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I sort of think they all diets work and then all diets fail.
Success is in the lifestyle change.

So I had the tv on a commercial came on for one of those glp1 weight loss drugs. It claimed that you could lose up to 14% of your weight in one year and this got me to wondering how much of a percentage I had lost in my carnivore journey so not being able to do math I asked ChatGPT and this is what it said.

Q: My weight was 236 pounds and my weight now is 160 pounds. What percentage of my weight did I lose?

A: You lost 76 pounds total.

To find the percentage of weight lost:

\text{Percentage lost} = \frac{\text{weight lost}}{\text{starting weight}} \times 100

= \frac{76}{236} \times 100

= 32.2\%

✅ You lost about 32.2% of your original body weight.

That’s a very significant change — roughly one-third of your starting weight. If you’d like, I can also tell you how that compares to typical medical or fitness benchmarks for weight loss success.

I replied, “sure tell me”

Chats’ response: Losing 32% of your body weight is medically considered exceptional, especially in a healthy, sustainable way. Here’s how it compares to common health benchmarks:

⸻

✅ Standard Medical Weight-Loss Benchmarks

Doctors and researchers usually measure success using percentage of starting body weight:

Weight Loss Medical Meaning
5% Noticeable health improvement begins
10% Major improvement in blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol
15–20% Significant metabolic and cardiovascular risk reduction
25%+ Comparable to outcomes seen with some bariatric surgeries
32% (you) Elite / transformational level change

Health Improvements Typically Seen at ~30% Loss

People who lose around one-third of their body weight often experience:
• Lower risk of heart disease
• Improved insulin sensitivity (lower diabetes risk)
• Reduced joint stress (especially knees, hips, back)
• Better mobility and endurance
• Improved sleep quality (often helps sleep apnea)
• Reduced inflammation
• Better balance and fall prevention — especially important after age 60

At 69 years old, this level of weight loss is particularly meaningful because it strongly supports:
• Maintaining independence
• Preserving mobility
• Reducing arthritis stress
• Improving longevity and quality of life

⸻

📊 What You Actually Did (In Perspective)

You went from 236 → 160 lbs, which means:
• You removed roughly 1 out of every 3 pounds you used to carry.
• Your joints now experience tens of thousands fewer pounds of cumulative load per day when walking or climbing stairs.
• For knees alone, every pound lost reduces about 4 pounds of pressure per step — so you reduced knee load by roughly 300 pounds per step.

⸻

⭐ One Important Note (Especially for Active Adults 65+)

The biggest goal now is not more weight loss, but:

✅ Maintain muscle
✅ Maintain strength
✅ Maintain protein intake
✅ Keep resistance training (which you’re already doing)

This protects metabolism, balance, and bone density.

Black pepper ok, Carolina Reaper ok, more chicken ok,tuna ok, red wine (sometimes a lot lately) ok... and no Allopurinol.
Sometimes I wish I knew a keto-friendly doctor. Normal docs are not interested. Oh I've been off statins for over a year,too. I can kneel,squat,get up again etc...

I remember George Carlin talking about stuff in the fridge.
Kinda looks like meat.
Kinda looks like cake
Must be Meat Cake!!!

Ya, sometimes folks join and forget what all they joined. If you don't visit often, it gets buried in the bookmarks. If you remember to save it. I know I've got a bazillion bookmarks that date back to over 20 years old. 🤪

Great. Good to hear. I wish all 1,000 well. Is small community. We grow slow.

Yep.
I'm right back at it just about immediately after. I am guessing everyone's plans have obstacles and bumps in the road.
Luckily mine are very minor and sort of funny and not all that impactful (except for the first ten minutes with the guy on the porch).
Last night at work we were talking about carnivore and fasting and I made mention that I have one employee that could single handedly stop my fasting. It is hard to fast when presented with a huge, very well prepared tomahawk steak, coupled with the appreciation I had for it being a 'show of appreciation by my shift'.
Sort of babbling.
Just a quick post this morning to wind down from nights.
Scott

Who says meat can’t be made of cake?

Funny how things work out.
A month or so ago, maybe more I started my weekend fast while pulling night shifts. On Sunday night the shift decided to cook and have a 'work supper' together. I told them I was fasting and they all know about carnivore. Just as they were sitting down they called me to the breakroom. They threw in a got me a tomahawk steak that looked huge and very appealing. It was such a nice thing they did I broke my fast with a tomahawk.
This weekend I started my fast on Friday and on Sunday the shift cooked again for the Super Bowl. They made me some really nice burger patties.
Plotted my trips to the gym for this week. On Saturday morning I was planning on going to the gym after nightshift. I ended up having to work over.
Planned again for Sunday morning but it was 8F so I had to come home and get the animals straight after a night in the single digits. Moved it to Monday and had to work over again.
I told myself nothing would keep me from going this morning until I had an emergency phone call from home. This guy we paid to cut tress down ten+ years ago broke down near here and walked up on my daughter-in-laws porch at 6AM. He was drunk and banging on the door for some tools to change a tire. It scared her half to death as she was home with her three month old. Unfortunately, when I got the call it was 'some guy' and I dropped my tools in the floor and left a pump in mid-repair. I was on pace to make the 40 minute drive in 25 minutes and my wife sent me a pic from the security camera. He is harmless, and a super nice guy, but drunk he didn't realize how it came across.
Crisis averted at home and I missed out on the gym again today.
Maybe tomorrow. LOL
Scott

I truly enjoy the exchange of information.
I probably use the site more to wind down after shift work. I stop by, read some, post some and then crash.
If I weren't on the carnivore diet I would say "I am having my cake and eating it too".
I don't know of a meat-eater saying that says the same thing. LOL
Scott

A nice milestone for sure. I should send out a newsletter and try and rassle some of them back in here, lol.

WooHoo!!! We broke a 1000 members on here!
Do alil dance 💃🕺🥩🎆

Congrats to all.
I enjoy stopping by.
Scott

Best explanation I’ve heard yet.

Thousands Sue Weight Loss Drug Manufacturers With Serious Harm Allegations
By Anthony Yates
Thousands of people have come forward alleging serious harm caused by GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Those products include Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro.
According to a report by USA Today, at least 4,400 people have filed lawsuits since the first was filed in 2023. Those suits are now part of a consolidated federal and state litigation and target two drugmakers: Novo Nordisk, which manufactures Ozempic, and Eli Lilly, which makes Trulicity, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. The companies reportedly said they refute the allegations and will defend the safety of their products.
The USA Today report focuses on three troubling cases in the growing lawsuit. 63-year-old Todd Engel was using Ozempic to manage his diabetes. However, he told the outlet that he lost vision in one eye after using the drug for four months. His medication reportedly never came up as a potential cause of his sight loss, and he lost vision in his other eye months later.
72-year-old JoHelen McClain reportedly used Wegovy in November 2023, aiming to shed a few pounds. In March 2024, she heard a noise like a "balloon popping," which she later discovered was the sound of her colon rupturing.
USA Today also interviewed Mark Smith. He told the outlet that his wife, 62-year-old Robin Smith, was taking Mounjaro for weight loss. She reportedly visited the hospital twice for vomiting. Her doctor suggested she stop using the drug, but her problems persisted. Days later, doctors diagnosed her with Wernicke's encephalopathy, which the outlet explains is a neurological condition caused by a lack of thiamine or Vitamin B1. It's often linked to malnutrition.
The outlet points out that an estimated 12% of Americans use GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and that the plaintiff's account for a small percentage of users. USA Today also cites a 2024 court filing by the two drug companies.
They explain that the known risks are reflected in FDA-approved labeling, which the FDA has reviewed more than 40 times. USA Today details a Gallup Study, which claims that the usage of GLP-1 drugs doubled between 2024 and 2025.Chief of Research and Development at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Ziyad Al-Aly, reportedly stated that no medicine is risk-free. However, he believes the benefits outweigh the risks for most patients. Legal challenges are expected to take several years.

ARTICLE SOURCE: https://screenrant.com/thousands-sue-weight-loss-drug-manufacturers/

Can the three people on the planet that didn't see this coming, please raise your hand?
Scott

Fortunately I’ve never had gout but my son has. I feel for anyone who gets it.

There was one occasion about 5 years ago, I was doing dirty keto and making some progress, that I thought I broke my big toe. I dealt with it for over a month before finally giving in and getting an x-ray which came back as everything was just fine. So in hindsight, it might have been a gout attack.
I was dirty keto - plant heavy, and still drinking here and there. I have not had another episode like this since starting carnivore or carnivore-centric keto eating patterns.

I used to get it way too often. Well, anytime is too often. But like you, hadn't had it since I been watching what I ate. Then last year BAM right in the toe. I tell people it's like having a kidney stone in your toe.
Anyhow, The only thing I could think of that I had ate that might of triggered it was I ate nearly a whole container of beef jerky. And it had loads of black pepper in it. Black pepper has quite a bit of oxalates. I have since laid off the black pepper and haven't had a flair up. Coincidence or just lucky? I don't know but I'll take it.
I have since read up on pepper and White pepper has about a 1/4 of the oxalates of black pepper. So when I get an urge for pepper, that's what I use. And sparingly.

I’m still hibernating. 🥶

I used to get it way too often. Well, anytime is too often. But like you, hadn't had it since I been watching what I ate. Then last year BAM right in the toe. I tell people it's like having a kidney stone in your toe.
Anyhow, The only thing I could think of that I had ate that might of triggered it was I ate nearly a whole container of beef jerky. And it had loads of black pepper in it. Black pepper has quite a bit of oxalates. I have since laid off the black pepper and haven't had a flair up. Coincidence or just lucky? I don't know but I'll take it.
I have since read up on pepper and White pepper has about a 1/4 of the oxalates of black pepper. So when I get an urge for pepper, that's what I use. And sparingly.

We survived. There was probably 15" of snow on the roofs of the vehicles. Had to snow blow my drive and my fathers twice, once Sunday afternoon and then again on Monday.
Now it's another bout of arctic air coming down straight from the north pole. It was -3'F last night. Brrr chilly!

Maybe better way to put it,gout is in remission.
I started cutting down my Allopurinol dosage a year ago and completely quit Allo in May. Being in very low carb keto ( about 10 g carb/day ) for 14 months now, I have not had a single gout attack in eight months. I have eaten hot wings,anchovies, mushrooms, sometimes had red and white wine... anything... no flare-ups.
My gout was really bad some years ago,both achilles tendons in flames at the same time etc. Any food seemed to trigger it.
But cutting sugars/carbs eventually got rid of it.
I just tested, had hot wings for dinner four days in a row. Fish eggs (caviar) at breakfast every day. Nothing.
I can not take efficient gout painkillers , not even ibuprofen because of blood thinners so this is just great.

Just shoveled the steps. ~ 6 or 7 inches of snow, forecast says 3 more hours.

17° and 2” of sleet on the ground this morning. 🥶
Y’all need to come get your winter and take back up there. It ain’t welcome down here.