Five days off plan and oh the damage

#102

Marianne, Thanks for your message. I’m a believer in three meals a day, so my Saturday “slip” was a departure from my norm. Today (Sunday) I jumped back on my keto plan. I was doing well, not being overwhelmed by hunger, drinking lots of water, getting exercise, etc. Getting enough fat can be hard, but I keep trying.

(Jennibc) #103

Speaking of damage! I went on a distillery tour on Saturday. At the beginning of the tour the handed each of us a cocktail. I should not have drunk it. It was loaded with sugar. Then we had some ‘spiced’ nuts in the restaurant after. It was clear there was sugar in them so I only ate a couple of handfuls, but we should have returned them. Then we met a friend for dinner and I figured since I’d already have some simple syrup in a drink earlier I’d have a Manhattan and they don’t typically use that much syrup. Also, because I was slightly buzzed that reduces will a bit. But this one was sweet. It could have been since I don’t typically have sugar anymore, it just tasted sweeter than I remembered. Anyhow, we go back home and I go to bed. But then at 2:30 I woke up violently ill and was up for three hours getting sick. The last time I woke up in the middle of the night that sick was on my husbands birthday last spring after a piece of cake. I think after a year and a half of being sugar free my body just can’t handle it.

And to take matters worse, I was up three pounds the next day. So there I was hovering just over a pound above goal and then I was over 4 above goal. Jeesh. That’s what I get for not wanting to seem to difficult in front of our tour group. Next time I’ll just ask whether there is sugar and take a pass.

(Failed) #104

Wow, the consequences seem way more harsh than they needed to be. I do think, though, that it’s anecdotal proof that our bodies would really rather not have carbs.

Hope you’re feeling better and are doing well on keto.

(Marianne) #105

Whoo hoo!!!

Oh, I love “fat,” i.e. rich food - bacon, dressing, fatty meat with a good sear on it, soup with heavy cream and cheddar cheese, cole slaw with lots of mayo, cream cheese, etc.

(Rebecca ) #106

Congratulations!

(Jennibc) #107

It’s proof to me that refined sugar is more like a drug than food!

(Kristen Ann) #108

@Jennibc just curious how long it took you to undue the damage of 5 days off plan?

(Jennibc) #109

Oh my goodness, weeks. First, I was low energy and a bit irritable for about a week. I weighed in on 7/27 at 8.1 pounds heavier than when I left and it took me until 9/9 to get back to where I was when I left on 7/16. Looking back at the dates, it was really six days off plan. The first several days of the trip we were camping and I stayed on plan for the most part. I didn’t help that we went to a wedding in mid August and that meant some cake, so I had another two days off plan which set me back. Had it not been for that wedding, I may have done it probably would have taken me less than a month. But in the past when I have gone a way for a couple of weeks and just had a splurge meal here and there, I’d gain a little under 5 and would be back to normal in about a week. I think it was the daily going off for those six days that made it so difficult to drop what I gained.

(traci simpson) #110

My “off plan” eating is not really a meal but like a snack. I had popcorn last week or I might have a cookie or a cupcake at a work bday party but that’s it. I don’t think I can allow myself to eat a full days meals with stuff I used to eat.

#111

older post but I also order everything without buns or sauces or fried coatings. I absolutely drive restaurants insane :slight_smile: I have no trouble doing just that LOL

yea the carby water weight gain is horrible. it goes back on so fast but it is never real lbs. so that helps one lose it fast on plan again. But it sure shows the damage it does to your body. I so get that.

Eating out used to be horrifying. Now I doctor every meal I order if needed and if there is nothing the ‘chef’ can do for me, I don’t eat. I have sat with others eating at places while I ate nothing but sipped my water. It makes them uneasy, not me. It is amazing how uncomfortable it makes them and I laugh thru it all. It is crazy if one doesn’t want to eat and other’s are, why they get bent out of shape…crazy…but I only care about my feelings when it comes to food for myself, never other’s.

For me eating off plan is a slippery slope. I have control one day to have just 1 bite of something cause I truly desire it. It could lead to no problem or it can lead to a year of weight gain back. So I just say no to 99% of it all. For me I know the 1-2-3 foods I can have a bite of and enjoy without the total backward slide of carb death.

Know yourself and your triggers. Make plans to work around them. Be ready with those plans for yourself :slight_smile: best any of us can do.

(Susan) #112

This is great advice and very doable if we plan ahead =).