Scott F.

Ours are so basic. We fry and as soon as they come out we sprinkle them with ranch dressing seasoning (flavor packs). Quick and easy. Hope all went well. Scott

The same here. They all seemed to take a break at the same time but once you mention, fried chicken, BBQ chicken, baked chicken, broiled chicken, grilled chicken they understand break time is over. Scott

Patience may be a virtue, but it is so much easier to say than practice. I went into the service way overweight at 17, I spent the first five years in the 180's-190's. The last year I ballooned into the 220's. I got out around 225. Over the next 30 years I continued to gain until I was in the 320's in my fifties. I did a bunch of diets over the years but always gained it back, and then some. Carnivore was absolutely crazy. I was not putting forth much effort at all and the weight was falling off at a very rapid pace. Maybe 30-31lbs in the first 31-32 days. I hit couple stalls here and there in the second month and my lack of patience showed. I wanted, and actually expected to maintain the 'pound per day' loss I had the first month. It took me several months, closer to a year before I accepted the fact I dug this hole over 30+ years and fixing it in a couple months is beyond reason. I don't calorie count but sometimes using calories as a part of an explanation makes it easier. For easy math and round numbers if I were eating 3000 calories a day and then dropped to 2000 calories per day the weight will drop. In time my body will say, 'this guy is going to starve us to death' and it then figures out how to do all the things it needs to do during the day with 2000 calories and then find a way to store some weight as well. As Bob said, 17% of you is now gone and you are not the same metabolically. Add some walking, some lifting, increase or decrease your food intake, odds are that should trigger the body to lose weight. Odds are you will plane off at another weight as well as the body was designed to store fat as the 'winter is coming and the kills don't happen everyday'. Scott

I went from 300+ to the 250's much quicker than I would have ever thought. I hit some stalls here and there as well. Like Bob said, I had to do some experimenting to get back on the weight loss track. My biggest hitter for a stall was/is drinking milk. After a glass or two I could just about here the brakes squealing as the weight loss was coming to a stop. I experimented with lesser fat than protein and not only did I stall but I gained a few pounds. For me, my best weight loss was with higher fat and moderate protein. I dropped down to 211 and then I started to get more and more into the gym. I switched gears and started forcing myself to eat more to hit a protein target. I also introduced protein powder as I can't eat enough meat to hit the same protein target. I have since gained back to around 226 or so. On this kick, with the protein powders I don't believe my fat intake is exactly where I need it and the weight gain is a little easier. Another thing Bob mentioned is body composition. I had a few stretches where the pounds sort of stalled, but I had to cinch my belt up a little bit more. I was changing but the scale was not keeping pace. I would guess a tad more food per day could trigger some weight loss. You have lost a bunch and the body is probably trying to build some stores. Scott

I don't think I have ever eaten a guinea egg. I guess I will give on a try soon. My chickens have been on strike with all the snow and ice (more snow, more ice and much colder temperatures than normal). I had a quick conversation with them the other day explaining that I like fried eggs and really like grilled chicken. The choice was pretty much up to them. They are starting to crank up now. I can get back to eating 6-8 eggs per day again. LOL Scott

A guy moved to NC from West Virginia way back when and we worked together. He moved into a farming community and took up turkey hunting. He bought the nicest shotgun (a Benelli I believe) a "guilly suit" a sniper would be proud of and the latest and greatest turkey call. He was all set. He walked by the farmer's house early in the morning, waved at the old guy sitting on the porch, and deep into the woods. Just about the sunrise hit the old farmer told us he heard that Benelli cut loose. Boom, boom-boom,. boom. boom-boom. He looked a few minutes later and coming over the hill was my buddy with two handfuls of birds. The first thought was this dummy has killed hens and when he got closer it was even worse, not legally I guess but funny-worse. When the sun came up the guineas come off the pond dam and my buddy thought they were turkeys and bagged his limit in a matter of seconds. We have ridden him for that for the last 30 years. I can't hear, see or read 'guinea' without thinking of his epic hunting story. Off topic, I know. My apologies. My buddy eats guinea eggs on the regular if he can keep them out of the road. They seem to enjoy directing traffic. Scott

Muscle loss and bone density issues. The regain will be mostly fat. If a person can use the GLP-1, get in a sustainable lifestyle, both diet and exercise, to sustain the loss of weight then I think the medicine could be used. The problem is that it is the 'miracle' drug as of late and there is no lifestyle change which cripples sustainability. I'm sure there will be a nice lawsuit in the coming years. Scott

I am sort of the in the same boat. I am a life long rotating shift worker. My patter has been 9PM to 3AM or 9AM to 3PM for years. Before carnivore I could go back to sleep after waking the first time and sleep til 4 or 5, and sometimes even six. That is no longer the case. When I am up, I am up and my day starts when my eyes open. I was up yesterday morning around 3:30. I went to the gym, walked the dog, got a truck inspected, cleaned and re-housed some chickens, then flopped in the recliner with the laptop for the afternoon. I got paged into work a little early and worked from 4PM til 7AM this morning. I lifted on the way home, walked the dog and crashed like a rock. And just about 3PM on the dot, here I am. LOL For the most part I feel rested and I think it sounds worse, or even appears worse than it actually feels. Just odd that I can't go back to sleep like I could in the past. Scott

About once per month. I am a rotating shift worker and when my Tues-Wed-Thurs night rotation comes around I fast. I will eat either Monday night or Tuesday morning and then fast into the weekend. It lands between 72 and 96 with my longest being a 7-day water fast. Scott

I did in the beginning. I went to youtube and made an electrolyte solution but that has faded in time. I now mix up several different salts in a plastic bowl, hake and then use as table salt. When I fast for more than 72 hours I eat it by a few pinches here and there throughout the day. I don't put the salt in my water because I don't like the taste. Scott

Always a fan when people take charge of their own health. I am not anti-doctor by any means but there are so many things we turn to doctors for when the solutions are looking us in the face. Good luck as you progress. Scott

I have read numerous articles and testimonials about the mental clarity that comes from the cleaner diet. My interest has sort of been piqued as of late because I am not sleeping through the day or the night. The first few months of carnivore I didn't really have tons of energy per se, but it was like just having a steady supply. I was getting more done during the day, at least more than before, and my sleep actually improved. (Lifelong shift worker, rotating 12-hour shifts both days and nights so my sleep patterns are far from normal. I sleep much better during the day than the night and my sleep is 9-3/3:30 day or night.) I have not had the 'mental clarity' I have read about. The closest thing is that when I wake up, I am up, and there is no going back to sleep. I am not what has changed as of late but my 3 or 3:30 has shifted back to 'before 3' and there is no going back to sleep. Been up for awhile now and this seems to be my new norm. Yesterday I had what felt like a really good workout between 5AM and 7AM. I carried my mom to an appointment and home by 9:30. Fed animals, hauled a week's worth of garbage to the dump (two houses), put brakes on the back of my buddy's car, pulled my son's dishwasher out to replace a diverter motor, walked their dog for about a mile or so, fed the baby so my daughter-in-law could walk the other dogs, and then pulled the dishwasher again last night to ohm check the motor when he brought the meter home. I ate two chuck steaks and the day sort of caught up with me. I was dog tired after eating and could barely hold my eyes open at 8PM. I made it to just about nine and went to bed. I slept like a rock til 2:30 or so, and here I am. For the last month or so I have tried everything I can think of to go back to sleep but as I said, when I wake up, I am up, like, my eyes open and my feet hit the floor. Ready for the day, except it is the middle of the night. LOL The sleep itself is good, and I wake up rested and feel charged. It is like my clock has shifted and my new bedtime is 8, and sometimes like 7. Noting has really changed as of late that I can think of that would trigger a change in sleep patterns, especially after having them engrained over the last 35 years. This is how I end up being one of the weirdos in the gym at 4:30 in the morning. LOL Scott

Glad its back. I was starting to have withdrawals. LOL Scott

I would imagine if there happened to be a couple dollars involved, we should not be surprised. Scott

I should have taken a picture. I ate fried catfish tonight. The first fried food I have had since May '24. It was battered in corn meal and fried in lard. I thought I would give it a try. It was pretty good. I don't think I completely fell off the wagon, but I guess my feet did drag the ground a tad. LOL Scott