So, Evan's family began adapting their diet to his needs. They continued to experiment with recipes to come up with things that Evan could eat. They developed the pumpkin bread recipe that is already on this blog, along with recipes for chocolate cheesecake and pumpkin pie. At first though, it was hard for Evan to be on the diet. He would ask his mother for the snacks that he was accustomed to eating, and she would have to refuse. He struggled (as many do) with why this would happen to him. Why couldn't he just be normal? Why couldn't he eat like his friends? But, his parents knew that the only way to improve his health was through this diet.
They supported him by eating the way he had to. They began making dinners that the whole family could share but would still be good for Evan to eat. Within just 2 weeks of the diet, Evan began to notice improvement. He had more energy, and he was gaining weight. Obviously, his parents were thrilled with these results. They continued to support him by setting goals for weight gain in 10 pound increments. When he reached his weight goals, they would take the whole family out to dinner, often to Tony Roma's. Though the barbeque sauce on the ribs he always ordered contained sugar, he was able to maintain his results because his family helped him be strict at all other times.
We'll be adding more to this story later. Thanks for reading!
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