Yesterday I arrived in San Francisco for work. I immediately went to the Safeway a few blocks from the hotel and stocked up on keto friendly items. I got deli meat, cheese, some bacon bits, some prepackaged salads, and some almonds. I even got some heavy cream for my coffee and some chicken broth. It really helps when there is a fridge in the hotel room.

I was all set and I stayed on track until about 7PM. Then, as I sat watching The Walking Dead on my laptop, I got the urge to munch. And the hotel was ever so kind to provide a stocked minibar with all kinds of snacks at exorbitant prices. I had been in ketosis for 8 straight days and it had been a struggle to get into ketosis before that. And yet I caved.

I ate pretzels (they weren’t very good), a Snickers bar (I’m not that crazy about Snickers), Sea Salt Kettle Chips (okay, those were pretty tasty), and some dipped chocolate sticks of some sort (also good). I regret it. Very much. It wasn’t worth it but my will power just wasn’t that strong.

My biggest issue is eating while watching TV. Honestly, I’m not that interested in food otherwise. If I have to sit at the table without a TV or something to do (read, etc) then I find eating very boring. But when it’s combined with something else, I love it.

I’ve known this for awhile. It’s a very hard habit to break, this eating and watching. My determination is back full force today, though. I am, once again, sick of this struggle and even more determined to battle it out.

There is one rule I need to make that I must follow from here on out. No more eating and. I don’t care what follows the “and”, be it reading, watching TV, or working. Just no more. When it is time to eat I will eat and focus solely on eating. And then, when that 10 minutes is over (eating never takes very long) I can resume whatever activity I would like.

This is a good plan. I can do this.