Well, Eldest Son has now been on his new high protein/ low carb diet for twelve days. What a difference! I still have issues with my own patience, and mornings are still rough, but seriously, he’s much more settled.
And just to give you an idea how disruptive a tiny little bit can be, Monday we let him have school lunch. It was a hot dog, on a white bread bun. He was absolutely out of control by the evening. We didn’t even think about it until halfway through the evening when I thought to ask him what was in his lunch.
He’s still being a butt with attitude, but the tantrums are fewer and further between. It’s incredible! Last weekend, I took him up to my parents house, and I think even they noticed the difference. I’m sure at least my mom did. She was saying at some point they let him have a mini cinnamon roll, and about a half an hour later they could see him start to ramp up.
Last year the bus driver absolutely hated him. She couldn’t get him to sit still or follow instructions. He was loud and disruptive. And while I think she handled him poorly, I at least knew why. I was surprised to find that yesterday she gave my husband the thumbs up because Eldest Son is much easier to handle.
I’m really not surprised that a diet could make a difference. What surprises me is just how much of a difference it makes! Especially when you consider we fed him pretty healthy in the first place. He was not getting dessert every night, or even most nights. He was limited on how much juice he could have. We eat whole grain bread around here. Lots of veggies and fresh fruit.
So when I made small adjustments to his diet, and found such dramatic results, I can honestly say I was impressed. More to come, I’m sure…
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