Bob

I thought I would test this for a while. It's graphically pleasing, seeing a cover image for each forum along with the latest activity in those forums.
The other thought I have entertained is simply displaying ALL topics on a single page as the default, regardless of it's specific forum or category.

When AI first came out I thought it was just an overhyped search engine.
But now I am in love with AI. I use it for research. To come up with illustrations. To see what's trending, etc. I use it to write scripts, and pasted it into AI to be graded. It spit out a handful of suggestions, a few that I thought were worth incorporating.

This morning was eggs and homemade sausage.
The sausage is a bummer because it is almost out from last winter. I have maybe 6 or 7 1lb packs left until the weather breaks in the fall. Since it has been in the upper 90's with a heat index well over 100, it will probably be store bought sausage sometime soon.
Scott

Last night I had fresh catfish dusted with pork panko and cajun seasoning and fried in bacon grease.

A simple beef patty.
Sometimes you just fancy a patty.
Could've waited until it got seared a bit more though but I'm a lazy fella.

My attempt at a medium rare rump steak.
Cooked in plenty of butter of course.

Looks pretty good on mobile too.

Fine…I try to learn a new format. You’re killin me Smalls.

Just kidding, it’s fine.

I'll have to watch it.
Strange usually YouTube videos embed properly.
Ok yeah you have to press enter after you've inserted the link and the embed will show properly.

I hate I missed it. I ran like a chicken with its head cut off last night to free up some time to drop in on my phone from work. But, to no avail as it was one thing after another most of the night.
I will try to watch it sometime today. It would have been better to listen, interact and ask questions.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Scott

I consider myself 97% carnivore since May 12, 2023. which as of this writing is also 1199 days.
@Geezy started 3 days prior to me.
I was super strict my first year. Now, on what I consider RARE occasions, I might consume a single-ingredient whole food that isn't meat. But by and large I am living a carnivore lifestyle.

Have you seen those videos of how cats react to cucumbers?

FYI, this topic may have inspired tonights live stream discussion....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw-MrEd4FRI

I am testing out a more content-focused index page that uses images for a forum cover image and shows the latest 5 discussions in that forum. I created the images with laptop view in mind. They need some refining in mobile view but they still work. On PC view, the latest 5 topics are presented in a list. On mobile view, you will see a topic below the forum title and description, and you can swipe right to view the next topic in order (up to the 5 that's listed). As always, click the forum title or cover image to enter a particular forum to see the entire topic list.
The former "Latest Posts" widget that was at the top of the index page has been moved to the right sidebar on labtop (scroll way down on mobile).

Dinner tonight was chicken tacos. Sam's Club was selling this chipotle marinated chicken. The ingredients weren't super clean but at the same time not that bad. Eaten with sour cream and shredded cheese on a toasted Egg Life Wrap.

Have you seen those videos of how cats react to cucumbers?

I don't track anything.
I do supplement Vitamin D3 and K2 daily, and an electrolyte drink mix similar to LMNT that I got off Amazon about 2 or 3 nights a week before bed. This is to avoid cramps, and is really only needed on days where I don't eat a lot.
The Reddit guy is 3/4 moron, lol. I can grant him that eating too much of anything can put fat on you. But I cannot think of any downsides to eating only meat.

Very high ketone levels don’t necessarily mean that you are an effective ketone producing machine. As ketones become very elevated ketone clearance could actually decrease.
Therefore ketone concentrations are not always synonymous with fat burning.
A Ketone meter measures the ketones waiting in the blood steam, it doesn’t count the ketones that have already gone to work.
The number on your meter doesn't simply tell you how many ketones your liver produced
It tells you how much BHB happens to be in your bloodstream at that moment.
If production > utilization→ BHB rises If utilization > production → BHB (*Beta-hydroxybutyrate) falls
If production = utilization → BHB stays stable.
Chasing ketones is not the whole story and neither should it be. If your goal is weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, better glucose control, lower triglycerides and reduced hunger or improved metabolic health then consider instead, what is happening to your waist, your body composition, your glucose, your fasting insulin, your triglycerides and HDL, your blood pressure, your hunger and your energy. How do you feel? If all of these things are moving in the right direction but your ketones dropped a little which metric seems more important?
We can become so fascinated by ketosis that we forget to ask why we are trying to create ketosis in the first place.
Therapeutic ketosis is different from simply trying to improve your health. What is your goal In all of this?
Your ketone meter is a tool.
It is not a metabolic report card.
It measures concentration.
Not ketone production.
Not total ketone utilization.
Not total fat oxidation.
Not insulin sensitivity.
Not body-fat loss.

A little elaboration.
I started off with losing weight from fasting but soon realized I could lose the same amount of weight just as easy just being a normal carnivore.
Mostly I do it now because I simply feel really good about 1/2 way into the fast and even into the day or so afterwards.
I tracked ketones and GKI numbers a number of times. It is the 'since I am here approach'. I have an autoimmune disease that affects my neurological system. The most neurological impact from fasting and being in ketosis is on the deeper end. I can use the GKI number to see where I am at during the fast. Let's say the GKI number is four and I would like to get between 1 and 3, I can dial up when to go to the gym.
I'm already in ketosis and ketones (I think BHB's off the top of my head) are rolling. Burning fat for fuel in in full gear as the glycogen has been depleted from the liver. This is a good state to be in and I feel really good. I then add in a fairly hard workout when I get down around 5, even four and that workout will drive me below 3 for a few hours.
I target 3 and below because that is where the neurological repair/improvements occur which is pretty deep into ketosis. After one or two workouts between 48 and 72/96 hours I sort of think I have done all the repair/improvement that is going to be done on that particular fast. I also sort of think two longer fasts during one month inches me closer to the 'diminishing returns' areas of fasting.
Maybe that made sense.
Scott

I checked mine for a stretch with a blood sample as well as the glucose testing.
Between the two the GKI number can be obtained.
Mostly I use it when fasting. I dry fast for app. 48 hours and then water fast the next 24-48 hours.
I sort of figured out where I am at during the fast, where/when I feel the best and how that corresponds to being in ketosis, deeper ketosis and then when I come out.
During the non-fasting times I am sure I bounce in and out, especially when I drink one of the protein drinks that has a bit of sugar.
Scott

Exactly.
I'm in a Facebook carnivore group and someone asked about needing to check ketones.
That's what prompted this post tbh.
I remember when I was on keto being absolutely obsessed with checking my Ketone levels.
Thanks to professor Bart Kay I learned the error of my ways.

I’ve been a carnivore for over three years and have never tracked my ketones or macros. The only thing I’ve ever tracked was my weight and my body measurements.
I believe some people can overthink this carnivore lifestyle and make something that’s so simple into something complex.

When you eat a lot of protein in one meal you'll be kicked out of ketosis anyway due to gluconeogenic amino acids.
Which is a good thing otherwise you'll eventually suffer from thyroid and electrolyte issues.
We are supposed to cycle in and out of ketosis.
Those ketone wee strips are a scam anyway because they only measure what you're weeing out.

I would add to that, yes, there is great benefits to eating only meat over eating only vegetation and that is metabolic healing. 16 different ailments in my body reversed or healed by eating a meat only diet. Carbohydrates were killing me. Meat healed me. Sounds like a benefit to me.

Agreed.
I did and occasionally still use magnesium glycinate.
I went thru a stretch where I tracked protein trying to hit 200 grams per day. I struggled to get that much protein in during the day to the point it pretty much felt impossible.
Other than that, it was eat when hungry and eat til full.
Scott