I started on a Keto diet last October. At the same time I started doing a daily IF eating schedule that's a roughly a 7 hour eating / 17 hour fasting schedule. In a few months my BMI went from about 26 to about 23. In other words I lost about 18 pounds. So I was only a bit overweight, but now I think I'm at a good weight. My blood sugar numbers are great and very stable.
I've backed off the Keto a bit, but I'm sticking with the low-carb approach. My intuition is that I can bump my daily carbs from 30 up to 50 without any negative consequences.
I have to say that IF has not been hard to maintain. I have a STRONG intuition that IF would be much harder if I wasn't also doing low carbs. In other words, I think if I maintained my old carb intake, I would find IF very emotionally challenging.
(As an aside, I used to have maybe 5 beers / week. Now I have 2 / month. One alternative I found is "hop water" - it's great!)
The hardest part for me has been getting enough variety in my diet. I think that if I relax to about 50 carbs a day, but stick with the IF, I might get the best of all worlds:
- great blood sugar levels, and very stable (no spikes)
- easier to get a varied diet
- more cognitive stamina
- easy weight maintenance.
Anyone had similar (or not) experiences?
I've backed off the Keto a bit, but I'm sticking with the low-carb approach. My intuition is that I can bump my daily carbs from 30 up to 50 without any negative consequences.
I have to say that IF has not been hard to maintain. I have a STRONG intuition that IF would be much harder if I wasn't also doing low carbs. In other words, I think if I maintained my old carb intake, I would find IF very emotionally challenging.
(As an aside, I used to have maybe 5 beers / week. Now I have 2 / month. One alternative I found is "hop water" - it's great!)
The hardest part for me has been getting enough variety in my diet. I think that if I relax to about 50 carbs a day, but stick with the IF, I might get the best of all worlds:
- great blood sugar levels, and very stable (no spikes)
- easier to get a varied diet
- more cognitive stamina
- easy weight maintenance.
Anyone had similar (or not) experiences?