Christmas vs bad carbs
123sind
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With Christmas coming up and all the shops full of Christmas goody i think my carb devil is going to win for a bit. But i shall be back on after Christmas. Hopefully with only a very small grain.
Happy Christmas All
Happy Christmas All
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Our Christmas traditions don't involve a lot of carbs, so I have kind of a 'win' for that holiday. We have german sausages and sauerkraut, plus oyster stew, and crab dip.
There are cookies too, but that's not really my thing anyway.6 -
I have been back on track after eating non-keto for a week vacation during Thanksgiving and I have made the decision that I will not be repeating the process again over the Christmas holiday. I'm staying in ketosis through Christmas and no egg nog, honey-baked ham, or holiday treats are going to stop me! Besides, I had my fill while on vacation *burp*6
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If you do go off plan, do it for one meal...then hop right back on. You can do this hopscotch over the holidays a few times without much damage. Maybe 1 or 2 meals in an entire week... I would not go fully off plan.
Remember, each bite is a new beginning. Just because you ate a plate full of cookies doesn't mean your next meal has to be off plan. You'll have some water retention, but full keto the rest of the time will take it back off.
And be selective. The only person you cheat on this way IS YOURSELF... We all deserve better than that, don't we? Making it sustainable by choosing specific instances to be off plan - that's what we deserve. Going whole hog off plan into carb-insanity? That's not fun for me anymore...but it may not be as hard on you...
It's really hard to remember sometimes, but a "self care" post recently said, "It is becoming the person you know you want and are meant to be. Someone who knows that salt baths and chocolate cake are ways to enjoy life – not escape from it."
https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2017/11/this-is-what-self-care-really-means-because-its-not-all-salt-baths-and-chocolate-cake/
Hard to read, hard to swallow, hard to be a mature grown up doing what's right for myself long term... (HUGS)13 -
I'm with you @KnitOrMiss. At least at this time...being overstuffed is nothing but uncomfortable for me.
Christmas eve I'll probably make a cioppino which is low carb/keto friendly. I have no idea what is on the Christmas Day menu but will eat a bit of whatever and say thank you. If desserts look unique or delicious, I'll sample them or say, no thank you.
I'm fortunate to not have food pushing friends and family but I also never make any sort of fuss or draw attention to my choices or WOE so I just sort of blend into the crowd and no one even notices so far as I know.
I might be disappointed if I knew how little others care about what I eat.
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »It's really hard to remember sometimes, but a "self care" post recently said, "It is becoming the person you know you want and are meant to be. Someone who knows that salt baths and chocolate cake are ways to enjoy life – not escape from it."
https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2017/11/this-is-what-self-care-really-means-because-its-not-all-salt-baths-and-chocolate-cake/
Hard to read, hard to swallow, hard to be a mature grown up doing what's right for myself long term... (HUGS)
Thanks for sharing that link @KnitOrMiss, I really needed to hear that right now.3 -
Oh thanks all, reading your message makes me realise i can still stay on the wagon. And after a bad 2 days i fell blotted and sick. I shall go back to my low carbs again.10
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Oh thanks all, reading your message makes me realise i can still stay on the wagon. And after a bad 2 days i fell blotted and sick. I shall go back to my low carbs again.
@123sind - it's really all about being selective. If you really want a piece of your grandma's special pie, have it, but be reasonable the rest of the day aside from that meal, or whatever. If you hand your SO have a special appetizer you love to share once a month, do that, but make the rest of the meal or week on plan...
When you care enough to do what's hard - get healthy, workout, lose weight, improve a health condition, etc. - it's so worth it in the end, right?
You are strong enough to make choices - don't let the choices make you. Focus on better choices and compromise.... No one really is perfect all the time, so just being better when you can is sustainable - being the best all the time - or trying and then failing spectacularly - that's just ... not wonderful. Making pretty good choices 80% of time means that the 20% won't be as much bad impact as say making 20% perfect choices - and 80% binging or bad choices to compensate!6 -
I remember the 45 min rule, does anyone else remember that?
It was part of one of the atkins plans, I think. Something about a metabolic shift that occurs after 45 min of carb consumption, so the rule was, if you are going to eat carbs get them all eaten and stop eating any more within 45 min to minimize the impact to your metabolism.7 -
Another help may be to plan ahead and make a few fat bombs if you feel like that would help you resist that carb devil.
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Oh thanks all, reading your message makes me realise i can still stay on the wagon. And after a bad 2 days i fell blotted and sick. I shall go back to my low carbs again.
There is much to be said for listening to what your body is really telling you. The challenge is telling when it is your body speaking, and when it is your mind and tastebuds craving just a "few" Doritos.2 -
Chiming in here! I’ve been on a strict keto competition prep since March. Needless to say, I won’t be competing this January. There have been too many weight loss stalls and with this PCOS makes it that much harder to drop fat. Instead of suffering through my birthday and special events this month, I’m deciding to take a break from the strict regimen. I’ll be back on track in a week or two and then back to competition prep to hopefully compete in March. Breaking this diet to enjoy time with coworkers and friends and family. Everyone has been wanting to go out to eat and I’ve been saying “no I can’t” for months now... it feels good to eat with everyone. Enjoying and savoring every bite, knowing I’ll be back on track soon.
Had a xmas Work party on Saturday, fully enjoyed a large keto meal full of turkey, salmon and beef medallions. Went to a breakfast buffet Sunday morning and had eggs with sausage and bacon...(god I miss bacon.)
Today, I broke my keto diet with my boss. She took me out to lunch to celebrate my birthday at a fancy steakhouse...HAD TO EAT THE CHEESE BREAD. It was worth it lol
I’ll be back on track soon. Going off plan does not mean you gain 20 pounds... it’s how you handle yourself after you go off plan
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LolaDeeDaisy23 wrote: »Going off plan does not mean you gain 20 pounds... it’s how you handle yourself after you go off plan
That's soooo true and the problem I've tended to have in the past. I think I've broken my diet put on three pounds over night why continue.......No more!! The devil
will be there and probably, no certainly will win occasionally (Italian Christmas!!) but the angel 
will be fighting back!
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My plan (already in effect) is to eat low carb in the mornings and early afternoons and then allow carbs in the evenings... I find I only put a few lbs of water back on that way. Xmas day(s) all bets are off. I'll eat whatever I want in front of me as life is far too short to deliberately not eat food i like After Jan 1 it'll be back on the 80/20 lchf/whatever and back to the gym 1
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So glad to hear that others "have a plan" for the Holidays. Being so new at this I feared what would happen. No more! I will be selective and if that bloat creeps up I will know to back off. I have a slight advantage (if you can call it that) in that my Celiac prevents me from eating much of the really bad treats. I dont really crave them cause I know it could be detrimental to my gut...but I WILL say yes to the twice baked potatoes and some fruit salad! And now my mouth is watering just thinking about Christmas Dinner! Double serving of Raw Beef and ditto the next day of Prime Rib for me please!1
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I managed to keep carbs low for Christmas, etc. I did not meet calorie goals every day, and that was my dietary squishiness. At the cookie and cracker table, you just get get hard salami, cheese and liver pâté and skip the cookies, fudge, etc. This seemed to work pretty well for me.3
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Such great, supportive and non-judgemental attitudes on here, both from the people happy to splurge during the holidays and the ones preparing to stay on track.
I had my first sugar splurge two days ago when preparing for my son's birthday party (no, I'm not just serving the kids rolled up salami and no cake) and I had about 8 Oreos, a bunch of marshmallows and some chocolate, all within the space of 10 minutes. I felt buzzy, then like I had food poisoning combined with a hangover headache that stayed all day.
Yikes!
It was good to get an idea of what an all-out splurge does to my body, particularly sugar. I went through my son's birthday the next day without touching the cake or any other carbs. No one really noticed, but they did comment on the fact that I wasn't drinking (alcohol).
I'll aim to stay on track over Christmas but know I'll have a few drinks at a "Xmas afterparty" (no kids) on the 26th, I'm hoping that won't cause too much havoc, that sugar hangover was the grossest!
Does anyone have experience with drinking on LCHF? I have read the hangover is worse than on a carb diet...?1 -
Does anyone have experience with drinking on LCHF? I have read the hangover is worse than on a carb diet...?
Stay hydrated. Throw in water throughout the night and I've been fine. If you havent' had a good drinking night in a while you will find your tolerance down but otherwise i've felt no difference if i stay hydrated.1 -
and with the staying hydrated, stay salted...I do extra salt and extra water after drinking, so far I've actually had LESS hangovers, probably because I'm pretty trashed after 2 drinks...can't drink much = not hungover much...2
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »If you do go off plan, do it for one meal...then hop right back on. You can do this hopscotch over the holidays a few times without much damage. Maybe 1 or 2 meals in an entire week... I would not go fully off plan.
Remember, each bite is a new beginning. Just because you ate a plate full of cookies doesn't mean your next meal has to be off plan. You'll have some water retention, but full keto the rest of the time will take it back off.
And be selective. The only person you cheat on this way IS YOURSELF... We all deserve better than that, don't we? Making it sustainable by choosing specific instances to be off plan - that's what we deserve. Going whole hog off plan into carb-insanity? That's not fun for me anymore...but it may not be as hard on you...
It's really hard to remember sometimes, but a "self care" post recently said, "It is becoming the person you know you want and are meant to be. Someone who knows that salt baths and chocolate cake are ways to enjoy life – not escape from it."
https://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2017/11/this-is-what-self-care-really-means-because-its-not-all-salt-baths-and-chocolate-cake/
Hard to read, hard to swallow, hard to be a mature grown up doing what's right for myself long term... (HUGS)
Thanks for posting this. I'd seen it before, but needed to see it again.1 -
I actually went out to dinner tonight for the first time on LCHF. My dinner didnt put me over my numbers either! Only on carbs I was -5 and that was from the salad and raspberry vinagrette. I had a great time and both of my daughters commented that I wasnt having a drink with dinner. I just had Club soda with a twist of lime. Since before LCHF I was probably an alcoholic or close to it, they were impressed to say the least. It's pretty weird but I dont seem to crave it anymore. This is the weirdest thing of all to me! When I have had a drink or two I do seem to be affected more, but I dont feel like I have to have more than that!2
