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Hi all,
Just after some advice. Just for background today and yesterday have not been good for me morale wise. I'm part of a choir and we rehearse weekly and it ends with tea/coffee and cake with everyone socialising. Yesterday was the first time I hung around for that since my diagnosis and obviously I couldn't eat the cake. It's a small choir and when I left I felt really low.
Anyway I live in Australia- it's been great to see some other Australians on this site. My dream for many many years has been to go to the UK and Europe. I'm now feeling that this is impossible and it is breaking my heart. I can't go anyway for a few years but it has been my dream for so long. My idea was to do a river cruise to see a few countries and then do a tour around the UK. Now I can't see how that is feasible. I've been on a couple of cruises and think I would not enjoy it at all on the LCHF diet- no cocktails- very limited in what you can eat. So how can you visit countries in which you don't speak the language unless you are on a tour. If you are on a tour you will have a much limited choice of where you eat. How do you identify food you can eat in a country in which you don't speak the language. In addition most of the tours are related to food and wine so I'm not sure how that would work.
I'm hoping those of you who live in the UK or Europe have some at least vague suggestions. As I said it won't be for at least a few years- I just need to know that it is at least possible. I'm absolutely committed to LCHF but I struggle with it nearly every day- just not as much as I would struggle with losing my eyes or limbs or some of the other complications of diabetes. The best highlight today was Keto egg custard so that has been a major boost to my food for the future. I know logically that I will over time find more food and variations that I can eat- I know logically that things will get better and in fact I and my husband have found more things that I can eat and don't totally hate every week so I am sure over time it will get better.
Anyway sorry for this post- I really am not trying to put a downer on anyone but today I am struggling.
Just after some advice. Just for background today and yesterday have not been good for me morale wise. I'm part of a choir and we rehearse weekly and it ends with tea/coffee and cake with everyone socialising. Yesterday was the first time I hung around for that since my diagnosis and obviously I couldn't eat the cake. It's a small choir and when I left I felt really low.
Anyway I live in Australia- it's been great to see some other Australians on this site. My dream for many many years has been to go to the UK and Europe. I'm now feeling that this is impossible and it is breaking my heart. I can't go anyway for a few years but it has been my dream for so long. My idea was to do a river cruise to see a few countries and then do a tour around the UK. Now I can't see how that is feasible. I've been on a couple of cruises and think I would not enjoy it at all on the LCHF diet- no cocktails- very limited in what you can eat. So how can you visit countries in which you don't speak the language unless you are on a tour. If you are on a tour you will have a much limited choice of where you eat. How do you identify food you can eat in a country in which you don't speak the language. In addition most of the tours are related to food and wine so I'm not sure how that would work.
I'm hoping those of you who live in the UK or Europe have some at least vague suggestions. As I said it won't be for at least a few years- I just need to know that it is at least possible. I'm absolutely committed to LCHF but I struggle with it nearly every day- just not as much as I would struggle with losing my eyes or limbs or some of the other complications of diabetes. The best highlight today was Keto egg custard so that has been a major boost to my food for the future. I know logically that I will over time find more food and variations that I can eat- I know logically that things will get better and in fact I and my husband have found more things that I can eat and don't totally hate every week so I am sure over time it will get better.
Anyway sorry for this post- I really am not trying to put a downer on anyone but today I am struggling.