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I’m so happy I started this journey! I have been on beef, bacon, butter, and eggs, with occasional chicken or pork. I started at 209 lbs and weighed 175 today. I’m continuing, but going to Ketovore for a little variety. I don’t post a lot on here, but I do read a fair amount. I’d like to thank you guys for the encouragement along the way. It’s going to be fun to go back to NY (in fl for the winter) since I haven’t told anyone there what I’ve been doing

I have zero desire for any vegetable. I realize I only enjoyed salads because of the dressing. I stupidly ate three pieces of breaded deep fried chicken tenders on Sunday and couldn't work up the energy to work out on Monday. So lessen learned. Congrats, keep going Outdoorstom!

If anyone is interested I did an interview with Kerry Mann the other day.

While digging in the freezer today I found a bag of frozen veggies from many years ago. Those are now at the bottom of our compost pit

Hey Tom, nice job on the 90 days. You are through the initial tough phase of cravings, and well on to where you are seeing many benefits! Most excellent. Ill tell ya, nothing makes me smile quite as much as someone walking into my shop that I havent seen in a while, and they look at me and say "dang! You lost a good bit of weight!" I dont get to Florida much, but sounds like you may be headed up my way soon. Stop in and say howdy if you go through Oneonta!

4 eggs with leftover pork belly from last night. Scott

Hmmm thinking this might work in some form or other? Should eat the heads really

Where does the line for autographs start? Scott

Smoked a lamb quarter today. Absolutely delicious.

Welcome Binny. You'll be OK. Give up drinking one day at a time. You don't need a drink today. Then tomorrow start by doing the same thing. Also, one reason we are here is that we give things up. We get good at it. I started by giving up Drugs, then I gave up Smoking, next was Booze, then Carbs, Last thing I gave up was plants.

3 oz of ribeye probably has most of the fat trimmed of do you probably would need to add some butter to that but 3 ounces of ribeye is missing a whole lot more than just fat…it’s also missing 13 other ounces of ribeye. lol.

My favorite way to prepare eggs are eggs over easy with bacon and lots of beaf suet so i can dip the fat into the yokes and becan it's so good.

I've been drinking decaf coffee for years already. To me it was something I just enjoyed consuming. I quit it because of what it does to my bladder reactions. Can't even go for a walk unless I know where all the bushes are to pee behind . When I don't have it, then things are just fine. My wife still is drinking it, so I can still enjoy the smell of it in the morning.

Congratulations on the weight loss so far. Carnivore gets easier as you go, at least that is what I found. I still have the rare keto treat, but not very often and never anything worse than a keto level.

https://bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2369-16-9 This chart might help.

Thanks for the response. I’ve actually changed my mind on going Ketovore for the time being. Last night I was given what I believe was some solid advice on sticking with carnivore until my weight goals are met. I’m pretty close.

For an entire year my bloodwork was horrible and with ckd3b, and I am finally seeing big results on carnivore I am no longer losing electrolytes, and all my blood work came back normal. My blood pressure stable under 110/65 last year my average blood pressure was 156/110. I been eating lots of real butter , and I increased my egg intake per month to over 100 eggs. And I stopped coffee including decafe and tea.

Roast beef, salt and water for my OMAD. I'm going to start doing more "lion diet" days, starting today! Also calling it quits on coffee starting today. Such big changes, I know

Picture didn't take. Leftover chicken 1/2 from last night with 4 eggs this morning. Scott

Very informative. Great break down. I'm sometimes guilt of eating the fat that rendered in the pan. It can be an addictive form of gravy. Nice work. Scott

Perfectly normal as a carnivore. Because what eat is so nutritious and bioavailable most of what we eat is absorbed or utilized by our body. The only reason we defecated so much when we ate the SAD was because most of what we ate, such as fiber, couldn’t be used by our bodies so it was just expelled. If you experience loose bowels in the beginning it’s usually because your gut biome is trying to adapt to digesting a diet of only fat and protein. After a month or so it should straighten itself out. If you just aren’t going as frequently it doesn’t mean it’s constipation unless you have a strong urge to go but you just can’t get anything to come out and when it does it’s hard and gravely. Bob just released an excellent video on this very thing.

Our math is the same. LOL Scott

Congrats on the 16 days. Just chiming in with my personal experiences. Most of my bathroom issues have been caused and corrected by fat intake. If my fat intake drops, not really intentionally, but if I eat less fatty cuts of meat like pork and chicken my trips to the bathroom slow down and have had some constipation at times. When I increase the fat intake per meal I sometimes overcompensate. From there the trips get more frequent and sometimes feel downright violent. Like, I feel like I can go for distance. My biggest issue is that I eat a lot of fat as a norm, and I get adjusted to that, so a couple days fall off and things slow down. In the beginning there was no real pattern as I was adjusting to carnivore, Hydration and electrolytes were nowhere near correct so my frequency to the bathroom was all over the place, and a couple times I literally mean, "all over the place". As far as the science and adjusting proteins to fats most of that will be based on you as an individual. With carnivore, the principles for me and you are pretty much the same, but after the principles there is not much that is 'cookie cutter' between individuals. If I eat X amount of fat to X amount of meat and do fine, that same ration may send you to the bathroom either hoping for a movement, or even hoping you get there in time for the movement. It is probably not that exaggerated but things will be different for each of us with actual amounts. As far as learning, I am still in the process of learning after ten months, but I feel like I'm studying for my Carnivore Degree from the University of Google and the You Tube School of Medicine. There are tons of information out there. And like anything you will have to weed thru the good and the bad. As of late I have been reading and watching videos from Dr. Tony Hampton. Dr. Chaffee and Dr. Shaun Baker are great resources. I am currently reading Dr. Baker's book as well. Dr. Berg and Dr. Ken Berry as well. ( I still watch but at times Dr. Berry is starting feel 'commercial'. But I can't fault anyone for finding a few $$$ that are floating out there) After ten months I have yet to dial in on where my "diet" will change to a "lifestyle". I lost 92lbs in about 10 months. I went from 306 to 214 and the last month has been bouncing between 215 and 222. I'm off the prednisone and Neurontin for NMO/SD (autoimmune disease). I feel better than I have in years. I started off with the basic "eat when I am hungry and eat til I am full" approach and that morphed into eating once per day. Then I started trying to build muscle, so I am cramming in the protein to hit a target. As far as moving weights in the gym I am stronger now at 55 than I was at 25-35. I have coupled the mass eating with long fasting. I have done two 72 hour fasts and one 96-hour stretch. All three were great but how I felt from 72 hours to 96 hours was more than amazing. Babbling on, but your journey will be your journey. Mine has been all over the place as I continue to dial in trying to get to the carnivore lifestyle and no longer consider myself on a carnivore diet. Best of luck. Congrats on the 16 days. You will figure out the bathroom stuff in time. This is a great place to bounce ideas around and see what is working and not working for others. (Maybe the only place where POOP can be a large part of a conversation). LOL Scott

I’m an Afiber. Bob here did an interview with me about how carnivore has helped to reverse my heart disease. 2 months in on carnivore my cardiologist took me off of Metropolol because my diet had brought my BP down to normal levels but the drug was bringing me down too low artificially. Six months later he took me off of my other heart med, Flecinide, and said he only wants to see me once a year now. I rarely have and heart palpitations or PVC’s anymore. I have been a carnivore for 691 days.

Amazing step by step logical approach. We are the best doctors we've got. In my case that's a worrying thought because I'm not that smart!

These were so good on Thursday night I did them again on Friday night. Scott

Cooked up 15 pounds of tablitas today. One of my favorite things to eat.

Xylitol is only at all useful because it will help kill the bacteria feeding on the carbs in your mouth and your throat that produce the acid that eats teeth. If you eat carbs and you clean your mouth enough you will get by, but small pockets of bacteria will cause regrowth. If you don't eat the carbs and especially sugars, the bacteria will starve and problem solved. you may still get tarter buildup but no bacteria that produce acid.

I did many moons ago and it did nothing that I could tell but I was very unhealthy back then. I might need to try it again now that I’m better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like your enthusiasm. Your body was telling you what you needed and you were smart to listen to it. As you continue to learn you’ll be even more convinced that this is the proper human diet. It’s too bad that your friends might be disappointed but this isn’t about them it’s about you and your health. Who knows, you might even convert some of them to join our team after they see how good you are doing.

It has been for me. I came off pain and inflammation medicine for an autoimmune disease (NMO/SD) and lost a bunch of weight. Good luck and the positive outlook may be half the battle. Scott

Sometimes stumbling upon the answer is better than a well thought out plan. I'm ten months in and I had no idea the benefits that were just sitting out there waiting for me to make better decisions. Welcome. And congrats on the first five days. Scott

It is amazing what eating a proper human diet does to not only our bodies but our brains. Being only five days in you may encounter a few issues in the near future as your body transforms but just stay the course and allow your body to adjust as it needs to. So what brought you to carnivore? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome to Carnivore Talk Binny. I’m glad you chose to join us. You are experiencing what we all experience and it just gets better with time.

Hello everyone. Very happy to have found this site. I'm only 5 days into a carnivore diet and no alcohol having been a heavy drinker for most of my life and all of the things those youtube channels tell you seem to be true. Feel like a new man.

Our local Walmart had a pack of thin ribeyes on clearance and I made this using them. I didn't even pound them thinner. Just fried it up in some bacon grease. Wonderful taste and there were no leftovers.

I had a couple of chips in a shake today and was surprised how easily my teeth ground it up. They say you're suppose to bake them to kill any bacteria, but I drink raw eggs so if I was gonna get sick I probably would have already. A half of shell has a lot of calcium.

I'm that way with fish bones

Naw just eating good in the hood. I went light today and only ate one pound of venison burger. Just had too much work to do to eat much more.

that is nuts. seek professional help

@geezy. Spot on. Although I have not the year mark yet I have varied the approach a couple different times. My best results came after i read some things and learned some things. I started off strictly as a weight loss DIET. I had no idea there would be any other benefits than weight loss. I started off and I just ate fatty meats. I didn't know about salt and minerals. For me, it was meats and water. I had some energy issues and some stool issues and after reading a few things I adjusted and increased my fat content and added salt. From there, the weight started to drop and within 4-6 weeks I was off medicine I had been on since 2018. By then it was basically one meal a day. One meal a day, eating when I was hungry til I was full, lost the most weight. I like milk and I drink a glass or so once a week or maybe twice a week. For me, if the weight is falling I can get into an almost immediate stall with a glass, maybe two. For the last month or so, maybe 2, I have been trying to eat enough protein for 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal body weight. I'm around 216 this week (between 216 and 222 for over a month). At 216 I am guessing my ideal weight is between 190-200 but eating that many grams of protein is hard, at least for me it is hard. This is the only time I have counted anything. Like Geezy said, and I agree, I don't see the point in counting when eating when hungry/eating til full. For no better way to explain it, the math is built in. Scott

Congratulations Peter. Carnivore cured not only my IBS that I had suffered with for over 30 years but also Crohn’s disease. It’s amazing how just eating a proper human diet will allow our bodies to function as they were ment to.

All in one meal? Wow! That's almost 3 pounds in one sitting.

Thanks! This is going to be a good journey. Jesse

I'd been Vegan for many years until a year ago when I went to visit a buddy in Cushing, Oklahoma. I was staying at his folks place. They weren't drinkers and it was clear that I could forget being vegan whilst i was there. I stayed for a month, lots of meat and eggs, no alcohol, sleeping like a baby and felt so good I thought "this means something" A year later and falling off the wagon too many times I decided last week that something has to change before i get irreversibly sick. I'm totally convinced that I'm going to stick to this. It's clear to me that this is the right way to live. A few of my vegan/vege friends are going to be disappointed but hey, this just makes sense.

Thanks Geezy! I'm just blown away by how different I'm feeling after only a few days. I woke up happy and looking forward to the day this morning! I can't remember the last time that happened.

What was the value? Did you get a lipid panel prior to carnivore 4+ months ago for comparison? Were you fasted for 12-14 hours, no more, no less, when the blood was drawn? You've lost 40 lbs (18kg) in the last 4 months, so congratulations! Like I explained in the video, think of your stored fat as triglyceride in solid form. As you lose the weight on your body, the fat dissolves and enters your blood stream. Triglycerides are broken down and used for energy. For most people, they see their trigs drop like a rock, because they are being used for energy. For others, like myself, they build up in the blood. What we have to do is figure out why. In your case, I imagine it has to do with your diabetes. High triglycerides is common in people with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. As you A1C comes down, hopefully your trigs will too. But I don't recommend putting too much stock in a lipid panel while you are actively losing weight. It can be all over the place. I would wait 3-6 months after your weight loss has stopped and remained stable to get a lipid panel that would be more accurate. More blood tests would rule out issues with the liver or low thyroid, etc.

totally wild guess... you are missing meat, salt, eggs, butter only.

Hard to say as we all react differently. I would ask how strict are your eating habits? I eat meats, salt and water. I drink an occasional glass of milk and that is the only thing that has sugar. If you are carnivore with some cheat days or some days where you are not as strict, your body is not becoming fat adaptive. With sugar and carbs you are probably in an out of ketosis. A friend at work says he can tell the lull or the dragging feel when he eats sugars now. Almost the opposite of the sugar high then the crash, he says he feels like he is going straight to the crash. He describes is as more of just feeling flat. Next would-be fat intake. Personally, I eat a lot of fat and maybe even above some of the percentages that are out there. Sometimes I do have to scale it back if my stool gets loose. Check your diet and ensure your fat content is as high as it needs to be and you may have to make some adjustments based on you, vs. a percentage based on others. Salts and electrolytes. I dove in headfirst with zero research and as a result I had some issues early on with energy. I didn't adjust or add or even think about salt and electrolytes. I tried a few of the drink packets, LMNT for one, but I didn't like the taste. I make a salt/electrolyte type mix now and use it for table salt, a water additive or sometimes just eat a pinch or two. Those are the three things that I experienced the first few months on carnivore. I am a little over 9 months now and I think my energy level is as high as it has been in a really long time. For a number of years, before but especially after 2018 when I was diagnosed, my get up and go had got up and gone. I stayed in a fog between the pain, the inflammation, the medicine and the rotating shift work. Best of luck. Hopefully you can find the plan that works for you. Scott

I do need to publish and update to this video. In the video, I talked about how I was prescribed fenobibrate and it helped reduce my triglycerides. But I found out, the hard way, that it also causes kidney damage - which I cannot afford because I am stage 4 already. While fenobribrate might be useful for certain individuals, if you have high triglycerides due to some degree of renal failure, I would warn you to be very cautious in using fenofibrate. If you experience spasms, cramps, esecially at night, stop taking it. And even if not, check your blood MONTHLY.