Diet and Sleep section on the forum and a quick question
This is actually a site suggestion. I know this forum tends to focus on implants and wearables but part of biohacking has also been making what we have perform better. Since the most of the body, as a machine, tends to perform better than we can hope to improve upon, why don't more of us focus on boosting what we have. Yes, there are threads about bulletproof coffee, soylent, phasic sleep cycles and other things, but there is no real section to promote communication on this subject which has no potential. I came here just now thinking there would be some people trying to research and share things like the keto diet with others. I found a few users have gone keto or vegan or whatever they believe is the best but no real talk. I'm putting this thread here as a suggestion but also as a placeholder to talk about diet in particular until a change put in place or denied. Now to the real post I guess.
Hello everyone I have been looking into starting a ketogenic diet. Have any of you tried keto/paleo or any other low carb diet in the past and what were your experiences?
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As someone who walks at least one hour every day (more often than not
probably closer to two) and does resistance training 4 times per week, I
need my carbs. I found I just can't train as well as usual with reduced (let alone low) carb intake. I've reduced my carb intake as ways of an experiment, but found I felt weaker, and drowsier throughout the day (cut my carb intake by about 50%). Right now, I eat about 8-10 slices of whole wheat bread and 3-4 pieces of fruit throughout the day, plus some carb source like potatoes or rice with dinner. Right after a workout I'll often eat a table spoon of honey or some dates. I also get in quite some protein (mostly from eggs, milk, and quark) and a handful of nuts and seeds every day, and about half a kilo of vegetables. I've been living like this for about a year and I feel great (although I get hungry quite often).
I sleep at least 8 hours every night.
I just yesterday went through every item at my colleges cafeteria and the only things without sugar or vegetable carbs was pepperoni and chicken salad. They have several flavors of yogurt but not a single unsweeted version. They have vegetable shortening instead of butter. Cmon guys will all the low or nonfat dressings. The excess carbs are in everything. My only other option now is to go back to intermittent fasting.