LipoLisa
No longer a redhead though!
Thought I'd share the different thoughts and decisions I went through to deal with a night out that I wanted.
Background - thought really hard about whether I should or shouldn't and came to the conclusion that I really did want to go out drinking and dancing with my girlfriends on Good Friday. Knowing that I'd have been on TFR for 7 weeks by the time Easter came round I started to do lots of reading around the situation.
I knew it would be really stupid to drink any alcohol whilst in ketosis. And I understand myself well enough to know that abstinence on LT works well for me so doing a week of re-feeding was something I really really didn't want to do.
After some sound advice I decided that I'd need to eat some food on the Thursday evening, and again on Friday daytime to get myself out of ketosis. Initially I was enjoying the whole thought of going out for a lovely meal - omlette with sweetcorn on the Thursday night and a slap up meal on the Friday etc etc.
Eventually as the weekend approached my thoughts changed about the food. I realised I needed to eat to be safe not to enjoy the meal. I was then invited out on the Thursday and a meal was offered - I'd been out many a time socially (parties /pub etc) during the 7 weeks and hadn't struggled too much.
Thursday evening arrived and I found I didn't have to concentrate on the meal as it was the date that took first place. I opted for pan roasted salmon, with salad and new potatoes. The salad left a lot to be desired as it was merely a few rocket leaves, and the potatoes came in a seperate bowl with melted butter. I didn't scoup up the butter as I would have done in the past - and the salmon went down well. I am not a fish eater at all really.
It felt odd and alien to eat to be honest, but I was thinking at least I have some food in my stomach.
When I got home I really couldn't face my usual chocolate shake so missed it out altogether.
Day one - part one completed!
Background - thought really hard about whether I should or shouldn't and came to the conclusion that I really did want to go out drinking and dancing with my girlfriends on Good Friday. Knowing that I'd have been on TFR for 7 weeks by the time Easter came round I started to do lots of reading around the situation.
I knew it would be really stupid to drink any alcohol whilst in ketosis. And I understand myself well enough to know that abstinence on LT works well for me so doing a week of re-feeding was something I really really didn't want to do.
After some sound advice I decided that I'd need to eat some food on the Thursday evening, and again on Friday daytime to get myself out of ketosis. Initially I was enjoying the whole thought of going out for a lovely meal - omlette with sweetcorn on the Thursday night and a slap up meal on the Friday etc etc.
Eventually as the weekend approached my thoughts changed about the food. I realised I needed to eat to be safe not to enjoy the meal. I was then invited out on the Thursday and a meal was offered - I'd been out many a time socially (parties /pub etc) during the 7 weeks and hadn't struggled too much.
Thursday evening arrived and I found I didn't have to concentrate on the meal as it was the date that took first place. I opted for pan roasted salmon, with salad and new potatoes. The salad left a lot to be desired as it was merely a few rocket leaves, and the potatoes came in a seperate bowl with melted butter. I didn't scoup up the butter as I would have done in the past - and the salmon went down well. I am not a fish eater at all really.
It felt odd and alien to eat to be honest, but I was thinking at least I have some food in my stomach.
When I got home I really couldn't face my usual chocolate shake so missed it out altogether.
Day one - part one completed!