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And a good night of sleep. How many people reading this thread have to wake up to an alarm clock?

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Also, the benefit to cognition that you mention is sort of like a secret because I never seen anyone mention it. When I first started on a "keto" type of diet I woke up one day with a feeling which was like being wired on coffee but without the jittery side effects. Except, it didn't go away. I would have thought I broke something if it wasn't such a positive. It's amazing to think that's how we should be feeling and that nearly everyone is working below this level.

Personally, I got distracted, had a bunch of changes at home and failed out of it. I'll be climbing back on after the holidays.

I still like to drink coffee in this state, though I limited my intake to one cup every couple of days. Nicotine seemed to be neither a negative or a positive. It didn't cause more or less problems for me. I could also drink beer with no problems.

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I didn't think about proccesed carbs until now, but just coincidencially yesterday I had a hamburger combo for lunch and heavy processed bread at night, and I woke up feeling like sh1t today.

Now that I read these comments and looked up some info, I feel like I found a mistery and that things got clearer, just like sorting out the "secret" as you say.

Already got the benefits of excercising regularily and last week jumped into the IF wagon (still having mood issues, hope it subsides soon), will for sure try out reducing processed carbs and hope to get feeling even better everyday.

Thank you both!

Good luck and I'm rooting for you! It's worth working through the mood issues. Keep it going. Think of it like detoxing from cigarettes or alcohol. You'll have those mood issues but it's worth it.

My children are my alarm clock - wish I could put them on snooze some mornings.

How did keto work for you if you had interrupted sleep?

The clarity in my head overpowered everything. If I didn't get enough sleep, I still felt it. Again, it was a lot like being wired on coffee but without the uncomfortable side effects. I could feel the fatigue like I should sleep but while still having that clear head. Kind of like when you drink a bunch of coffee to wake up. ;)

Again, everything went out the window with some major life changes at home. And I'll be looking at getting back on after the holidays. But when I was sleeping well during this same period I was amazed at how I was able to settle into a route of being dead tired and jumping out of bed at the same during at night and in the morning respectively. This is probably another normal life thing which I had never discovered because I had never thought to set a normal sleep schedule. Everyone looks at sleep as something to be managed and scheduled rather than listening to the body.

It's interesting that you mention your kids are your alarm clock. Kids generally need more sleep than adults. And of course adults look forward to putting the kids to bed to get some quiet time. Maybe try timing your sleep so that you sleep right after the kids and wake up on your own before they wake up? Hopefully that would be a viable experiment in your household. ;)

Thanks for comments - sounds worth looking into. I love the wired coffee feeling but not the adverse effects :) - wish there was an easy way to sample the diet without committing too much time and effort!

Normal scheduled sleep has its benefits for sure; Newborns through those plans out the window though.

What kind of beer are you drinking on a keto diet? I assume some combination of low carb and not too much of it?

San Miguel Pilsen in the Philippines.

There seems to be a debate on beer containing carbs. I haven't found a definitive answer, though I haven't looked hard. One side says there are carbs because of what goes into the beer. The other side says that all of that goes away during the process of making the beer and there's very little carbs.

To be honest, I followed a keto diet but I never did the keto testing. However, the changes I experienced were real and powerful. The mental clarity couldn't have been placebo because I didn't know that it would be a side effect. It was shocking, unexpected.

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