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Accepting you will never eat keto for life?
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Dude, I think this is the part of the equation you missed yesterday in your other two threads. You're talking about eating nothing but pork chops and spinach, and also talking about lifting and eating the SAD. I think you're
missing the middle ground.
Refresh your memory with the actual Atkins plan if you haven't already - you list that as your plan in your profile.
Here are the induction rules, and then
Ongoing Weight Loss. There's good reason for having variety on induction, gradually adding back different foods after induction, and the order in which you do it.
I'm going to take a guess that the real thing you need to accept if you're going to be successful long-term is that a LC lifestyle takes commitment to planning ahead. Shopping. Cooking. Having good food at the ready, so that you're excuse-proof. Looking up restaurant menus online before you go.
I'm in maintenance and I choose to indulge in higher-carb foods here and there (I refuse to call them "slip-ups". They're a choice.) But my baseline meals are all LC, most of them induction-friendly, even. Right now, down in my kitchen, I have a huge selection of meal choices in the freezer: chili, wieners, different sausages, chicken breasts, cooked burgers, meatballs, pork chops, fish. Some of these can be done quickly in the microwave and/or clam shell grill. In the fridge/pantry, I've got canned fish, deli meat, eggs, LC baking ingredients, lots of different condiments, etc. I'm armed with a knowledge of how to do quick meals and snacks, including single-serving desserts. It's excuse-proof.
Let's talk about those lousy cravings now. You should really consider ditching all gluten and sugar, if you want the cravings to go away. Really, it gets so much easier when your brain isn't screaming at you this way. I thought I'd have to be plagued with it forever when I thought starvation and "everything in moderation" was the only way to sustain thinness. Lemme tell you, it is no way to live. It's incredibly freeing to be able to eat (practically) as much as you want, and just be
satisfied, eat fabulous food, and then just go about the rest of your day.
...but you will (or you already have) learned the hard way that diving into flour- and sugar-based junk leads to serious setbacks that just aren't worth it. Some foods, you might be able to feel better within a day or two. Others, for a lot of us - it's more like a week minimum, weight gain, awful gastrointestinal symptoms, arthritis flare-ups, mental/emotional issues, cravings. Not worth it when you could have had a LC substitute.
Wishing you good luck. Stick around, maybe start a journal.