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The blood work will be necessary to tell for sure. I'm teetering on stage 4/5 and I have never had any physical pain. Kidney disease is usually one of those "silent" diseases. You don't know it's been taking place until all of a sudden you are sick and in the ER and told you need dialysis. If you are comfortable sharing your labs when you get them, we primarily look at creatinine, BUN, and eGFR, and whether you are spilling any protein in your urine. Carnivore itself isn't going to harm you. But it won't hurt to fast (for short periods of time) either. Welcome to the club, lol :-D You may have not had optimal kidney health, but I seriously doubt carnivore wouldn't do any damage on its own. I've been carnivore since May 2023. Diabetes, hypertension, and drugs are the biggest culprits. If you haven't watched my video on Carnivore with Chronic Kidney Disease, I explain a lot in there. I should probably make an updated version too.

Here's a recipe... https://ketogenicwoman.com/how-to-make-carnivore-mayonnaise/ That one uses basically your choice of animal fats. You can also use olive oil or avocado oil as well. The idea behind making your own would be to avoid any industrialized seed oil (canola, soybean, etc) that is common in modern commercial mayo today.

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You can still post in this topic all you want. Remember that we advocate a meat-based diet in this community. It does not have to be meat only. We see those who are doing ketovore, keto, animal-based, and even a whole-foods paleo influenced version of a meat-based diet as our brothers and sisters too. I, too, occasionally eat fruits and vegetables.

Sunday, July 12th = 174.9 lbs. Monday, July 13th = 174.1 lbs. Tuesday July 14th = 173.7 lbs. Wednesday, July 15th = 172.1 lbs. Thursday, July 16th = 171.3 lbs. Friday, July 17th = 171.0 lbs. Saturday, July 18th = 170.6 lbs. Sunday, July 19th = 170.6 lbs. Of course, I leveled off right when I am on the cusp of re-entering the 160's for the first time since I was 19 or 20, lol 😄

This was an interesting listen. The doctor completely glosses over all of Curt's progress and accomplishments and just keeps coming back to "But a carnivore diet is inflammatory". I get the harping on numbers, especially LDL, because that's what we expect them to say. But to have him keep insisting that the diet is inflammatory when all Curt's inflammatory symptoms are gone and markers improved was quite mind-boggling.

And today I weighed in at 171.3 I am so motivated now, lol. I'm gonna make this happen. There's probably a combination of factors taking place. We think we have that cyclospora thing that's going around (Ohio is the 2nd most contaminated state). It's HOT and humid in the upper 90's which kills the appetite. I've only desired one maybe 2 meals a day this whole week.

Tonight I made shaved beef steak from fresh not frozen. Shaved as in Philly Steak style. I seasoned it with garlic and onion powder and some salt, and had it with mozzerella cheese and sour cream. No wraps or anything. The wife and I think we have that cyclospora, so even SHE did not want any vegetables tonight. Maybe the outbreak of this parasite will make her a carnivore, lol.

That's a perfect goal. Just think how close you are. The same thing recently is happening with me. My weight decided to start dropping again. I've been 176-179 forever. Now I'm so close to getting into the 160's that I'm actually working towards it, lol.

I have reached a new on-scale victory today. My original goal was to go from 235 to 175 and I accomplished this from May 2023 to November 2023. After which, I intentionally stopped my weight loss due to my triglyceride scare, which I've documented here and on YouTube. Since then, I've remained in a state of maintenance, with my daily weight fluctuating between 175 and 179. Well the last few days I have weighed in as follows... Sunday, July 12th = 174.9 lbs Monday, July 13th = 174.1 lbs Tuesday July 14th = 173.7 lbs and today = 172.1 lbs. I haven't really done anything special either. But now I have it in my mind and heart to get into the 165-169 range because it's so within reach :)

And how was it? I've never had a chicken gizzard. This morning I had a 3 egg omelet cooked in tallow with sausage, pepper jack cheese, and sour cream