I was reading the threads about carb cycling with interest, but it didn't seem to address my primary concerns, which are health -- mental and physical. I have hypothyroidism, diabetes, PCOS, intermittent depression, insomnia, overweight, prone to binges, and likely have adrenal fatigue. Other than that I'm fine

Low carb is excellent for diabetes control and PCOS, but low fat/high carb helps me with depression, insomnia, and hypothyroidism. As for weight, I can lose on either plan when I stick to it. And, unfortunately, I can binge on either plan. I think when I do just LC longterm, the insomnia and depression precipitate binges. When I do just LF longterm, the loss of BG control triggers binges.

I've been LC or semiLC for several months now, lost a few pounds the first few weeks but then recently began gaining it back and then some -- probably because of insomnia and depression. I've been taking supps for the past couple of weeks, which have helped somewhat, but I've been pretty depressed, not sleeping well, and bingeing quite a bit.

So I decided to try alternating the 2 plans to see if it helps the health issues and restarts some weight loss. The carb-cycling idea got me thinking that maybe I should try alternating on a strict schedule. Today I started LF and will do it for 2 weeks, then back to LC for 2 weeks. I felt better today than I have in weeks and didn't binge, so Day 1 is a success.

I don't know if the 2-week alteration will be the best schedule, but I figure I should start this experiment somewhere :-)

Has anyone else ever tried this, and if so, what was your experience? If you haven't and are interested in trying it, this would be a good place to ask question and offer/receive support.