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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2310583" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>[USER=530098]@Sarbak[/USER]</p><p></p><p>I was reading this thread and thinking of mentioning Xmas, but you got there first. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Every year on the forum we get a certain cycle of events leading up to Xmas and then following on from it.</p><p>It starts with excited discussions about Xmas food - planning menus, discussions on whether to stay on, or temporarily hop off the wagon.</p><p>Then people start talking about what they actually did (or didn't eat) and whether it was worth the hikes in blood glucose.</p><p>Some people stop testing 'cos its only once a year'</p><p>Then there is the few days of Xmas when everything goes quiet(ish) expect for the people who Stuck To The Plan and are happy to confirm that things went well.</p><p>Then the confessions start.</p><p>And the horrified tales of how high blood glucose went.</p><p>Then the determined commitment to new diet and exercise plans...</p><p></p><p>and eventually, around April, or even the summer, you get people coming back saying 'Hey, remember me? I haven't posted since Xmas. I thought it would just be a mince pie and a roastie, but here I am 3/6 months later, still buying cake and eating it in one sitting. Help!'</p><p></p><p>All of it is perfectly understandable, and perfectly normal. Human nature in all its variety.</p><p></p><p>My feeling is that the trick is to understand yourself well enough (based on bitter past experience, not on hopeful Born Again diet wishful thinking) to know what is likely to happen to you. We all have different histories with food. Is 'just one mince pie' on Xmas Eve going to be just that, or is there a risk of 6 months of weight regain, worsening blood glucose and feeling of failure?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2310583, member: 41816"] [USER=530098]@Sarbak[/USER] I was reading this thread and thinking of mentioning Xmas, but you got there first. :D Every year on the forum we get a certain cycle of events leading up to Xmas and then following on from it. It starts with excited discussions about Xmas food - planning menus, discussions on whether to stay on, or temporarily hop off the wagon. Then people start talking about what they actually did (or didn't eat) and whether it was worth the hikes in blood glucose. Some people stop testing 'cos its only once a year' Then there is the few days of Xmas when everything goes quiet(ish) expect for the people who Stuck To The Plan and are happy to confirm that things went well. Then the confessions start. And the horrified tales of how high blood glucose went. Then the determined commitment to new diet and exercise plans... and eventually, around April, or even the summer, you get people coming back saying 'Hey, remember me? I haven't posted since Xmas. I thought it would just be a mince pie and a roastie, but here I am 3/6 months later, still buying cake and eating it in one sitting. Help!' All of it is perfectly understandable, and perfectly normal. Human nature in all its variety. My feeling is that the trick is to understand yourself well enough (based on bitter past experience, not on hopeful Born Again diet wishful thinking) to know what is likely to happen to you. We all have different histories with food. Is 'just one mince pie' on Xmas Eve going to be just that, or is there a risk of 6 months of weight regain, worsening blood glucose and feeling of failure? [/QUOTE]
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