Bob

Over 55 years ago we landed 2 men on the moon and returned them to earth, safely. In a few years we did it 5 more times.
Today we do not have a reliable (say 95%) and accurate (say plus or minus 5%) Continuous Glucose Monitor.
With 4 days left on the sensor it crashed, Replace Sensor, comes the error message.

Ok I getting over it. My last reported 7 day average BGL was 84. 1 away from a target of 83. New target is now 70. So come morning I will make the phone call for a replacement.

Ty for letting me get o v er this.

The refrigerator in my shop is now 'on and off' appliance.
I took it out of my father-in-law's shop when he passed in 2004. He put it in his shop in 1995 when they built their house. And before that it was in the other house bought new in 1978.
I'm guessing it would take three or four of today's refrigerators to make 48 years of service.
I'm 56 and sound much older, but...'they just don't make things like they use to'. LOL
Scott

I'm maintaining a daily average of 175 lbs, which is my initial goal weight that I set back in the beginning of my carnivore journey in 2023. I did peak at 181 over winter but brought it back down during January's World Carnivore Month. I think quitting the diet soda habit has gone a long way in helping me here. Something about plain water (and bubbly water) just makes me feel much better.

Very cool, I like that! Tu

Great, very nice to see good results. My some what recent weight increase is reversing.
As of, 3/15 /2026 my 7 day BGL has dropped to 87, the goal of 83 is in reach.

I think it was Dr. Berry I heard say that there is no such thing as pre diabetes. You’ve either got it or you don’t

That is what it is. It does not matter what type. It is high BGL. There, In my opinion, is no pre diabetes and no touch of diabetes. (This is Dr. Bernstein's way of thinking) For most, the real solution is a low or very low carb diet. I do a Zero Carb Carnivore Lifestyle. I follow Bernstein almost exclusively now.
This morning I reached a new 7 day average BGL, 90 mg/dL. Headed to Bernstein's suggested target of 83. In the last 8 months I never been so ZERO strict. , next week I will have a new A1c lab.
Once I get to the 83 mg/dL level i will resume reducing the insulin dose.
My old BGL target was 114, that is the effect Bernstein has had on me.
Be well

You will be signing autographs soon.
Scott

BGL 7 day average is down to 88 mg/dL ! Final target is 83.
Tomorrow is blood draw, A1c and CMP.
Sunday March 22 @ 7 PM I will be live with Rock'n Amy. Join us for my Diabetes Story and my latest A1c result. Get updated on World Irish Dance Competition.
Saturday April 11, at 4 PM, live fat chew with Tom. There is a CGM give away !! Come as two diabetics tell it as they see it
that be enough, mark your calendar.

So where are u in NC?? I lived in Hickory from 1990bto 2019.
Paul

Just north of Raleigh in Middleburg/Kerr Lake.
Use to have a buddy just north of Hickory in Troy.
Scott

I was in Port Arthur near Sabone or Sabine lake in the early 90's.
I saw two seasons in Texas in the three months I was there (June-July-August) one was hot and the other was hotter.
Scott

I I thought Texas had quick changing weather.
We have a saying down here, “If you don’t like the weather now just go inside for 15 minutes and then come back outside, it’ll change”. But I think y’all got us beat.

85 degrees on Wednesday, 70 degrees at 7AM on Thursday morning, then wind gusts to 40+mph. heat lightning to a thunderstorm heavy down pour at lunch (1/2 inch in a couple hours), temperature dropped after lunch with sleet in some areas. I went out at 5AM this morning and scraped ice off the windshield. By 7AM it is 40 degrees and per the weather report should be back in the upper 70's this afternoon.
When your state has the ocean on one side and the mountains on the other, we can have all four seasons in one day.
Our weather forecasters are either lucky, or wrong. LOL
Scott

Stalls are perfectly normal as our bodies adapt to eating this way. Sometimes it’s just part of the healing process. In my journey to where I’m at now I hit two big stalls that lasted three months each. I didn’t do anything to trigger or trick the body into more weight loss. I just continued on the same path and eventually it kicked back in.
As Dr. Chaffee says “You walked 10 miles in, you’ve got to walk 10 miles out.”

I went from 300+ to the 250's much quicker than I would have ever thought. I hit some stalls here and there as well.
Like Bob said, I had to do some experimenting to get back on the weight loss track. My biggest hitter for a stall was/is drinking milk. After a glass or two I could just about here the brakes squealing as the weight loss was coming to a stop.
I experimented with lesser fat than protein and not only did I stall but I gained a few pounds. For me, my best weight loss was with higher fat and moderate protein. I dropped down to 211 and then I started to get more and more into the gym.
I switched gears and started forcing myself to eat more to hit a protein target. I also introduced protein powder as I can't eat enough meat to hit the same protein target. I have since gained back to around 226 or so. On this kick, with the protein powders I don't believe my fat intake is exactly where I need it and the weight gain is a little easier.
Another thing Bob mentioned is body composition. I had a few stretches where the pounds sort of stalled, but I had to cinch my belt up a little bit more. I was changing but the scale was not keeping pace.
I would guess a tad more food per day could trigger some weight loss. You have lost a bunch and the body is probably trying to build some stores.
Scott

Possibly nothing. How long did it take to get from 300 to 250? Sometimes we hit plateaus for several weeks and then things pick up again. Oftentimes during stalls people will still report healing or body recomposition, etc.
Can you think of anything in your habits that may have changed? Have you increased fat or upped your portions? How soon after eating your OMAD do you go to bed?
There are a couple possibilities here, and the same approach might be warranted for both.
1) Your body has adapted/adjusted to your new pattern, i.e. your metabolism has reset itself based on your current food intake. This is why some people can literally consume only 800 calories a day and still not lose weight. The body down-regulates energy usage to conserve because it thinks there is a famine.
The solution might be to either cut back on food or fat, OR keep the body guessing by maybe throwing a day or two in there where you eat 2 meals instead of one, OR throw in a fasting day, etc.
2) You required more energy when you were 300 lbs than you do now at 250 lbs. You've lost 17% of your body mass. That means your basal metabolic rate (energy needed just to keep cells alive) is 17% less than before.
The solution here might be to reduce food/fat intake, OR add some extra activity, whether that's running, walking, lifting, etc.

Lost nearly 7 pounds. Long Acting insulin reduced by 3 more units. Revised Long term goals to even a lower Blood Glucose Level. Lining up labs for March. Will be on with Juliet on March 22, and target prime rib om April 11.

Hi , I started about a year and a half ago. Not really knowing what I was doing I followed the usual points of eat till full ,eat more fat etc. I was 300 pounds 6 feet tall. Over that time I've stopped over Christmas and summer for a couple of months as I was discouraged with lack of results. Been back on it pretty strict since October of last year down to around 250 pounds. I've been doing omad with black coffee and tea throughout the day. Eat my meal around 5pm to 7pm daily. Again I've been eating till full with added fat. Usually I'll prep a weeks worth of beef ribs , shanks, oxtail, blade roast and have it all week with the broth and rendered fat from it. I'll add some eggs or chicken with skins here and there. I've noticed that I stalled my weight loss at around 250 ,255 pounds and my normal weight should be around 200. What am I doing wrong.

Thats funny at sad at the same time. Funny because of the gleeful ignorance and sad that he was shooting at something he couldn’t identify. Broke one of the rules of safe gun handling and safe hunting but yeah, it’s still pretty funny since nobody suffered but the Guineas.
I’ve run over several in my area. Unlike chicken ms they will just dart outta nowhere like they are trying to tackle you. It doesn’t end well for them.

A guy moved to NC from West Virginia way back when and we worked together. He moved into a farming community and took up turkey hunting. He bought the nicest shotgun (a Benelli I believe) a "guilly suit" a sniper would be proud of and the latest and greatest turkey call. He was all set. He walked by the farmer's house early in the morning, waved at the old guy sitting on the porch, and deep into the woods. Just about the sunrise hit the old farmer told us he heard that Benelli cut loose. Boom, boom-boom,. boom. boom-boom. He looked a few minutes later and coming over the hill was my buddy with two handfuls of birds. The first thought was this dummy has killed hens and when he got closer it was even worse, not legally I guess but funny-worse. When the sun came up the guineas come off the pond dam and my buddy thought they were turkeys and bagged his limit in a matter of seconds. We have ridden him for that for the last 30 years.
I can't hear, see or read 'guinea' without thinking of his epic hunting story.
Off topic, I know. My apologies.
My buddy eats guinea eggs on the regular if he can keep them out of the road. They seem to enjoy directing traffic.
Scott

I know several people who raise them. When my friend has an over abundance of eggs he’ll give them to me. The eggs are small but they are good.

I am sort of the in the same boat. I am a life long rotating shift worker. My patter has been 9PM to 3AM or 9AM to 3PM for years.
Before carnivore I could go back to sleep after waking the first time and sleep til 4 or 5, and sometimes even six. That is no longer the case. When I am up, I am up and my day starts when my eyes open.
I was up yesterday morning around 3:30. I went to the gym, walked the dog, got a truck inspected, cleaned and re-housed some chickens, then flopped in the recliner with the laptop for the afternoon. I got paged into work a little early and worked from 4PM til 7AM this morning. I lifted on the way home, walked the dog and crashed like a rock. And just about 3PM on the dot, here I am. LOL
For the most part I feel rested and I think it sounds worse, or even appears worse than it actually feels. Just odd that I can't go back to sleep like I could in the past.
Scott

Ty for info

Ty