Christmas

[Defren]

Before you throw something at me, for mentioning the C word, we all know some things have to be prepared in advance. In my case, I need to be prepared, I don't mean pickled or slow roasted, but mentally.

Since diagnosis, I have been eating an ultra low carb/primal diet which I feel was invented just for me, it suits me and my diabetes perfectly. However, being ULC means I have remained in ketosis for months, and my body likes this state of affairs. So, come Christmas will you, eat normally, keep your diabetic friendly diet, have a small blowout?

If I eat what ever I want, I will come out of ketosis and have to suffer the dreadful 'Atkins flu' to get back into ketosis, and really, is it worth it for one day. My head says NO! I can resist all the **** the family will have at Christmas, that's not an issue, but should I put them first and just 'go for it' then deal with the consequences later, and hide my meter that day? The simple truth is, I want to stay on my diet for me, but realise this isn't just about me.

What do you think you will do, that one day a year, where it is fully acceptable to pig out?

 

[borofergie]

If I eat what ever I want, I will come out of ketosis and have to suffer the dreadful 'Atkins flu' to get back into ketosis, and really, is it worth it for one day. My head says NO!

Having eaten a few more carbs on the Whole30 and knocked myself out of ketosis. I didn't get any symptoms on the way back in again. I don't think that one blow-out will mean you have to suffer the whole adaption thing again.

To be honest, this'll be my second Christmas since diagnosis, but the first proper one because I "missed" the last one on Honeymoon. The prospect of low-carbing through it doesn't worry me. There'll be lots of Turkey to eat and, after 18 months, I don't really miss any of the carby things that everyone else eats. More than anything, I'd rather not have to put on 5lbs of weight, and have to struggle through January and February trying to lose it again.

 

[noblehead]

What do you think you will do, that one day a year, where it is fully acceptable to pig out?

Pig Out!!!!

Seriously though it's much like any other day and I may eat a little more for my Christmas Dinner than I would typically for a Sunday Roast, highlight of the day is later in the evening when we sit down to watch some telly with cheese & biscuits and a bottle of red wine :twisted:

 

[wiflib]

I have a double whammy effect, my birthday is New Years Eve. In past years you would have heard me say "I don't have diabetes in December".
That changed after Dad died last November and I went off the rails and went into self destruct mode. January 1st this year I got a grip of myself and pared my diet down even further than I had before. This means I don't eat things like parsnips, carrots, tomatoes. peas and no low-carb baking either. Apart from dairy, I'm just about paleo too and not a lot of it.
As I am also unable to eat just one mince pie, roast potato, square of chocolate (see the 'why I don't' thread), this year I shall be eating parsnips and peas and indulging in some low-carb baking and chocolates. My peanut butter butter balls are to die for!
All this will mean I put on weight, but my BG's will be stable and I won't suffer the carb cravings I got in years gone by which take weeks to get over.

Bring it on.

wiflib

 

[Defren]

Thanks Stephen, Libby and Nigel. I *think* I shall behave and stick to my diet, I can bake low carb goodies, and as I am going to do the ND all of January I will lose any excess weight (she says hopefully). It's more Christmas lunch, mash and roasties and some Christmas pud and custard. Ok, low carb Christmas goody research begins!

 

[wiflib]

My absolute downfall at christmas is mince pies, particularly the ones made by Lime Tree Pantry. I'm not going to describe them because I shall cave in. *la la la la la fingers in my ears, I'm not listening*

 

[Nikkig]

This will be my first Christmas with my new found friend :crazy: I intend to spend the 2nd half of October making all the preparations that I did last year (cake and puddings well fed with brandy etc) which will be for the rest of the family. I will then experiment with some goodies for me (I have already frozen raspberries cooked in brandy with cinnamon and ginger and sweetener to use in an almond pastry which I have yet to devise). :think:

The Christmas cake will be the real difficulty for me as I really loved rich fruit cake. :cry:

 

[Defren]

Almond flour pastry.

200g Almond flour
60g softened butter
For a sweet pastry add 20g splenda.

Mix all together, then add water little by little until you have the consistency you want.

 

[BlindFaith]

My peanut butter butter balls are to die for!

Please tell me you have a recipe for these?

I'll be eating the roast turkey, the bacon wrapped sausages and the veggies. I *might* have a roast potato if I think I can handle it (or rather if I think my blood sugar can handle it...!)
I won't be having mince pies unless I can find a recipe that's diabetic friendly and that doesn't have wheat in it as I've found out that wheat definitely causes issues for me.
I *might* have something chocolate; but again that depends on my blood sugar at the time.

For the most part, I'll be eating how I eat at the moment - sensibly and low GI

Defren - you STAR, I'll be trying that at some point!!

 

[Nikkig]

Almond flour pastry.

200g Almond flour
60g softened butter
For a sweet pastry add 20g splenda.

Mix all together, then add water little by little until you have the consistency you want.

Thanks Defren it's been added to my recipe book ! :thumbup:

 

[Defren]

Almond flour pastry.

200g Almond flour
60g softened butter
For a sweet pastry add 20g splenda.

Mix all together, then add water little by little until you have the consistency you want.

Thanks Defren it's been added to my recipe book ! :thumbup:

No problem, all part of the service, invoice will be sent first class tomorrow. :lol: