When do we increase calories???

[Guest guest]

My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

So how do you know to increase calories?

She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

function?

Regards,

[Guest guest]

It sounds like you may need more calories. How many meals and snacks are

you on now? You might try 100 calorie extra snack and see what happens

with ketones and seizures. For growth, protein is important as well as

supplements and calories.

Sometimes hunger is a sign of too many calories as ketones usually

suppress appetite.

Bill

jiosmith wrote:

>

> My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

> success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

> been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

>

> So how do you know to increase calories?

>

> She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

> long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

> Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

> growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

> usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

> the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

> spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

> lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

> function?

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It sounds like you may need more calories. How many meals and snacks are

you on now? You might try 100 calorie extra snack and see what happens

with ketones and seizures. For growth, protein is important as well as

supplements and calories.

Sometimes hunger is a sign of too many calories as ketones usually

suppress appetite.

Bill

jiosmith wrote:

>

> My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

> success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

> been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

>

> So how do you know to increase calories?

>

> She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

> long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

> Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

> growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

> usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

> the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

> spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

> lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

> function?

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It sounds like you may need more calories. How many meals and snacks are

you on now? You might try 100 calorie extra snack and see what happens

with ketones and seizures. For growth, protein is important as well as

supplements and calories.

Sometimes hunger is a sign of too many calories as ketones usually

suppress appetite.

Bill

jiosmith wrote:

>

> My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

> success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

> been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

>

> So how do you know to increase calories?

>

> She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

> long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

> Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

> growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

> usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

> the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

> spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

> lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

> function?

>

> Regards,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bill. She is on 4 meals a day, no snacks. She's been doing

fine on this level since we started the diet. We actually went down

on our original calorie count from our first diet initiation. We've

been thinking about testing her with 1/2 meal as a snack.

I thought that other people who've been at this longer might be able

to shed some light on signs that we may not be able to recognize.

Regards,

> >

> > My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are

having

> > success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but

has

> > been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

> >

> > So how do you know to increase calories?

> >

> > She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

> > long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

> > Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her

stomache

> > growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

> > usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters

in

> > the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

> > spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling

a

> > lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just

increased

> > function?

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bill. She is on 4 meals a day, no snacks. She's been doing

fine on this level since we started the diet. We actually went down

on our original calorie count from our first diet initiation. We've

been thinking about testing her with 1/2 meal as a snack.

I thought that other people who've been at this longer might be able

to shed some light on signs that we may not be able to recognize.

Regards,

> >

> > My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are

having

> > success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but

has

> > been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

> >

> > So how do you know to increase calories?

> >

> > She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

> > long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

> > Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her

stomache

> > growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

> > usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters

in

> > the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

> > spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling

a

> > lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just

increased

> > function?

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Noah has been on the diet over 7 months and we don't see an increase in calories

anytime soon. His weight and growth has been fine and normal. I don't think a

calorie increase is always necessary. The nature of the diet makes it a natural

appetite suppressant. Sometimes an addition in calories will make them more

hungry... sounds backwards, but I believe that is how it works. Maybe an extra

snack would be ok? Are you doing the diet on your own or do you have a

dietician? It usually is up to the neuro and dietician in our case.

Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

jiosmith jiosmith@...> wrote:

My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

So how do you know to increase calories?

She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

function?

Regards,

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[Guest guest]

Noah has been on the diet over 7 months and we don't see an increase in calories

anytime soon. His weight and growth has been fine and normal. I don't think a

calorie increase is always necessary. The nature of the diet makes it a natural

appetite suppressant. Sometimes an addition in calories will make them more

hungry... sounds backwards, but I believe that is how it works. Maybe an extra

snack would be ok? Are you doing the diet on your own or do you have a

dietician? It usually is up to the neuro and dietician in our case.

Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

jiosmith jiosmith@...> wrote:

My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

So how do you know to increase calories?

She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

function?

Regards,

" The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last resort! "

List is for parent to parent support only.

It is important to get medical advice from a professional keto

team!

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[Guest guest]

Noah has been on the diet over 7 months and we don't see an increase in calories

anytime soon. His weight and growth has been fine and normal. I don't think a

calorie increase is always necessary. The nature of the diet makes it a natural

appetite suppressant. Sometimes an addition in calories will make them more

hungry... sounds backwards, but I believe that is how it works. Maybe an extra

snack would be ok? Are you doing the diet on your own or do you have a

dietician? It usually is up to the neuro and dietician in our case.

Mom to Noah- age 3, med-free, & seizure-free on the keto diet

jiosmith jiosmith@...> wrote:

My daughter has been on the diet for 5 months now, and we are having

success. She still has daily focal seizures and some tonics but has

been doing MUCH better than before the diet.

So how do you know to increase calories?

She's currently on 560 calories, 10.25 kilos, and 75 centimeters

long. She's 15.5 months old and she's definitely not skinny.

Lately, she's been much more hungry and fussy. I hear her stomache

growling 30 to 45 min before her next meal. After eating, she's

usually significantly happier. She's only grown 1.5 centimeters in

the last 5 months. We think she might be heading for a growth

spurt. But she's also teething some, learning to walk, crawling a

lot more than before. So is it a need for calories or just increased

function?

Regards,

" The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last resort! "

List is for parent to parent support only.

It is important to get medical advice from a professional keto

team!

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