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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fasting has helped for me to control the carb cravings even though I just can’t stick to keto.  I wish I could, but I just don’t like the foods, and I tended to stay strictly keto and then binge on carbs.  I regained a lot of my keto weight because it messed with my head and just wasn’t sustainable for me...I admire the people who can pull it off!

I am reading the book Delay, Don’t Deny, which advocates clean fasting on a regular schedule, then eating your regular diet during eating Windows, whatever it might be...vegan, pescatarian, standard American, keto.  The focus is the fasting, though.

It keeps my carb switch set to “off” for most of the day.  And I do try to eat lower carb when I eat, but now I’m not framing past or a potato or bagel as a failure.  It’s just my life.  But going back to the fast as a bright end-point helps keep me from going back again and again for the next bagel, then some pretzels, then a bowl of cereal, etc.  Keto put me in a panic I’d NEVER having my beloved foods again, and I’d swing to extremes.  Hoping this will keep me from that.  I CANNoT moderate carbs, I know that.  But lowering my insulin and blood sugar for long stretches of time keeps the cravings low.[/quote]

OP here- thank you, think very helpful. I don’t think keto is sustainable. I did try intermittent fasting for awhile but found that I was so hungry during the window (especially 9-11am) and it was hard to focus on my work. I like how you’ve described the fasting you do, in that you’re still able to have some carbs but not as much. I have to turn my carb intake way down but don’t want to eliminate it.[/quote]

I operate like the above poster as well. I try to do no bread/wheat, but had a backslide during Nov/December. But my family knows not to serve me pasta when we have it.

Regarding the 9-11 am hungries, keep hydrated with something substantial -- tea or coffee with a splash of milk, or if you like, try broth. Or if you prefer, just black coffee/tea and water. I like the milk. But essentially my stomach will growl once in the morning, but then it goes away in about 5 minutes. I have another cup of tea, and I'm good.

I don't count carbs (but I try to keep them low), I'm not in ketosis intentionally (but probably am some days), and I find it pretty easy to do IF. I'm not a "skinny minnie" but I am in shape, am an acceptable height/weight/size for somebody my age. [/quote]

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