Before you cheat
buxomlass
#3
State your health goal out loud,
Remember how you felt LAST time,
Yep, these I particularly need to do.
Iām not ādeprivedā, Iām making a choice. I need to remind myself that by saying no to cravings that arenāt beneficial, I can feel more proud and more trusting of myself because Iām choosing my health.
PrincessPupule
(Georgia)
#4
I donāt cheat because of cravings, I cheat because Iām lazy. Leaving work after a hard day, I plot my drive through strategy instead of hitting a grocery store for rotisserie chicken and a bag of salad.
This week I am planning on having more food at home so I canāt use the āI donāt have anything to eatā excuse.
gardengirlkp
(Karen Parrott)
#6
Yes! Particularly important for the food addicts in recovery. The difference between recovery, lapse and relapse.
kib
(karen)
#9
Iām also modifying this to refer to ābefore I TREATā - good list! I occasionally decide I want an alcoholic drink. I can make a drink I like with basically no carbs other than whatever the metabolic process behind the alcohol is, so woo-hoo! ā¦ except, it doesnāt affect me the way it used to, itās not really entretaining or relaxing or an escape at all any more, and i have emotional carry-over issues for days. Just say no !
Mnketo46
(Frank)
#10
Not to mention that I feel like doggie doo the next day after a few bumps. Makes you really reconsider the whole alcohol life. Being a home brewer this has been especially tricky.
Rgbigun
(Ron D. Garrett)
#11
As long as you are aware and meet your goals cheat on but if itās hindering you then game on 
Deary75
(Kerin )
#15
Going to the grocery store after work is good for the soul. Instead of frequent meals, plan frequent trips! 
buxomlass
#16
Ah, but for me itās the precise opposite. At home I know I have an abundant supply of meat, veg, eggs, cheese, nuts, good fats ā¦ everything a good keto home should have. BUT, my problem is my hatred of cooking, and (when Iām tired and hungry at the end of a long working day) wanting something to eat NOW, but not wanting to have to make it.
Going shopping on the way home is dangerous for me - itās far too tempting to succumb to easy, non-compliant foods or hear the siren song of the danger-isles where my past old favourites lurk. Something about the shopping environment reawakens past bingeing-behaviour patterns. Itās weird - I know itās happening, but I seem to just let it happen to me. So itās safer to stay away.
Bottom line - I need to harden the fuck up, stop being lazy, and just go home and make the effort to cook something thatās good for me, even if itās only a few fried eggs, a piece of cheese and a handful of raw veg straight out of the fridge. No excuses.
ava_ad0re
(Katie the Quiche Scoffing Stick Ninja )
#17
I cheat because I want to.
I donāt crave many foods.
I am fat adapted and beginning to fast for 24 hour periods and eat an OMAD which consists of meeting my macros/calorie for the day.
But I planā¦ especially plan, to goto my local cafe and have two pancakes, with ice cream, caramelized banana, berries, a potato hash cake and maple syrup. Once or twice a month. And that is my only cheat.
I have cut out all sweeteners also from my foods except for my chocolate mousse, which is not a cheat at all though a daily requirement 
AndySat
#18
Donāt try and tell me how to play Monopoly! I have to win at all costs, no matter how dirty I have to play. 
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#20
I was more like this as a carb burner. My coping strategy was microwaving. Frozen beef patties, Italian sausage, canned stew, instant pasta and rice side dishes, leftovers from when I did have the energy to cook (I would make extra oatmeal and rice for this purpose on the weekends). I have more energy these days, and I have people to cook for, which miakes it a lot more enjoyable, so I donāt do the microwave so much any more, but I am occasionally known to do microwave bacon when I just donāt feel like having to clean off the stove all over again. 