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<blockquote data-quote="D@n1el" data-source="post: 2236250" data-attributes="member: 517441"><p>I am about to complete 4 months of fasting, along with low carb diets.</p><p>I've tried different kinds of fasting and different levels of low carb.</p><p></p><p>I've started with eTRF 16:8, then 6 days a week of 16:8 and 24h fasting on the 7th day, then 24h fasting 3 days a week, then 22h fasting 7 days a week.</p><p></p><p>After that I've started to push it harder, 23h fasting normally and one 36h fasting per week. I'm now on a particular protocol which I 've learned from one of Jason Fung's books: 36h (or 42h) fasting three days a week, 12h (or 6h) fasting in-between days.</p><p></p><p>I've also progressively tried different levels of low carb. First, less than 150g a day, then less than 100g, then less than 30g. Now, as I am thinner than I believe I should (BMI < 18.50), so I getting back to 50g. I've tried keto, I've tried carnivore. Honestly, I loved them all (perhaps carnivore was my favorite). Also, my favorite IF was eating just once a day, during about an hour, early in the morning, after training (resistance training and jogging). In such situation, you remember what is to feel truly hungry.</p><p></p><p>I've been a little frustrated to see that somehow my body seems to get used to IF and low carb (if such thing exists), and BG eventually gets a little higher again. Not as it once was (when eating was like being at an amusement park), but enough to bring me back to prediabetic levels. Then I go to the next deeper level of fasting and after a while BG goes down again, to levels like even 75 mg/dL. For a week or two. Only to eventually see BG getting back again to prediabetic levels.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps I am little pessimistic now and even the way I describe it might be pessimistic. I am on a plateau again. I had a fantastic week with average 79 mg/dL!!! Then two weeks ago I've got a mild cold, my BG got back to the 110 mg/dL levels. Within 5 days I had no symptoms anymore (that means cured? I don't now), but still today (two weeks after the cold) my BG is systematically over 100. All that with three 36 hour fasting per week!!! Other issue I am facing now is there is no much weight for me to lose (BMI < 18.50), so I had to go back to moderately low carb (about 50g net carbs a day now), I've also raised a bit of protein and a lot of fat.</p><p></p><p>Just trying to understand all that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D@n1el, post: 2236250, member: 517441"] I am about to complete 4 months of fasting, along with low carb diets. I've tried different kinds of fasting and different levels of low carb. I've started with eTRF 16:8, then 6 days a week of 16:8 and 24h fasting on the 7th day, then 24h fasting 3 days a week, then 22h fasting 7 days a week. After that I've started to push it harder, 23h fasting normally and one 36h fasting per week. I'm now on a particular protocol which I 've learned from one of Jason Fung's books: 36h (or 42h) fasting three days a week, 12h (or 6h) fasting in-between days. I've also progressively tried different levels of low carb. First, less than 150g a day, then less than 100g, then less than 30g. Now, as I am thinner than I believe I should (BMI < 18.50), so I getting back to 50g. I've tried keto, I've tried carnivore. Honestly, I loved them all (perhaps carnivore was my favorite). Also, my favorite IF was eating just once a day, during about an hour, early in the morning, after training (resistance training and jogging). In such situation, you remember what is to feel truly hungry. I've been a little frustrated to see that somehow my body seems to get used to IF and low carb (if such thing exists), and BG eventually gets a little higher again. Not as it once was (when eating was like being at an amusement park), but enough to bring me back to prediabetic levels. Then I go to the next deeper level of fasting and after a while BG goes down again, to levels like even 75 mg/dL. For a week or two. Only to eventually see BG getting back again to prediabetic levels. Perhaps I am little pessimistic now and even the way I describe it might be pessimistic. I am on a plateau again. I had a fantastic week with average 79 mg/dL!!! Then two weeks ago I've got a mild cold, my BG got back to the 110 mg/dL levels. Within 5 days I had no symptoms anymore (that means cured? I don't now), but still today (two weeks after the cold) my BG is systematically over 100. All that with three 36 hour fasting per week!!! Other issue I am facing now is there is no much weight for me to lose (BMI < 18.50), so I had to go back to moderately low carb (about 50g net carbs a day now), I've also raised a bit of protein and a lot of fat. Just trying to understand all that. [/QUOTE]
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