Day 5

Well this blog was set out to be an honest look at the ketogenic diet, so in that spirit,  I must say today was a mentally draining day! So the wins of the day first...Preparing the meals went actually pretty smoothly. We were up and at it this am, and got Sadie's first home cooked breakfast. The receipes are easy to follow, the scale we ordered at the request of our dietition is slick and makes it very easy. The only thing that was a bit tricky was making sure if using multiple containers or transfering items that you need a really good spatula, as every gram is accounted for. We bought a tiny little frying pan and it worked really good. We tried to incoorporate some of Sadie's fave fruit, and cheese today to get her buy in. But just for relation of how much the ratio of fat works, her weighted out snack fruit was 1/2 of a strawberry! And breakfast was 5 grapes. The binder we set up has been a life saver, we had all her meds, vitamins and meals in it and that really made the day smooth. We put all the notes, and receipes in it. So I guess the hardest part is getting Sadie on board. God love her she is doing well, but its hard because its a lot of new food and textures and shes still very tired from being in the IWK. So we have been whipping the cream and that texture is a bit easier for her to take. When I say cream, her cream is Farmers 35% whipping cream!! I went on line today to a company her dietition pointed us to, that sells flavorings that are carb free. So I ordered a blueberry, strawberry and banana, so that should help. We are going to find our groove, this is going to take time, and everyday will get a little bit easier. I think we need to continue to incorporate things she will like where ever possible. We are looking into a "keto pizza" as she has been asking for pizza since we got home!! Power through...