Alright, ALRIGHT- I LICKED it...so sue me. Anyone else want to confess?

(Doug) #21

Paul, indeed. :slightly_smiling_face: Some of us have to learn the hard way, over and over and over again (like the human race itself). Itā€™s a big step to make permanent lifestyle changes. Selective memory applies, too, I think. I salute women who willingly go through subsequent pregnancies and labor, given how hard the first time around may be.

(Chris) #22

Not actual guilt, more like relief for identifying the feeling and consciously putting a halt to it.

(Ruthanne Robertson) #23

I like that. Iā€™ll have to remember it.

(Tim W) #24

Oh come on now, no need to apologize :smiley:

I just wanted to offer a more egregious example of ā€œcheatingā€ in case some folks got ā€œscared offā€ by the high standards.

(and I didnā€™t even touch on my drinking exploitsā€¦).

KCKO!

(Darlene Horsley) #25

I inhaled the toast my husband made to go with his breakfastā€¦ does that count? :wink:

(Brian) #26

But was it ā€œKeto Toastā€? LOL!! Sorryā€¦ couldnā€™t resist. :smiley:

#27

The other night I got home and there was a poker gathering downstairs and bowls of chips out on the kitchen counter.
I ate one and a half DORITOS!!!
(wheeeee)

Seriously though, those are like crack for me so letting go of them has been rewarding. To be able to walk away after my dirty little indulgence felt great.

I dig this thread
CONFESSā€¦SINNAHS!! :smile:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #28

ā€œInhalingā€ your husbandā€™s ā€œtoastā€ sounds like a really great euphemism for something two consenting adults should do only in the privacy of their own home.

(Excuse me, while I go pick my mind up out of the gutter. . . . )

(Ellen) #29

I did the McDā€™s run yesterday and I stole a fry!

(Darlene Horsley) #30

Lol. No, no it was not. Lol

(Darlene Horsley) #31

You just made me spit my bpc all over my phone! Lol gotta go clean the screen now. Lol

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #32

To my eternal shame, I ate a couple of grapes yesterday. And I ate an apple the day before that.

So there!

#33

My first three months with keto, I was absolutely strict. And then one day, I fell off the wagon completely for one whole day. A friend brought me some foreign candy that I had never tried before and I thought I could stop at one piece but who was I kidding. I followed that with fries, a burger with a bun, a non-keto dessert. I knew I was falling off the wagon as I was indulging and once I recognized that I started moderating. But by the next day I was back on keto and realized how badly I had missed my bacon and eggs.

Since then I have occasionally indulged in SAD food. I went on a brewery tour and there was no way I was gonna pass on the craft beer. I think most of my SAD food has been beer and wine although I donā€™t drink them with any regularity - there has to be a special occasion.

Also when Iā€™m out at a party or event, I try to grab foods that are most keto but sometimes the only options could be batter fried or have some shredded carrots or other foods that I donā€™t normally eat. And I try not to obsess over that tiny carb stuck on my food.

Being keto reduces overall stress and helps you think clearly. That also means not feeling over-the-top guilt about the little slips and being able to pick up oneself and get right back on track. We donā€™t say KCKO for nothing.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #34

Iā€™m pretty sure that as far as staying ketotic is concerned, I donā€™t need to worry about every gram of carbohydrate, the way so many on these forums have to. For me, it is the addiction issues. A day of bingeing like what you describe, @Cilantromee, might have prevented me from ever coming back. I hope this doesnā€™t sound like whining or complaining, because the truth is, I am pretty much enjoying being ketotic. If only my first couple of years of sobriety could have been this comfortable, lol! :bacon:

#35

@PaulL Iā€™m happy for your keto journey. I am mostly in the same happy ketoworld as you. But as I describe to friends who ask me how I do it: I donā€™t crave cake; I just want the happiness of the moment that I shared cake with my friends and family. And it takes some creative OOTB thinking and work to make that happen. For instance, in October, my family and our guests ate our first keto Thanksgiving meal (Canadian Thanksgiving). It was quite the challenge trying to re-create the dishes we look forward to while keeping things keto. We had stuffing with keto bread. And we had keto pumpkin pie. And fat bomb apps. The only thing that we didnā€™t have was people going back for seconds :disappointed_relieved: and everyone here probably knows exactly why.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #36

Now, see, thatā€™s the problem with eating keto: all that great food, and you stop being hungry enough to eat it!

#37

Confessions?
Wā€™oh-kayā€¦
That one timeā€¦at band campā€¦

(Gabriela) #38

Im on my third day!! and i feel so crappy i had a soup for lunchā€¦made with beef brothā€¦some carrots and riceā€¦then I had a piece of meatā€¦and for dessert i couldnt resist two marshmellows from ann open bag leftover from my daughters birthdayā€¦i figured since im allowed 20 gr of carbs a dayā€¦my choices would fitā€¦am i wrong?

#39

I donā€™t think the occasional slip up will hurt anyone over the long term.

But I feel the same as some of the other posters in that ā€œsome of usā€ start allowing small things to creep in until they are out of controlā€¦

First an apple, then a piece of bread, then a piece of cakeā€¦Then all of a sudden boom -

Full on Carb Meltdown! LOL