Beefbelly

Yeah, well, we're feeling good, and I know I'm feeling happy and energized. The symptoms from all the junk food wreaking havoc on my body and mind are basically gone. Ultimately, I do have a goal—I’m aiming for 15% body fat within a year, giving myself some space to experiment, see what works, and adjust as needed. Also, huge congratulations to you on losing 90 pounds! That’s an incredible achievement, and you should be really proud. It’s great to hear that others are incorporating high fat into their diet as well. That’s really cool!

Hey, here's an interesting observation. When I eat refined carbs, my face and neck immediately balloon—it's noticeable. The next day, they look even puffier. I've gone back and forth with the carnivore diet, mainly because I'm a food addict and eventually give in to carbs. But I'm not quitting. I'm not giving in. So, I've started back, feeling really motivated, strong, and trying to listen to my body. This time, I've doubled my fat intake—more than I've ever done on carnivore before. I expected some puffiness in my face and neck, but surprisingly, it hasn’t happened. I find that really interesting and encouraging. This isn’t what I plan to stick with long-term, but as my body adjusts and I get used to the diet again, I'm craving fat, so I’m just going with it and seeing what happens. Maybe I'll dial it back in a couple of weeks—or just follow what my body tells me.

Yeah, Bob, I'm in a very similar situation. I'm worried about my future health. I'll be turning 40 this year, and I'm right on the edge of being classified as obese. I'm highly motivated to make a change. My wife wants to be healthy too, but she's not ready to give up her eating habits. Believe me, I've tried many times, but she’s just not ready, and that's OK. Just an hour ago, my wife was sitting on the couch eating her Panda Express, and I was struggling with hunger signals and cravings. But I stayed motivated, so I got up, scrambled three eggs, drank a tall glass of water, and now that she's at work, my cravings are gone. It's a battle, but my hope and prayer are that she sees me getting healthier and it motivates her to want to be healthy as well.

Thank you! Those are all great points and very helpful. I've had experience with addiction in other areas and have successfully overcome them by removing them completely from my life. But now, I’m in a situation where that’s not an option, and I have to develop more discipline—if that makes sense. It’s really tough. It’s like living in a home where two people smoke cigarettes, but one person wants to quit. How much harder is it going to be for that person when cigarettes are still around? It can absolutely be done, but it makes the process much tougher. That’s what I’m wrestling with—trying to push myself to dig deep and grow more discipline. I've also been thinking about logging everything I’m doing. I actually have a waist circumference tape—the kind used for sewing—that I can wrap around my waist, along with a scale. I think tracking those metrics over the coming weeks and months would be really encouraging. Should I do that daily or weekly? Weekly seems like the better approach, right?

Has anyone experienced trying to go carnivore while your spouse isn’t interested in eating healthy and continues to keep all the addictive junk food in the house? I’ll start out strong, maybe for two weeks, but then I give in and eat the junk food because it’s always there. I want to be disciplined, but it’s tough. Any advice?