I had my first really bad encounter with people just not understanding keto. At. All. Considering that I've been keto (with some breaks for whatever reasons) since March 25th of 2014, this was like whoa.
I have a group of friends that is utterly awesome. They're so caring and wonderful, and we get along great. When someone is having a rough time, we do nice things for her. I am proud to call myself a Nemo.
Lately the issue in our house is money, and therefore, food. One sneaky bitch asked what things on amazon prime pantry were keto-friendly... Supposedly for her mother. So, I went through the whole thing, and made a list. It wasn't much. Mostly condiment type things- although I was intrigued to find kelp noodles- 0 carbs! Anyhow...
A prime pantry box shows up on my doorstep. Squee! Delight! Such emotion! WOW!
And then when I opened it, I really did cry. Apparently the list was ignored. :'( I now have 16 pounds of gluten-free flour that I can't use. It kills me that they wasted so much money on something I can't return or exchange. I have no idea what to do with it. My mother can't use it because she doesn't have an oven for baking anything. My sister can't use it because she's "a kitchen idiot" (her own words). And that's about all I know for people. I can't afford to mail it to anyone else, either. :P
Also in the box was nutella, clam chowder, and gluten-free pasta. No bueno. Nutella is like my kryptonite. Dear Lard, it's so fucking good. And now it's in my house. Two jars. Tempting me every second.
And there are some that are very upset with me answering honestly that I can't use that stuff. "Well, we looked for gluten-free and low carb"... Not understanding that gluten free does NOT mean low carb at all. Not even remotely. What a horrible mix-up. And then the "why can't you break your diet? Isn't not going hungry more important than that?"
I know I feel like shit, hurt everywhere, can't stay awake, and can't think when I'm off keto. Keeping my autoimmune disordered body in check is more important than being a little bit hungry. But on keto, I'm never really hungry- you adapted gals know what I mean. I'm not even trying to lose right now, I'm in maintenance mode until my C. diff & hellacious UTI are completely gone. I just wish they'd stuck to the list.
The only saving grace was a jar of coconut oil... And 21 cans of chunk light tuna. o.O
I guess I should be looking up tuna recipes instead of Redditing.