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The newest improvements Ive just noted is the ability easily bend over and pick stuff up, squat down and easily get up, and to balance on one leg. Balance is not 100% quite yet but huge improvements when I think back to January of this year.

Very true. The 'harvests' way back when was minimal in comparison. We spray, we hybrid plants, we preserve all in efforts to maximum the volume, make it last long enough to ship it all over the world. Today's tomato is not yesterday's tomato by any stretch of the imagination. Scott

I will add that the fruit and veg that our for fathers ate are not what is available to us today. Everything available today is not what God created but what man bastardized.

New to this Journey ... Looking forward to support and encouragement to keep on track ...

Wow!!!! I felt fantastic after the 48 hour fast.. euphoric even. I cannot imagine … want to try to increase my time as well. Good luck!!!

I've done 92 hours. I would love to get a 100 hour "Centaury" fast completed this year yet. From about 36 hours onwards I just feel energized. It makes my brain all tingly 🤣

At about 3 months on carnivore I really noticed circulation and body weakness on my left side and as the weight came off a number of health issues I had before that were hidden. I'mnow around 7 months pretty strict carnivore. Today I was out walking and noticed a significant return of strength on my left side (just about perfectly matching my right side) and only a twinge of pain in my hip at one point. I experienced much quicker recovery on my right side, so discovery is very encouraging. Not going back.

Just one cup of black decaf coffee plus H2O for the rest of today. Going for a hamburger tomorrow at our favorite little roadside stand. They are closing for Winter this Sunday so we need one of their burgers before the snow flies for the next 6 months! (Sucky Wisconsin life)

I have read it both ways, but I think that lands on the intensity and duration of the exercise more so than the different fuel sources. A person pushing themselves to their maximum effort every session could answer that question better than me as my exercising, lifting and walking is effective but let's just say 'I don't leave it all on the field every time out'. The paper and log analogy is spot on. The paper will always burn faster and possibly hotter for a brief moment and once the log is burning the steady burn and the hot coals remain constant unless a piece breaks off and there may be a spurt of burn/flame but nothing like the spike of the paper. If I were a super-duper athlete doing super-duper work, I can see the need for that spurt of energy to get thru the workout. What I see as being the true advantage of the scenario is that when the paper flames up and is gone the steadiness of the fire from the log remains constant. it is not like the fire dims or goes out without the continual adding of the paper. If that makes any sense at all. If at any point my workouts ramp to the point I am at an energy deficit I could see this as an option. The workouts and the loads are ever increasing but the "log" is holding me just fine right now. LOL Still a very interesting topic. Scott

good deal, keep going.

I'm with Geezy. I consider myself carnivore (I now think I am in a carnivore lifestyle after 17 months as for the longest I considered it a carnivore diet-changes with time) but I do get some sugars in here and there with the protein supplements I am using. For me, the tad bits of sugar here and there have boosted my appetite. I have more than surpassed the weight loss goals and the bonus plan was I hit a bunch of metabolic and overall health achievements that I didn't know were possible when I first started. Sort of like the bonus plan. I believe in individual continual improvements. Most come to carnivore off some sort of dumpster diet, or from a dumpster diet to a keto type diet and then on to carnivore. We all vary. Once we have made improvements there may be some adjustments to continue health improvements or get a person to a spot where they can 'enjoy' other foods (responsibly and maybe in moderation, but enjoy them the same) and still eat primary carnivore. Our ancestors ate fruits and vegetables and plant matter regularly when they were available or in season. Granted they didn't spray them and color them and preserve them to ship them all over the world year around but they did eat them. I am sure we could do the same and be very healthy. I have done so well on the pretty much strict carnivore I don't see me changing anytime soon. I am not the luckiest guy in the world and I am sure which ever carb I choose will be the one that triggers my auto immune issues. Somedays, I just 'got it like that'. I do see many bailing on the lifestyle but like Geezy said, a lot of those videos turn out to be click bait. And, for most, click bait works cause they keep doing it. LOL Scott

Welcome Mary. I’ve been seeing many of those click bait posts on Utube here lately but it’s just that…click bait. Many people don’t really understand carnivore. Carnivore is not a true zero carb diet. There is no such thing as even eating all fat and protein you will still get some carbs. Even if you intentionally eat a few carby items now and then it doesn’t mean you aren’t carnivore. Even the lion and the wolf will eat grass occasionally. Carnivore is about providing your body with the optimal food to get the optimal nutrition that it runs best on and that’s animal fats and proteins. If one is eating a diet that consists primarily of those two items I think they could still be considered carnivore. Some purists might disagree and that’s their prerogative to do so but that wouldn’t make them right, only dogmatic.

That is sort of how it works. It takes time and then it feels "all of a sudden". Congrats. I'm in the same boat. I can't see eating another way after all the positives I have had since going carnivore. I guess my biggest fear is with my luck I will choose the very thing that caused me issues in the past. My luck ruins like that. LOL I'm pretty much going with the 'not going to rock the boat' approach to my current eating plan. Scott

Welcome. This is a great place to drop by for both insight and encouragement. It is a double positive because the group can learn something from you/be inspired by you as well. Share your story. I'm about 17 months or so now. I'm off medicine for pain and inflammation (prednisone and gabapentin/Neurontin) for NMO/SD. I am thinking I have had my last infusion (8 hours every six months) but more on that next month as my immune system bloodwork is now back in range. I started at 306 and down to as low as 210 but hovering around 215 as of late. I had some bumps in the road, mostly self inflicted, but bumps the same but no real negatives. Good luck and welcome. Scott

12 oz New York strip and a couple of 1/3 lb burgers all smoked.

Good morning! I’ve noticed many posts on social media that some Carnivores are quitting this lifestyle? My biggest why is to lower my blood glucose. I’ve been Carnivore for 521 days and have had many NSV’s, lowered my blood glucose, managed my anxiety, better skin, sleep, I’m happier and I did manage to lose a few pounds. Thank you for this community-I really enjoy the Carnivore Talk YouTube Monday night Livestream! Wishing you a wonderful day! 🥓🥩🌞🍳🐄

So let's start by describing your symptoms. Where is the rash? Is it all over or concentrated on certain parts of your body? Does it itch? I can understand why you might not be sure which it is, a keto rash or a histamine intolerance, since symptoms of the two can be similar. I wouldn't do this. Like @Geezy said, fat is your energy. I would still aim for 70% of your calories coming from fat and 30% coming from protein (this is acheived by basically eat 1g of fat for every 1g of protein). According to Dr. Boz, on variant of a Keto rash in an inflammation caused by little "critters" living in your skin that love glucose. If you are not eating enough fat, then your body will be working overtime to convert protein into glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis. It's as if you are eating carbs. They were initially starved when you started keto, but when you decided to lower the fat, your glucose production may have went up, and these little guys got excited and started multiplying. I'm not sure if I buy that, but she makes it make sense. If you are actively losing weight and burning your body fat, these could actually have toxins or histamines stored in them, which are being released into your blood stream. Again, where is the rash? Centrally located? Or all over? Some thoughts on how to test this yourself include adding back in 50-100 carbs a day for the next 2 weeks by adding fruit. This is called an "animal-based" carnivore diet (for whatever reason, lol). But STILL EAT the eggs, steak, and whatever else you have been eating. If it's keto rash, symptoms should alleviate and you can then try again with cutting the plants out. If it's histamines I wouldn't expect any changes. For keto rash, topical steroids will help for itching and oral antibiotics with help with inflammation. To test for histamines, aim for the freshest meat possible, straight from the butcher. Grocery store meat will have been hung and aged for weeks before packaging. Avoid jerky, canned meats, etc. For histamines, an antihistamine will help alleviate the itch. So if antihistamines help, your problem leans towards histamine intolerance. If hydrocortisone cream and an antibiotic help, then it's more likely keto rash.

They already have reacted. In 2020 Harvard released a study that showed the overwhelming majority of the test subjects on a carnivore/really low carb diet showed benefits pretty much across the board, from weight loss being the obvious, to inflammation reduction, relief from various gut issues and others. The response triggered a ripple in the research community which brought back studies from the past that showed the benefits of a red meat diet and even further back to what is called now a proper human diet. Then in 2024 Harvard reversed its opinion on carnivore and the benefits of the lifestyle/way of eating. The difference between 2020 and 2024? A multi-billion dollar donation from the gate keepers. One it promotes his attempts at lab grown meats (Big Tech) and keeps the processed food industry as the primary source of nutrition for many (Big Food) which in turn keeps us all sick and unhealthy (Big Pharma). I'm not all into conspiracies and I don't think this is conspiracy in that sense. I think it is as simple as greed and the desire to control and have power. I have not contributed to the processed food industry in well over a year. I have not taken any medicine since June 2024. Odds are I have had my last infusion. Just me alone had clipped those groups for thousands (infusion is $57,000 twice per year. Processed and junk food was $425 a month multiplied by 12 is another ~$5000. If just me alone can remove over $100,000 from the BIG PICTURE equation, just imagine the impact of just the people on this forum. Then imagine the carnivore/keto community as a whole. The billions of dollars was an investment into our future, some profit and some get sick and the ones that act out are silenced thru marketing and mass media. It is a business model that has worked amazingly well since the 50's. Scott

I wouldn't change anything. It is a part of the story. "almost quit" can be translated any number of ways. Just like the post above on 'carbs and energy' if I read about it, then post "I think this could work" I might give it a try and then decide my current path is working. Well, then "I almost quit" carnivore. LOL Tons of people have started carnivore and a very high percentage have quit. My son started, then me, then my wife, then two guys at work. Me and one other guy at work are still carnivore. I'm strict and he occasionally indulges, maybe once or twice per month. Depending on how one defines carnivore in my group 80% of people who start end up quitting. Those percentages sort of indicate the other 20% has 'almost quit' at some point. LOL Scott

Excellent. I love hearing about carnivore successes, even the seemingly small ones that actually really really matter as they continue to add up. Keep doing what you are doing!

As expected. Carbs provide a lot of instantly available energy. Fat/ketones provide a steady stream of sustained energy. Consuming carbs is like throwing crumpled up newpaper into a fire. It instantly burns releasing energy. Eating fat is like throwing a log on that fire. The fire is going to keep burning for hours and is guaranteed not to go out. What I have heard is that yes, you will see a performance hit in the gym. But over time, as you become more and more fat adapted, you will eventually get back to those performance markers you were hitting previously. But it won't happen overnight, and it might even take a year.

I never could tolerate protein powders.. maybe my system is so sensitive… real food is hard to beat.

Congrats. You are discovering the wonders of feeding your body with proper nutrition.

I started Carnivore at the end of April. when my pre diabetes crossed over into full blown diabetes. Doctor wanted to put me on Metformin. It was a huge wake-up call. I had already been watching Dr. Berry, Dr. Chaffee, and asked her to give me a few months to turn it around. I’ve seen the results of diabetes, and want none of that. I’ve done Keto before, which was fine until I started adding the keto treats. Now I know they were just keeping me hooked on that sweet taste, and wanting more. After a couple of weeks eating only animal products, my cravings for sweets were gone - completely. It’s like a miracle. There are snacks in the house for the grandkids, and they don’t call to me AT ALL! My A1c has gone from diabetic to normal, blood pressure from high to normal, I took myself off of the statin, joint pain gone, and I am walking regularly, sometimes twice a day because I actually have energy now! My gerd has improved, but isn’t completely gone yet, but that’s because I still have coffee. I feel like I’ll be able to give that up very soon. This way of eating is just amazing to me. I’m never hungry. I enjoy every meal, but never feel bloated or over full afterwards. I no longer need to carry food around in case of an energy crash, because my energy is stable all day. I feel like a different person! I’m 61, and the future looks very bright now!

So I guess I am going more a ketovore route for the first 3 weeks to a month to first kick my sugar addiction. I for sure want to do carnivore, but I want to make sure I succeed and I actually have been craving veggies more than sugar this first week and I have been giving in to them. Green beans, cabbage and mushrooms are the extent of it but I ate them a lot more then I had planned. I decided I would go ahead and do ketovore for a few weeks, as keto is more what I have done in the past and it seems like my body has no issues dropping the sugar. I feel very fortunate that I don't get the horrible withdraw symptoms a lot of people get when starting low carb diets. I did carnivore for about 6 weeks almost a year ago and I lost a lot of weight fast and felt good, but I gave in too fast and fell off the wagon very badly. I have been eating so much sugary processed crap I am surprised I didn't have serious issues as I am a type 2 diabetic. I think what saved me is I went from 420 lbs to 240 lbs over a couple years and I was actually down to 15% body fat, probably my lowest body fat since I was 10 years old. Over those couple of years I exercised a lot (you have a lot of free time in prison) and my diabetes completely went away. This last year my A1C peaked at 7.8 which is not good, but not near as bad as it should have been for my weight and what I was consuming. I dropped 5lbs this first week and my legs are already no longer swollen and the muscle definition has come back in my calves. Down to 317, my first goal is to get below 300 and start jogging again. I hate running with a passion, but man it felt so good when you were done with a jog and knew you actually did something.

Some of those weight loss stories are correct. I ended up around 30lbs in 30 days, give or take a pound or a day here and there. It is definitely worth celebrating. But shortly after that month I was off medicine I had been on for 6+ years for an auto-immune disease. Some 16-17 months later I think I have had my last infusion (7-8 hours every six months). So even with an amazing weight loss (total about 95lbs 17 months) the healing and not taking medicine or infusions far outweigh that weight loss. (if that makes any sense at all). The weight loss tends to be the headline but the healing and health improvements normally mean more. Good luck. Scott

Ive noticing lately just how much our homelife has improved since going carnivore. I attribute this to better health and weight and improved stability with our emotions, reactions and decision making. Getting dinner used to be painful and I can't count the number of times I ended up eating a bag of chips or a chocolate bar (or both or more) and calling it dinner. On carnivore we have moved into a gentle routine of early morning coffee with heavy cream and later our afternoon meal which we prepare together. We are experiencing actual peace and healthy personal relationships and home environment now that did not exist previously. And I am really grateful❤️

A year ago, I was 315 lbs and knew I needed to make a change. Started carnivore on 1/7/25 and was blown away by the results. Glad to have found this forum and look forward to continued success for everyone! D21162D7-4079-4D3B-9618-2665DF5AABA5.mp4

Welcome. Congrats on your successes. Scott

Welcome to our group. Fantastic results and a great testimony to the power of proper eating.

Welcome to our group David. We don’t judge here and are very accepting of everyone. As long as you are respectful we will be respectful in kind.

I have no idea. I looked it up. Some of the minerals come from red algae grown in a pond near Iceland, which sounded weird, lol

I was taking Fast Lyte brand… not sure why but started noticing bruising in my legs.. more pain than usual, the night jitters… strange… would feel better when I took a dose but then it seemed to work against me… I had some old Dr. Berg brand in the pantry.. took 2 days of those and boom… all better… so not sure if that Fast Lyte brand (supposedly made in USA) was junk?? I am sensitive to stevia but may get some of the LMNT brand as they do have one version without it I believe… I have to be careful with taking to much as well… have thyroid issues and it gets stimulated too much so just trying to find a balance. Have a great Monday!

I agree, I have been waking up at 3 and 4 am, I usually stay in bed and keep my eyes closed until I fall back asleep, it usually works, the problem is that it happens allot. I and going to try staying off dairy for a wile and see if that helps, and also using more beef tallow on my meat, can’t afford ribeye these days so we are eating bacon, chicken and ground beef, sometimes chuck roast. Thanks for the reply.

I was up at 5am (with my flashlight) and got the smoker lit. Threw on a couple of $4.99 a pound chuck roasts for a nice long smoke. They turned out excellent. We just chowed down on one of them for our OMAD. Belly full, Happy body!

I eat all the gristle on my steaks, ox tail when I can get it and eat a lot of clean pork rinds.

I switched electrolyte brands… much better! Thanks for all the tips :)

I look forward to those improvements if they eventually happen. But, if I get any smarter my wife is going to kick me out. Just saying. Scott

Welcome! Although I lost initial weight relatively fast, weight loss has not been quick for myself or the other member in my family also doing this. But it has been slow and steady, which gives my skin a chance to recover better as well as I lose the weight. I understand slower weight loss is also less muscle loss so that's a bonus too. I eat strictly to carnivore except for coffee with heavy cream (no other cheats or other snacks). I had to find a balance of protein to fat and salt that worked better for me and adjust the amount I was eating to lose weight. I also discovered I handle animal meat fat better than butter and we are moving to a better quality of the butter we do use as they arent all the same. Most days I eat one meal and I try not to eat after about 4 PM as when I eat seems to matter. I have gone through a number of plateaus where weight loss slowed or even stopped, but I was also going through body repair and I noticed my shape and muscles were changing as well. I have lost 33 lbs to date and my old clothes hang on me. Very encouraging. I do supplement with things like D, potassium, magnesium and zinc just because of many years of processed foods and sugar compromising my ability to absorb nutrients, but plan to see if I can gradually phase that out. My activity is increasing as I feel lighter and better which will definitely improve everything all round. I'm at about 7 months and I expect to be at my first main weight goal and health goal realistically at a 1.5 years given my age and state of health. This has definitely been an exercise in patience for me, but the positives have been nothing short of wonderful. Well worth it. I'm not going back to the other way of eating. So with some experimentation I hope you can discover what works best for you.

Patience may be the hardest part. I will only speak for me, but I pounded my body for a lot of years with a dumpster diet and weighed well over 300lbs. I lost weight rather quickly and seen some positives before I even knew they were coming but it took six-plus months before my blood panels (auto-immune markers) began to move. I was not very patient with my progress once the progress started, if that makes any sense at all. Here are the three things I had to do early on. Eat more and make sure the fat content was higher. I struggle to eat enough now after 17 months. One steak and I am good til the next day, or even longer. So sometimes I feel like I need to eat just to be eating. Hydration and electrolytes. I only eat meats, salts and water but early on I didn't add salt or electrolytes like I should, and I paid for it with being unexpectedly tired and just didn't have the get up and go at all. Once I figured out salt and electrolytes the energy returned. Not like crazy, off the wall type energy but a steady state of sustained energy. Sleep. I still struggle here. I sleep really well since carnivore but I am a life-long shift worker with erratic sleep schedules. Since carnivore when I wake up, I wake up and there is no going back to sleep so if that is 1AM, then 1AM is the start of my day. I feel like I often fall short on sleep. Hope this helps. Good luck. Scott

whats yours? Im looking

The longest I have gone fasting is 48 hours….. awesome for your bod! I want to do it again.

Pork rinds!! Love these things.. good way to get collagen too!

Good to hear. I broke the fast this morning. Mostly because we have a family gathering tomorrow night and I don't come out of the fasts as well as I would like. If I waited til tonight or tomorrow I would be "loose" in and around the gathering. It lasted 62 hours or thereabouts. I went with the boiled eggs and a couple pieces of sausage and when I woke up this afternoon it was better than previous attempts. I think I just struggle with food on a completely empty stomach/empty system. But, so it goes. Scott

My brain on carnivore: I can think clearer, am more focused and catch onto things much quicker. Its like operating a new computer over the old one on its way out. I used to suffer from panic attacks and anxiety which have almost disappeared. I sleep better and wake up refreshed most days instead of groggy with brain fog. I test myself with a pattern recognition game in a timed space and I can tell if I'm having an off day. Its also been a while since I walked in a room and couldn't remember what I went in there for. And something else changed, I have moments of real joy and happiness. I cant remember when I last felt that way.

Sounds like you may have solved the issue. When I think of jitters, I think of muscle spasms, and spasms can often signal an electrolyte imbalance. I used to take a prescription drug that really messed with my electrolyte balance. I had muscle spasms all the time and cramps that would wake me up in the night. I could combat that by drinking and LMNT right before going to bed. Since then I have dropped the prescription med and I don't often need electrolyes anymore. I just salt my food to taste, and sometimes I will take a 60mg magnesium complex capsule at bedtime.

I used to not care for blue cheese. But now I enjoy it as a garnish. Blue cheese burgers are quite tasty. Dr. Berry has a good common sense perspective on nitrates and nitrites. You make more in your saliva naturally than what you might find in some bacon or a hot dog. People get most of their nitrates and nitrites from plants, which we of course eschew.

It either simply looks really good or it looks really good because I haven't eaten since Tuesday night. Maybe a bit of both. Scott

Smoked ribeye's and SPAM for my OMAD today. I couldn't even finish my one steak. My wife out ate me today and almost finished hers. The third one will be ribeye taco's this weekend. 1500+ days and still not sick of meat 🤣.

Interested as well. We eat fresh-caught salmon once or week, sometime twice so I feel like I hit the Omega 3 target fairly well. I just started reading about supplementing collagen but have not decided if I need it much less an actual product. Looking myself. Scott