Christmas and when to start?

newbies
(Frank) #1

Anyone tried to start Keto with a house full of Christmas food?

I was planning on starting today.

#2

I started November 3rd. I gave almost all my food away to friends and family and started over with all new keto groceries. :slight_smile:

(Frank) #3

Wish I could do that but the kids would kill me :O)

#4

Oh yeah, I did set aside a box of snacks and treats for my kid to snack on when sheā€™s over, but for the most part she likes the keto meals Iā€™ve been whipping up (and doesnā€™t even know theyā€™re keto or that Iā€™m even on a diet, yet). For example: Who can say no to eggs and bacon for breakfast instead of sugary cereal?

(Frank) #5

mmm bacon

(Karen) #6

Thanksgiving through Christmas. I baked, received gifts of cookies, went to partiesā€¦ Stayed keto. Was surprisingly easy, but Iā€™m an all-in or all-out kind of person. I canā€™t open the door to a bite or I binge. Now would be a good time for you to stretch your resolve though. :grinning:

(Frank) #7

I am the same I cannot eat one cookie it will be the whole box!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

@FrankUnderWood Sounds as though youā€™re in the same boat as someone who needs to get sober in a house where others drink. It can be done, though it isnā€™t always easy.

I have to admit Iā€™ve been disappointed in myself this Christmas. I havenā€™t been too outrageousā€”yetā€”but the temptation to binge on sugar gets stronger with every bit of carbohydrate I allow myself. I got some dark chocolate as a holiday treat, and now I find myself eyeing my dadā€™s pannetone and my sisterā€™s chocolate truffles, and craving carbs generally. Iā€™m only ever a mouthful away from a binge to begin with, and Iā€™ve been getting too close to the line. So far, Iā€™ve been overdoing it mostly with pepperoni and pork rinds, but I could easily demolish that box of cookies that seems to know my name . . . . :frowning:

Ah well, time to KCKO. At least tonight weā€™re going out for steak. That will help. :grin:

(Frank) #9

@PaulL

Lol that did make me laugh, I cannot do moderation and you are totally correct! Like you say ā€˜Iā€™m only ever a mouthful away from a binge to begin withā€™!

Do the pork rinds help?

My fitbit scales turned up yesterday. I weighed myself this morning to see the damage 14st 3lbs BMI of 32 and 33% body fat! So I have 45lbs to loose. I also bought a Ketonix, which I have charged up ready to start using in a couple of days.

I have started to today with my partner, she is wants to loose 8lbs and has a BMI of 22! Like she needs to loose anything!

#10

OK !! So now itā€™s our New Year !
I re-posted a Newbie post yesterday since itā€™s time to restart all of this - Iā€™m on it now and wd love a little group to check in with every day or so - just to celebrate and see how we are doing - whaddyathink about starting a new thread for that ?

Frank- Iā€™d love to connect w ur BMI 22 partner ! Iā€™m the same and although I love talking with this whole group, we have slightly different issues and can encourage each other well. Wd u pls share this with her : )

Talk soon I hope :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye::heart::blush:

Ah-tee

Happy New Year, All !

(Karen) #11

We have an old ladies keto klub. Most arenā€™t old.:grin:
But we share a few of the same issues. Feel free to add in. Itā€™s under newbies

K

Vintage Ladies Keto Klub
(Frank) #12

@Ah-tee she is not on the forums yet, maybe if she gets into Keto she will join the forum.

(Lynne Hurley Perry) #13

Well if you have kids in the house, they are not going to go away-whenever you start keto. Maybe try to reorganize pantry/kitchen so you do not have to look at tempting non-keto foods. Also, find the ā€œketoā€ foods they enjoy and get them excited about having those items.

Also, anytime you see some sort of non-keto foods-especially the more appealing, repeat the word poison and then think of all the ways that food is bad for you. Really make a case against it.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #14

Somebody, when I was bitching about a really delicious fruitcake my dad left out for all of us, suggested thinking of it as ā€œdeathcake.ā€ It worked! Iā€™ll have to track down the thread and thank him.

@FrankUnderWood The pork rinds do help, as long as I donā€™t binge on them . . .

(Frank) #15

Death cake I like it, The Empire Death Cake!

Had pork rinds yesterday with cheese for lunch yesterday, they did the trick nicely!