This Crazy Life

4 days and 4 strikes.  I took over breakfast this week.  She has been doing ok with breakfast.  It’s really not enough food and not enough variety, but she was eating it without too much complaint.  However, we decided I would take it over and have it made and plated before I woke her up.  This way she gets used to eating food that I’m plating, and we get to practice every day.  Not just a couple of times a week at lunch or if/when she ever gets another dinner pass.  Well, I’ve done it 4 mornings and so far all 4 mornings she’s refused to eat.  So, we’re 0-4.  So, we’re doing great.  We’re going to work on an if, then for this situation.  If you complete breakfast, then this reward happens.  If you don’t complete breakfast, then this consequence happens.  Maybe that will get some movement.  Maybe I should aim for a bite first.  It’s just so frustrating.  We’ve been in treatment without a break since June 8^th.  And she still doesn’t understand that starving is NOT an option.  She told me the other day that she’s just waiting until she gets out to “get skinny” again.  If only this disease was rational and logical.  It would be so much easier to treat.