Thanks for stopping by Key Tones! Data Driven Fasting boils down to using your CGM as a "fuel gauge". This is the CGM article, similar to the BG meter article, that convinced me to try DDF, the rest is now history:
https://optimisingnutrition.com/wan...making-you-fat/
Marty Kendall is an engineer like Ted's background but Marty will write a 5,000 word article to explain Ted's one graphic. The video with both of them is my favorite:
https://youtu.be/ilduzDTFUlQ
The Optimising Nutrition community is filled with an interesting, very international mix of data nerds and people who have just reached the end of their rope with extended fasting and the Keto or Vegan Diet. Think you would like it if you joined, the amount of free information is incredible. The DDF 101 manual is 186 pages of basically why blood glucose does what it does in every possible situation.
You can Join the private community free here:
https://members.optimisingnutrition...3A0K_0b4-fRtnlS
It runs on Mighty Networks, the same used by Robb Wolf and Gin Stephens.
Know what you mean by being an optical illusion. Good when an extra 10-20 pounds doesn’t really show but I still look heavy because of my frame…no one would ever call me small boned! I have broad shoulders and long arms and legs, big thighs and upper arms. Still. Sigh.
One low fat protein likely not on your list but on DDF…..Kangaroo
Bison is a good alternate for the US. My Success Story here has some of the foods I use in the comments. Check out the Protein Flan I recently linked in comments.
I continue to use Protein Powders, and the Optimising Nutrition NutriBooster Recipes have Smoothies that provide lots of micro nutrients and protein without fat. I use Fairlife 0% in this one, it helps hit my calcium and protein target for only 135 cal.
https://optimisingnutrition.com/hulk-green-smoothie/