If this is your first keto over Christmas or your eighth, how to survive over the holidays is a commitment that cannot be overlooked.
Please, do not try and ‘wing it’, I promise you this is where people fall short and end up undoing all of their hard work! The key is to set yourself up for success, and I’m going to give you a few tips to help you do this.
How to Survive Keto Over Christmas
- Write down your keto goals for the holiday season and how you will achieve them. These goals could be to regulate blood sugar, to be healthy enough to play with your grandchildren, to avoid having to experience the keto flu again if you have to restart your diet, or to have the energy you need to feel well. Whatever your goals are, write them down and keep them where you can see or access them easily!
- Look for keto versions of your favorite holiday meals, snacks or desserts. In 2021, you can find the keto version of absolutely anything online. Find these keto recipes and start preparing if you need to by purchasing ingredients or spices. Test them out in your free time, because there will be some that aren’t what you’d expect, and there will be some that will be better! (the Keto and Co. Holiday Recipe Guide we partnered with them on, is awesome – grab it here)
- There are going to be office parties, potlucks, and get-togethers you’ll attend. Bring a dish with you. Even if it’s an appetizer or a snack, this way you’ll be guaranteed something to eat and you’ll be less tempted to indulge in something that is not keto.
- Plan ahead, always. If your office is attending a restaurant for a holiday get-together, read the menu online ahead of time and know what you will order. Make a decision ahead of time that you will not, under any circumstances, reach for that tower of Christmas cookies and throw away all of the hard work you’ve put in for 3 minutes of cookie pleasure.
Surviving being keto over Christmas does not have to be a big task.
It’s not something you HAVE to do, it’s a part of a long term goal that you want to achieve. Eating is social, but it’s not the only thing you will do over Christmas. Enjoy seeing friends and family, talk about your goals and how good you feel, let others be proud and inspired by your achievements.
Your Keto strategy should exist, but it shouldn’t take up too much space in your thoughts or you may think of all you can’t have, instead of all you do have!
More than anything, remember that you are putting yourself first and taking care of your mind and body.
Prioritizing your health is a task you should be very proud of and one you want to do well. This Christmas can be a reminder of how far you’ve come and an inspiration to others that they can achieve their goals and live their best life along with you.
You’ll do more than survive being keto over Christmas, you will thrive being keto over Christmas!
Amy XO
p.s. Make sure you’ve downloaded my Keto Guide to help YOU get started (or restart) on your Keto Journey
Thank you so much for caring enough to write this for us. This can be a difficult time. Thank you for the tips and the encouragement.
Down 76 lbs and don’t want to undo any of that, it took a year to do it! So this is my second Christmas. Thank you again Amy. . . Judy
I’m back on my Keto Journey. Never gave it up completely but was not following it strictly. Thru my insurance I now have a Fitbit and I’m tracking my food and water intake and live that it tracks my macros as well I love your blog and your encouragement. What I’m noticing with the Fitbit is that I’m possibly not eating enough food for my calories in calories out
Thanks Amy! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Amy. Have a very merry Christmas.
I LOVE this!! Thanks for the Christmas pep talk!
Great ideas for staying Keto, Amy! This time of year can be difficult for those who want to stay Keto.
Great tips to live by all the time!
Very good advice. Thank you!!
Reading your blog, for the first time. Will definitely being reading the others to come. Just told myself this morning, I need to take care (and protect) my Mind and Body. And then I read it in your blog. Thank you for all you do, much appreciated. You are Amazing and Awesome!
Always a good pick me up to keep chugging along when I read your blogs. I plan to focus on getting my usual daily exercises in and limit my food consumption that is not keto. And also looking for keto friendly recipes.
Meal planning and meal prep are key for me. I also make a head my holiday keto cookie doughs portion them out to around ten cookies each and put them in the freezer, then I plan on baking a few different kinds on the weekends. My home smells amazing and I get to enjoy a couple dozen cookies for my week and weekend 🙂
Thank you for this!! Just the encouragement I need💛💚
Thank you for the encouragement to stay Keto over the Holidays. I’m going to plan my meals when visiting family gatherings. I can do this!
Thank you for the emails 😊 They uplift me so much! I haven’t started back yet an still adding a little weight.. I promise that as soon as my broken ribs heal.. I am going to get on track better.
You are an inspiration to everyone.. Happy Holidays 😊🙏❤️
Thank you good advice
As always great advice!! Thank you Amy!! Merry Christmas