On 5/18/2024 at 10:10 PM, Another Meat Head said:

Also milk turns to a solid in your stomach

This is interesting. I've never heard this.

On 5/18/2024 at 6:28 PM, lizalab said:

It's the closest thing that feels like a dessert food for me. I was thinking tahini was the "lesser evil" out of the nut butters (I know peanut and cashew are definitely a no), but I suppose I need to try to lay off it. Thank you for this insight!

Carnivore ice cream is my dessert. It's basically heavy cream and egg yolks. You can add a little artificial sweetener (or honey) if you want it a bit sweet and if you only have this once in a while it won't hurt you any (mind you, once in a while does not mean every day, lol).

Use up your tahini so it doesn't go to waste. Gradually transition to carnivore. Keto substitute recipes are a nice crutch as you make your way to healthy whole single ingredient foods or a stricter carnivore. But like regular crutches, they should be temporary until you can "walk" on your own

Mosquitos generally eat everyone around me and leave me alone, lol. Unless we are in an area where there is just way too many of them, or I am the only person around to try to feast on, lol.

5 hours ago, lizalab said:

Anyway, I think I first stumbled upon a keto video on YT which led me down the carnivore rabbit hole. Again, I've been aware of these, but something just clicked last week and ever since, I've been consuming a lot of content about it. Now, I am quite convinced that there is really something to it and I am trying to transition to keto, but mainly carnivore. 

Keto is a good place to start, but we have to be careful how we define "keto". True keto is clean, whole, one-ingredient foods that God/nature provides. Aim to fill half your plate with fatty meat or eggs, and the other half with low-carbohydrate veggies. Gradually increase the meat and reduce the veggies over a set period of time until next thing you know you are fully carnivore. Try this for at least 30 days, preferably 90. A lot of people will experience the "keto flu" which is basically unpredictable stools, and then stop the diet and claim it doesn't work. You need to push past this transtion/adaptation phase. Took me 6 weeks. I've successfully reversed several of my issues, and my mental clarity and attitude has never been better. I think you will see the same results.

5 hours ago, lizalab said:

(It helps if I can still eat some 100% dark chocolate, tahini, and a few veggies without beating myself up yet).

So don't beat yourself up. Just be smart. Keep your actual carbs less than 20g a day to start. Avoid all sugar, grain, and vegetable seed oils.

Of those things you listed, you may want to gradually wean yourself off the tahini. Sesame seeds contain a high amount of oxalic acid and phytic acid as well as other anti-nutrients like trypsin inhibitors, lectin, tannins, saponins. These anti-nutrients block mineral absorption and cause digestive distress when consumed. While hulling, toasting and cooking sesame seeds can reduce their anti-nutrient contents, it also lowers their nutrition value.

5 hours ago, lizalab said:

Anyway, I'm here to hopefully find some community, because it is quite difficult when you're on your own. I'm especially worried about the end of the month because I'm going to this hippie music festival and I know it's gonna be overflowing with vegans hahaha.

We're here to help. And don't get too nervous about the festival. Just don't tell them you're eating a mostly carnivore diet. If you have to eat with them it's not the end of the world.

I am going to a music festival in the morning - Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Once you're in, you can't leave, and you cannot bring anything in with you. I will probably have a massive breakfast and try to fast all day so I don't end up eating a $30 cheeseburger, lol. 

Well, I listened to the whole interview. I kind of suffered through it, truthfully. I think the entire hour Dave Mac spoke maybe 3 sentences, lol. 

So, I work in construction, and oftentimes outside. I will get dirty and sweat like a hog. There's no way I am not going to shower, lol. My mouth will sometimes feel funky too. Although, if I brush before bed I will wake up with a super funky mouth. You would think this wouldn't be the case. 

4 hours ago, Geezy said:

I also can’t stand greasy hair so I will keep showering

Nor greasy crevices. I at least have to stand under some hot water and use some soap on the pits and bits.

Here's my wagyu burger from the other day. That's one full pound.

Today I had taco seasoned beef in egg life wraps with chedder cheese and jalapenos.

I had a thought earlier. I love summer. I feel better in summer. I'm also hanging out in my backyard in the pool and regularly barefoot on the ground too. Sun in the sky, wind on my face, feet on the ground. What's not to love?

9 hours ago, Geezy said:

First off a country that mandates what you can eat and not eat is not a free country.

I shared it because it pinpointed ultra-processed food specifically, which we're all in agreement with how terrible these foods are for ones health and well-being. I'm not sure what an "18-certificate" is (this is a British article and that's British jargon), I assume it's a warning label of sorts. That would be okay. The "rationing" and "restricting the sales of takeways" leaves me a bit confused too.

But food education in the schools would be a good thing. True, this is a parent's responsibility, but we have a lot of irresponsible parents not-raising their children in today's world. 

10 hours ago, Geezy said:

what guidelines would they teach from. I can pretty much guarantee it wouldn’t be from the perspective of The Proper Human Diet.

And you have a point here. You know Big Food representatives would be sticking their nose and their dollars into shaping these guidelines and in the end nothing would change. But if they would actually push "hey, just eat single ingredient foods that God/nature provides and stay away from ultra-processed food that corporate man makes for profit" that would go a long way in helping shape young minds.

Fat people are costing us all billions. It’s time to get tough

I used to think the obese should be left alone – but they’re beginning to crush us
WILLIAM SITWELL | 13 May 2024 • 6:15pm

A sphere projecting against a plane: Only the rich were fat....once CREDIT: James Gillray, 1792

12 hours ago, Miranda said:

I currently have a vibration plate

You know, I had never heard of these things until I saw Bill Nott in Alaska using one.

I haven't investigated or researched this thoroughly, but I have heard a lot of people talk about the benefits of grounding, from Bart Kay to Paul Saladino, and more. Now that the weather is nicer, I have gone outside to stand barefoot in the lawn a few times. I need to think about and do this more often. 

EDIT:

After reading the article in your blog post, I probably need to spend more than a few minutes at a time barefoot. The subject in your article grounded for 30 minutes daily. 

So I walk the dog and hike local trails when the weather is nice.

I recently stumbled across a deal on a used treadmill that I couldn't pass up. It's a very nice one and the previous owner just wanted it out of his basement. It's in my garage at the moment because I haven't decided where I want to put it. But one of my goals is to get my heart rate up and keep that blood flowing, lol. 

Welcome aboard. 

I can't even imagine eating 300+ carbs a day anymore, lol. I'm sure at one time I was consuming a lot more than that. 

I like to watch Bart Kay as well. I don't watch every video, but there are some other channels I like that I watch, and then I will watch him analyze one of their videos and pick it apart, lol.

Welcome aboard. 6 months is a good goal. I know personally that carnivore has improved my mental faculties. I used to struggle with negative thinking and depression (not officially diagnosed, nor medicated) and now I have a completely different outlook. I hope you see some benefit.

I haven't listened to this one yet. I will try to squeeze this in on the way to work today.

22 hours ago, Guest Robert said:

Should I avoid salt for those 60-90 days?

Normally salt is benign and we encourage it. Salt is an electrolyte, and many people, when they go strict carnivore or lion diet, struggle with electrolyte deficiencies. 

You should be able to salt your food to taste without issues. If your kidneys are in good shape, they will excrete excess salt if needed. They will also strive to retain salt as necessary. 

Yesterday I fasted until noon, but packed 5 scrambled eggs and 6 sausage links. Then for dinner I had 2 1/3-lb wagyu burgers with pepper jack cheese. It was kinda late and I fell asleep shortly after eating so I am actually a bit up on the scale this morning.

I had to cook 2 NY strips last night before they went bad. Had one for dinner and then had the 2nd one for lunch today. 

The wife and daughter ordered pizza. She's coming around slowly though, lol.

18 hours ago, ol_hilly said:

I guess I'm a Ketovore today... His wife knows (sorta) that I've on some sorta diet. Fixed a salad. So I had some lettuce and bouta half dozen green olives. Told her I hadn't had a salad this year and I couldn't remember when the last time was.

You'll be fine as long as there were no croutons, lol. I eat a salad once or twice a month. Once when I go out with the guy that works for me for lunch, and then sometimes when the family goes out to dinner and they choose a place where I don't feel like being too much of a pest, lol. 

I wonder who was the first person to eat lettuce or how it even became a thing. It's quite tasteless and boring without slathering some dressing on it.

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ADA (case sensitive) = American Diabetes Association
ADS (case sensitive) = American Diabetes Society
acv = apple cider vinegar
bhb = beta-hydroxybutyrate
bmr = basal metabolic rate
ci/co = calories in, calories out
evoo = extra virgin olive oil
IF (case sensitive) = intermittent fasting
iifym = if it fits your macros
ir = insulin resistance
mct = medium-chain triglycerides
mufa = monounsaturated fatty acid
nsv = non-scale victory
omad = one meal a day
pufa = polyunsaturated fatty acids
SAD (case sensitive) = standard American diet
sfa = saturated fats
t1d = Type I (one) diabetes
t2d = Type II (two) diabetes
woe = way of eating

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On 5/13/2024 at 2:21 PM, Miranda said:

I was very encouraged to hear Dr Berry talking to Dr Baker about forming a new diabetes society to clobber the ADA.

Me too. I can understand Dr. Berry's anger disappointment with the American Diabetes Association. It's mind-boggling the garbage they put up on their website, such as recipes that are supposed to be "diabetic friendly" but is in reality a load of crap. 

I hope this new American Diabetes Society succeeds where it ought.

On 5/13/2024 at 9:41 AM, Geezy said:

On another forum there is a guy, and I think you know who it is, that is a big advocate for drinking alcohol on a regular basis for a ketogenic diet.

One of these old books I uploaded to the Downloads Library was written by a guy that swore by eating meat and drinking liquor and nothing else, lol. 

On 5/13/2024 at 2:27 PM, Miranda said:

Vodka and gin go down like water and cause some unwanted and unpopular opinions to exuberantly exit my mouth. 

LOL! My wife has to stay away from tequila. Too much tequila and she's balling her eyes out talking about her terrible childhood and how she's trying to be a good mom to our kids. It's a bit over dramatic. Other drinks don't do this to her. Just tequila.

23 minutes ago, Guest Robert said:

I think salt causes me to have inflammation. When I stop salt, I feel more fatigued and enjoy the meat less. Anyone else find salt inflammatory?

Inflammation in what manner? Where at on or in your body? Generally speaking, if you're eating a strict carnivore diet devoid of ultra-processed foods with high sodium content, you can salt to taste without repercussions. But some people say salt causes them to retain water and experience some edema, so they keep their salt to a minimum or don't have any at all. I think Steak & Butter Girl doesn't use salt, if I recall. 

If you're not super strict, you could try to swap out the salt with some spices or seasonings. And I believe the No Salt brand salt substitute is made with potassium, which many carnivores struggle to get enough of as well. 

30 minutes ago, Guest Robert said:

Also, I'm only having bowel movements 1-2x weekly. Yet not feeling constipated or backed up at all. Is this normal?

Yes, in the beginning I went once a week. Now I average 2, sometimes 3 a week at most. This is perfectly normal.

There is very little waste from eating meat, so there is less to excrete. Personally, I find this to be a blessing

We don't get a lot of spam attempts, and every once in a while I think about turning this off, and then BAM! there are like 3 spam posts, lol. 

Approval can take awhile, especially of a newbie posts while I am at work or asleep because I have appointed any helping hands yet to be moderators.

22 hours ago, Geezy said:

when I became carnivore I quit drinking for about six months and will only now on occasion drink a little whiskey... and I prefer an Irish or scotch, doesn’t seem to bother me. I don’t put on any weight and I feel no side effects. When I do have one now it’s usually a very special occasion or when I’ve been working really hard and want one to relax. Even then, about two fingers in the glass and I’m good. No desire for any more.

I still have a scotch or Kentucky bourbon once a month at my cousin's Open Mic night. I might have one also if I go to a concert or out for karaoke. Just one shot, and usually on the rocks. I used to have a shot or two every night to put me to sleep but now that I have been carnivore I don't need it.
 

22 hours ago, Geezy said:

I tried some wine, a Cabernet but it affected me for three days. Never again. Because of it grains and a little fear of what it might do to me I have decided that I just don’t need it in my life anymore.

I had some red wines on my wedding anniversary, and I did just fine. Beer has been banned from my life for the last year because it is a high-carb grain-based drink (although I think the whiskeys are grain-based also).

I was never a major drinker, and usually just a social drinker. Now I am just a shot a month away from being a non-drinker, lol. 

A brewery representative was giving away free samples at the concert of 4 of their beers. Free stuff is my weakness, lol. So I sampled all 4 (probably the equivalent of half a can or more) and then purchased the one I actually liked just to show my appreciation. 

As predicted, I am back to normal weight today.

On 5/12/2024 at 8:20 AM, Another Meat Head said:

Good hygiene comes in many forms. Courtesy, consideration, compassion, empathy, generosity, and general care for all life and the world we share has a good hygiene.

Love that summary, as well as your 'salt the floor' analogy. I have to remember both of these