I know cheating is not a good thing with keto. How do you stay disciplined, when carb and sugar is everywhere around us, all day long?
Discipline
Keigan
#2
Clear your environments, let the world around you know that you simply say āno to sugar and carbsā - usually people support you when they understand your commitments.
mmm_bacon
(Stacy)
#3
At the beginning I keep keto snacks handy. Pepperoni sticks, cheese, veggies, hard boiled eggs etc. When cravings hit Iād eat one. Even if I was craving sugar or bread. It eventually wasnāt necessary because the cravings reduced in frequency and severity.
keehan
(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD)
#4
Since I learnt that I have minimal self control in the moment, I ask the question in my head, āWhat will me tomorrow think of this decision of me today?ā ā¦seems to work for me at least. 
VirginiaEdie
(Edith)
#5
When I first started this woe I did not let one gram of sugar pass my lips. I new if I did, I would just keep going and finish whatever the sweet item was. Fear also helped keep me strong: fear of not getting adapted and of not burning fat.
I also kept keto snacks on hand as well. There are little packets of nut butter that are easy to keep on hand and so are nuts in general. I love pork rinds! Unfortunately, I tend to overdo those.
Edith
keehan
(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD)
#6
Yes. This was a big one for me too. Having sn easy way to divert any cravings made it a lot easier.
brownfat
(Todd Allen)
#7
I noticed big improvements in health within the first couple weeks of cutting sugar/carbs. I now believe carbage is toxic for me, at least in the quantities I ate it before though I have no desire to eat it at all even in moderation. Now when I see carby ātreatsā they look about as appealing to me as a box of rat poison - which typically has lots of sugar too. Zero will power required.
Where I can get into trouble is over doing things I donāt see as toxic but still should keep in moderation such as peanuts.
In2steam
(Chris W)
#8
A friend of mine who lost 100lbs on keto and not even trying hard did one amazing thing I found out yesterday. He found a picture of someone who had there feet amputated and put on the cupboard where had his cheat food. Feet or fries what will it be?
SarahJustMe
(Sarah )
#9
I dont remember every moment of the first month or so, but any cravings I had, dissappeared pretty quick. I dont know how long youve been sticking to a keto woe, but Id bet youre going to see big changes in your interest in eating carby foods. fwiw i ācheateedā on purpose the other day, just to see how it felt, after just over 7 months of keto. I ate maybe 100g of carbs, and felt no effect and didnt have any cravings the next day. Im not recommending ācheatingā as harmless, simply that after this long on keto, its not hard to go right back to a keto woe. However I will mention that one other time I ate a concentrated amount of maybe 25 g of super sweet carbs with no fiber or anything to go along with them, I did get sick.
Hoteski
(Hoteski)
#14
Having a boyfriend who is a sugar fiend and sends me to the shops to but him pastries and cookies but choosing not to have any helps. How heās slim Iāll never know and how im fat Iāll never get when I compare diets ā¦ So unfair ā¦ But Iāve grown very used to not having the crap he has
cissemac
(Cynthia)
#15
I think discipline begins with motivation. While I had been readying and researching this WOE, it took a major health scare to push me into it. Prior to the health issue, my eating had been out of control. After, I was scared straight. Removing the carbage from my house to remove temptation helped. Once back to work, I had no desire for the junk. Within the first 3 months, my A1C had dropped 3 points and weight was falling off of me. The health results over the last 16 + months have strengthened my discipline.
My motivation now is to continue my journey improving my health and fitness so that I will be there for my college age children when they marry and start families.
What is your motivation for this journey?
Brunneria
#16
I think we all find our own ways of doing things.
Personally, the moment I try to impose strict rules and Absolute No ideas, I busily self destruct them all. Haha!
So over time I have learned to ease into things, and find that the following works best for me:
- i NEVER say never. I just say ānot nowā.
- i make sure to cut the carbs gradually over 3-4 days which minimises withdrawal
- i make sure i always have keto snacks and treats available that are at least as good as carby ones
- i never let myself get hungry. Or over tired. That is a sure way to fall into a carb fest
- i never announce it to friends, family or co-workers unless it is unavoidable, otherwise they all feel entitled to comment and assess your successes and failures.
Iām v suspicious of āself disciplineā. It either breaks down, or becomes a stick to beat ourselves with. Or traps us in perfectionism. Life is too short for those.
Far better to look forward to eating better, enjoying delicious food, feeling better, and generally enjoying life more.
Ketokate5
#17
It is so hard at times! I had a ācheatā day and it took me a good two days to get back into Ketosis. I tell myself this food will taste good for what, a minute? The effects last waaaay longer. Not worth it!
Ajax
#18
I envision what is going on with my insulin levels and the subsequent health effects - and it takes care of itself. Also, at this stage of my journey - I am not prepared to undo the benefits I have realized to date. I try not to be too mentally dramatic with it all but just consider it something that I am simply declining because it doesnāt fit into my choices in life. You are right though - it can be challenging and sometimes the only choice is nothing. That is why coming prepared with portable foods helps to make sure you always have an option. Hang in there! Its really worth it. 
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#19
While it does help not to have pastries and doughnuts staring me in the face, not everyone in the house is keto, so I have had to learn to cope.
@Brunneria has some good advice, the most import of which for me is āNever say never.ā To swear off carbohydrates for ever would trigger a massive binge. But even the worst carb addict in the world can go 24 hours without, so I just postpone eating. I can have all the doughnuts I want tomorrow, just not today.
Thinking things all the way through also helps: not just how good it will taste going down, but all the way to the bellyache from a full stomach combined with still-ravenous hunger, and the hung-over feeling that results.
Keeping safe alternatives around also helps. When I can nosh on a bit of Brie with butter, or have some blueberries with heavy cream, or a bit of pepperoni, then the cravings for bread and sweets have much less power.
Lastly, I had to learn the difference between hunger and cravings. Satiety is a real thing that eventually kicked in for me, and now I can feel absolutely unmoved by foodāeven while still in the middle of craving sugar! But I donāt have to listen to cravings, and I have learned how to carry on without giving in. And if I pay attention to hunger and take care of it appropriately, then I know that I can safely ignore the cravings when they do occur.
