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Sous vide is something I really want to try. I'm still in the analysis-paralysis phase of what device I want to purchase in order to accomplish my sous vide dreams, lol

Nice. You work with some nice folks. I've had a tomahawk ribeye twice. They show up from time to time at Sam's Club. Took forever to cook on the grille but it was worth the wait in the end. I was in heaven, lol.

I used to love eating PB&J's but like you, I was heavy on the jam and my sandwhiches were more akin to a jelly donut, lol I found these statements interesting, since they make sense and do have an underlying scientific backing.

I'm not familar with her. But apparently she founded this movement/organization.... https://soilfoodweb.com/obituary-for-dr-elaine-ingham/

For some reason, I am unable to edit the main page anymore, which is why the livestream advert in the upper right is still displaying an ad for a Monday back in January. At the same time, I am unable to run the upgrade process from within the software to fetch and install the next update. So, sometime in the next week or so, I will be creating a backup of the database and completely erasing the site and uploading a fresh copy. We will likely be offline for about 30 minutes when that happens. I will post an announcement before we go offline to perform the upgrade manually.

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And I don't think anyone really has to. Sure, many choose to, but there's nothing wrong with those who treat carnivore as an elimination diet and then later reintroduce other foods. Part of the reason for using carnivore as an elimination diet is to heal and gain mastery over those tendencies to rely on sugar or alcohol or other substances. The hard part, and for some this is really really hard, is abstaining long enough to reap the benefits. I still drank alcohol on occasion even on carnivore - precisely once a month when we went out for Open Mic Night or Karaoke. But over time, I lost my desire for it, and haven't drank in months (plus with my kidney disease even a little alcohol gives me major side effects). But during my first year, if I deviated, it became clear I was an addict. After 6 months on carnivore my wife wanted me to taste some pumpkin bread because it was my mother's recipe. That one bite had me jonesing for more, and I am talking shaking hands and insatiable cravings and feelings of hunger, even though I had just had dinner. It was a weird, surreal experience that I never felt before. However, now that I am almost 3 years in, a single bite of pumpkin bread doesn't phase me. It's like I am immune now. The only reason I tell this story is because I believe that the same thing would happen for you with sugar and alcohol..... in time, that is.

The beef tongue is intriguing for sure. When I was in Florida a couple summers ago, I had "lengua" tacos, which was beef tongue. It was good.

2MAD is my preferred pattern. If possible, I like to wait several hours after waking up to eat, and then I will have eggs and a breakfast meat. About 7 hours later the wife and I will have dinner and this is quite commonly 1 lb or more of beef, although I also enjoy chicken, fish, seafood, etc here and there because I have a need for some variety. If I end up having meal #1 early, then mid-day I will likely have some pork rinds or beef jerky as a hold-me-over. I think these 2 statements are related. The fruit isn't to blame for the food coma, but the sweet addictiveness of fructose makes it easier to crave the addictiveness of alcohol. The bad news is that the body will bounce out of ketosis (fat burning) to prioritize metabolizing the alcohol first, followed by the fructose, and you will struggle to become firmly fat adapted. I would recommend pure carnivore for a set period of time (like 90 days or so). Then at a later time if you want to reintroduce an occasional fruit or rare sip of alcohol, that's your prerogative. At that time you may have gotten mastery over it and will be less inclined to cave into having it all the time.

How long did you commit to? It's been 90 days, which is a common goal or recommendation for someone trying the carnivore diet. We've remained tuned and are curious how you have been fairing. Any updates?

Indeed! There are people who weren't disciplined enough to stick to carnivore OR were lacking accurate knowledge and therefore doing carnivore wrong that they go off of it and then declare 'carnivore failed me' which probably was not the case at all.

And in the absence of fat or carbs would possibly lead to 'rabbit starvation'. With low carb you can pull off lean meat and veggies, but it doesn't work with carnivore and by definition isn't appropriate for keto.

Get some Egg Life Wraps, put that cheese in the middle and microwave it and boom! Quesadilla! ;)