It seems like most people here advise keto when not fasting, I’m sure that works for them. But curious if anyone doesn’t restrict carbs at all?
My story: I was ~slightly~ overweight by about 40lbs. Was 190/6’0.5/ in 2019 with visible abs, but due to chemotherapy in late 2019-2020, and then coming off it (stayed around same weight) eating too much ice cream, having a child born in 2021 I’d gone up to 230ish (never weighed myself). Since late 2022 controlled portions better, ate less dessert and got to 218 without fasting. Down to 213 after a 60hr fast
During chemo I would do 36 hour fasts, basically I would fast before i got my poison (helped with nausea, and supposedly makes chemo less harmful/more effective) so I’d already gone whole days without eating.
I started trying out multi day fasts because I was interested in autophagy and resetting my immune system(mine is kinda weak since cancer) and because where I’m traveling to the food isn’t particularly tasty anyway
Anyways when I’m not fasting I basically eat whatever that isn’t junk. I used to be vegan so I don’t see anything wrong with carbs, or to be honest even sugar. A normal meal for me here in Colombia would be something like: natural juice, rice, plantain, chicken/beef/fish, avocado, beans, salad. I don’t really snack or eat junk. Snacks would be things like yogurt with honey, kefir, eggs for breakfast with a piece of toast. Whatever
Anyways I’m curious for people in similar boats that don’t eat keto when they aren’t fasting? The main reason I’m curious is I wonder if it takes longer to get into deep ketosis. I walk 10-15k steps a day or light cardio (basketball) in general and while fasting (usually lift day i break fast but I’m thinking i might want to do some pushups/chin ups/body squats while fasting too?) so wondering if that helps me get into deep ketosis.
I’m vegan so I don’t restrict carbs as such, but I don’t eat “junk”, hardly eat pasta, rice or bread. It’s more of a preference though. I don’t really like pasta and rice, and bread in the US is awful. I eat it a lot more when I travel.
i think fasting is already restrictive enough, so i think if you’re still eating nutritious foods all you need to worry about is what is easiest for you.
people claim that it’s easier to fast with keto since you’re already fat adapted and don’t have to deal with the glucose crashes, but if to YOU it’s easier to fast knowing you can enjoy your carbs, then you should do that :)
i don’t have much to say to your question (personally i don’t do keto, tried it but found it WAY to restrictive but i do try to limit carbs with, frankly, little success).i’m commenting because you mentioned chemo, and i’ve heard a few times that fasting is meant to help against cancer, but i’ve never encountered a cancer patient who fasts before. i know this can be a deeply intimate topic but if you don’t mind sharing, i would love to hear your experience and insight into the relationship of cancer and fasting.
I don’t exactly have the willpower to restrict the type of food I eat (ADHD go brr) but I also don’t exactly track my ketosis state.
I mostly just trust the science and note that most people will have entered ketosis after 12 hours of fasting. (Thus the basis of IF)
So if your worried about extended fasts I wouldn’t be, the body simply isn’t meant to have that deep of a carbohydrate reserve, at least according to science atm.
I don’t either. Don’t let the keto evangelists tell you that you have to eat keto to fast. I don’t eat high carb but I usually have a fair amount of them daily. I do think some people struggle more with the blood sugar swings when going from eating carbs to fasting but that’s personal differences and doesn’t mean that everyone should be eating keto.
This is so interesting to read! I’m keto while feeding/re-feeding, because it works for me, and does wonders to tamp down my hunger and cravings when I’m fasting. Maybe my problem was the quality of the carbs I was eating? A lot of noodles, roast and mashed potatoes, and white rice. If I’m not keto while feeding, I am CRIPPLED with an incredibly distracting level of hunger for the first two or three days of my fast, which has more than once caused me to fail and break my fast early.
My personal feeling is that potatoes and carrots are not the problem per se, especially if home prepared. For the sake of laziness, I am enjoying boiled carrots and potatoes (boiled in salted water) and butter, with protein.
I try to also get a wide variety of fruit and vegetables so some days are going to be high carb, some days not.
Not a big fan of juices though, I think they have a bit of a health halo.