I enjoy some fries once in a while too. And other carby treats. Even though my loss has slowed I'm still losing. Remember you have a lot of time after the weight is gone, where you'll need to maintain. Learning to enjoy things in moderation now will help with your success after.

I agree. It's really good practice to fall off the wagon and climb back on. I would argue that the hard bit is not the losing weight, it's the sticking to the plan long term - and the most likely thing to get you off plan is a cheat that turns into a day which turns into a week which turns into a month. Learning early and often how to stall the cheat at one meal and get back on the horse is probably the number one key to keeping weight off.

I utilized planned cheats. It's best to decide ahead that you'll have it once a month or once every 2, or never, except for a super-special holiday like Christmas or your birthday. Some things I have found useful are to plan ahead exactly what you are having and resolve to have nothing more, make the planned cheat a short window and once you are out of that time frame you are done (I usually pick supper until bed. It's finite, short, and minimizes possible damage), and keep no leftovers of the cheat material so you aren't tempted to get into it again. I wake up the next morning and resume my normal WOE. Good habits and their momentum carry me through.

You can already have so many delicious foods on this WOE. You aren't deprived at all. But it is nice to have some of the old favorites occasionally. And for some people, that is totally fine. I recommend waiting for a few months before you start allowing planned indulgences, to be certain you have achieved control. But you know yourself. So if you have the grit to do this after 2 weeks and it won't set you out of control, then that is up to you. I waited 6 months before I had my first "cheat."

If you are ready, make your rules and stick by them. Indulge, but not too often. And if you falter, pick yourself up and dust it off and get right back to bizness. No guilt, but no excuses either. Consistency over time is very important, super important, but life, too, is meant to be enjoyed. And an indulgence here and there, as long as it stays infrequent, is ok.

We don't get fat celebrating with food on holidays and special occasions. We get fat turning every day into an excuse to celebrate with unhealthy food. We don't need to binge. We have permission to eat healthy delicious things every day and to eat a serving of not-as-healthy every once and awhile.

This is all my personal experience talking. What I could do to a bag of chocolates or cookies or chips at one time was frightening. YMMV.

I have been low, and zero, carb for four months. I haven't had a "cheat", at all. My motivation comes from the improvements in my health. I don't want anything to make me go back to feeling the way I used to! So, I don't cheat. I was ZC during May and part of June. When I began to add in low carb veggies, like onions, some of them made me feel bad the next day and some of them didn't bother me. It's been a great way to find out what agrees with me and what doesn't. I don't feel deprived though.

Just thought to say, on those days where i feel a bit run-down or feel in need of a pick-me-up i sometimes raise my calories anywhere up to maintenance. Its become a rarer occurrence the longer i stick to plan - im feeling less hungry and more satiated in general - but if i feel i need to occasionally i find its fine to just re-set at maintenance for a day or so, whilst keeping carbs as low as possible still. Raising your calories means you can treat yourself to more yummy keto foods, without ever needing to cheat, and without the repercussions of going off plan/

I haven't been LCHF and keto for long, but I am planning on sticking with it like I do the gf diet. I'm a celiac so I can have no cheats or my health is affected for a few weeks, possibly longer. Right now I am thinking of LCHF like that.