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It's gonna be a low carb Christmas in our house...

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venusandmars · 11/10/2023 22:26

Starting this thread because for so many people the festive season starts and ends with an excess of sugar and starch (and alcohol). And as a consequene it ends with an increase in weight and a terrible lethargy.

But it doesn't have to be like that. What it needs is some resolve - you sometimes have to say 'no' to things you might otherwise like - and some really great ideas about delicious alternatives so you don't feel like you're missing out.

In the paraphrased words of Dana:

It's gonna be a low carb Christmas in our house
Dreaming of those lovely butter-shoogled sprouts
It's gonna be a time to ignore all the sweet stuff
Missing nothing but the extra seven pounds

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Frumpyunicorn · 23/10/2023 17:08

Thanks for the recipe @EfficientlyDecluttering

@Joppi I am planning the same. Maybe some seafood one day. Also baked cheese e.g. camembert with crudités some days.

Joppi · 23/10/2023 17:54

Baked Camembert is a great idea!

OldandTired66 · 26/10/2023 17:54

Does anyone know what's happened to the pre christmas 23 thread, seems to have disappeared? @BIWI , @FinallyHere

Magnolia82 · 27/11/2023 17:34

ChimneyPot · 12/10/2023 07:53

Following for inspiration and motivation.

I have never done LC at Christmas. I tend to be a person who is I start eating carbs I find it really difficult to stop so I am considering trying to stay LC over Christmas.
Christmas dinner itself I can probably manage as I am not mad on roasties and do love cauliflower cheese, brussel sprouts with bacon and celeriac gratin. I will be cooking and I always do so many sides doing a few LC won’t be an issue or even noticed.
Desserts, breads and treats will be a bigger issue. And Christmas parties.
I am hoping to try a few recipes before then.

https://www.gnom-gnom.com/keto-pull-apart-christmas-tree/

https://sugarfreelondoner.com/low-carb-christmas-pudding/

https://sugarfreelondoner.com/keto-sugar-free-mince-pies/#recipe

Just browsing this thread for ideas and help to stay on track. @ChimneyPot - have you tried any of these recipes?

prettybird · 28/11/2023 18:52

A good piece of advice I took from last year's Pre-Christmas BootCamp is to remind myself frequently Xmas Blush

"I am NOT a human trash can" Xmas Shock

(Somehow "trash can" resonates more than "dust bin" Xmas Confused)

Frumpyunicorn · 29/11/2023 13:32

That is good advice @prettybird
@Magnolia82 if I want them, I am just going to eat normal versions of those foods. But where I am differing is that normally I would be starting them now and be eating too much for all of December, but I am going to wait until christmas eve apart from the odd trip out / family visit to try and limit the damage and try and eat low carb as much as possible over the Christmas period. I am doing the countdown to christmas that @BIWI set up. My aim is to make sure I don't put on all the weight I have lost over this month, so that when I start strict bootcamp again in January I am starting from a lower weight than I was when I started bootcamp in September.

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