I gained fat by eating too much fat (taking myself out of maintenance :( )

(Karen) #41

Sorry to say that is also true for me. Oldest child of an oldest child of an oldest child. Very responsible, boring and gray

(Susan) #42

Thanks, Kirk. I was walking daily until the snow came =(. I go up and down the stairs a lot during the day here at home, and I have been doing youtube exercise videos and I make myself do a minimum of 20 minutes at least once a day, aim for twice. I am exhausted after a few minutes, so it is a struggle, but I keep moving, even if it is just marching in place.

(Karen) #43

Rebel ice cream sounds marvelous, but it’s not available out here and I’m not going to have it shipped. Probably just as well

(Susan) #44

I am sure that it tastes delicious; but so would a bag of my favourite candy, for me, I need to avoid both. Eating things I thought were delicious for so many years ruined my body. Now I care more about eating what my body needs to eat then what I want to eat =). I enjoy what I eat still, but, I need to avoid the treats is all =).

(hottie turned hag) #45

It does, right? They have it in some stores by me, not yet in all and not at my usual grocery is the only reason I haven’t yet tried it. I will when it’s cheaper and more redily available, I can’t see paying $6 for a pint of ice cream :hushed:

(back and doublin' down) #46

If only you could share just a little of that…I need just a streak of it :slight_smile:

Please don’t be scarce. I totally enjoy your posts and agree about the wealth of support and knowledge and community available here!

#47

I was always more satiated by fat, I needed juicy pieces of meat, eggs, avocado, etc. so I was always closer to 75. I’ll try with higher protein and lower fat: add less butter to my eggs, less avocado…

(Bob M) #48

I would pay for it for times like birthdays, etc. Otherwise, I end up eating the real thing in an ice cream cake. We’ve gone to small ones, so we eat once and we’re done, but still.

I can’t find it near me, though.

(Susan) #49

@BlueViolet

You said that your “obsessive/perfectionistic disorder prevents cheating” but this icecream is totally what I consider cheating… hehe. I have never eaten any, but if I did, I would feel guilty and would have to fast for a few days afterwards.

(hottie turned hag) #50

Ack it would be, wouldn’t it?!

I didn’t think of it like that, because it hasn’t any carbs, no? Just artificial sweetener?
If it does than def cheating, cannot do.

(Susan) #51

4.8g net carbs per pint. Ingredients : Cream , Water, Erythritol, Chicory Root Fiber, Egg Yolks, Milk Protein Isolate, Vegetable Glycerin, Vanilla Extract, Peruvian Carob Gum, Guar Gum, Monk Fruit.

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This is the label on the Vanilla, one of the lower carb ones.If one could control themselves and eat only 1/2 cup (that they call a serviing) that is 10 carbs, if you had 2 cups of it, 40 carbs… pre-keto if I had icecream, 2 cups or more was an average serving.

(hottie turned hag) #52

4.8 carbs per pint…none from actual sugar…I’d have to obsess on this awhile and see if I could do it without it feeling wrong.

Now that I’ve done this carb reintro with the CarbMaster yogurt I prob could have the Rebel and not class it as a cheat; the CarbMaster has sucralose, my first experience with artificial sweeteners and I’m digging it so far :grin:

(Susan) #53

You are already nice and slim, I have to lose tons still, so I am strict and need to be. I can see having treats in a couple of years when I am on Maintenance --but still I will only do that on special occasions, like birthdays or Christmas, as I will definitely weight weekly or more on Maintenance and Fast lots still. This is forever to me, I am working too hard to get slim, and once I am, I am never eating non-Keto again =).

(hottie turned hag) #54

I’m small but flabby as heck.

I can’t hang with the idea of treats/cheats, makes my obsessiveness go wild, can’t do it. I’d have to see if I could count the Rebel in same class as the yogurt in order to do it.

(Susan) #55

Okay =). I could never imagine even trying it myself unless I was in Maintenance and I ate some as my only food for the day, counting it as my total day’s calories, and probably would fast for 48-72 hours after eating it to not feel too guilty, but that is me =).

(hottie turned hag) #56

No this would be me too, I’d obsess and freak out if I didn’t class it as food not a cheat aforehand.

It’s a stretch to class it with the yogurt, really.

(Susan) #57

I stopped all sweeteners in June and now I am only willing to have any if I try a Keto desert on special occasions. For now, the next time I plan to have any is on Christmas day if I can manage to make something.

(Kirk Wolak) #58

You can always ask your store manager if they will order it.
My store now carries frozen beef and calf liver!
(It’s a lot like a popsicle, but tastes more like LIVER… LOL)

(Kirk Wolak) #59

Susan,
I know the feeling. I just started using BFR (Blood Flow Restriction). Wow. Body weight exercises and almost no weight exercises become hard, but in 3 sessions people are noticing the difference. Too complicated for a post here.

But between that, and HIIT (at home, I would do body weight squats, quickly, for 30-60 seconds, with 2-4 minutes of rest. Just 4-6 cycles of that (2x weekly) will DOUBLE your aerobic capacity in like 4 weeks. Start slow. Do only 1 cycle (That’s where I started). Then I got to 2, eventually to 5 and I started decreasing my rest!

I like things that don’t take a lot of time. I have stuff to do… Like reply to people online. LOL

(Susan) #60

Almost all exercise (even walking) is usually painful for my knees, and back, and so is going up and down the stairs, but I keep trying. I am in pain all the time when I even stand for too long at a time, when I do the dishes I lean on the counter, but I keep working at it. I still weigh 240 (but I was 293, so it is going to get easier and easier I hope as the weight decreases). Thanks for all the ideas, I know you have done it so that is a great encouragement =). Thank you!