Terry

I had 3 or 4 rough weeks when first starting out, but I jumped in cold turkey style. My wife went in slowly and had no issues at all. That was 4 years ago and it is so worth it in the end. Keep going, you can do it!

It currently in its stall period, 165' headed towards 203'

I wonder what's for lunch? Spoiler alert = Brisket

Spam has such a bad reputation and I do not understand why? It's just like hot dogs. So many people think they are junk foods when they are actually a very good source of nutrition and usually quite affordable. If you can afford a better choice then definitely go that route, but in the end you won't be able to chart the difference between consuming spam/hot dogs VS ribeyes.

I got lucky because my wife joined me with carnivore just a few months after I started. I do most of the cooking and that surely helps with food prep. If she wants something that's "Not on the menu" that day then she makes her own thing and all is cool. How old is your child, if I may ask?

We can't raise any "meat" where we live due to zoning and if you want chickens for eggs there is a limit of 4 and it's a yearly license of $50! I'll just stick with Wally World or Aldi for eggs.

If it's the original insta pot with the non adjustable yogurt setting it will probably be too warm for Reuteri. Mine runs too warm. The newer 7in1 units have an adjustable temp setting for yogurt and reports online said they work great for Reuteri and other varieties in the 100'f range.

I consider Spam to be the "Meat of kings, that can be enjoyed by All". I eat Spam whenever I want to and really like the taste and texture. The few little traces of non meat ingredients do NOT bother me at all. Several different flavor varieties available also. Aldi sells their own house version of Spam which is pretty good also. Fried in a pan or smoked on the grill or even raw if you must, I find them all to be great. My wife is not a fan 🤣

You are in Cattle country for sure. I would assume a lot of great BBQ places also?

I treated myself and bought one of the "ultimate yogurt makers" on Amazon, Just due to convenience of use. It works well for L-Rueteri at 100'F but you need to set it for 97'F or else it may overrun and kill your starter. The first batch was coconut milk based and the 2nd batch is based on Half & Half creamer. The half and half version of L-Reuteri is Delish!. Now let's see if it does my body any good. I figure it can't hurt. If you can accurately hold 95-100'F for 36 hours and not go over 105'F or thereabouts then you can make L-Rueteri. If it goes over 110'F then it's dead.

Just go back about 200 years or so and the term "Doctor" really was just a slightly more educated person than you were at the time. Now go back 1000 years and there is virtually no difference in education. I'm thinking Witchdoctors and things like that. now go back 10,000 years when we were all the same as far as life education goes. NO doctors and everyone survived quite well with very little disease just by eating mostly meat. Modern doctors are useless for improving anyone's health using nutrition. They will gladly throw a boatload of chemicals at you though! When I told my Nuero that I was stopping my MS drug she was okay with that but she did ask if I thought anymore about trying Ampyra which is supposed to improve walking ability. I said No Thanks, I'm good to go! I'll use daily bovine consumption instead.

My mom Worked for many years at a local diner and also had a few scary stories about food prep and that was back in the 70's when people were good and still dependable. I would NEVER trust a modern younger person to prepare my food under any circumstance. Most of them can't even cook their own food, much less somebody else's who they don't even care about. My first food service job was as a dishwasher at our local country club. We served all the elite members of our society and if they knew what they were sometimes eating, I'm not sure how that would have turned out. Most of them were liquor'd up (with a Monthly bar bill minimum) before they ate so it they probably had no concerns anyways 😂. Several times after a state health inspection I got the job of taking a putty knife and scraping the floor of the walk-in cooler. You would be surprised what you can scrape up from where your raw food is stored! Funny side story - That same kitchen had a microwave with the safety shield in the front door that was always falling out! It was placed just about testicle level and whenever they used it, I would leave the area. I said something to the food service manager and I was told to "not worry about that"

Is anyone else experimenting with homemade Reuteri (and other probiotics) Yogurt for their health? I dabbled in it a few years ago and never really got it fermented properly. This time around I'm making it properly and it is really tasty as far as Yogurt goes. Dr. Bill Davis has a great book out called "Super Gut" which covers all the details about the process of making and using it. My hope is to see improvements in my MS and spondylitis, along with whatever else it can do. Wish me luck.

That is one of my main reasons along with the astronomical prices that my wife and I RARELY eat away from home any longer. I've also worked in kitchens and know what happens "behind the scenes" sometimes. I would like to be the only person handling MY food before I eat it! Some places are better than most , but they all got an issue somewhere in the chain of preparing my meal.

We've been getting most of our beef from local places like Walmart or Meijer when it is on short sale discount. That is a hit or miss kind of deal but it sure beats their regular price for meat. Picked up 2 half briskets yesterday @ Meijer for $3 a pound. Those will go on the smoker Thursday morning about 5am. They had a few hot dogs and brats which I grabbed up also. No more room left in our freezer, Which is great as a carnivore 😄. Eat up Boy's and girl's!