Keto . . . oops

As you might guess from the gap in blog posts, I fell off the keto wagon. Let's talk about what happened, and how I'm getting back into it.

The short version? I started a new job and stress ate my way through the early weeks. This involved not just reverting to carbs, but high carb, and especially unhealthy carb (takeaway, chocolate, crips).

I kept trying to resume keto, managing a day at most, and dropping off again.

I'm finally back into it . . . I think. It's only been three days, but that's longer than I've managed before, and I feel good on it.

So what have I learned from this? Two slightly contradictory things, which raise a problem:

• I can't eat carbs without eating more carbs. There's no such thing as a cup of tea with ONE biscuit.
• The absolutism of never breaking this keto routine terrifies me.

I don't know how to balance this. I'm considering something like a planned treat meal or treat day regularly, but then wondering if I can trust myself with that. And I'm wondering if I'm making it hard for myself. Getting into ketosis isn't too rough on me, but do I really want to do it frequently?

I'm not really sure how to untangle this.