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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2334711" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Ah, now this is a hard one isn't it because at Xmas you are probably thinking about all the things you (think) you are missing, the mince pies, the roast spuds and all the rest. My take is that this is only nostalgia kicking in and making you crave the normality of it all. I would say instead of going all in and losing control just think to yourself well you MAY indulge a little bit more in some areas, ie, you might have 1 roast spud but loads of turkey and a gazillion sausages in bacon to make up the rest, you may have a mince pie, but only one, followed by a 10 minute walk, etc. In between all that, just stick to what you normally have and maybe get some dark chocolate/low carb mince pies whilst accepting there is NO low carb alternative for a roast potato in my opinion. I find that way, you (possibly) won't feel deprived and when you know you COULD have something normally off limits, you probably won't go overboard. I realise of course that if you are the type that is likely to lose control (understandable with cravings and 'addiction) then in answer to your question, you may well feel ill after a sudden indulgence over 2/3 days but you will be able to get back on track as you did when you started off. Approach Xmas casually, don't worry too much, accept your carbs will rise (hopefully not too much) and get right back on the bandwagon asap. Some people think it's an all or nothing situation and I guess that depends on personality, but I suspect you will find that those items you crave are nowhere near as tasty now as you thought they'd be. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2334711, member: 451727"] Ah, now this is a hard one isn't it because at Xmas you are probably thinking about all the things you (think) you are missing, the mince pies, the roast spuds and all the rest. My take is that this is only nostalgia kicking in and making you crave the normality of it all. I would say instead of going all in and losing control just think to yourself well you MAY indulge a little bit more in some areas, ie, you might have 1 roast spud but loads of turkey and a gazillion sausages in bacon to make up the rest, you may have a mince pie, but only one, followed by a 10 minute walk, etc. In between all that, just stick to what you normally have and maybe get some dark chocolate/low carb mince pies whilst accepting there is NO low carb alternative for a roast potato in my opinion. I find that way, you (possibly) won't feel deprived and when you know you COULD have something normally off limits, you probably won't go overboard. I realise of course that if you are the type that is likely to lose control (understandable with cravings and 'addiction) then in answer to your question, you may well feel ill after a sudden indulgence over 2/3 days but you will be able to get back on track as you did when you started off. Approach Xmas casually, don't worry too much, accept your carbs will rise (hopefully not too much) and get right back on the bandwagon asap. Some people think it's an all or nothing situation and I guess that depends on personality, but I suspect you will find that those items you crave are nowhere near as tasty now as you thought they'd be. x [/QUOTE]
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