Realizing that the reason I'm obese is because I sabotage my diet after I binge drink alcohol. This is a pattern that has gone on for years.

Hi everyone, I'm a 33F, 5'10, 236lbs, new to the subreddit. I am currently on the keto diet.

I've wanted to lose weight for years, but every time I start putting in effort I sabotage myself within a few days, always the same exact way... I go out drinking with people, and the next day I don't care about my diet.

I had a three day streak on keto this week. Decided to throw it out the window yesterday. I hung out with a friend earlier this week and honestly that wasn't an excuse. I could have done the right thing. I could have had one or two vodka sodas and called it a night. Instead I drank beer (empty carbs), vodka, got drunk, and was ravenous the next day.

Admittedly I didn't eat as many carbs the next day as I actually wanted, but it still happened. I gained back three of the four pounds I've lost this week.

I feel disappointed in myself.

But today I'm back on the keto wagon.

I know carbs aren't evil and that ultimately weight loss comes down to CICO. But for me keto just fills me up and makes me less hungry with less calories.

This was kind of a rant, but also just a reminder to myself. I am choosing to break the cycle. If that means I have to stay in and not go out drinking with friends for a couple of months, so be it. I'm really tired of having this extra weight. I want and need to be healthy, and if that means sacrificing a social life for now, so be it. And it's easy to say now, but it won't be so easy next week when I want to go out again. I just have to remind myself of my goals and that the boredom is temporary and worth it.

Thanks for listening, everyone. <3

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