Every year we go to a cookout with family and friends on the Fourth of July. We had to decide how to handle it since the boys are on this special diet. There would be lots of chips, soda/pop, and sweets---all of which the boys can't have on this diet, and all of which they LOVE.
We discussed several options beforehand, ranging from "not going at all" to "letting the diet go" for one evening. We ended up deciding to fill the boys up with food really well and then arrive about the time that people would be finished eating and just hanging out. We miscalculated the time and the boys got there right about the time the food was set out for people to eat.
Fortunately, it had rained and cooled just a bit, which allowed us to keep them playing outside most of the evening. And they were full from chicken and sweet potato fries. But we still had to run intervention: meaning, running to take away the can of pop from NB, running to take away the cupcake from PJ5, running to take away the chips from both of them. Lots of running. I also let them eat things from the "moderation" list, which meant that PJ5 ate quite a bit of watermelon.
Despite our running, they got little bits here and there. So, today I am watching for signs of regression or struggles in areas that have improved lately.
(Oh, and I didn't get to see any live fireworks. Only a few illegally set off in the neighborhood. Not because of the diet, but because the boys were muddy and needed a bath, and hubby didn't want to stay up late then get up early for work. In his defense, he told me I could go and he would stay home with the boys, but I didn't really want to go by myself)
