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Taper off, retaining some daily servings of less-harmful carbs (like potatoes or rice) for a while, even after eliminating all added sugars. As you drive carbs closer to zero, make sure you're eating plenty of fatty foods to provide an alternate, slower-burning energy source. Also, when massively lowering carb intake, drink plenty of fluids with electrolytes, as that often helps lessen the "keto flu" symptoms of your body's incremental transition to different metabolic balances. There's a carb-craving feeling that's easy to confuse with true hunger, likely because for so long on a sugar-heavy diet your body has learned your blood-sugar levels have been correlated with actual hunger or plenty-of-energy. But you can remind your body that there's another pathway. I think it's a bit like recovery from an injury via physical therapy: you have to re-teach your muscle/joints that, yes, they can do the original/optimal movements, without pain, after they've spent a while receiving alternate signals. Tackle sleep issues separately, with things like caffeine reduction, screen-time-at-night reduction, exhausting exercise during the day, a segregated quiet/dark sleep space, etc. Good luck! |