Fell off wagon

(Angela Cummings) #1

Is it just me, or does falling off the wagon make you super hungry for bad food over n over again? Like i feel like a pit and can not get full.

(Rob) #2

If you mean by falling off the wagon, you ate excess/bad carbs then yes. That is what carbs do - make you want more of them, they don’t fill you up for long. You eat some, you want some more, repeat - vicious circle.

That’s why you need to look at why you fell of the wagon and try to find some mitigations so next time, you don’t fall off the same way. If you were hungry but had no keto snacks, GET SOME (nuts, cheese, etc.). If you are doing it due to external stress, try to be more mindful - you may not be able to avoid the stress but again, have keto things available to ‘comfort eat’ if you really have to. Look for a cause, come up with a mitigation.

You seem quite new to this. Carb cravings can take weeks to abate (if ever) so you need strategies to survive them. You are not alone.

(Angela Cummings) #3

Yes! Thank you so much! Everything you said is spot on! I am working on becoming more mindful in everything in life, and this was exactly what happened. I ate bad carbs because i wasn’t prepared, and stress has caused me to just keep the vicious cycle for days now. I am very new. I had been doing keto for 2 weeks and saw great results, then BAM! Thank you for the much needed support and assurance that this is indeed what bad carbs due and i don’t actually have an endless pit. Lol! Be well :slight_smile:

(Rob) #4

Preparation is the name of the game in the first few months. I made many slip ups but tried to learn from each one so I didn’t make the same one twice (I didn’t even succeed in that every time).

Even 6 months in, I find new ways to mess up so I’m not ready to go lazy Keto yet. KCKO (as usual) :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

(Angela Cummings) #5

I should know this but what does KCKO stand for?

(Rob) #6

The motto of the KetogenicForums!!!

Keep Calm and Keto On…

(Angela Cummings) #7

Lol! I like it :slight_smile: Thank you for your help! Nice chatting.

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

A lot of the techniques newly-sober alcoholics use can come in handy for dealing with carb cravings as well:

  • Don’t keep carbs in the house (if at all possible). Keep safe alternatives handy.

  • Don’t hang around places where carbs are served.

  • Get support from your fellow addicts.

  • Don’t tell yourself you’ve quit for ever—you can still have those ten dozen glazed doughnuts (what? I’m an addict, okay?) tomorrow, just not right now!