Getting off Program doesn't mean it's the end

Vacations are hard. Birthdays are hard. And here we are currently doing both. We are in Austin, Texas celebrating not one, but two birthdays this week.

Our Texan grandchildren's birthdays are this week and unfortunately I've been off program. I've not just been a little bad. I've been bad enough I dread stepping on the scales when we get home. But, I also know it is not the end of the world and I will get back to strict Keto when we return home (which will be here before I know it) So for the remainder of our trip, I will make wise choices when I can, but I will also enjoy the little indulgences when they happen.

That is one of the things I like about this way of eating. When I first started eating Keto, I had read that if you cheated, you would get sick. So at first, I refused to cheat.

We were on a "Bikation" last June. GIBT; A week long bicycle journey. Six days of riding a bicycle and sleeping in tents. A very fun way to spend a week! They provide you with breakfast and an evening meal. You just have to find your own lunch somewhere during your daily ride. Most days, I was able to find something Keto friendly at each of the meals they provided. There was one day, however... that there was no Keto friendly option at breakfast. So my breakfast was coffee. I refused to eat because ... well, let's just be honest. A bicycle ride is not a good time to eat something that might make you sick. Granted, we were riding among plenty of cornfields ... but I sure didn't want to have to use one.

Ed was doing Keto with me too, at this time. And that's when he caved. Guess what? He never did get sick. Of course, he has had a lot of trouble jumping back on the Keto Wagon. This way of eating is just not for everyone.

Anyway- since he never did get sick, once we got back home, I eventually gave in to temptation, too. I was curious, for one thing. I did not get sick either. BUT I did show a gain. And that is enough of a deterrent for me. I think that's why I can go off program then hop right back on. I know I don't want to gain it all back again.

I also know that I feel better when I am not eating all the carbs. I do not like this bloated feeling that I have when I get off program.

And if nothing else, the one good thing about 'cheating' is I get to experience the thrill of watching the scale go back down once I get back to eating right. I am not looking forward to vacation ending ~ but I will be getting back on program soon as we get back home.