Originally Posted by
Elle
I'm glad that you're feeling better! Silver lining is that hopefully this serves as the motivation for you to put in the work to maintain your health long term.
One thing you might try is fat fasting. I still eat in a 6 hour window. But consuming pure fat doesn't impact any of the blood-sugar related benefits of a fast (hormone stabilization, glucose levels, etc). Bonus, the pure fat dose can get ketone levels up which triggers glucose levels to come down.
So, outside of my eating window I will have a coffee with 2tbsp cream and 1tbsp MCT oil in the morning, and then 2tbsp coconut cream in a decaf black tea before bed. Or if I'm feeling lazy, I just take a shot of MCT oil.
In your case, this might work well because it's easier to drink your calories, and because it doesn't really take any effort to prep, even at work. You can even get the powdered MCT oil or the oil packets to pack in your suitcase.
If you're not trying to fast, throw a scoop of protein powder in there for good measure.
Sorry I can't offer advice on further modifications to HLM, except to say that I hope it'll only be a few weeks before you're recovered enough to be able to maintain a non-modified program.