What mantras do you use?

(Allie) #10

I just tell myself “you’ve got this, chill”

#11

I have this on my desktop so I can see it every day, stay calm and push through when my (far away) goals threaten to overwhelm me, and just focus on eating right for now:

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#12

Actually, I have a folder full of these kinds of motivational memes. I find them helpful for getting my head back in the game when I’m struggling.

#13

These are all really great, thank you! It would be fun to make a shared Google Doc of some sort with pages of quotes and mantras.

Aimee, this really resonated with me. The lack of hunger has been hard for me to accept. The times I’m most tempted to diverge or overeat are the times when my hunger is totally gone. Your words here help me see how this is a form of self-sabotage. Sadly, we get attached to unhealthy behaviors partly because they hold us back. The whole “fear of success” idea, maybe? Thanks for writing it.

(Sophie) #14

My internal dialog…

I’ve got this, I know what to do, I like this path, it makes me feel good, I don’t care what others think, no one else lives in my body, I can fuel it however I see fit, I have this down, I see results, it’s easier everyday, I like knowing that I’m no longer actively killing myself with crap, I’m much happier now that my body feels better, lather, rinse, repeat. :blush:

#15

I don’t have diabetes, but things like “I am not a diabetic, I am a healthy person experiencing the symptoms of diabetes” “I am not fat, I am a healthy person experiencing being overweight at the moment”. Work well to combat the negative “I am” statements that we all tell ourselves.
None of us ARE any of those things. “I am depressed” implies that you are made of depression. That is who you are. So anytime you say “I AM ugly, fat, diabetic, insulin resistant” means you are accepting that as your natural state. Even if it’s true that you are having issues with your insulin, it’s better to word it as such instead of in the I AM ______ .

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#16

These are great!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #17

Love the ketone, be one with the ketone

Carb-free at last! Carb-free at last! Lord have mercy, carb-free at last!

Everything’s better with butter

Praise the lard!

What a friend we have in cheeses

Mama don’t want no peas, no rice, but give her the coconut oil, if you know what’s good for you!

ETA: Fat to satiety

(Doug) #18

“Tomorrow… …is another day.” :wink: :smile:

#19

I feel better.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #20

I feel a little weird borrowing this from Act-Up, the AIDS activist organization, but their slogan is just as true in the keto world; even if death from bad nutrition comes a little more slowly than death from AIDS:

Ignorance = Fear, Silence = Death, Action = Life

(Bev Anne Moynham) #21

This is my favourite – it gets me through all kinds of things that life throws at me.

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(Brian) #22

At the risk of being a party pooper, I don’t have a mantra. Occasionally, I’ll end a post with “KCKO” but that’s mostly just a formality. I don’t feel like I need a way to talk myself into eating this way. I just do. And I enjoy my food a lot. I eat really well. When we go to the grocery store, we buy stuff that’s keto friendly. When we go out to eat, we order things that are keto friendly.

Maybe it’s become a habit. But we enjoy what we eat. Maybe if we didn’t truly enjoy what we do eat, we’d have a hard time sticking with it. Maybe if the carbs were things we were craving and could think about nothing but them, it would be different. Most of the carby stuff, we’ve either left behind or replaced with keto friendly stuff. Most of the stuff we left behind I’ve pretty much forgotten. I never think of what kind of potatoes I’m going to have with a meal because I don’t eat them anymore, and if I do, I only eat a tiny portion and that’s all, usually to be polite. (We’re talking golf ball size.) We made tomato sauce this week from scratch, with our own tomatoes out of the garden. Dang, that stuff is good. Instead of pasta, it’ll go on things like eggplant parm… which reminds me, I’m making some for guests for dinner tomorrow. The eggplant needs picked! Doesn’t get any fresher than that. And the sauce was made last night. We’ll probably make some green beans, some deviled eggs, and I know they’re bringing a salad. (They’re vegetarians so we’re trying to make them comfortable.) Oh, and there are an assortment of keto desserts that we’ll share with our guests, too… lemon whoopie pies, peanut butter bars, and chocolate pecan pie muffins.

Suffer all you want and talk yourself into eating this way if you have to. We eat like kings and enjoy it thoroughly. Why not? It’s GREAT food!!

P.S. if you saw my other posts today about the scale victory, that makes 70 pounds down and still slowly losing. Who’d have thought I could eat so well and still lose weight?!! And I refuse to apologize for eating well. LOL!!

#23

LOL this totally reminded me of Rogue One.

The Fat is with me, I am one with the Fat.

#24

I don’t think a mantra (as people are defining it here) is about a way to talk oneself through any great suffering brought on by keto. I feel like many of us sometimes need a succinct reminder not to overthink things too much and just trust the process and our own bodies. Beyond that, a mantra can just be a personal reminder of whatever, including of the joy that we feel over the fact that we’re fixing our bodies. No different than keeping a photo of our spouses or kids on our desk at work, so that we feel joy when we look at it.

(Raj Seth) #25

Im with @Bellyman on this. I quote the Fungisms for those that ask. As for myself - I agree with Brian: I don’t eat carbs, I don’t crave them, I don’t miss them, and I don’t feel deprived.

#26

Congratulations on your victory!!

Sounds like it’s now integrated as a way of life! I think as Newbies it isn’t always an immediate adoption. Some people are discouraged by side effects and have to remind themselves that at some point, it will all click.

I remember when I first started exercising daily, I had to motivate myself. Now, it’s intrinsically motivating. I still need an extra push some days, but I’m looking forward to being where you are now!

#27

That’s a great metaphor.

#28

Mine are:

“It’s about where I’ll be 1 year or 1 decade from now, not where I’ll be in 1 week or 1 month.” (inspired by Dr. Phinney)

“Fat cells fill up with water before they shrink - it’s a water process” (inspired by Nurse Cindy)

Aaaand:

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#29

Ooh, I just looked up Nurse Cindy. Looking forward to checking out her stuff! I wish I would have known about the water/fat connection a year ago when I first tried LCHF.