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DiscussionLow-carb healthy fat living. Intermittent fasting. What’s your why?
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Replies to "@ketokathy I am totally sold on intermittent fasting as a tool for better health and weight..."
This is great discussion. As @johnbishop said, my wife Lisa and I do intermittent fasting and it and combination with LCHF are why we're down 60 lbs. (me) and 50 lbs. (Lisa) from our peaks. The key as Dr. Fung says is to have sustained periods of low insulin levels, which enables fat to be liberated from your cells and to get into your bloodstream and used for fuel throughout your body. A Keto/LCHF eating pattern does this because it doesn't spike insulin, but intermittent fasting really puts the fat-release process into high gear. One thing we have found is that just a little cream (two tablespoons) in our 24-ounce morning coffee increases satiety without raising blood sugar (and hence insulin) levels, and this makes the shorter eating window something we can incorporate for the long term.
@ketokathy Correction to my previous post re OMAD. These macro numbers didn't look right when I was doing my meal plans for the week, so I went back and checked them. The revised numbers are calories 1200, Protein: 6-8 oz/@ 60 grams, Fat: 86 grams, Carbs: 7 cups veg/ leafy greens and under 10 grams other carbs. Math was never my strong suit, and dealing with percent of calories, grams, ounces, tsp, etc is trying. I really regret posting something that isn't right.