I completely understand this! When I have told friends or family that sweets don't even taste good to me anymore, I swear they look at me like they are thinking "Yeah. Right. Just because you choose not to eat it, don't expect me to believe you don't think it's good".
My daughter wanted me to have some of her birthday ice cream cake with her. She really thought I was truly depriving myself and kept saying one small piece wasn't going to wreck my diet. I agreed but I tried telling her that I honestly didn't want any. We settled that I would have one bite. It tasted like a spoonful of cold, wet sugar.

Ice cream... That just seems like such a betrayal.

pondsbb wrote: »

Oh no. I honestly don't want to get where I can't enjoy ice cream or potato or tomato or corn. These are some of life's variety and I'm thinking maybe Keto is not for me. I'm going to up my carbs to just under 100 for a while. Maybe just "lower" carb is more in line with my lifestyle.

In my case, I am sensitive to all the foods you list: dairy, nightshades, and all grains including corn. I still indulge occasionally knowing that it will negatively impact my well-being.

I think some people do much better increasing carbs for a time and then changing it up again. Or even carb cycling. We're talking about long term health improvement and not deprivation. I hope the change works for you @pondsbb.

I'm going to leave the group. I don't want to be a pivot to good people that are doing this woe for health reasons when I'm getting so wishy washy and unsure about it. hugs to all

@pondsbb , not everyone here is Keto. We are labeled a low carb group, some are Keto and some are low to moderate carb. You don't need to leave the group.

For me, the sugar saturated things like ice cream and cake are no longer appealing and don't taste good anymore because they are waaaaay too sweet.
The wonderful thing about this, that I don't think you realize, is that so many other lower sugar and no sugar things taste to me the way the saturated treats used to.
This would not be something to try to avoid happening. It's freakin' awesome!
When I make a bowl of low carb vanilla yogurt (8oz.) and add in some shavings of 85% dark chocolate and it tastes as sweet as ice cream... That's a huge win! My "ice cream" is about 130 calories, 8 carbs but also happens to give me 13g protein.
I am not missing sugar saturated treats because I still have sweetness in my life in other forms that are every bit as satisfying as those things once were.
You're not going to mess up your taste buds, you will make them more sensitive and able to detect richer and better flavors.

pondsbb wrote: »

I'm going to leave the group. I don't want to be a pivot to good people that are doing this woe for health reasons when I'm getting so wishy washy and unsure about it. hugs to all

I don't think you need to leave the group!! From what I understand there are a lot of people on here that are 100 carbs are lower a day. This group is actually very diverse in that sense. The only thing that seems constant is people are watching their carbs to whatever level they wish.
There a lot of people on here that are very natural; only grass fed meat, organic vegs and cage free eggs etc. Then you have people that eat anything as long as they stay within their carb range, there are some that say, "never ever allow yourself a treat, its horrible for you, don't do it,why would you want to do that to your body", and then there are those that carb cycle, or do IF. No matter which level you're doing it's nice to be part of the group so you can see recipes and advice from people who are like-minded. When you see a post from someone who is doing the same as you; like a hundred carbs or lower, and allowing themselves tomatoes and corn etc, friend them! Then you guys can have your discussions without feeling like other people are cutting you down.
This is just my opinion of course, but I would hate to see you leave a group that truthfully has a lot to offer even with the decision that you choose to follow. I personally am trying to drop a lot of weight so I am one of the 20 net carbs or lower a day people but I am NOT a clean diet only person. I would like to go there but right now, this is enough of an adjustment for me; and cost differance. I know my limits and how many changes I can make at once so I am buying more organic and I am watching things more closely (just so I can see what I'm eating so I know where I need to go next) but I am definitely not able to call myself a clean diet, low carb has been a huge adjusyment for me because most of my diet consisted of MOSTLY pasta and grains, and I haven't had the feeling great feeling that everyone else seems to have, I think maybe it's because I've always been high carb so it's taking me longer to adapt. Anyway I'm just sharing that with you because I too am different from a lot of people on here Best of luck to you!!!

That's why this group is so perfect! Everyone is very supportive of others preferred methods. Nobody ever says "you absolutely need to do this or never ever do that". Even if someone notices something they think may be counter productive to your goal, typically what you will hear is "maybe consider changing this thing. Because in my experience..." and "it's possible this or that"
It's really a great group of open minded people that actually listen to what you're saying and don't assume they have all the answers. Information is presented from personal experience and supporting science. Geez, even un-supporting science is considered many times.
And even when people have contrasting opinions, it never turns into an ugly debate like I've seen other places.
@pondsbb If you want to be part of a supportive group that will cheer you on and help pick you up if needed, you're in the right place.

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry!!! pond came back. YAY

We all want you to succeed, whatever that means for you.

Yay!!! Welcome back, Sue!! Support affair gone good!!

KenSmith108 wrote: »

Geesh! All of a sudden the theme song from "Welcome Back Kotter" started playing in my head.
I'm sure all us "sweat hogs" welcome you back.

Ha ha ...well I'm still gonna watch my tastebuds.