I screwed up today

(Alex) #1

I can’t believe it, all this effort for over 2 months and today… Like a robot, I went through the McDonald’s drive through and bought a Big mac, a quarter pounder and a McChicken, I didn’t buy any fries. I feel depressed now, and my body is not reacting well to the sudden intake of all the carbs. I really don’t know what was going through my mind. :nauseated_face:

(Joey) #2

Sorry you’re feeling badly about this little diversion. Without the fries and sugary soda, the only carbs were primarily tied up in the buns (which, for future reference, are easy enough to toss).

It’s not most keto-ers’ first choice, but many folks who travel on the road will swing by McDonald’s and just eat the meat … so you’re not entirely off base with an occasional outing as such. Just live 'n learn what’s working for you, and what’s not. :vulcan_salute:

#3

Thats tough.
I think we all need to make a mistake once in a while to remind ourselves to be stronger in the future.
Just chalk it up to experience and learn from it.

Maybe you felt you deserved it, or you want to remember what it was like. If they were worth it, then consider it a treat and think no more about it.
If it wasn’t all as enjoyable as you thought it would be, then remember that.

Ether way, its done. treat your self to some tasty fats tomorrow and remind yourself that you are already on the diet that has all the good stuff.

and thank you for sharing. I am going on a long drive tomorrow and I was dreading driving past mcdonnalds. I was considering a treat myself.

#4

I have done the same at In n Out or Whataburger… never was a McD fan so it holds no temptation. Remember, one meal doesn’t define you or your WOE

(Little Miss Scare-All) #5

Listen, I’m the queen of this ilk of behavior. Learn to let it go and move on. Tomorrow is another day. Beating yourself up over it accomplishes very little.

(Alex) #6

Thank you so much for your supportive posts, I feel better already. I’m just going to go on as If nothing happened. And for the record, it didn’t taste as good as I thought it would.

#7

Easy, what was going through your mind was you wanted to eat that stuff, you’ll put some glycogen back on, burn it off, and you’ll be back in ketosis in a day or two, hardly a big deal. Everybody regardless of how they eats “bad” stuff sometimes, that’s real life.

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

Dr. Eric Westman had a homeless patient who lost a significant amount of weight by eating at MacDonald’s. He would order a cheeseburger—hold the bun, hold the fries.

But bear in mind for next time that you are not obliged to eat any carbohydrate they serve you, regardless of whether or not you forgot to tell them to hold it. The police will not come and arrest you, and we will not kick you off these forums. So keep calm and keto on!

By the way, I was raised by parents who survived the Great Depression, so wasting food was a sin in my house, but even I have learned to throw out the sugar, starches, and grains. Though I have to admit that my carb addiction does sometimes get the better of me, even as it did you.

(Robin) #9

What was going through your mind was being a human. Look at it this way… the physical consequences you are experiencing are better teachers and motivators than our determination sometimes.

(Joey) #10

It never does :wink:

(Alec) #11

We all need a reminder every now and then how bad we feel when we do take in some carbs. I know I feel like ■■■■ when I take in anything more than 10g of carbs at a time.

Having one poor meal is really not an issue, especially if it stiffens the resolve that carbs are really best avoided.

You are doing it right by feeling bad, doubling your efforts to avoid the carbs, but then forget it. It is a very minor blip.

(Allie) #12

So put it behind you and move forward. The guilt will screw you up more than the crappy food.

#13

Great post Alex. It’s good to share to read these struggles.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Jen Unwin has that famous saying, “It’s simple, but it is not easy.” About pursuing health with a low carbohydrate lifestyle.

The important thing is to get back to nutritious eating.

I think it is important to identify what happened, what instigated the drive-thru event. Was it hunger? Was it emotional? … identifying it helps resolve it as a trigger.

(Alex) #14

I think in this case it was the ease of access to the food and me not having to cook. I’m kind of burnt out of cooking everyday and getting keto recipes online that take hours to make.

(Allie) #15

So make it easy on yourself and just cook meat, it’s what I do, or bacon and eggs, the simpler the better while you’re still finding your feet. Plenty of time for fancy recipes later, if you choose to. I have loads of recipe books I never even look at.

#16

So agree with this. We all backslide at some point but the reason is key.

Yup, this is a great excuse. A good allowable excuse to hit the drive thru and eat it :wink: :joy: How I know, I used this excuse many times too :crazy_face::100:

Ok you know the reason, now you address this reason. Don’t make complicated things, the simpler you eat the better most of us do. One reason I hated just low carb eating was trying to make the substitute recipes that tasted like my ol’ fav foods. omg the money I wasted on almond flour, lc breads and more, wish I had all that money back and then TIME I committed to trying to make this junk.

So take steps to figure out a list of the fastest, easiest best meals you enjoy when you think, I don’t wanna cook, think of your list----ohhh I can go home and make that in a flash and it is yummy. I can make all these things quickly and enjoy…then it drops that allowable excuse to eat stuff ya really don’t want to eat and it empowers you to not put on the blinker and head into the drive thru.

You will be fine! We all learn as we go!

#17

I fell into that trap too: I can’t cook regular bread so don’t know what possessed me to think I’d do a substitute successfully!
I cook a couple of joints a week. Sometimes I think I can’t stomach anymore roast pork but that thinking soon goes when I’m actually hungry.
Well done for getting back on track so quickly!

#18

Right. This. I had a terrible craving last night for crackers and sweets. Almost gave in. I told myself that today I’d feel terrible (physically and mentally) and asked myself whether it was worth it. I then decided to have something “cheat adjacent” and had a couple of Diet Cokes. Not great (as they sometimes worsen my cravings) but much better than crackers and desserts. Surprisingly, that worked and was sufficient to let it pass (the craving wasn’t thirst as I’ve had plenty of water). Maybe it was just the mental piece of being able to veer away from my strict regime for a moment and that was enough. Who knows. Either way, though, this is 90% mental.

(Alex) #19

I had steak with bacon for lunch and it tasted great! I threw in a little soy sauce to mix it up :grin:

#20

Batch cook and freeze main meals…then you can have days off long cooking in between, having simple eggs or ready cooked sausages/bacon for e.g. brunch. Have some boiled eggs, nuts, maybe some cold cuts ready to hand in the fridge for unexpected munchies.