Brain fog?!
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:42 pm
Dear all
Really interested in this style of eating - not new to Vegan, but new to low fat and high starch. The theory makes sense, but every time I try to do this for more than a couple of days I get extreme brain fog (cannot concentrate at work), fatigue (need a nap in the afternoon) and generally feel in a fog and like I'm barely dragging myself through the day. I am sure to eat enough - it's not lack of calories - and I am eating gluten free whole grains, or potatoes, when this happens. If I go back to eating legumes instead of almost all of the grains and a much higher amount of nuts and seeds the symptoms ease (but I crave starch and have more tendency to want to binge!).
Has anyone else experienced this or know what's happening? It's really debilitating. Wondering if I'm just cut out for a higher fat and lower GI diet, but the McDougall way does make sense so want to try to figure it out.
Thanks!
Confused
Really interested in this style of eating - not new to Vegan, but new to low fat and high starch. The theory makes sense, but every time I try to do this for more than a couple of days I get extreme brain fog (cannot concentrate at work), fatigue (need a nap in the afternoon) and generally feel in a fog and like I'm barely dragging myself through the day. I am sure to eat enough - it's not lack of calories - and I am eating gluten free whole grains, or potatoes, when this happens. If I go back to eating legumes instead of almost all of the grains and a much higher amount of nuts and seeds the symptoms ease (but I crave starch and have more tendency to want to binge!).
Has anyone else experienced this or know what's happening? It's really debilitating. Wondering if I'm just cut out for a higher fat and lower GI diet, but the McDougall way does make sense so want to try to figure it out.
Thanks!
Confused