I cheated BIG TIME on my keto lifestyle for the joy of some mouth feels and sugar highs. Easter and my birthday in one weekend led to the decision of “allowing” myself to go seriously off the rails.
Thankfully, I didn’t do what I did last weekend and ruin myself with alcohol. In fact, I only had three beers (a big cheat) over the entire weekend. But, I ate poorly. Really poorly.
Here’s what I ate over two days of keto cheating:
Organic, wheat-free oatmeal cooked in milk, topped with fresh banana and drizzled with cinnamon raw honey (SO GOOD)
Countless chocolate Easter eggs
Margarita pizza x 3 pieces
Beer x 3
Lindt 100g chocolate bunny x 1
Medium serving of pasta with tuna and veggies
Caffeinated flat white (coffee) made with cream and milk x 4
Decaf flat white x 1
Toast with butter and cinnamon raw honey x 3 small pieces
Toast with butter and sugar/salt-free peanut butter x 1 small piece
Gluten-free mud cake with ganache x 3 pieces
As you can see, there is no meat listed. I went from eating lots of meat daily to zero on my cheat days. What the hell was I thinking?
It’s Monday and I feel like dogshit.
I woke up after a good night’s sleep and felt okay. But it didn’t last long. Within an hour, my sinuses started to act up. Blowing my nose, once, twice, now every 15 minutes or so. And sneezing A LOT. And my mood is low.
I feel depressed and unmotivated. Nothing too awful but I know for sure that I feel better on my kinda-keto diet.
I haven’t eaten in about 15 hours. I’m now fasting and trying to go as long as possible on water to flush my system.
Was it all worth it?
Nope. It’s early in my day but I don’t think it was worth those moments of pleasure for how I am feeling now. I certainly do not want to eat any of what is listed above (except the oatmeal - I would have that as a cheat again). I am not hungry at the moment but I know when I do eat, it will be fatty and full of protein.