Sweet indulgences for you Keto dieters out there...

[GodOfThunder]

This evening I was at my girlfriends parents house tonight and was asked to stay for dinner. I am going Keto right now but since they were having steak I didn't mind. I had a rather large steak, small salad with minimal ranch dressing, and a diet Dr. Pepper. So my girlfriend KNOWING I'm on a diet decides to make these coconut macarroons with fudge or some shit. Unaffected, her father and I(who is also doing a keto diet) sat through her, her mother, and one of her friends oohing and ahhing over these pastries. So towards the end, he asks me if I want some sugar free jello. I read the back and it was flavored with aspartame as I assume the DR P was, It also has citric acid. Only 10 calories and no carbs though so I said fuck it and ate it. How often do you guys indulge in these 0 calorie, 0 carb sweets? I just can't fathom them being good for you.

 

[eurorides]

try sugar free gummy bears..

 

[ohashi]

Very rarely. Not that they're bad for you or anything (although certain negative sides can probably be dug up), but eating anything sweet can trigger a mental thing in me that would increase my want for real sweets. Same reason I avoid diet sodas.

 

[GodOfThunder]

Thats exactley what I'm thinking. I can avoid sweets but If I get a taste I want more usually.

 

[rnch]

Very rarely. Not that they're bad for you or anything (although certain negative sides can probably be dug up), but eating anything sweet can trigger a mental thing in me that would increase my want for real sweets. Same reason I avoid diet sodas.

bullshit

 

[ohashi]

Bullshit..?

 

[Gymgurl]

I ahve to do it once in awhile or I go crazy! But I'm with the others that said to much of it or to often I find myself craving the sweet crap. i know that if I cheat and eat the sugar stuff I have a hard time getting back to the keto thing!

 

[Slyder190]

Sweet tooth

That's the beauty of things like sugar-free Jello, they taste sweet and don't ruin your diet.

 

[MissChris]

bullshit

It's true! (If I'm misunderstanding what the "bullshit" comment was for, just slap me!)

...because I agree totally with Ohashi about the abstinence issue. I can eat clean damn close to 95% of the time easily, and really enjoy my clean food thoroughly (I even find myself longing for veggies to snack on); however, it seems like I have this black-and-white issue with junk food. There is literally no gray area for me. Maybe it's from too many years of on-and-off restrictive dieting, I don't know.

But when I ingest some sugar, it's like this switch goes off in my head and gets stuck in the "on" position. I'll go on rampages, gobbling up all the goodies I can get my hands on - even if I'm too full to eat. When I eat clean foods, though, I always reach a point of satiety where I feel like I'm done eating until the next meal. With sugar, there is no end in sight, lol.

So now I just avoid the stuff, and eat clean around the clock. Occasionally I will treat myself, but I can't figure this moderation thing out yet when it comes to those foods I'd spent so long labeling as "bad." Perhaps one day I'll be able to buy that ice cream without inhaling half a gallon in one day, lol. For treats/cheats, I'm much better off going with meal food (a nice Chinese or Thai dinner) instead of sweets or snack foods.

Oh well, at least I feel much better mentally and physically when I eat well.

And GodofThunder, there's nothing wrong with sugar free Jell-O, IMO. It's even better made from the box with non-caloric fruit-flavored carbonated water drinks. You can buy endless flavors at WalMart (store brand) for around $0.50 per 1 liter bottle. They are fun to mix-and-match with the Jell-O flavors, and add a bit more flavor and thickness to it.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

i agree well put misschris