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Haha, so true!! I will try to fast if I can.

Thank you so much Geoff

So glad to hear that for you!! Yes, I have already started experiencing this a bit. I don't think I've minimized my carbs enough yet to feel the full effects, but I can already feel that there is an adaptation phase. Thanks for pointing that out! I know this is going to sound ridiculous but these caffeine oat bars are the only thing that's holding me back right now. It's a long story but basically these oat bars are the only caffeine I can have that doesn't give me a headache and nausea (green tea... no. coffee... definitely not). Once I get back from visiting family this week, I'm going to try to make my own low carb / fat bomb caffeine bars and see how that goes. Nooo, not the tahini.... lol. Thank you for sharing that. I have honestly felt a bit off with it but nut/seed butters are my weakness. It's the closest thing that feels like a dessert food for me. I was thinking tahini was the "lesser evil" out of the nut butters (I know peanut and cashew are definitely a no), but I suppose I need to try to lay off it. Thank you for this insight! Hahaha nice.. yea, luckily I can leave the festival I'm going to so that helps at least. But I hope it goes (or is going, I suppose) well for you!

Hahaha, good point! Thank you, Miranda. And yes, that is a weird sensation indeed. I would eat a ginormous bowl of raw salad yet find myself binging on half a jar of almond butter 30 mins later.... To think how much guilt I felt when my body was simply demanding more protein and fat! Lol. I'm glad those days are over.

Hi there, my name is Laura, I'm 26, and based in Tennessee. I've been aware of the carnivore diet for a few years, primarily the Lion Diet through Mikaela Peterson, but have only recently felt the sudden inspiration to try it about one week ago. Now this way of life is completely radical to me. I used to be vegan and felt great for a few months, but then gradually experienced the worst health of my life - severe cystic acne, anxiety, fear, panic attacks, fatigue, etc.. Unlike many, I only lasted about a year (fortunately) before I realized I had to start eating some meat and eggs again. While I haven't been strictly vegan since that year (around 2016), I still never ate that much meat. I genuinely loved fruits and veggies as a kid and would actually prefer plant foods over meat. I never ever bought it from a grocery store and cooked it myself. Basically, I only ate meat if I was at a restaurant or it was offered to me. I suppose this was just enough to keep me afloat for the past 8 or so years. I had a very brief interest in the paleo diet in 2019 but that didn't go very far. Fast forward to today. I was still eating meat maybe once or twice a week (usually just chicken, turkey, or salmon though), but I was definitely running hard on carbs, sugar, and caffeine (not even coffee - these sugary oat bars!). Don't get me wrong, I've always been health conscious, so these were primarily whole foods - oatmeal, bananas, apples, sprouted grain breads, edamame, chickpeas, quinoa, rice, beans, dates, etc., but OMG the BRAIN FOG and FATIGUE I've been having recently. So this is my primary reason. I just know something is up. I don't feel vital (can't even remember the last time I did) and I cannot focus for long periods of time. I've even found myself struggling to articulate and communicate lately. The reason this is extremely important to me right now is that I'm 5 months in to my freelance writing & editing career (I want to be a digital nomad). I've been blessed with a lot of client work these last few months and I was doing great at first, but now I can barely keep up and it's really been hurting my income. With this job, it's just me so I HAVE to stay focused and productive. A big part of it is simply the distraction of craving a sugar or caffeine spike constantly throughout the day. Anyway, I think I first stumbled upon a keto video on YT which led me down the carnivore rabbit hole. Again, I've been aware of these, but something just clicked last week and ever since, I've been consuming a lot of content about it. Now, I am quite convinced that there is really something to it and I am trying to transition to keto, but mainly carnivore. (It helps if I can still eat some 100% dark chocolate, tahini, and a few veggies without beating myself up yet). Anyway, I'm here to hopefully find some community, because it is quite difficult when you're on your own. I'm especially worried about the end of the month because I'm going to this hippie music festival and I know it's gonna be overflowing with vegans hahaha. Anyway, hi, it's great to be here