SUGAR! (Doo doo DooDoo Doo Doo) Oh, honey honey!

This week we started a new diet program for Lexie that may help rid her of some of her autistic-like behaviors. It's something that has helped with several children with similar behaviors to Lexie's, and her doctor is optimistic that it will help her, as well as help clear up some digestion problems that she's had for a long time that I just always figured were no big deal. I know, I'm a bad mommy. Not anymore! But this new diet is hardcore: NO sugar (and she's only allowed a small amount of fruit), no sugar substitutes, no yeast, no white or refined flour or grains, and no cheese. Yup, that's basically it. So, of the things Lexie likes to eat, that leaves... popcorn. Which is basically the only thing she's eaten a normal portion of all week. We're hoping that eventually she'll get hungry enough and submit to eating bland food. By the way, did you know that EVERYTHING has sugar in it?! Yes, everything. Just start looking on ingredients lists. I've been BLOWN away, it's completely nuts, sugar is everywhere! It's taking over the world! And the few things that don't have sugar in them usually have yeast in them. Grrr... it's been a frustrating week. And add in trying to get her to drink Cod Liver Oil AND chew a soft tablet filled with fish oil AND eat all of the applesauce I give her with a crushed up pill and vitamin powder mixed in twice a day... hopefully some good will come of this, because otherwise we're all going to go kookoo bananas... we miss sugar!