Guest guest Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Pam, You are right. 1300 calories would be more reasonable. My daughter is the size of an 8 year old, weighs 25 kg and is inactive but has hypertonia (tight muscles) and is on 830 calories per day. 1800 is much too high. The calculation is normally 75% of the recommended calories. Make sure that you get accurate weight once a week to use as a guide. The normal starting ratio is 4:1 If the child is required to lose weight, the ratio is set at 3:1 2:1 ratio is used to wean off the diet. What is the success rate that your doctor has on the diet? Bill capnmacncrew@... wrote: > Hi all > We started on the keto diet a week ago. We had been doing heavy fat Atkins ( 10 carbs /day and unlimited fatty meats) for 6 months with much success. We wantd to change to keto to help get rid of those last pesky szs. Since Atkins is not meaured it is hard to figure out daily changes to see what does and doesn't work. was in heavy ketosis most of the time with occasional dips to medium ketones when he had too much lean protein. > > Well, last week we were started on the keto with a 2:1 ratio. I was concerned since it upped 's carbs to 55 gms/day instead of the 10 he was used to. Lo and behold, he is out of ketosis and having many seizures per hour. At least that shows the ketosis helps to control szs! Yesterday I called the doc and she upped his ratio to 2:5. She told me she has never had to go higher than 2:5 and has had great success with sz controlat that ratio with many children. I was and still am skeptical. > > My question is 2-fold. First, obviously I am wondering about the ratio. He started on 2:1 last evening and is goes between no ketones and trace amounts of ketones right now. Tomorrow I call the doc again. Should I insist on a higher ratio? or see below? > > The second question has to do with calories. is 8yo, weighs 23km, is very slight for his age (he is at the 5th% in height and weight). He is extremely athletic and has always eaten much more food than anyone I know, even my teenage sons who also are very athletic and active. is well known for the huge amounts of food he normally eats so he might need more calories than the average boy his age. The doc put him on 1800 calories/day which surprised me. Does this seem correct to you? My own personal calculations seemed to be closer to 1300/day, but I am very new to this and don't know the ropes. I'm frustrated that after 6 months of ketosis we are out of it now and after all that hard work. > > I am wondering if we should lower the ratio or calories first? Any opinions from experienced moms and dads? > thanks much > Pam, mom to age 8 and 10 others > > ________________________________________________________________ > Get your name as your email address. > Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads and more > Only $1.99/ month - visit http://www.mysite.com/name today! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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