One Day at a Time

Interesting morning.  

As we met with the dietician I kept thinking how different Chris's perspective is from mine.  In his mind, he's up every day ready to go to work by 11:00 and eats breakfast, lunch and dinner.  The reality I see is he can rarely get out of bed before at least noon, sometimes makes it to work by about 3:00 and doesn't eat at all until he's starving late in the day. 

Having a 22 year old young man who needs to comply with a special diet won't be easy, especially when he thinks he already is.  Getting nervous about this process, and hoping that once he reaches ketosis and feels better, he will also sleep better and will get on a more normal schedule.  Of course, as the mom, I'm nothing but a nag when I correct him and remind him of his real habits - the ones I actually witness.  Getting this one healthy so he can leave the nest will be a challenge.

Through tears, I told him I will FIGHT for him and do my best, but he needs to be realistic and also do his best to comply with this difficult diet.  It will be worth it, I tell myself.  It will all be worth it.

In the meantime, we will do the best we can.  This month is all about learning the ins and outs of the Modified Atkins Diet and what Chris can and cannot eat.  Now I'm grateful we are not trying to do the 4:1 ratio in the traditional ketogenic diet.  This is going to be hard enough.  Getting a 2:1 ratio of fats to protein involves an army of calculations on my part - and determination on his part to feed his brain properly.

I bought Ketostix and Chris peed on the stick for the first time today.  It looks like he's between 15 - 40 on the scale.  We've got a ways to go to reach ketosis.

I keep reminding myself: one day at a time.