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Awesome stuff. Envious, here (NL) its impossible to get a prescription. For an alternative approach for comparison: My wife and I eat low carb and fast every o
by aenis 2y ago
Awesome stuff. Envious, here (NL) its impossible to get a prescription.
For an alternative approach for comparison: My wife and I eat low carb and fast every other day for a year now. Around the 2nd month mark we got the exactly same outcome: food became a chore. We sometimes dont eat for 2-3 days when travelling or busy. I dont remember feeling hungry in about a year. We do sports - I sure have less peak power, but can sustain moderate efforts for longer (I use a power meter and Hr strap - my vo2max dropped). I feel significantly sharper mentally and managed to learn a new language (Dutch, from zero to B2) in a year - while working a cto job. Not eating easily gives 3hr extra a day, incl. what I get from waking up early.
Saves us a ton on groceries and eating out. The only thing we do watch out is carbs - I can eat a kebab or two tacos but dont eat any sweets, eat bread or drink beer/soda. Weight stabilized at my high school level. Not sure if I can recommend it as it is a bit tricky to practice, especially while having a job that requires routine socializing, but - it does work. The only really difficult thing is to start and endure the first two weeks or so.
- wert7886 2y agoThat sounds very intriguing, are you a bit concerned about the dropping vo2max ? Do you eat a lot more meat than before?
- aenis 2y agoNo, I eat a lot less in general and a whole lot of veggies. I followed the same routine 4 years ago, then I stopped and when I started eating carbs my vo2max recovered overnight. I think one cant have it all - either you run on stored energy which caps the power to weight ratio - or on readily available glucose and glycogen. Its fine, I am not an athlete, I do sports to feel good. I dont see an impact on raw strength - just on anaerobic performance.
- maxerickson 2y agoDo you mean aerobic performance in the last sentence?
- aenis 2y agoAnaerobic - i feel more or less normal while under aerobic load, and i can sustain significantly less anaerobic load - i used to be able to maintain 1600W for about 30 seconds (equivalent to a sprint to a finish line at pro-cyclist level). I can barely touch 1000W while on fast/low carb diet. I did a few experiments, and after carb loading I get an immediate increase in anaerobic perf.