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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1837620" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I would say that to keep your energy steady with a schedule like that, they you need to be eating very well indeed - and eating enough fat. Because it offers lovely slow release energy. If you have dropped carbs, then you need to replace their energy with something, and for low carbers, that is usually healthy fats.</p><p></p><p>Mayo on salads (Helmans is made with rapeseed oil, which is lovely and high in omega 3s)</p><p>Olive oil in cooking and on salads (the Pioppi healthy Mediterranean diet recommends 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil every single day, on top of any other fats used in cooking)</p><p>Coconut oil for cooking </p><p>And butter, of course. Wonderful stuff, butter.</p><p></p><p>Have you discovered low carb baking yet? Usually uses nut flours, eggs and cream. So rather high in calories, but always slow release, good fats and just keeps giving in terms of steady energy release. We end up eating small portions, and using them as a meal substitute, which might fit your schedule very well indeed.</p><p>To be honest, with your work schedule I doubt you can be bothered to phaff around with much food prep, but some of these recipes really are worth the effort - and they freeze exceedingly well.</p><p><a href="https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/category/desserts-and-cakes/" target="_blank">https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/category/desserts-and-cakes/</a></p><p>My husband sometimes has low carb cake for breakfast (mainly nuts and egg and dairy, so hardly the kind of thing that people think would be a nutritional diaster for breakfast!), and finds that it sustains him all morning.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't rely on the salt in foods to give you enough, certainly when you are still adapting. Add a pinch of salt to cooking, and maybe have a cup of veg buillion (sp?) as a hot drink once a day. Low salt thinking is rarely helpful to low carbers.</p><p>Symptoms such as fatique, floppiness, apathy, dizzyness and lethargy can sometimes be relieved in 10 minutes by drinking a cup of veg broth.</p><p></p><p>This is a commonsense link that may help (although i doubt if the comments about high protein will be relevant to you)</p><p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/5-most-common-low-carb-mistakes#section5" target="_blank">https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/5-most-common-low-carb-mistakes#section5</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1837620, member: 41816"] I would say that to keep your energy steady with a schedule like that, they you need to be eating very well indeed - and eating enough fat. Because it offers lovely slow release energy. If you have dropped carbs, then you need to replace their energy with something, and for low carbers, that is usually healthy fats. Mayo on salads (Helmans is made with rapeseed oil, which is lovely and high in omega 3s) Olive oil in cooking and on salads (the Pioppi healthy Mediterranean diet recommends 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil every single day, on top of any other fats used in cooking) Coconut oil for cooking And butter, of course. Wonderful stuff, butter. Have you discovered low carb baking yet? Usually uses nut flours, eggs and cream. So rather high in calories, but always slow release, good fats and just keeps giving in terms of steady energy release. We end up eating small portions, and using them as a meal substitute, which might fit your schedule very well indeed. To be honest, with your work schedule I doubt you can be bothered to phaff around with much food prep, but some of these recipes really are worth the effort - and they freeze exceedingly well. [URL]https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/category/desserts-and-cakes/[/URL] My husband sometimes has low carb cake for breakfast (mainly nuts and egg and dairy, so hardly the kind of thing that people think would be a nutritional diaster for breakfast!), and finds that it sustains him all morning. I wouldn't rely on the salt in foods to give you enough, certainly when you are still adapting. Add a pinch of salt to cooking, and maybe have a cup of veg buillion (sp?) as a hot drink once a day. Low salt thinking is rarely helpful to low carbers. Symptoms such as fatique, floppiness, apathy, dizzyness and lethargy can sometimes be relieved in 10 minutes by drinking a cup of veg broth. This is a commonsense link that may help (although i doubt if the comments about high protein will be relevant to you) [URL]https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/5-most-common-low-carb-mistakes#section5[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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