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Originally Posted by bkloots
<...snip...>I don't consider a low-carb way of eating restrictive anymore. Perhaps I'd use the word "selective." There are certain foods I don't eat anymore. Note "don't" eat, not "can't" eat. I've learned over time not to think of being selective as being deprived. However, that isn't exactly easy or even natural.<...>
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Great attitude
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I've always been a picky eater, so not eating a certain food doesn't bother me.
For things like ice cream, bread, cookies, there are keto substituted that admittedly aren't as great tasting as their namesakes, but good enough considering I'm watching my health. I don't eat them all the time, but occasionally it's nice to have a basic comfort food treat.
BTW, I found a good macaroni substitute at Netririon. (Great Low Carb Pasta 7g carbs). Once in a great while I'll have that for half my carbs for the day. Brought up in an Italian/American family, it's good to do that, even if it's rarely.
I can eat keto, enjoy a lot of foods that weren't available for keto people years ago, and my DW (also keto) has collected a number of good recipes. Aldi has good hamburger buns and OK bread, it's easier to find almond flour in normal grocery stores now, even erythritol, and other LC ingredients.
I weigh myself every morning, and watch for trends. I know if I eat bacon I'll gain a pound and lose it the next day (I guess water weight due to the salt). That doesn't bother me. But if I am gaining continuously, I know I must be doing something wrong and analyze/correct.
I do go off my diet on my annual vacation. If I'm in a foreign country, I want to taste what the locals eat. I try for small portions, and am selective on what I try.
Yes, I gain, but when I get back home, I lose it quickly. I don't know if that would work for anyone else, but it works for me.
My ketogenic diet/plan/WOE or whatever you want to call it works for me. I'm the only person in my family under 300 pounds (and at one time I was headed there myself).
If calling it anything other than a diet works for you, by all means do that. To me I don't care what I call it, I'm looking for results.
Bob