[NSV] [RANT] I got dumped today
So i got dumped today and I went and bought KFC... brought it home.. I sat the bucket there on my coffee table... i took the lid off and reached in for a piece... and I stopped myself.. I dumped most of the chicken in the trash (gave my dogs the meat,poured coffee on the rest)
If this had happened in March I would have gained 20 pounds on a binge.I won't do that to myself again. Excuse me while I cook some chicken (the good kind)
Posted Jul 20, 2013, 7:19 PM UTC
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Could have taken the skin off?
Or just bought the grilled kind.
I'm a big fan of KGC
Good idea, I'll have to give that a try some time.
God dammit, why are there only like 2 KFCs in all of Eastern Massachusetts? >_>
Ugh, do not want to take a trip to Alston for KFC.
KFC at least as a few stores here. Being from the south I missed Popeyes chicken when I moved up here. Now that I'm on this diet I don't miss it as much. But it was rough driving 45 mind to the nearest Popeyes.
There's a Popeye's on Route 16 in Chelsea.
At least you've got KFC at all in your country.
Yup, live in Switzerland. Before keto we used to go on KFC road trips to France.
Word.
There's one in norwell on 228, one in dot on Columbia road, and one in Quincy on Hancock street near the north Quincy train station. And that's just where I grew up, they're everywhere.
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Their original recipe isn't even all that high in carbs. Yeah, it's higher than most on r/keto would prefer, but it's not all that bad.
Example: the original recipe Double Down has only about 11g total.
KFC's attempt to save the nation resulted in a lot of ridicule and malice. The Double Down's not making anyone fat, it's the mash potatoes, corn and slaw.
I still think he deserves congratulation for his self-control, and remembering to treat himself well despite being very upset. Well done, OP!
Even with the fatty fried skin, its totally worth it for the protein content.
I feel like OP made a mistake tossing this chicken out.
The mashed potatoes and all the carby stuff, ok sure.
Here's the thing... I don't think it's a mistake because if you know you're going to binge on that whole bucket of chicken, it's going to happen. Even if it's not the total carbiest thing ever, that chicken is perfectly seasoned and fried up in a way that compels you to eat it and keep eating it. There are food scientists invested in getting you to eat the whole bucket and come back for more. When you know you're going to do that, it's best to toss it.
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The chicken is breaded in wheat flour. Fried chicken is full if carbs.
Fatty is fine. It's the carby breading that needed to be avoided.
A good idea, but in the midst of a binge compulsion, this kind of compromise can be really difficult or impossible for some people. It's a very all-or-nothing feeling, and even having the tendency to go toward "nothing" with a definitive measure such as ruining the food is a big enough victory to achieve.
I have only done this once during a binge compulsion when I went out and bought a bunch of money's worth of food at 3AM in the morning, felt slightly empowered beneath the weight and shame and guilt of what I was doing but felt forced into a back seat to, and just threw my groceries out the window of my car to the side of the road and sped home.
I feel bad about wasting and littering, but it's not a logical, procedural experience, most of the time.
The double down with skin on only has
8gof carbs.Shows 15 on their nutrition info. http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kfc_nutrition.pdf
Looks like you're right. I had remembered differently. Still, I've had them often and never had a problem with ketosis
Although it's not made with the most wholesome stuff.
Chicken, flour, spices. What's not wholesome?
I'm gluten-free have to deal with eleventy billion migraine triggers, but those may not be considerations for you.
Not too bad on the surface? Eh? If you break it down:
KFC Original Recipe Filet is:
Colonel's sauce is:
Nothing in here individually is that bad, and avoiding maybe 0.5g of hydrolyzed corn gluten is probably not a big enough deal to make it a cornerstone of your diet, but if you're going for overall health and you're a little bit cautious, you can do a lot better.
Flour
Sadly fried meat is not good for you. It's very, very bad.