I’ll start by openly admitting that I am, and always will be a carnivore. However, for certain periods of time, I abstain from animal meat and become vegan. I find this resets both my appreciation and physiological growth response to eating meat. So even my veganism is in the greater service of my carnivore nature.
Last year was the first time I did this with keto and it was awful. Vegetables generally give me digestive distress and I can measure it on my glucose and ketone readings.
So I decided to extend my fasting to cover as much of this 55 day window as possible. I’m breaking it up into 4 extended 12 day fasts with 4 x 2 day vegan refeed windows between them.
I don’t really need to lose weight any more so I’m doing this for mental clarity and longevity through autophagy.
I want my refeeds to be very high in fat but not oily. I will use extra virgin olive oil (dressing) & cacao butter (for dessert) but I want to capture other real low carb highest fat options that aren’t oils or butters. Here’s my list and I’m looking for more:
Coconut cream
Avocado
Olives
Nori seaweed
Mushrooms (for fiber)
Raw cacao powder
Macadamia
Pecans
Brazil nuts (minimal)
Walnuts (minimal)
Almonds (minimal)
Tahini
Chia seed
Hemp seed (minimal)
Flax seed (minimal)
Sunflower seeds (minimal)
I’m not a big fan of seeds in general and I need to keep nuts in moderation since I have a weakness that causes me to overindulge. High fat is required, high fiber is ok, low carb is a must - that’s the target. I consider fiber to be a fat source since it’s converted to short chain fatty acids in the gut.
Am I missing anything? I need high enough fats for two refeeds in OMAD to sustain me for the next 12 days… so 4000-5000 calories from vegan fats.