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How many of those who claim they quit carnivore list all the other diets they also quit? When it is approached like a "fad diet", that is how long it will last for many - just like any other fad they tried ... be that diet, clothing, jewelry, etc. The same could be claimed by those who tried vegetarian, vegan, high carb, low carb and/or any other diet they tried and then quit. Many only mention the latest one they tried when they post about quitting.

I think carnivore (going in) is just like any other diet, there is nothing really sustainable about it. (and allow me to finish) I think everyone who switches to carnivore starts off on a carnivore diet and like most all diets, people choose another route. it is the diets that are not sustainable. It takes time for carnivore to become a lifestyle and leave the 'temporary-ness' of just about all diets. For me personally I have been strict carnivore for about 19 months. I have not had a fruit nor vegetable nor bread nor pasta since May '24. With that said it was nearly a year later when I felt like being on the carnivore diet had morphed into me having a carnivore lifestyle/carnivore way of eating. And maybe my story is a little odd because I didn't start with any health concerns in mind as for me it was nothing more than a weight loss hack. I stumbled upon a ton of benefits early on, chalked them up to coincidence, and then once I was reading the writing on the wall I started to evolve from diet to lifestyle. People quit for all kinds of reasons. If I had not stumbled upon the benefits with my autoimmune disease, knowing it was going to be a weight loss hack, I probably would have quit after losing 40-50 pounds (and called it a successful endeavor). If I knew which carb/vegetable/fruit was my trigger I would probably venture back out into the carb world on occasion. But since I don't know it is not a gamble I feel comfortable with so that too helped me transition from carnivore diet to carnivore lifestyle. I think it could be any number of reasons, but I mostly think those reasons land on the individual person rather than the way of eating itself. Scott

Hadn't seen this post in a while. Funny it gets posted when I have been fasting since Tuesday. LOL Looks good. I will put it on things I need to try with the exception of the peppers. Looks/sounds good. Scott

Smoked T-bone steak, eggs, cheese and a few slices of jalapeno tacos with egglife wraps.

You are definitely on the right path Paul. Keep up the good work.

Because most of them change their diet overnight to one that is Carnivore. Therefore the microbiome has no time to adapt and then they suffer consequences. They then make videos on why I quid carnivore...

Wise words and yet unfortunately are true :(.

This was so funny I had to make a video lol: (Hopefully it's fine to put here but let me know otherwise I'll delete it.)

I continue, trying to maintain and improve my important metabolic markers. I continue a close to Zero carb carnivore diet. No one is going to influence me to consume any carbs. I now ignore those carb pushers as they say they feel better. I really do not care how many carbs they are eating or how often. Like who eats one fowe French fry? Often I see an influencers dedicated supporters defending them. Sorry, I understand different people have different carb tolerances. As a diabetic mine is as close to zero as I can make it. Enough said. My future is a ZERO carb carnivore life. Just is where I am.

All natural. Always zero carb !

Just natural Gluconeogenesis or something else?

Cool chart. It left off bovine though.

Veritas!

A large percentage of the American population is digging their own grave with a fork. Write that down. Scott

Being a total hypocrite, don't look at the scales in the very beginning ( I did just about daily, LOL). It is better and more self serving to take notice of more important things, like how you feel, and the one snug pair of pants is now loose fitting. That was the advice that was given to me early on, (and I ignored it) and now I am passing that tidbit forward (and odds are you will ignore it, most do, LOL). Congrats on the first week. My weight fell off really fast the first months and then I hit my first stall. Watching the scale drop just about a pound a day for 30 days was amazing but when it stalled it made the stall all the more disheartening. Everyone is different and metabolic health and weight moves their needles at different rates for different people. Until carnivore I never had a fasted blood sugar result over 100 and my highest has been 111. That shift/moving of the needle triggered me to buy a glucose monitor so I could track it. I had an initial rise and then it fell back into the 80's. I was intrigued by the number of the scale and the glucose meter so I bought a ketone meter as well. And then in time I hardly use any of it, maybe the scale once or so per week. Good luck and welcome. Scott

My friend from Bart Kay discord server made this highly illuminating graphic years ago.

Good morning, I am a week into my future. I am down 10 lbs but the last three days I haven't lost any weight but my insulin at this point is holding between 100-140 and any am taking half my dose of metformin and half dove of lantus. I am constantly monitoring my blood sugar using my Libre3 monitoring. Keep up the good work! Chip

Is cranking out Glucose, so my CGM tells me. Wish I had a dial to turn it down. I could let it go but so wand my Blood Glucose Level to stay in range. So maybe a few units of fast a acting insulin. Or, some exogenous ketones? I not like either. Going to try exercise, got to get my living quarters set up so I can exercise indoors. Just trying.

Need a new phone, and i use a CGM. To avoid any issues i think I will get new phone when current sensor expires. Just to be safe. Not sure about doing it in the middle of a sensors life. Anyhow, it is time.

Good luck as it sounds like a solid plan to me. Scott

So currently having more days with no need for any fast acting insulin ! Nice. So still eating as close as one can to zero carbs. I plan for 2026 to be a year of daily eating zero carbbs. Targeting my blood glucose between 70 tp 130 mg/dL. Hoping to average at 100. Going to take some doing but I am ready. I not sure what is fully ahead for me in 2026, but this plan comes first. So looki out to anyone in the medical community, do not mess with me. I fully understand, I may never be fully off the need for some insulin, but let's see how far 1 year of zero carb eattinh and increased exercise might reduce the need for insulin.

Somewhat in the same boat as Bob. I am pretty much happy with my weight after dropping 90-95lbs and bouncing around in the 85-90lb lost range. I'm still working out but eating way more than I really need to be eating. The 'last few pounds' usually land around visceral fat and this can be difficult to lose. (I am about to attempt to drop 10-15lbs of mine). I'm going to use fasting, somewhat more aggressive, than what I have been doing the last few months. Currently, I fast from 48-72-96 hours every other month, or so. Sometimes plans and life get in the way of the fasting but I am going to change that starting this week. Instead of fasting every other month and then eating to gain muscle (extra proteins) when not fasting I'm going to fast and then go back to eating when I am hungry, which I think/hope will gradually shift back to once a day. (since using the protein powders and the protein drinks the little bit of sugar has sparked an appetite I didn't have the first 10-12 months eating carnivore and today I can eat bigger meals and even twice per day). I am not sure if fasting works for a lot of people but it has worked wonders for me. Scott

I watch everyone mentioned here so far, as well as Dr. Kiltz and some smaller health coach/carnivore influencers. I don't follow anyone zealously to the point where I consume ALL their content. But I am subscribed to them all so if they pop up in my recommendations feed and the title or topic looks interesting then I will give it a listen.

Yes. The trans fats in processed foods are artificial trans fatty acids created through an industrial process. If an ingredient list contains "partially hydrogenated _____-oil" in the ingredients, avoid consuming it. The trans fats in butter are naturally occurring trans fats, produced in the rumen (stomach) of ruminant animals like cows during digestion. They differ chemically from the artificial varieties.