Tyler and I have been gluten free for almost 2 months now ! What a differenc in his ability to function AKA ...Get Out The Door in the morning! I charted the first week- before and after going GF. It would take more than 10 reminders..."Your eating your breaksfast" to remind him to focus on eating. "your getting dressed" when he was twiring his underpants around" "Your brushing your teeth" when he was staring blankly in the mirror"
Well no wonder - I just poured him a big bowl of whole grain Gluten. It put the breaks on the morning. It would for you too if you just did some opiates.
Each day after GF, we went down to 5 reminders, 2 reminders,,, and by the 4th day in, I stopped charting. There were no reminders !!
I stopped eating gluten too, but cheated. One example of finding out how gluten affected him.. After two weeks of no gluten, I had a big sandwich on a fresh roll - two hours later I was passed out on the couch and felt groggy the next morning too. Last week, I had a donut - it killed the rest of the day for me. I definately felt like I had a hangover. I feel so bad for getting so aggravated with my kid for having to remind him, over and over and over, to focus! I thought of how I would feel if someone was hurrying me along while I was in that state. Now, we have much happier mornings. GF cereal is easy for kid.. even TRIX are made of corn.
Next is Casein Free. I have slowly started him- actually both of us on it. My grocery bill is $!!$$$ But not eating out evens it out and not being frustrated trying to get him focused is worth it for sure-to both of us. Hemp milk and 'Ice cream', coconut milk desserts, rice milk, Rice cheese.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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