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Two slices of bacon in the morning, and later sliced pork roast with pan drippings and melted butter and 1/2 avocado.

I did use honey initially until I understood how on a carnivore diet, fat is the main fuel source, while on a typical diet, carbohydrates are the body's preferred energy source. So I stopped using it. And yes, I believed what they said about honey originally so your clip made me smile. Thanks!

Hi Kate! Good to see your commitment to seeking better health. I identify with suffering from sugar addition in whatever form it took and never understood the need for corks in a wine bottle or bag clips on chip bags. So basically I understand my relationship with sugars and carbohydrates in very unhealthy. So when I weigh the benefits against loss of my new eating plan, I find the benefits far outweigh any extremely temporary satisfaction of going off my meal plan.

I'm absolutely amazed at how critical a role insulin plays in our health and how many medical conditions evolve when things go wrong. "Hence, a reproductive and survival advantage appears to exist in individuals with a greater degree of insulin resistance on a low-carbohydrate diet. This inherited insulin resistance may involve different genes/enzymes than dietary-induced insulin resistance. Insulin-sensitive subjects seem to find a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet difficult to tolerate, with side effects such as nausea and headache [32, 33]. On the other hand, insulin resistant subjects [34, 35] and genetically obese animals [36] appear to tolerate a high-protein diet very well. Studies have shown high-protein diets produce the most desirable metabolic profile in individuals with type 2 diabetes [37–39" https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3253466/

We've started roasting a couple of different meats at one time. For example I'll roast pork and chicken at the same time and eat over a couple of days. I cook in iron frying pans and add water to the pan to create a gravy we can use. I made broth with bones until I had a jelly so we will eat that today. Tonight we are having burgers which I cook the same way.

I used honey in my coffee up until recently, but stopped using any sweeteners years ago. I think of my eating plan right now in terms of eliminating any unnecessary variables to see most clearly how my body is responding. But eliminating has been a more gradual approach to get to where I am and so far it has worked well for me. I find if the question of whether I should be doing something comes up and if Im in touch with myself I usually know what to do.

I am new to this group and just learning my way around, so thanks to everyone. There's lots of helpful information. What I was wondering about concerning brain function was that recently I am experiencing what I can only describe as beautiful bouts of joy and happiness. Im thinking my neurotransmitters are firing better. Anyone else experienced this?

Good video. Love the comparisons then and now.

Hi Lee! When we started we experienced some pretty harsh flu-like symptoms, but we were eating a lot of processed foods and sugar for years, so I guess like others say it depends on where you are starting from. We are feeling much better now especially sticking to our eating plan (we dont cheat or drink or do drugs in order to expect the best results for ourselves). I figure it took years to get here so I must be realistic about my expectations. All the best to you.

Because we are rural we do our major food shopping about once a month with the exception of buying cream so we shop locally for that. Our grocery bill has dropped substantially but we need to monitor longer term to answer your question. But we find there are other savings and benefits as well like in hydro/gas, less requirements for cooking paraphernalia, time savings, less stress around meals and way less food waste, and fewer health related expenses.

I personally chose to move to carnivore. My life eating habits got me in a poor state of health so I figure it's going to take time to recover. I am currently medication free, drug free and alcohol free. I'm hoping to give myself a good start and take the time I need for my body to recover as well. So thankyou for your post and all the best to you in your journeys too.