Is full keto really the only option?
Hi, I'm currently in the diagnose progress. I have two appointments in the upcoming months. One in October and the more important one in April. The waiting is killing me and I'm overthinking and crying a lot. I'm quite sure I'm getting the diagnosis because of all the symptoms I have and because of my relatives, so I've decided to do what I can to act accordingly already prior to the potential diagnosis. I've read a lot about how to handle life with lipedema. Currently I'm trying to figure out nutrition. It's one of the most depressing topics about all this if I'm being honest. While there are different takes online (keto, mediterranean, intermediate, anti inflammatory or a combination of some), most people here on reddit seem to do full keto. While I am sure I could do low carb to a certain extent, I'm not sure if I could go full keto. Baking is a huge hobby of mine. While I don't eat lots of the stuff I bake but rather gift it away many times, the thought of never touching even a damn christmas cookie again makes me sad. It probably sounds stupid. I'd say I'm a healthy eater, I've always tried to cook fresh and healthy. I include carbs into my diet though since I am Italian (living in Germany) and... well, (healthy) carbs are a huge part of the Mediterranean diet. I'm sure I can reduce that by a lot, but never eating anything like that again? It makes me incredibly sad. I don't eat lots of junkfood so no hard feeling on that. But do you guys ever cheat? Do you really eat full keto without pauses? Even on christmas dinners or on weddings? I struggle with depression and anxiety. A damn christmas cookie sometimes just helps a lot. (Yes, that bothers me.) Of course I want to do everything possible to have less pain and to not make the disease more grave. But currently it feels like there will be no joy whatsoever - not only because of the nutrition obviously. I feel like I'm drowning in anxious thoughts. Really, I have so much respect for all of you. I've read so many posts about so many aspects of lipedema and you gave me much hope that I am not in absolute no control and can try to help myself if I were to be diagnosed. So I am curious to hear about this from you as I'm stressing myself out a lot right now. Sorry for the long text.