Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I am at a very low point tonight and just need some reassurance. I completely believe in this diet to help my son. I have already seen some wonderful things: decreased diarrhea,better attention, longer focus, and the best of all - starting to pee in the potty! ) I honestly have to tell myself these goods all day long, because tonight the bads are starting to take over my mind: aggression, whiney, HUNGER, HUNGER, HUNGER, and lack of sleep. I have been cooking nonstop for at least 2-3 hours every evening after dinner just for the evening and the next day's lunch for school. I am a single mom with almost zero support from dad and minimal ouside support. I am just having a bad night and the animal crackers we had to pass by at the store a while ago are looking really good. Thanks to those of you who are strong Cindy, mom to Kasam 4 1/2 ASD, SCD 17 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Awe, Cindy, I wish I could give you a hug right now. I have many times thought about the ones of you who are single moms and doing this. You are my hero. Try to get a good nights sleep, for me it always looks better in the morning. You are probly going through some die off and this could be the reason for the difficult attitudes in your little person. I think we are starting into another session of this with our Tobias and it is not fun but always seems like I see advancements when we get through. I am not seasoned enough to feel comfortable with giving you advice but I will pray for you. Be blessed, it will get better. Keep up the good work. Sandy M. > > I am at a very low point tonight and just need some reassurance. I > completely believe in this diet to help my son. I have already seen > some wonderful things: decreased diarrhea,better attention, longer > focus, and the best of all - starting to pee in the potty! ) I > honestly have to tell myself these goods all day long, because tonight > the bads are starting to take over my mind: aggression, whiney, > HUNGER, HUNGER, HUNGER, and lack of sleep. I have been cooking > nonstop for at least 2-3 hours every evening after dinner just for the > evening and the next day's lunch for school. I am a single mom with > almost zero support from dad and minimal ouside support. I am just > having a bad night and the animal crackers we had to pass by at the > store a while ago are looking really good. > Thanks to those of you who are strong > > Cindy, mom to Kasam 4 1/2 ASD, SCD 17 days > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Cindy, Hang in there! I wish I could run right over and help you out. You don't happen to live anywhere near southwest Washington state, do you? You need an SCD buddy who lives close. This past 17 days must seem like an eternity... but it will get better in time. You're still at the very beginning. Seeing some improvement already is fantastic! ((((((((((((((Cindy)))))))))))))) Patti, mom to Katera reassurance I am at a very low point tonight and just need some reassurance. I completely believe in this diet to help my son. I have already seen some wonderful things: decreased diarrhea,better attention, longer focus, and the best of all - starting to pee in the potty! ) I honestly have to tell myself these goods all day long, because tonight the bads are starting to take over my mind: aggression, whiney, HUNGER, HUNGER, HUNGER, and lack of sleep. I have been cooking nonstop for at least 2-3 hours every evening after dinner just for the evening and the next day's lunch for school. I am a single mom with almost zero support from dad and minimal ouside support. I am just having a bad night and the animal crackers we had to pass by at the store a while ago are looking really good. Thanks to those of you who are strong Cindy, mom to Kasam 4 1/2 ASD, SCD 17 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hi Cindy. I can understand your feelings. Even the initial 5 days of this diet have been tough for me. I think at the beginning, it's an uphill thing, converting your kitchen to SCD, finding items at the stores, making those small mistakes, and wondering if the time involved is all worth it. I have learned so much, though - like exactly how much of that crappy refined sugar is in everything on the market. No wonder our country is in such poor nutritional shape and people are so overweight. You say your spouse is gone - is this your only child? That is actually in some ways, a nice arrangement. I have a husband, but he's not very involved in this, actually works against me at times, pulling my attention to other things and tonight even buying him an " illegal " drink at the store. I have two older kids who don't seem to want to do the diet w/ him or me, especially my 14 year old who is constantly begging for food now because this " scd stuff " isn't good enough. I know no one's situation is probably perfect - just hang in there. I know that I don't want to return to a regular diet w/ enzymes. That just did not work for us - and neither did the gfcf diet. I know we have got to try this for our son to improve, and to prepare him for chelation. Keep at it and know that it's not forever . . . I feel that need to be my mantra as well in those weak moments. -- Cindy wrote: I am at a very low point tonight and just need some reassurance. I completely believe in this diet to help my son. I have already seen some wonderful things: decreased diarrhea,better attention, longer focus, and the best of all - starting to pee in the potty! ) I honestly have to tell myself these goods all day long, because tonight the bads are starting to take over my mind: aggression, whiney, HUNGER, HUNGER, HUNGER, and lack of sleep. I have been cooking nonstop for at least 2-3 hours every evening after dinner just for the evening and the next day's lunch for school. I am a single mom with almost zero support from dad and minimal ouside support. I am just having a bad night and the animal crackers we had to pass by at the store a while ago are looking really good. Thanks to those of you who are strong Cindy, mom to Kasam 4 1/2 ASD, SCD 17 days __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi, Cindy. I am sorry to hear about your bad night. Most of us have been there, and we understand completely. Many times it is the really aggressive bad gut guys trying their best to keep their hold. Hang in there---it will get better. Have the epsom salt baths helped at all? Maybe listing what Kasam is eating might help to figure out if there is something there triggering this, but it sounds like die-off. Some find success with activated charcoal. Is there any way that he is getting illegals at school (if I remember correctly, he currently is in school--or am I confusing him with another child?) We were stunned to see during the taped school sessions how much Dakota was sneaking from other kids early on (whole bags of cheetos to licking crumbs from the table). Our hearts are with you, and please know that you do have support here! :-) 2 years SCD Mom to Dakota (8--NF, CDD, Seizures) and (6--happy and healthy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 > I am a single mom with > almost zero support from dad and minimal ouside support. I am just > having a bad night and the animal crackers we had to pass by at the > store a while ago are looking really good. > Thanks to those of you who are strong > > Cindy, mom to Kasam 4 1/2 ASD, SCD 17 days Dear Cindy, From the minute we arrive on the planet trouble starts. Once we grow to adulthood, all too many of us don't win the lottery, have bad marriages, physical challenges, parents to care for, two jobs and moments of discouragement and even deep depression. Not only were we never promised a rose garden, but it often seems we are located too close to the fertilizer:-) So to be a single mom is really tough. I know from experience. To have financial problems on top of it.. very difficult. To have an ex that is no help, worse. Then on top of that to have a challenged child, and a diet that seems impossible at first, well one's cup just runneth over and the good stuff seems to leak out first, But then there are moments of hope, accomplishment and sometimes triumph. That keeps us striving to learn something new and do something better every day. That is the only thing we can do to feel better and justify existence. Faith and belief help, but making ourselves strong is the heavy artillery! The support and encouragement of those who have made it through similar experiences (and in one piece) can help us when we feel the most isolated and discouraged. Everyone here can relate to how you are feeling and we give you our understanding and full support. Carol F. Who has been there, done that and made it through to overcome. Celiac, bi-polar depression , chemical sensitivities, single mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi Cindy; I can totally empathize with you about being a kitchen slave. Even those of us with spouses don't get a lot of kitchen/cooking support ;-) Sure, they wanna eat it though! My kids too are constantly whiney and hungry - obsessed with food. My eldest is almost like a hungry dog at this point - whenever there's some action in the kitchen she comes running and whimpering. I know, not the most flattering analogy but when you're frustrated with all the cooking that's what it reminds you of... I totally understand about looking wistfully at those animal crackers. For me it's the Cambells veg soup and Kraft Dinner. I know my kids are benefitting tremendously through my efforts, but sometimes you just wish you could have a " convenience dinner " or two!! Hang in!! It should get easier for you. Try to get someone to help you and have a cook your heart out on the weekend. Kim 2 months dairy-free SCD for 3.5 yo ASD and 2 yo with beh'r/G.I issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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