Low-carb healthy fat living. Intermittent fasting. What’s your why?

Not screaming into the void. I’m a believer

Hi @wshart and @sadiecat, Welcome to Connect. Feeling better and improving your health is a big plus for intermittent fasting and low carb healthy fat eating along with exercise. Besides videos by Dr. Jason Fung, I've also found this one by Dr. Jay Wortman humorous while being very informative.
--- Dr. Jay Wortman - 'Undoing Atkins: A Cautionary Tale':

Yes! I just started today. Intermittant fasting doing 18/6 to start. I'm trying to learn all I can. Found many surprising carb numbers in food.

That's great! I use the 18/6 the most but will do the 20/4 for a few days to change things up a little and the 16/8 when I have to do unplanned meals.

John,
What are the most important things to eat when there's only a 4 hour window to eat. And to not feel hungry or for the program to work the best?
Thank you for the help and support!

When I first started doing the 4 hour eating window I kind of thought it meant I can eat for four hours and that didn't work out to well for me. Now I try to eat one meal and not overeat. I like a late breakfast so I usually end up with a 3 egg omelet and bacon or sausage and 1 piece of toast. That or I have a low carb (5g) protein drink at the beginning and later have a lunch with soup/salad with pieces of chicken. I sometimes sneak in some low carb peanut butter cups as a treat before my eating window closes 🙂 When I first started doing it was a little difficult but became much easier and I wasn't as hungry when I started the 20/4 intermittent fasting.

I recently purchased a BlendJet and love it for ease of use. I will through in some water or juice, then add some fresh spinach leaves followed by some fresh blueberries and a few pieces of frozen fruit (mostly berries). Then I top it off with a spoonful of flax and chia seeds and mix it up. I find the smoothie pretty filling and helps control my hungries.

Hope this helps!

Just ran across this interesting TED Talk on fasting for longevity.

I want to avoid Alzhiemer's disease and have been doing IF for several months. I still struggle with many food cravings and my weight loss has leveled off. If it werent for the additional energy I have in the morning, I would be much more discouraged.

Welcome @peter4rn, You are not alone! I've been doing intermittent fasting for a few years now and the cravings are not as bad as when I first started but I still have them when I'm waiting for my fasting window to close and eating time window to open. I think everyone who has a loved one or a friend with Alzheimer's want's to avoid the disease. Mayo Clinic has some helpful information on the topic here:
--- Alzheimer's prevention: Does it exist?: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/expert-answers/alzheimers-prevention/faq-20058140.

There's also another discussion you might find helpful:
--- Brain Health: Keeping your brain active: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/brain-health-keeping-your-brain-active/.

I use the free Zero fasting app on my phone to keep track of the time and it does make it really easy to follow a timed eating plan - https://zerolongevity.com/. Have you been following a specific intermittent fasting plan?

This is my first post I hope I’m doing it right! I had knee surgery Jan 22 and my activity was also limited the 2 months prior. In total I’ve gained 10 lbs from the whole injury- surgery. I’m 60 and with the limitations on movement I still have am struggling to lose weight using any method. I was doing low carb gluten and dairy free intermittent fasting and stayed same weight at least. I’m trying to keep the fasting but switch to keto and I was in ketosis 2 days then dropped out and despite following it strictly (yes eating enough fat and super low carbs right macro protein) I fell out of ketosis day 3 and haven’t gotten back. Very scary as without being it you’re eating way too much fat. I feel like my body has some metabolic issues and not sure how to correct them. Nutritionists just teach me to cover my plate with half veggies and a serving of meat looks like a hockey puck. My family can’t believe how my eating doesn’t reflect my weight. I really need to lose about 30 lbs for my whys- help my joints. ward off diabetes (a1c at the line) and feel better in my body- I feel very restricted in movement with the extra weight. Anyone else correct metabolic syndrome? I know one could argue what I’m doing now is perhaps exasperating it but the lack of movement issue feels like I need a chemically induced burn vs a eat well and move equation. Sigh.