermoses and send some soup or a casserole for her lunch. The thermoses cost about $15 and keep cold foods cold for about 10 hours and hot foods hot for about 5-6 hours. You have a lot of variables going on. How long have you been chelating? Have you changed any of her supplements lately? Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 > > Food does not need to be pureed. I'm unsure where you got the idea > that they do. > > At the beginning of the diet, food needs to be peeled (as needed), > deseeded (as needed) and cooked. The only exceptions are ripe bananas > and avocados. > > As for what you can feed her, squash (butternut, yellow, and the other > varieties), zucchini, green beans, avocado, banana, cooked fruits, etc. > > On the issue of dessert, perhaps you could just elminate it except on > the weekends to start with, then just one day a week. We make things > special when they aren't eaten every day. That will cut down on the > need for you to make something similar for Amy all the time. > > I would also tell your older boys that you are not making two dinners. > They can eat their fruits and veggies raw (if they want), but you are > not a short order cook and they can eat whatever they normally do for > lunch, but for dinner there will be one meal served, take it or leave > it. I know that sounds mean, but you need some sanity. They are old > enough to understand. > > This is where I would employ the " tough love " . No one needs dessert > every meal and your boys are old enough to eat what is served. I'm > not sure when it became customary to cater to children's food whims, > but our entire culture seems to do it now as evidenced by all of the > " kid food " that is sold in grocery stores. What did all of us eat > before marketing departments realized that they had an untapped market > (child consumers)? We ate what we were served or we went hungry. The > first couple of days will be hard, but they will learn quickly I'm > sure, just as the rest of us did. No one likes going to bed hungry. > > What does Amy like? Does she like soup? You mentioned casseroles, > does she like those? Go buy some nice Thermos brand stainless steel > Thermoses and send some soup or a casserole for her lunch. The > thermoses cost about $15 and keep cold foods cold for about 10 hours > and hot foods hot for about 5-6 hours. > > You have a lot of variables going on. How long have you been > chelating? Have you changed any of her supplements lately? > > > Jody > mom to -7 and -9 > SCD 1/03 > We've been chelating since Christmas(before we started the diet). We changed some of her supplements since starting the diet to become SCD legal. Is her diet going to be substantial and balanced enough with only fruit, veg and meats? What can I give her for breakfast? Thanks for answering some of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 > > Food does not need to be pureed. I'm unsure where you got the idea > that they do. > > At the beginning of the diet, food needs to be peeled (as needed), > deseeded (as needed) and cooked. The only exceptions are ripe bananas > and avocados. > > As for what you can feed her, squash (butternut, yellow, and the other > varieties), zucchini, green beans, avocado, banana, cooked fruits, etc. > > On the issue of dessert, perhaps you could just elminate it except on > the weekends to start with, then just one day a week. We make things > special when they aren't eaten every day. That will cut down on the > need for you to make something similar for Amy all the time. > > I would also tell your older boys that you are not making two dinners. > They can eat their fruits and veggies raw (if they want), but you are > not a short order cook and they can eat whatever they normally do for > lunch, but for dinner there will be one meal served, take it or leave > it. I know that sounds mean, but you need some sanity. They are old > enough to understand. > > This is where I would employ the " tough love " . No one needs dessert > every meal and your boys are old enough to eat what is served. I'm > not sure when it became customary to cater to children's food whims, > but our entire culture seems to do it now as evidenced by all of the > " kid food " that is sold in grocery stores. What did all of us eat > before marketing departments realized that they had an untapped market > (child consumers)? We ate what we were served or we went hungry. The > first couple of days will be hard, but they will learn quickly I'm > sure, just as the rest of us did. No one likes going to bed hungry. > > What does Amy like? Does she like soup? You mentioned casseroles, > does she like those? Go buy some nice Thermos brand stainless steel > Thermoses and send some soup or a casserole for her lunch. The > thermoses cost about $15 and keep cold foods cold for about 10 hours > and hot foods hot for about 5-6 hours. > > You have a lot of variables going on. How long have you been > chelating? Have you changed any of her supplements lately? > > > Jody > mom to -7 and -9 > SCD 1/03 > We've been chelating since Christmas(before we started the diet). We changed some of her supplements since starting the diet to become SCD legal. Is her diet going to be substantial and balanced enough with only fruit, veg and meats? What can I give her for breakfast? Thanks for answering some of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 > > Is her diet going to be substantial and balanced enough with only > fruit, veg and meats? > What can I give her for breakfast? > Will she drink smoothies? A diet of those can be plenty balanced. Are you doing the yougart? That could be part of a balanced diet. I'm assuming she can't have eggs or nuts, right? Expand your ideas of what breakfast can mean and see if you can find something she is happy with. My dh would happily eat ground meat w/taco seasoning for breakfast. Seems weird to me but it works for him. What about yougart w/fruit for breakfast? Sorry if this isn't any help. Patty scd 1 week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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