For starters, I'm newbie here.....what a wonderful forum....so many people helping others, God bless the internet and kind caring people.

I have been LC on and off since 1996. I must admit when I combine very LC diet with hardcore exercise, I loose 30 lbs every month. I often need to loose 50 - 100 lbs to return to my goal weight. Somehow after I reach my goal weight, which I always do, I can't remain on the program. I try to control my carb intake, but usually I slip up, and slowly gain back the weight. However, this time I have other plans for maintenance

The reason I struggle with this WOE for life, is due to the tremdous brain fog I experience from lack of sugar in my blood. Atkins mentions the brains prefered fuel is ketone bodies vs. sugars. However, that is not the case for everyone. Once my ketone levels get high, and I continue to maintain low carb intake, my brain fog is so bad, I can barely function. It's a miserable feeling. It makes this WOE very difficult for me, but I sure can't deny the very fast weight loss.

So my question is, does anyone have some tips for shaking the brain fog without using stimulants? If I increase the carbs to 50 a day, from my normal 20, it does help a bit, but the weight loss is substantialy reduced. This can prolong the diet so long, I would quit before reaching my goal. Thank you all in advance.