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Interesting. Anecdotally, I do feel way sharper, eloquent and wittier when I am on low-carb, fasting-often-and-long diet I practice between September and March.
by aenis 4y ago
Interesting. Anecdotally, I do feel way sharper, eloquent and wittier when I am on low-carb, fasting-often-and-long diet I practice between September and March. I tend to feel sleepy and bloated on a high carb diet I do most of the summer (and that's not sweets or soda, it's just adding bread and pasta). I do a lot of fasted cardio, including things like cycling 200km during a 36hr or 72hr fast. I do software design for a living, so generally have to think hard with some regularity :-)
- InCityDreams 4y agoAs a 200km+ cyclist, at what times of the day do you eat? Eu or US based? Interested, as i've never tried seasonal variations, as opposed to daily/ weekly. I do whack in the sugars, though pre-ride (day before) and then fast until finished, whatever the distance. Eating during, bloats me and i mentally just kinda give up.
- aenis 4y agoUsually in the morning the next day. Rarely I do two day fasts-and-long rides, but I mainly did that to see how my body would reapond. I live in the Netherlands. I ride all year long. I think it takes weeks to get used to fasted cardio, though. At least 2-3 weeks, and I eat keto on eating days when I do that, and I ride at a leisure pace of around 25km/h despite riding on an otherwise fast, light road bike. Anything truly intense kicks me out of ketosis and quickly drives me towards starving and loosing strength. I do different things in the summer as I love a beer and french fries when the weather is nice :-)
- civopsec 4y agoIt makes sense that the average person would feel less alert without breakfast since they’re not used to low-carb.