Keto and Cheating
I was fairly strict with keto until roughly Halloween. Since then I've been pretty lax. Lately, so lax that I feel the need to make a change. I think cheating is ok within limits but I've been sliding outside my limits lately. I can maintain while cheating, but I'm ready to start losing again. Here are 3 types of cheating I have observed. 1. Planned Cheating - OK After the first few months, I was ok with a little planned cheating. E.g., if I planned to go to a nice restaurant I would eat one dish that exceeded my normal carbs. Or I would eat some really high quality chocolate. I think this is fine, because keto should not mean missing out on life. I was still losing. 2. Failure to Plan - Not OK If I don't consume enough fat, water, and electrolytes, I may wind up cheating unplanned. For example, I'll go to Starbucks for a tea and wind up eating a cake pop - which is something I don't even enjoy that much. Or if I'm runnin...