Halloween is a tough KETO holiday

(Carolus Holman) #1

Gummie Bears are my achilles heel. I love gummie bears, gummie cola, gummie anything. I can eat them by the pound. Okay old pre-keto me. But my wife is handing out mini-bags of gummies, pray I have the strength to say no to the lure of the gummies!

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #2

Thousands of options for Halloween candy besides gummies, why is your wife trying to sabotage you?

(Brian) #3

Gotta watch out for the diet Gummie Bears. There were some amazon reviews a while back that went into details of the intestinal distresses reported after eating some of those things. I’m sure it was miserable to go through but hilarious to read about.

Yes, I’d say find some of those keto friendly desserts and make up a variety that you can pick at from time to time.

#4

Take a pack of Gummi Bears and enjoy. Savior every single one. Make sure your wife has given away her whole stash before the night is over.

Repeat this process again this time next year.

Happy Halloween :jack_o_lantern:

(Carolus Holman) #5

Oh she isn’t. It was just what we were giving out. She bought me a nice bunch of deli meats!

(Liz ) #6

Just a heads up, if someone is struggling with carb addiction this is pretty scary advice. Maybe phrase it like “I tell you what I would do…” I’m sure you don’t mean any harm, but if I was struggling and someone, even a stranger, gave me permission to give into my addiction, I don’t know. It’s just really hard for some folks who have life long issues & I try to be aware of that here.

(Liz ) #7

I feel you on this one! There’s no candy in my house but there are pictures of it all over my social media & folks talking about it. The nostalgia is strong! FWIW In the past I’ve indulged & it was not worth it. It was kind of depressing actually, to be breaking promises to myself. So I wish you strength! And give away ALL THE BEARS :smile:

(Cywgdave) #8

So I figured I’d try something this year, had four eggs fried in ghee and coconut oil for a late lunch (2pm) then put a prime rib roast in the oven for dinner, had as much of the fatty parts of it as I could manage. Aimed to finish dinner about the time youngsters start calling 'round. Can’t say I went to zero treats, but in years past it was in the 20-30 range. Tonight, maybe half a dozen. Not perfect but wayyy better. I have very little interest in them. I think it is just habit, every year when I’m home giving candy out and my wife and the kids are out I sneak. My desire tonight is way down. Think I’ll do the same or similar next year.

And as an addendum, what I have had has all had nuts(or at least peanut butter) in it. The pure sugar ones do have zero appeal.

(Donna ) #9

:frowning: This could be dangerous advice.

As we went into on the OTHER thread, some people are triggered by eating sugar, just like an alcoholic. It could send them into months of relapse.

#10

Completely agree. I would have given out something I knew you did not like. Personally do not love Kit Kats so would probably buy those

H was looking at what the kids brought home and gave himself permission to eat one. The problem, since it was only one he could not decide and ended up having a beverage. Crisis averted. While I would happily eat this crap to excess if I was eating carbs, when not this is not what I crave so Halloween is usually not a problem if I am otherwise compliant

#11

Yes, and as I said on the other thread, that’s not true for most of us. My default assumption isn’t that someone has addiction problem. Far more common, is that we beat up on ourselves or feel guilty when we don’t eat the way we’re “supposed” to. Far more common is the pressure to eat perfect, which is a recipe for failure.

My message is eat in a way that is sustainable for the rest of your life. Which means sometimes we’re going to eat candy or ice cream or cake or lasagna or sweet potato poon or french fries…

Disclaimer: if you have an addiction, ignore me 'cause I haven’t a clue.

#12

I think it is true for most of us.

There a lucky few here who are not like that. Whether it is a true addiction or simply a compulsion and whether there is a difference I have no idea.

In my case if I am not being careful I would be standing next to the candy bowl eating my kids candy and then blaming the dog!

I know with my pregnancies after I had gained weight I was never T2 I think because my hormone make up changed temporarily. Even though I ate carbs, food was not important to me. I would forget to eat. If there was cake, instead of obsessively wondering when the fat girl could politely get up and get another piece or three, I would be involved in a conversation and forget to have even one piece! The minute the kids were born everything went back. That was my first clue that weight was not about will power but was about hormones and metabolism

#13

I had some zero sugar cherry jello!

(In a #ketomarriage with @peggaloon) #14

I can’t even walk down the confectionery aisles at the shops. It brings back memories of “good” times! I feel your pain.

Also, Halloween was celebrated at our house by locking the front gate and shutting the blinds. Haha! That’s 6 years now with no trick or treaters! :jack_o_lantern:

(Carolus Holman) #15

I made it through with your support! The cravings passed, but it was touch and go for a little while. So weird that cravings like this have not bothered me for 21 days, now the sun is rising on day 22 and I rise to the challenge of the next 20 days!

(Carolus Holman) #16

They have a bunch of carbs. Plus explosive results. We bought some a while back and placed them on our desks for the free loaders to eat,

(Brian) #17

I like the way you think! :smiley:

(Jacquelyn Graham) #18

Rather than candy, we bought a bunch of plastic crap. Rings, bouncy balls, glow sticks, lip and mustache whistles, etc., and gave that out. Amazon has a bunch of it. It made for a colorful and fun bowl for the kiddies to pick from and the best part is the leftovers are good for next year, too.

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #19

Maybe next year she can give out something that won’t set off your “wantra” so much. I made chocolate fat bombs for me and DH and had them with champagne. We had about 50-60 kids show up and gave away candy til the huge bag ran out, then turned off the lights and our spooky music track. It was a relaxing and fun holiday this year. Neither of us were tempted.

I do plan to check on Amazon for small items to give out for next year. I really like the glow in the dark rings and bracelets some of the kids were wearing. Not sure I want to continue giving out an addictive drug like sugar to young ones anymore.

(Amanda Burton) #20

Anyone else give out non-candy treats? I started doing this two years ago. I have 3 kids under the age of 6 and I don’t keep them from trick or treating, but I have them trade part of their candy for dark chocolate and the same non-candy treats I hand out. We hand out glow bracelets and lanyards, Halloween-themed pencils, erasers, stickers and tattoos. In the past we’ve also handed out spider rings. The trick or treaters are happy with them and this cuts the temptation way down for my husband and me.