Had a Real Bad Day

#41

I had a bad day today too. 4 weeks in and really happy, I have lost about 8kgs, and feel pretty good. But today- once I started eating I just couldn’t stop!

Lunch was leftovers- steak, kale sauteed in a tonne of olive oil and mustard mayo.

Got home about 5 and was starving…I tried eating more homemade mayo (I’m trying to do only real food), I had slices of ham wrapped around cheese, ate macadamias, and then dinner- chicken thighs fried in bacon fat with cauliflower roasted in olive oil and parmesan. Enough already!

Then… I have JUST had two squares of 90% Lindt chocolate with natural peanut butter on the top.

I know nothing here is terrible in terms of carbs, but I feel like the quantities were way more than I usually have eaten, and I have really been trying to stop snacking altogether. I disappointed myself today.

I wonder if, as above, there were triggers in my day that I am not aknowledging. A couple of people baked at work today, so there was a lot of cake and biscuits around. I didn’t touch a thing, didn’t even want to. So I don’t think it’s that. I am really stressed (and I am a stress eater), but I haven’t had an issue with this on keto, in fact my stress levels have been remarkably under control- an unexpected but very welcome side effect! Maybe today was just a bad day…
:frowning:

#42

I will say… Binge-drink the water. Heh

I mean it. Even before I get into this keto bandwagon, I will either binge-eat or binge-drink… And plain water is one of the thing I binge-drink. Legit, serious.

(Lisa F) #43

I don’t know why it happens…hormonal or emotional, but sometimes those high calorie days just happen. I find they balance out over time with the days where you are busy and in the run and don’t get around to eating. I wouldn’t worry to much…it’s consistency over time that matters, not one day vs the next. You’re doing great!

#44

Thank you, that made me feel so much better! :smile:

(German Ketonian) #45

It’s normal. Our bodies aren’t machines requiring the same energy at all times. Sometimes we crave things. It happens. Think about it this way: studies show that a constant intake of calories makes your body adjust to the input and it tries to slow down the metabolism to prepare for worse times that right now. Ergo: you gain weight. Through you slip, you just got a big metabolic boost, making it harder for your body to second-guess the situation. Always remember to fast AND feast!

If you’re fat-adapted and don’t go crazy on carbs, overeating is relatively forgiving (at least in my experience). I regularly eat 4000kcals on a physically lazy day and barely notice any weight gain. But (and that’s a bit “but”) I usually keep my macros @ 80% fat, 15g pf carbs max (if that), the rest comes from protein (usually around 80-120 grams).

You did good in that you kept your carbs at bay. I wouldn’t worry and even if you gained - simply adjust everything the next day with renewed determination. If you pull through, this provides more fuel and motivation to continue the next day, and so on…

Hope that helps!

#46

Thank you! Your perspective HAS really helped. I do have hungry days, and I also have days where I get all the way to dinner and meh, a bit of chicken and some broccoli. Fine.

So from now on I’m going to embrace it a bit more. Maybe watch the nuts, keep the carbs as low as possible, but not sweat it.

Thank you again, I really do feel better about it. :grinning:

(German Ketonian) #47

Yes, if you binge that’s fine. I, too, get cravings and it’s OK!

Make sure it’s (a) mindful and slow (b), avoid going over 20g of carbs and 80-100g of protein (in your case it might be less than that). I stick to those guidelines and I am dropping weight even through I am overconsuming calories.

As a general rule: butter or grease EVERYTHING (with good fats of course!). For example, I eat nuts in conjunction with butter or oil (that’s real nutter-butter for you!). Try to aim for at least a 2:1 ratio of fat and nuts or the low-carb food you crave. If I hit my carb limit that way, I switch to meat, cheese, cold cuts or other non-carb food and apply the same strategy.

I usually hit a 5:1 fat and carb/protein ratio. This way I regularly cross the 90%-calories-from-fat mark. No weight-gain this way so far. And I feel great!

#48

I’m so glad to read this. I found myself craving big time after a stressful incident and just by fluke took a “stress away” tablet which is herbal. Within a few minutes all cravings melted away. I didn’t take it to melt the cravings tho, but I did note the correlation and will do that again.

(Jay AM) #49

Even weirder than not being very hungry or being starving is literally going a whole unplanned day where nothing sounds good and you’re not hungry. It’s freaked me out a couple times.

(German Ketonian) #50

Agreed, it’s strange! I love food and was regularly binging food uncontrollably to the degree that I developed an eating disorder. Being slightly nauseous even at the thought of food happens to me as well some days now, especially as fat intake increases. 90% calories from fat on the day before seems to increase the likelihood of it happening the next day. If this is the case, I capitalize on it by sliding in a 18-36-hour fast.

#51

I watched a friend of mine eat cake and milky, frothy coffee this afternoon. I drank water and black coffee. I can honestly say not one time did I feel like any of what she was eating. It was quite weird!

But kinda fun too. I love the idea of not being a slave to sugar cravings. Work in progress, but much better day today, so thank you both!

(Bev Walton) #52

Nice to see this message…and the response
makes me feel so much better for drinking too much beer at the weekend beer festival…no wine or gin…what’s a girl to do haha

(Marie Dantoni) #53

Interesting. What’s in it ?

#54

Update- gained a kg and five cms around my waist this week. :persevere:

SO, I am a bit down. I still feel tired all the time, I am still foggy and I am holding out, KCKO, trying not to let it bother me, waiting for the process to work.

I really need this to work as I have a good twenty kilos to lose. I’m hanging in there (the freedom from sugar cravings is enough for me for now) but if I have to start watching calories too closely the whole appeal of the WOE will be lost for me. Hoping being fully fat adapted in the next couple of weeks will turn things up a notch. Patience has never been a strong suit…

(Jay AM) #55

Stop weighing yourself. What information is the scale giving you that you can actually use? The answer is none. I can promise you that you didn’t gain a kilo of FAT in one week. Fat loss is not linear. Why don’t you go ahead and make your own post in the newbie section (you don’t have to be new to ask questions and get answers.) With your personal information like height, weight, age, food logs, macro counts if you have them, calories per day average estimate, electrolytes intake. And, anything else you think is unique to you like medications, health issues, etc. Then, people can take a personal look at your information and help you narrow down some ideas for solutions. Hint, it doesn’t involve calorie counting for deficits. Give it a try!

#56

Thanks for the advice. I am certainly not watching calories, that is the worst for me- I hate doing that. The whole appeal of keto for me is NOT having to watch calories, just eat til I’m full. One thing you can say about keto is that if you are hungry you are probably doing it wrong!