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Here are three things my wife and I have done to make our carnivore diet a little more affordable. 1) We shared a cow from a local farm. We bought 1/6 of a cow for about $700 which worked out to $11 lb 2) We discoverd a huge pack of rump cap in our grocery store meat section. Rump cap is also called Picanha in Brazilian steakhouses and is tender with a big layer of fat across the top. Once cut into steaks, they resemble NY strip but are way better IMO 3) We also discovered whole ribeye and cut 8 or 9 thick steaks out of a $111.00 pack...way cheaper than the normal $25 lb or so. Bonus: a lot people are unaware of chuck eye steaks, which have been called "the poor man's ribeye". Almost as good has ribeye, half the cost!

We try to make it to Sam's just before close, or in the morning to catch the "short date" mark downs. We pick what we like and freeze whatever we aren't going to use soon. We just bought two cows that have been bred. It will be a long time before we see meat from that but still looking for some steers to feed out (this market is crazy expensive right now). Not sure how much money we will save this year, but hopefully the investment eventually ends up providing great meat at equal or less cost. Totally agree on chuck steaks- I think when they are thin sliced, they might be even more tender.

Happy carniversary.

Celebrating 4 years today as a carnivore with these ribeye beauties. I put them on the smoker frozen and then let the smoke do it's magic for 3 or 4 hours. Then flash grill them at 475' to 500' for just a few minutes per side. Done this trick several times now and always get a nice rare center. I just used (lots of) salt for seasoning. It's going to be a happy OMAD for today 🥩

Well we were out doing some furniture shopping over in Ft. Worth around noon and came upon a bbq joint that had a sign that said “All You Can Eat, $26.00”. Now if that don’t turn on a carnivore I don’t know what will. Yeah buddy, you can guess what I had to eat today. Ribs, brisket and sausage. Over and over and over again. To say I got my monies worth would be an understatement. I kinda feel like this now.

I was talking to a retired doctor at the gym on Sunday. I am a big fan of experience and knowledge and those being based on time. We were talking kids and doctors and prescriptions and the internet and some of everything. One of the older guys mentioned that doctors were once held in a much higher regard. And another mentioned pills seem to be the answer for everything. The retired doctor chimed in and I thought what he said was sort of enlightening. I was the youngest in the group at 56 so he was talking to my age group and older. In so many words.....there is only one generation that has been born in the internet age with any and all information at their finger tips. For the most part, anyone 30 and under was born with the same access to medical information as their doctors. We never had that. In the 70's and 80's we had a set of the 1978 World Book Encyclopedias, the school library and the public library. Our medicinal knowledge was limited to those resources. The person that went off to medical school had accesses we did not have and thus were on another level. When someone knows something you don't, and uses that knowledge to help you, especially in a time of need, they get to another level really quickly. Once the doctor gets to that next level his word is not only golden but it becomes the gospel. Then overtime Big Pharma and Big Insurance starts their version of "practicing medicine" and that money started to dictate patient care. When their world is the gospel and the newer method is to prescribe pills the unknowing went with what they have trusted. To refer to those people as 'sheep' is really an unfair criticism. Fast forward to the groups (around age 40's and up) who have internet access for a large portion of their lives there is the movements away from the norm (carnivore being one). Doctors in turn trained new doctors, kids trusted their parents/grandparents and in most cases learned to trust the people (doctors) that their parents trusted. It was almost the perfect storm. As the internet becomes more and more of a factor in everyday life there is a break from the norms and people are challenging doctors and medicine because they now have access to the very same information as everyone else. Taht has not always been the case. The playing field is more level now than ever and people can now arm themselves with knowledge and information that actually rivals that of their doctors. It was an interesting conversation. Sort of a new perspective. Scott

Welcome. This is a great place to learn and chat and teach with your own experiences. We all can have some similar experiences, but we are individuals, and the carnivore effects are not cookie-cutter. What Bob said. LOL It is an adjustment. Most people have stool issues but in the beginning, it is no more 'going carnivore' or 'going anything else'. Most anytime there is a drastic change in diet the body reacts with some stomach issues of sorts. It is normal. I t can be a pain and hassle, but it is not long term. As Bob, said, you will get your new normal as you adjust. Once you adjust and dial in your fat to protein ratios to you, your new normal will form. I have found it I miss low on fats my stool stiffens and is not normal. If I miss high, eating much more fat than I need I can get loose. I think most have similar stories. Again, welcome. Scott

I've definitely lost my ability to eat temps that I used to. I still like them, but they don't like me.

I felt like shaking things up tonight, lol. So I had my own chicken fajitas, using Egg Life wraps, with sour cream, Carolina reaper & ghost pepper shredded cheese, with bacon. It was pretty tasty.... and pretty toasty hot too, lol

I raise or hunt most of the meat I eat so I don’t have many shopping tips.Raising your own or hunting isn’t really that much of a cost savings it’s just what I like to do and it keeps my taxes down. It’s also nice to know where my food comes from and what’s in it. The one shopping tip I have is to always buy on sale and in bulk. When I do buy meat I will generally buy a whole rib roast and cut my own steaks. I might spend two hundred dollars on one roast but I’ll get 10 to 15 one pound steaks out of that roast. You can’t buy the individual steaks for that price.

Yep. Prices were up this week at the market. My brother-in-law carried 6 this past week. He said he did pretty good, all things considered. He is mostly just trying not to feed them this winter. It seems like it is high on whichever end we are on. LOL Scott

64 hrs into a 72 hr fast. I may do 96 hr fast because I'm feeling so great right now.

Chuck steaks and hamburger is usually the go-to's for me when saving a few dollars. I also hit the marked down red-meats whenever I see them. Most of the time I don't care which cut, just the reduction in price is the key. The fattier the cut the better but I can always add some bites of butter to get the fat content up. Around here pork and chicken are cheap in comparison to red meat and I stock up, especially leg thighs or quarters, whenever they go on sale. I also check out ads at different stores. I don't drive to three or four stores to catch their sales but if one has a particularly good sale, I will do the remainder of the shopping at that store. Sams's is also a good choice. The closest one to me is about 35 minutes away but on the way home from work. My wife and I seldom shop together there because is it does not make a lot of sense to drive 35 minutes (gas and time) to save (maybe even less) on food. (the time carrying most of the weight). I usually stop by there on the way home from night shift. It is convenient with that approach and sometimes convenience can carry some dollar value. Our chickens produce more eggs than we can eat but not enough to off-set the cost of feed and time. I feed the extras to the dogs so it sort of off-sets their expense some. This one the value is in knowing where they came from and what went into them being made. I can't tie it to a dollar amount but I feel like there is some 'value/savings' in just knowing. We used to do our own cows and pigs but have gotten away from it several years ago. Between my Mom's restaurant and another in town my feed cost for the pigs was just the gas and time. Just an opinion and never had the heart to do the math. We always seemed to need one or two more cows sold or butchered to break even. Every time it looked like we were going to be on the + side of the equation it would stop raining. A drought or semi-drought meant I had to buy hay and when people know you have to buy hay, that price goes up too. By no means did we have the Yellowstone, nor was it a large cattle operation, but by the time we did the math I always hoped we just could break even. My wife and I have talked about getting more and spacing their ages out, so we have one aged/grown enough each fall. Go from there. Great topic. Scott

But since people (except my wife, also a carnivore) act like it's the craziest thing in the world, I figure I better get connected. We came to this nutrition approach via keto after listening to the podcast The Sacred Cow. Until going carnivore, I was like that woman on the commercial where she said that anywhere she went, she always makes sure to know where the bathroom is (sorry, can't recall the product they were selling). Digestion was better on keto but completely transformed doing carnivore. My wife and I both lost significant weight even though we were both already very healthy. I recently realized after seeing pictures of myself from a recent trip that I was so into being lean that I had lost a lot of muscle. Listening to an interview with Dr Chaffe opened my eyes to the change in hunger signals that is possible on carnivore and realized I needed to up my protein and get busy in the gym! Looking forward to learning from you all and contributing where I can.

Thank you all for your replies and support. I may try again soon.

Ditto on Geezy's response. Welcome to the board. Sometimes going cold turkey/hard core with a diet can be a struggle. It may be an easier path if you ease into the diet. Some find it easier to go to a ketogenic diet first and then phase into a 'keto-vore' version and then maybe onto actually a carnivore lifestyle. If you do nothing more than ditch the processed foods and sugars it will be an improvement to most any diet. The clean the carbs up a bit and use only fresh/grown vegetables but let proteins be your staple. Use butter or tallow to increase the fat content. In time phase out/lessen the vegetable/carb intake. Bump up the fats and proteins. I would imagine any where you wind up on the way to carnivore will be better than the Standard American Diet. Best of luck, And welcome. Scott

Welcome to Carnivore Talk Jackie. I’m sorry you struggled with going carnivore but it does happen with some people, especially if they aren’t accustomed to eating fatty meat. There are other ways you can help get your fat intake. You can make sure everything you eat is cooked in animal fats such as lard, tallow or butter. You can eat butter as a snack or as butter bites. You can use butter and MCT oil in your tea or coffee. You could also ease into the diet by starting out with more of a keto diet and slowly ease into carnivore over time. And maybe you just might not be cut out for carnivore and ketovore would suit you better.

Its so motivated as I'm still new for this dite and still not sure about how to do it perfectly as suffer from kidney. Hope you life full of happiness.

2.98lbs of carnivore appetizer, main course and dessert all rolled into one. Scott

Ahi tuna salad with pork rinds. Then I still had some munchies do I tried something different. I had heard of someone dipping their pork rinds in melted butter so I thought id try a slightly different approach and just spread some butter on them like a soft cheese. Let me tell you what…that was delicious. Almost decadent. That will be a go to snack for now on. Great way to get that extra fat in.

It's interesting. Usually I'm the one who starts arguing with my family about food. Imagine how they looked at me when I told them they don’t need to eat vegetables 🤣. I was that person who used to eat them frequently in every meal and even encouraged others to choose them as the main dish for their meals 😂

😂😂😂 Yes sure, the hump is just fat. I'm from Oman 🇴🇲

Good Morning Carnivores, I just setup my account with your forum in order to find folks that i can ask questions and look for guidance from people other than social media influencers whom frankly i can't seem to trut that they may be just doing what they need in order to get clicks and money. I started on Aug 8, 2025 with the goal to lose 50#, get off all my Big Pharma Rx, and feel better each day. Within a week i had lost 6#'s and all my bodyaches and stiffness was gone. I am just over 2 weeks in now and down 14# and feeling wonderful, but recently started having diarrhea. I will search the forum and see what all i can learn before i start throwing questions at the group - i am sure that i am experiencing things that everyone else has already goen through. THANK YOU everyone for this group! Deeramp67

More leftover carnivore cheeseburger casserole and smoked salmon for lunch today. Fall is coming early to Wisconsin this year. I was dreaming about a nice warm bowl of beef soup or carnivore chili this morning.

Today marks 4 years (1460 days) as being a carnivore for myself. Hard to believe it's been that long already. Very few negatives and more positives then I can even remember at this point. I carry a list of health improvements in my wallet just because there have been so many. I credit Dr. Berry for getting me going on this journey after I saw one of his early videos and I was looking for that "perfect diet", Well I know now that I have found it. I was never able to maintain any other diet I had attempted, and in the last 4 years I've realized all those other diets just do NOT work for myself. Now I eat like a human being is supposed to eat and it all works out great. Thanks also to this community for your inputs and suggestions. "just eat your meat and live a long life" is what I say in my life now a days.

Welcome! It's a journey well worth taking. Glad to see you here.

Welcome aboard! Many people experience adaptation/transition/withdrawal symptoms with the first 2-8 weeks. One of these symptoms is unpredictable stools, often toggling back and forth between either diarrhea or a perceived feeling of constipation. Part of the reason for this is the change in your microbiome. The population of carb-loving microbes will drop off. The long term benefits of this will eventually be normal stools (your new normal might be every several days instead of several times a day) and no gas. You have to wait this process out. Be patient.

Any time, is a good time for Carni ice cream. We should get a thread going about that subject.

1-How can I figure out how much food (and calories) I should eat to lose weight? The rule of thumb is to eat til you are comfortably full and then eat again when you are hungry, then repeat. For me, carnivore works best for me if my first meal is around noon. Some days I eat again at supper time but most of the time I eat again the following day. 2-Should I count calories or follow the eating-to-satiety model, even if it hasn't worked for fat loss? (not after the initial 100 days of the Carnivore diet). I don't count calories as far as a total daily intake goes. However, I have counted protein for the last several months. I'm 56 walk and resistance train regularly. I'm trying to offset normal muscle loss as we age plus the debilitating effects of an autoimmune disease. It is hard for me to eat 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass. 3-How do I deal with hunger when eating a carnivore diet with the goal of fat loss? Eat. A lot of times if you are not eating enough your body will respond by storing for another day. You will stall in your weight loss. Snacking is not optimal as it moves your glucose and insulin up and down throughout the say. But if you must, make the snacks as carnivore as possible. A burger patty broken into four sections is four bite size snacks. 4-Would it be possible to lose 12-15 lbs by the end of this year without going hungry? I would say yes. If you are already doing resistance training and a little cardio here and there eating fattier meats should help in the weight loss. Carnivore is a higher fat and moderate protein approach to eating. Once the body becomes fat adapted normally the weight starts to drop with consistency. I added a protein shake to get to a protein mark, but the sugar added to my appetite, and I gained weight. I started carnivore with just weight loss in mind but stumbled upon several life changing positive effects to my health. Losing weight is positive and for most, it is the goal, but the other benefits are just as impactful. Good luck. Scott

Lamb ribs and beef heart.

We also have lots of chickens- some of which still aren't laying (teenagers). However, eggs are definitely a staple in our diet. My husband is carnivore as well, and the kids are mostly animal based. With the price of beef, I sure hope we at least break even. We bale hay on some land leased for other purposes, and we had lots of hay this year. Since the hay was at little cost (other than sweat and time), we thought this might be the year to take the leap and get some cows. However, it is looking like a soaring leap with the price of cows right now.

Congrats on the fast. Good job. 64 hours is a stretch. I have read there starts to be diminishing returns between 72 and 96. Good luck and great work. I'm really interested in how you come off the fast. I have not figured that out for myself. I have tried multiple different ways from what I eat to how much I eat, to using bone broth, etc. and I no matter I wind up really loose for a couple days. Interested. Scott

Dessicated liver is a great supplement. It is a true source of energy for most people. Big fan. When it was studied in the 60's they did a performance test on rats. One group were fed a normal rat diet, one group a performance enhanced rat diet and then the third group was fed a lot of dessicated liver. The rats were dropped in a bucket of water and were forced to swim for time (first group swam for X amount of minutes and finally gave in to exhaustion. The second group went further but eventually exhaustion got the better of the second group as well. The third group that was heavy on dessicated liver never stopped swimming even tripling the time of the first two groups and eventually they gave up on looking for a time. Dessicated liver had proven itself. (This could be seen as torture disguised as science but most of what we know stems from the death of something else) Scott

I wish I could tolerate beef liver for the nutrition. I just can't stand it, even mixed with burger. To cover our bases, we take dedicated liver pills instead. I also wish we had chickens, one day. My wife and I eat A LOT of eggs and knowing exactly what the chickens are eating would be great.

Good luck. It is also important to know that it your health that is important not whether or not carnivore works for me. (if that makes any sense). Carnivore may or may not be for you for any number of reasons but hopefully you find a healthier path. Good luck on your next try. This is a good place to ask and learn and get yourself in a good position to make a m ore gradual shift in the way you eat. Best of luck. Scott

I'd say don't worry about a maximum or minimum amount of beef to eat, just eat when you can for starters. there are plenty of support groups in addition to this forum.

There is no “perfectly” in this way of eating. There is only what works for you. We aren’t dogmatic all different and as such have different needs so you must fit this way of eating into what works best for you. We do start out with a foundation of just eating 70% fats to 30% protein in relationship to calories and just drink water but from there we build out diet to suit our needs. We are here to help you any way we can. My first suggestion would be to get Dr. Shawn Bakers book The Carnivore Diet. It will help you understand how to get started.

About month three with the weight loss I started seeing health problems that had been hidden by the excess body weight previously. I guess I was becoming so sick on my old diet that I was past being able to tell what was normal anymore. Months four to five has been about discovering the damage and healing. I am 29 lbs lighter and have about 20 lbs to go for my frame. I look forward to increasing activities as it comes off. I can actually take deep breaths with clear lungs now, less body pain and can visibly see muscle coming back.

Every morning i took picture for my meal, but today not 😅 Its tuna pancakes and scrambled egges. For lunch frying cubed meat with butter 😋

I tried eating the Lion Diet once before and I felt a difference as well. I guess the biggest reason I drifted back to "regular" carnivore was cooking two meats most every night gets inconvenient as my wife chooses not to do carnivore. This go around I coupled the red meat with night shift rotations and a week off so I have the time do to cook multiple meats if necessary. Again, congrats on your anniversary and more so on your progress(es). Similar paths, similar stories, and similar results has to be a successful 'study' in itself. LOL Scott

Congratulations!

Congrats on four years and finding your way. Sort of in the same boat but at maybe 15 or so months. I've varied within the confines of carnivore and I'm maybe a month in on an all-red meat approach. So far so good. Congrats agains. Scott

My appetite or maybe a better term would be hunger is completely gone being a carnivore, and I love that. Food also tastes so much better now. OMAD is the usual thing for both my wife and myself. I hope you can discover what is up with your situation, because a carnivore diet can be really amazing in what it can do for a person. Good luck

I tried raw hamburger, its a no go for me. but I drink raw eggs no problem.

Breaking the fast tonight at work. Some shredded beef (I guess intended for nachos or tacos....it was marked down, and I cleaned out the marked down section of most everything on Manager's Special.) My wife is not a fan of the marked down items but in some stores it is called 'aged' and they jack the price up. LOL Scott

What I do sometimes is when I've fried up a few pounds of bacon and I have a large amount of bacon fat leftover I'll re-fry pork rinds in the bacon grease. That WILL bump up your fat macro for sure 😅. My wife doesn't like 'em like that so more for me 👍

Nothing as the main course with zilch and notta as sides. Fasting the next few days. Scott

Agreed. The bigger issue is when the pendulum swings one way it swings in the other direction a little bit further. Both sides get further and further away from the middle where most people can communicate, live together and be prosperous. I'm riding this wave and hope it can continue. Scott

1 pound ribeye. Funny how it never gets boring.

I had 6 ounces of hamburger Patty 2 strips of bacon two tablespoons of hwc and a tablespoon of butter.