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I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but the wife and I are in LOVE with steelhead trout. We're eating it once a week on the regular now.

So, in principle I would agree with her. I personally have a little issue with grains though. The Hebrew word "lechem" basically means food/sustenance and as to what type of food or sustenance that is depends on the context. For example, Adam and Eve were placed in a garden full of fruit trees that the Creator Himself had prepared for them. Upon expulsion, would they have even known what "bread (lechem)" was? Had they ever had to harvest the heads of grain (tall grasses), mill them, pulverize them, and bake them? Had they even had to figure out how to build a fire yet, let alone invent an oven? But to say "in the sweat of your face you will have to plant and eat food (lechem)" would make sense. What was originally provided for them in the garden was no longer available to them after their expulsion. Now they had to work for food (not necessarily bread). In other books of the Bible the word lechem refers to meat based on the context. It was quite a chore to grow, harvest, dry, seperate the wheat from the chaff, mill, and then bake, bread back then. People ate little of it. Likewise today, a little bread never killed anyone. But with industrialization and the advent of mass produced processed food, we can eat grains more than ever before, and it's taking a toll on our health.

My 2 year carniversary is on Monday. @Geezy and I as well as any of YOU who would like to join us will be live streaming publicly instead of holding a private Zoom. Don't be shy! Join us on air...

That's definitely a kid thing. Mine used to drive me nuts with their fear of textures. I would give them stuff that is delicious and I KNOW they like the taste of, but would work themselves into a tizzy with anxiety over textures. Thankfully as they have gotten older they have expanded their pallet.

Thanks for your input everyone. I think I will try some spam. ;)

I worked at Taco Bell when I was a young lad, and even afterwards could still eat there with a clean conscience. The beans however were kind of gross. They would come dehydrated and looked like dog kibble. You would add scalding hot water to rehydrate them and then add a giant scoop of solid fat into the mix and let it melt and stir it in. The fat looked like lard but it was either Crisco or corn shortening. Seed oil covered crushed seeds is basically what it is.

Just curious on what your take on Spam (in a can) is? Someone shared a picture of their breakfast over in the private PHD group, which consisted of 3 slices of fried spam and some eggs. I've never had spam, but have considered it. When I looked at the ingredients, I saw that it contained a little modified corn starch, likely as a binder. Does this bother anybody or is the amount simply trivial and not worth worrying about (much like the trace "sugar" in bacon)? SpamWhat is SPAM® Brand? | About SPAM® BrandEver wondered what is SPAM®? Learn about SPAM® ingredients and how it became a meal-time favorite for easy dinner ideas and family meals!

Carnivore is saving me money on groceries. Back when I ate SAD, all the sauces, processed food, and junk ate at my wallet, particularly because it's expensive and eating that garbage just made me want to overeat more often with more of the same garbage. Meat and eggs on the other hand satiates me, and I am not constantly having my hand in some snack bag. Even when I was heavily focused on a fresh vegetable heavy ketogenic diet, much of the time these would spoil because it was easier to just indulge in some "keto" bread, tortillas, protein bars, etc. Carnivore is not only healthier for my body, it's healthier for my wallet as well.

I've entertained the idea of learning to ride a motorcycle. My wife isn't keen on the idea though. I have a friend who rides all the time, and he actually discouraged it on the basis that I am 49, and it would have been different if I had been riding since I was a teenager as it would be second nature. But being older, I would be more likely to have poorer reaction time or midjudge scenarios simply from lack of experience.

Yeah, getting enough protein is automatic, a 'no-brainer' if you will. I am always looking for more ways to get in adequate fat. Cheese was raising my phospherous too much - a situation I have to deal with because of my kidney disease. Recently I've become fond of butter bites.

We used to have a place called Kirby's Meats here in Stow but it closed down before I was a carnivore, so I never frequented the place. As of now, I am aware of 2 locations for locally sourced meat.... Duma Meats in Mogadore https://dumameats.com/ ^ These guys are the KING! And I will plug them every time I can. Buckeye Quality Meats in Streetsboro https://www.bqmfresh.com/ ^ Comparable to Duma's but a much smaller store and smaller scale operation, and therefore more pricey. They can't match Duma's on price because Duma pushes so much volume. If you are struggling to think of variety on your carnivore diet, a walk through these places will fill your mind with all kinds of ideas.

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.