Scott F.

I work rotating swing shifts so my workouts are early in the mornings on my days off. I try to stagger and skip a day to get to two of my rest days are on my dayshifts so I don't have to get up at 3:30-4:00 in the morning. I feel better if I work out in the morning vs. the evening. I had been on OMAD for the most part until about a month or so ago. I have progressed in the gym over the last few months to where the work has increased in both weight and alternate between volume and intensity. My workouts are about 40-45 minutes. I don't follow the norm and rest X number of minutes between sets. I just roll thru. I come home and walk between 3 and four miles. I'm thinking if you can get the work in and then get the rest in as well, the schedule is what works best for you. Scott

Keep us posted. I'm not there yet but the weight continues to fall, and it feels like in time I will get there. Interested in how people deal with this situation/scenario. Scott

Thank you. Me too. Whooda thunk it? LOL Scott

A little more good news as well. In six+ months I have dropped 77lbs and have been off medications after three to four weeks on carnivore. My immunoglobulin numbers made a pretty good shift across the board. The sets that have been regularly low moved up, some by as much as 15%. Meaning my immune system is working better, more as normal. The sets that had been high (overly active immune system, attacking good proteins vs. bad) those numbers dropped across the board. Instead of having 4 or 5 sets out of their respective range, I now only have two, with one being low and one being high. I thought the neurologist was genuinely engaged with me and carnivore yesterday, today's conversation was even more so. My numbers have been jacked up since I got sick in 2018. I went on a couple trash diets and lost as much as 30lbs but zero affect to the NMO/SD. Fast forward to 2024. I went on Carnivore in May and the immunoglobulin numbers moved a little but nothing major after three months. Fast forward another three months and several of the numbers made a shift to the positive. I lost a bunch of weight, but the only real change is the change in diet. So now the doctor would like to touch base on a weekly/bi-weekly basis to keep check on changes as they play out. She is now doing a deep dive into the Carnivore lifestyle. She is the doctor, and I am giving her places to do research, learn, become familiar with some of the approaches. My Google/youtube degree is finally paying off. LOL Scott

I'm going to move back into that direction. The morning meal was for the 'extra protein' to build muscle and the evening meal has been to eat dinner with my wife. I doubt I have been actually hungry on either of the occasions. I have more bloodwork in another month or so in late December. I am planning to eat more 'sensibly' between now and then. Scott

Some of my bloodwork has been posted. The only thing out of the norm is my Urea-Nitrogen (BUN) number jumped from the 16-17 it has been for years to 24. One of the causes can be a high protein diet. I have had two panels ran since I started Carnivore and the previous two were 16 and then 17 about 3 months or so in. Today showed a significant jump. As of late I have been eating a lot more. I have been lifting a bit more and have also been eating more to have enough protein to build muscle. I6 does not feel excessive but I am not sure. I eat a couple three, sometimes four eggs in the morning. If we have leftover meat from the night before I eat that too. I then eat again at night with my wife. Still strictly carnivore, but I am eating more than I feel like eating (if that makes sense). I think I will ease back to eating when I am hungry which will be about OMAD and see if numbers track down. First time I seen those numbers go up ever, and the only thing changed is I purposely increased protein the last few weeks/month ago. Scott

Today was my follow up appointment. I had traded emails over the past few months. In the emails she seemed genuinely interested in the Carnivore approach but that failed in comparison to the visit today. As i was walking in she and another Neurologist were talking and I heard 'animal based diet'. I didn't know they were talking about me. She came in and asked if the other Neurologist could sit in on the visit. The conversation covered my start in May til now. They both asked a number of questions about what I eat, how I feel and the correlation between the diet, the weight loss and the coming off the medicine for inflammation. I have read many non-doctor you-tubers say how doctors do not actually study nutrition and just go off what has been 'put out' by the fraternity. My Neurologist actually said it out loud. She told me she had become really interested in the carnivore approach in the MS community and its affects. So interested, she wants me to drop her emails every week or so documenting my progress/setbacks, whatever, just general information. It was a really good visit. Scott

Welcome. I'm a little over six months in and looked at Carnivore as an 'easy for me' weight loss plan. I stumbled onto the bigger picture purely by accident. I didn't research nor read; I simply dove right in without any forethought. Turns out, this is a pretty good way to go. Scott

Ditto on the above. Carnivore, pardon the wording, can be 'apples and oranges' for the young and the older. For me, when I eat meat, especially red meat, I am totally full with what I see as a small portion. I don't feel like I get pulled into fasting but it just sort of happens. I'm not hungry all the time so I don't eat all the time. When I eat it is because I am trying to build some muscle at 55. Building muscle at 55 is difficult enough but not wanting to eat the protein/calories needed is another obstacle. For a young person who is still growing I would say eat what your body tells you and then maybe some more if you are active in your day-to-day life. I don't recommend fasting as I don't know all the affects as I am still experimenting with it myself. I would guess a younger person would need the nutrients more than the fasting. but again, no real experience/knowledge in this area. (I'm new to the carnivore and at 55, not exactly a young pup anymore) Good luck. Scott

I didn't read the article but there is a sports drink called PRIME that is in a similar boat. I have been straight water for a couple months now. The first three or four I used flavor packets that were probably similar to LMNT. The Food Lion brand Pink Lemonade hade a listing for zero sugar. I am sure the "SUGAR" was slid in with a different name and maybe the amounts were minuscule as well, but I am sure they are present. Scott

Seldom am I actually hungry since going Carnivore. Most days I could easily go 24-30 hours without issue. I think what you are experiencing is fairly normal. I started in May at 306 and this week I weighed in at 229. I still have some weight to go but at the same time I'm lifting in an attempt to build muscle. I eat a beef and egg meal in the mornings after lifting and I try to eat in the evening with my wife. On the lifting days, after the morning meal it is all, I can do to eat again that evening. Getting off the original topic but there is another post on here about protein shakes/keto chow type supplementation. I read that a few months ago and I can see how that would work for me. Whole foods are better by far, but it is going to be a struggle to eat enough protein to build muscle. (totally off topic, my apologies) One of the amazingly ironic things is just a few months ago I could eat my 16oz rib eye with a loaded baked potato, finish off my wife's steak, three to four glasses of sweet tea, and then eat dessert but now I am hard pressed to eat a whole rib-eye at dinner, especially if I had a couple eggs that morning. I never imagined the struggles of eating more. Scott

The amount would not bother me as much as thinking it was 'intentional' as just the word "maltodextrin" would hurt sales. When I am looking for something 'sugar free' I'm expecting 'sugar free' not sugar slipped in as 'flavor carrier'. I would have been one of the duped customers if I thought it tasted good when I first tried it as an electrolyte boost. For me, it simply didn't taste good. Maybe RFK Jr. will get all this corrected? LOL Scott

I put my crispies in zip lock bags. They never last long enough to reach whatever their 'expiration date' would be. LOL I pour mine thru cheese cloth. It is somewhat slow but not the end of the world. Scott

Nice work. Scott

Ditto on the above post. Welcome. Tons of support here. Heck, I probably need your support as well. I just hit six months last week. Nothing but positives for me thus far. Again, welcome. Scott