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Holiday Plans?
eatingfatbeingfat
Posts: 41 Member
I am quite happy these days, and am enjoying that rarity. Being on keto is aiding my anxiety and depression, and along with drugs, making me feel pretty good. After shaking off a month long Keto flu, I am managing all right. Not perfect, but pretty consistent.
What I am actually a bit concerned about are the holidays. I f-ing love holidays. But they, to an extent, have always revolved around "comforting" food for me.
Halloween=Candy!
Thanksgiving=Pie,ect.
Christmas = German desserts from specialty stores, hot chocolate.
Holidays are an escape from the drudgery of everyday life. Bright colors, movies, music, presents and food. Mostly chocolate-flavored food.
Up until this point I have not felt either overly deprived or socially uncomfortable. My parents are delighted by my new lifestyle, and have even gone out of their way to help me adapt. But I was in Costco picking out christmas chocolate for my Dad's business contacts, and for the first time felt a real stab of resentment.
I wanted to be like everybody else. But I'm not. Not only do I have metabolic syndrome (like many people who find hope in keto) but for me sugar is not just a delightful treat, it is a drug that lights up the pleasure centers of my brain like a damn Christmas tree. I can't be neutral around it.
Just about all sugar-substitutes give me some sort of gastrointestinal distress, and some of them taste so much like real sugar that they "wake up" my silenced appetite. Stevia is the only one that kind of works, and I don't really like the taste. I am also pretty scared of giving myself a "day off" since the keto flu was such an absolute nightmare for me.
I would love to hear your plans or advice around doing keto during the next 3 months. Going to distract yourselves with different pleasures? Give yourself a break? Or is your Keto game so strong that you won't bat an eyelid?
Don't get me wrong, I have zero plans to go over my 20g of carbs a day, regardless of the holiday. But I would rather take joy in my newfound health then become a resentful *kitten* because I can't do what others can (and take for granted). And I am not sure how I am going to do that.
Wow....this post is way to long.
TL, DR: What are you going to do about your keto holiday celebrations?
What I am actually a bit concerned about are the holidays. I f-ing love holidays. But they, to an extent, have always revolved around "comforting" food for me.
Halloween=Candy!
Thanksgiving=Pie,ect.
Christmas = German desserts from specialty stores, hot chocolate.
Holidays are an escape from the drudgery of everyday life. Bright colors, movies, music, presents and food. Mostly chocolate-flavored food.
Up until this point I have not felt either overly deprived or socially uncomfortable. My parents are delighted by my new lifestyle, and have even gone out of their way to help me adapt. But I was in Costco picking out christmas chocolate for my Dad's business contacts, and for the first time felt a real stab of resentment.
I wanted to be like everybody else. But I'm not. Not only do I have metabolic syndrome (like many people who find hope in keto) but for me sugar is not just a delightful treat, it is a drug that lights up the pleasure centers of my brain like a damn Christmas tree. I can't be neutral around it.
Just about all sugar-substitutes give me some sort of gastrointestinal distress, and some of them taste so much like real sugar that they "wake up" my silenced appetite. Stevia is the only one that kind of works, and I don't really like the taste. I am also pretty scared of giving myself a "day off" since the keto flu was such an absolute nightmare for me.
I would love to hear your plans or advice around doing keto during the next 3 months. Going to distract yourselves with different pleasures? Give yourself a break? Or is your Keto game so strong that you won't bat an eyelid?
Don't get me wrong, I have zero plans to go over my 20g of carbs a day, regardless of the holiday. But I would rather take joy in my newfound health then become a resentful *kitten* because I can't do what others can (and take for granted). And I am not sure how I am going to do that.
Wow....this post is way to long.
TL, DR: What are you going to do about your keto holiday celebrations?
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All I can say is what I plan to do, make sure I have something I like at the event or occasion that is keto-friendly. Even if that means I have to bring it myself. Or I eat before I go. Try to stay full and you might not be as tempted by the triggers you encounter. I have no plans to cheat carb-wise. I haven't done so in all this time, I don't plan to start. Enjoy all the other fun the holidays have to offer though. Focus on decorations, music and the like. Treat yourself with something non-food for keeping away from triggers. The rest I'll be playing by ear. For me though, being down 57 pounds and losing more weight means more to me than holiday food. I'm doing this for my kids, too. They deserve a healthy mom.
I hope some of my blather was helpful.
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