Update on Logan and his dietary changes

It is now Tuesday afternoon and we started Logan's new diet (and Michael's of course) on Thursday night.

Logan's mood: Friday and Saturday were pretty awful, Sunday was 50-50 and Monday was better than Sunday but other symptoms were starting to pop up (which i'll talk about later). More or less you just have to think about how someone who is a drug addict is going to react to rehab. As long as at those moments we gave him a healthy snack he would typically be able to cope

Logan's food: He didn't eat much on Friday as he didn't want anything I offered (who would want healthy food when youv'e been living the good sugary life right?). By Saturday morning he was hungry and ate what he was served (ex: breakfast he had a piece of toast with butter and some cut up fruit). My goal for the weekend was to get him through the weekend without any processed sugary treats (no juice, fruit snacks, 'treats', etc) and I wasn't about to push the veggies at that point - I offered them but also had fruit for him available at every meal and either a peanut butter sandwich or a piece of toast or mixed nuts, etc. By Monday  he no longer asked for the treats he had been living off of and was now starting to ask for nuts and fruit, etc. We also got permission to add Almond Milk to his plan as the bedtime routine was a challenge without it - and frankly, who wants to drink water and ONLY water every day all day right? So at bedtime he gets a cup of that, and in the morning 1/2 a cup. (I don't want him to get addicted to it instead of milk so we limit the consumption at this point. Monday afternoon we purchashed from our friend's company Briden Solutions, some freeze dried peas, corn, and broccoli. Logan eats it like candy! No added preservatives, it's just straight freeze dried food storage. Being that it's expensive all at once we're stretching out our purchases, but that will definetly be something that will now be his new 'snack food'. (Anyone wanting info on these products contact me and i'll refer you to them).

Food wise Logan is doing AWESOME. Example: Last night for supper we had mixed veggies (carrots, corn, broccoli), meatballs, and potatoes - and he ate his food! Our end goal is going to be to not have any of that stuff in the house because he has plenty of opportunity to have it offered to him while out of home. Side note: we chose not to go to a birthday party/family get-together bbq thingy with some friends yesterday because we didn't want Logan to be tempted by the likely bags of chips, cake, and other treats that would be there.. he's still only 2 and just getting into his good habits. Once we're past this 2-4 weeks of adjustment then we'll get back into the swing of things and allow the occasional treat :)

Other symptoms: Logan broke out in a under-the-skin marbly rash on his arms and legs, and as of this morning (kind of a little last night too) he has a bad cough and runny nose. I spoke with a doctor and it's nothing to be concerned about (the rash was my biggest concern) and my nutritionist reassured me 'reactions' to elminating dairy is very common as your body is fighting itself in many ways - your respiratory system is in overdrive and of course the addiction to sugar and fighting that off. So we're just laying low today hoping he will recover quickly as we have a really busy week!

Anyways, feeling much better about our decision to do this to Logan - the way he is emotionally and physically reacting really shows to me that there are/were some problems there. I will definetly be able to say he's a healthy boy after we're all done with this! Now we just have to let people know not to give us any 'treats' for awhile. My own body has been grateful to have it all out of the house too! Michael is also doing well - he occasionally wants something he can't have at this time but he's definetly not reacting in such a way that he's ill like Logan. Michael isn't a big communicator so I can't really tell you what his reaction has been thus far.

Side note: I have had to actually go to the grocery store for more fruits and veggies today because between Michael AND Logan I actually ran out between my Friday trips! (Michael will eat Pineapple - ate a whole one to himself practically since Friday)