Bob

The 1 area where I might encounter seed oils while dining out is my steak. My first year, I was that guy that inquired on how to they cooked steak and was very adamant about only cooking in real butter or over an open flame, etc. Now I don't even inquire. I figure that once, maybe twice a month potential exposure isn't worth fussing about. I've seen Bart Kay and others say the same thing about themselves as well. Then the 1 area where I'm definitely getting exposure to seed oil when I dine out is if I opt for buffalo wings. I can only think of one area wing restaurant that fries in beef tallow, and there's a darn good chance that almost all the rest of them are deep frying in seed oils. But I have wings maybe once every other month at best, so again, not worth fussing over for me.

Many capsules of any kind are made from vegetable cellulose. The rice hull extract is probably acting as a binding agent to ensure the proper distribution of active ingredients (because they make this stuff in giant batches and then have to load each capsule). I'm not sure what the flaxseed oil is for. But, we're talking trivial amounts that yes, I don't think it worth worrying over for 99.99% of people. Some capsules can be made of gelatin, which is an animal product.

Well we can't expect an article to be 100% positive about the carnivore diet without sliding in some commentary from a mainstream doctor raising his head and chirping about LDL and clogged arteries, lol. The journal probably includes such statements to cover their arse.

Sounds like good practice. Your getting the big 3, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. I don't take potassium because one of my kidney/BP medications is Losartan Potassium, so my potassium always runs high. But I do salt to taste and I take this magnesium complex at bedtime... https://www.amazon.com/Zentastic-Triple-Magnesium-Relaxation-Absorption/dp/B0BC84FL5C

For a true carnivore diet, yes, they all need to go. But for other variations of a carnivore-centric diet, it depends.... As long as you keep your actual carb count under 10g per day on average, then you could use all those things. Anything that comes from a plant, lol. Particularly, roots, stems, leaves, and seeds will contain the most plant toxins, which may or may not impact you in small quantities, depending on your personal physiology.

I think that is fine for most people. The squeeze of lemon will have some trace sugar (fructose) but if that's all your getting I wouldn't sweat it. This depends on you and your goals as well as personal physiology. If you are just trying to lose weight, it's gonna be fine. If you have severe auto-immune conditions you are trying to reverse, you might want to tighten things up and be a strict carnivore for a while. The same applies to electrolyte products that have some trace "natural flavors" or small amounts of artificial sweetener. Most people will be just fine and shouldn't fear these things. But then there are a small minority of others who even react to these things. For the record, you can take your electrolytes in pill form. I take a magnesium supplement, and salt my food to taste with every meal, and I do just fine.

Nice description. This is very similar to how I am. Welcome aboard, btw :) Yeah, sometimes when I eat off plan I will have stomach pain. From my male perspective they might as well be birth pangs, lol. Usually it's followed up by an explosive exit while sitting in the bathroom. It could be the dairy/lactose, or the sugar, or simply the combination of the two.

I would think it's a combination of these 2 primary factors.... 1) How obese was one to begin with? 2) How rapid was the weight loss? In other words, I think the loose skin issue is a bigger problem the bigger you are. And if you lose the weight rapidly, autophagy just can't keep up.

Yes indeed. However I didn't gain any weight. I realized what I was going and intentionally skipped a meal.

I've heard Dr. Berry say the same thing. He says agreeing to take a low dose rosuvastatin (5mg) can be a decent compromise between you and your doctor. As far as natural alternatives, I've been reading up on Citrus Bergamot. Supposedly it's effective for LDL and trigs. I'm interested in the trigs portion of that. I could care less about my LDL.

When you're not fat adapted (which can take a LONG time, btw) then the body still has this habitual preference for carbs/sugars/glucose. They can easily and quickly get ushered into the cells via insulin and used for energy. In due time, the cravings will subside, and you should find yourself always having the energy to push through without experiencing a complete crash. He is awesome. And sure, some plants are trying to kill you. Some are trying harder than others, and many simply aren't doing a great job with their murderous intent, lol. The human body in general should capable of dealing with or healing from the occasional oxalate (which your body produces), lectin, etc. Of course, this is individual. Some people have very low tolerances for these and should avoid them. The principle with keto (20), ketovore (10), carnivore (0), and even low-carb animal-based (<100) is that they are supposed to be carnivore-centric, meat-based. Where you are going to have issues is when your diet becomes plant-based, or fruit-based, or carb-based (>100). Right. And the "fell off the wagon" mentality can be dangerous. What we don't want to do is then choose to blow the rest of the day or the week and say things to yourself like "I'll start again tomorrow" or "I'll start again Monday". You literally start again your very next meal. It was just an apple - and not a whole bucket of sugary ice cream.

Learn to make brown butter bites. You will either love me... or hate me because they are addictive, lol.

I made brown Butter Bites for the first time. They can be addicting. I also got my hands on some raw milk and raw cream. I made ice cream with the raw cream.

I would lean more towards @Geezy's that it's a memory craving. But if it is your body telling you something, the first thing that comes to mind is that it's a potassium rich fruit, and so I would ask if you take any electrolytes. Many new carnivores benefit from electrolytes their first few months, and then in time no longer need them. Honey dew is also 90% water. Are you plenty hydrated? The reason why those new to carnivore o keto can sometimes use electrolyte is because they are retaining less water, because you aren't consuming carboHYDRATEs <-- see that in there? :D I agree with this. God made the pear. He did not make the Snickers bar. ;)

I always thought that what they call "minced-meat" in other lands is the same as what we refer to as "ground beef" here. I just looked it up and learned I was wrong, lol.