High fat low carb

Dubs1990

Hi,

I am wondering if somebody can help me on this. I am doing a good bit of running 25-30 miles a week, I have been doing the high fat low carb for distance running so I don't have to intake much carbs while doing a marathon ( so my body burns fat as an energy source) and I hate gels, and to say the least I feel drained with no energy etc,

Is this really viable to keep doing and does it eventually get easier, or should I go back to the usual eat complex carbs etc.

Thanks a mill

ford2600

Dubs1990 wrote: »

Hi,

I am wondering if somebody can help me on this. I am doing a good bit of running 25-30 miles a week, I have been doing the high fat low carb for distance running so I don't have to intake much carbs while doing a marathon ( so my body burns fat as an energy source) and I hate gels, and to say the least I feel drained with no energy etc,

Is this really viable to keep doing and does it eventually get easier, or should I go back to the usual eat complex carbs etc.

Thanks a mill

To fat adapt
*do some fasted runs
*avoid junk carbs
*carb backload after exercise
* skip breakfast on non training days
*a little decent quality carbs in diet isn't a deal breaker;older rices, millet etc

uncle_sam_ie

Dubs1990 wrote: »

Hi,

I am wondering if somebody can help me on this. I am doing a good bit of running 25-30 miles a week, I have been doing the high fat low carb for distance running so I don't have to intake much carbs while doing a marathon ( so my body burns fat as an energy source) and I hate gels, and to say the least I feel drained with no energy etc,

Is this really viable to keep doing and does it eventually get easier, or should I go back to the usual eat complex carbs etc.

Thanks a mill

It can take a few weeks for your body to adapt to burning fat as fuel. Feeling drained is normal while your body is switching to fat. Bad breath is another side effect. It all goes away once you adapt. Up your fat and watch you don't eat too much protein.

hobochris

ford2600 wrote: »

To fat adapt
*do some fasted runs
*avoid junk carbs
*carb backload after exercise
* skip breakfast on non training days
*a little decent quality carbs in diet isn't a deal breaker;older rices, millet etc

The science of backloading carbs to fat adapt is simply not there. Op do not carb load at all.

By eating carbs it will keep you constantly going in and out of Keto flu, where you feel low on energy and unwell. The high energy of low carb high fat eating comes after Keto flu (a couple of weeks where you have not injested lots of carbs)

Intermittent Fasting is good, just make sure you have something like chicken broth to keep up your electrolytes.

conzy

You are murdering your performance because you are neither eating adequate carbs nor are you in ketosis. You are stuck in some middle ground

You should just eat a high carbohydrate diet and be done with it.

If you have a very very compelling reason for being in ketosis you should do it right.

70+% fat, ~25% protein, 5% carbs. Buy a kit for checking your blood for ketones to ensure you are actually in ketosis. Otherwise you are shooting yourself in the foot.

Are you an elite athlete? Are you prepared to never eat cake again :pac: This seems like an unnecessary step for what I presume is a hobby