Scott F.

Welcome to the forum. I'm biased but I think you made a pretty good decision. A few things to keep in mind. Keep your fat content up high and proteins moderate. Make sure you use salt liberally or use an electrolyte type drink mix (or make your own mix). Rule of thumb is eat till you are full and then eat when you are hungry. Tons of information on the board and tons of knowledgeable people here. Good luck. Scott

Congrats on the graduation. Both to you and yours. Scott

Making your own is definitely cost effective. I made it a point about a month in because I didn't really know any better the first month. But I didn't really care for the taste in my water. I used the mixture for 'table salt' and that worked for awhile. Then I had three or four bottles of different kinds of salt in the cabinet. I poured them all in a container, shook them up and not that is now my 'salt'. As of late I noticed the only thing salt really taste good on is my eggs. We sliced a Boston Butt into steaks yesterday and I did salt mine before tossing it on the grill. I had read about others who sort of 'came off salt' as their carnivore journey lengthened. I think i am following suit. Scott

I just finished watching the video from last Monday night and wish I could have been more involved with the salt discussion. My internet service was not up to par and we were being disconnected every five minutes or so. I bought the 'salt' ingredients to make a LMNT type drink but really didn't like the taste. I bought the Himalayan Pink salts and another brand of sea salt. I got one type of the Grey salt. I even bought the No Salt for the potassium. I used salt quite a bit in the beginning of carnivore and in time pretty much just when cooking. Maybe the only thing I use salt on now is eggs. I took all the salt cannisters and dumped them into a plastic bowl, capped it and shook it all up. I now use a 'blend' which works OK for me. I had read how people ease off salt on carnivore and I guess I have made it to that point as well. Scott

Welcome to the forum. I'm strict carnivore and have not had carbs nor sugars from food in 13 months. No real help to you there. There are few that post here that are animal based with some fruits and vegetables here and there. Hopefully they will be able to offer their insight. The only advice I can give on the meat is that as you change protein content make sure the fat content tracts up with it. A big part of this way of eating working for people is for it to be high fat/moderate proteins. The few stretches I have actually counted I found that in an attempt to hit protein amounts I neglected the fat I needed. I gained weight. Good luck, and again, welcome. Scott

I am firm believer in fasting. I feel like it has helped me tremendously on a number of fronts. Probably a few pounds lost. The realization the eating is probably 95% mental and 5% actually being physically hungry. Food or eating does not have to be your primary source of energy every day and there is energy to be had in your self-storage areas. I broke 200 grams of protein down over two meals about 12 hours apart and the second meal was a struggle. I tried my best and I'm sort of back to eating til I'm full, maybe a tad over to get toward the extra protein but not chasing the number. Agreed, some of the amounts listed I think I could comfortably two, maybe even three days off those amounts. And I too wish I had started in my 20's before I dug such a big hole with the dumpster diet for the last 35 years. I would imagine things would work better and do better with a much cleaner canvas. Scott

I think the pound and half is my upper limit. I struggle eating beyond that limit. Considering weight loss was my first goal and I ate by the five-gallon bucket prior to carnivore it is ironic now I want to eat more food per day after losing so much weight. This carnivore thing is like the gift that keeps on giving. Scott

I said the same thing. We were on the video show the other night and the amounts listed had me blown away. Tonight, I ate four eggs, a summer sausage link and maybe a 1/3 to 1/2 pound of hamburger. The dog will get the other half pound in the morning. With that I was stuffed. That was the part I was mentioning when I was trying to hit 200 grams of protein per day. 200g with fat for a correct ratio is way more than I can eat in a day. I'm 6'3" 215 and I can't eat the amounts the others mentioned. Sometimes I feel like I am doing something wrong because if I ate only when hungry I would probably create another approach one step past OMAD called OMEOD (one meal every other day). It has been a really long time since I have been actually hungry. I'm still amazed at the amounts others are able to eat and the only thing close is looking back to how much I could eat before carnivore. Scott

I might could pull off three pounds in a couple tries. LOL Looks good. Tonight, it was a long link of homemade summer sausage, a pound of hamburger with four fried eggs. I got the eggs and the summer sausage down and maybe half the hamburger is left. Sometimes the dogs are big fans of me struggling to eat. LOL Scott

Interesting. Sort of jumps all over but interesting the same. I will try to check him out again. Scott

Thoughts and prayers. Scott

I watched my dad fade, as well as my father in law. Both hard working men who had health issues in the end. Both still wanted to get up and go when they could no longer do so. Maybe the biggest thing that hurt them was the 'not be able to do things'. I'm hoping to avoid that with the 'just don't lay down' approach. Scott

If they don't post it I can tell within minutes of eating. LOL As stated, it is a good start. Believe it or not the masses do not know the origins of seed oil nor the dangers. It is a good way to help get the work out. But three years to make a laminated sign is a stretch. Scott

One of the best ways to combat my autoimmune issues is thru building muscle. I went on a kick the last 8-10 months or so ramping up the intensity a varying the volumes from time to time. I have gained some muscle which is good, probably lost some more weight but I am now noticeably stronger per set/per rep. So when someone says that guy/gal is really strong for their size, I am the polar opposite. I grew up both bigger and weaker. Luckily I could breathe and could run and not just for a big guy and that helped thru the service years. But like everything else I put all that up on a shelf and made the decision to be fat for a really long time. I'm increasing weight to the point I am starting to think about scaling it back because an injury is just about the last thing I need. I feel like if I am thinking about it changing a technique to prevent it, it is bound to happen. Law of average, Murphy's Law, not sure which will apply but I am sure I'm limping out of there one day at my present rate. I walk about 3.5 miles, hopefully four times per week but mostly averages at three times per week. Along the route I have spots I stop and knock out 15-20 push ups, with a total of 100 by the time I get back home. I was going to play basketball this morning but during the night I remembered I have not did a hard sprint in many years. I lifted this morning after work, came home and tried to sprint. Funny what the body can and can't remember. From a distance I probably looked like I had the coordination of a newborn giraffe, probably not even that much. About three or four 30-40 yard tries ( I can't call them sprints) and I have almost remembered how to run. (on a side note, if chased I can't run far nor fast, I will turn around and take it like a man, whatever it may be. LOL) Babbling but good luck with the dead lift. The fat should give you the energy to get in the gym and get the weight lifted. The protein and some good sleep will allow you to do it all again on the next scheduled day. Carnivore is working for me in that regard as well. Caught your walking video. I might try that and post it as well. Scott

I know they went up for a stretch and have heard they are back down again. I seen an issue on TV in Arizona with another outbreak. I imagine there will be a slight tick up again, if nothing else, geographically. I usually end up giving eggs away to my mom and a few of the ladies in her apartment complex. A couple years ago I hatched too many chickens and now the eggs can come in waves. There are stretches where I buy $10 bag of corn, a $9 bag of wheat, and get a couple three dozen eggs in return. That math hurts. Then there other waves, like this week, where I am getting 15-20 per day. Maybe it averages out, not sure. If I did the math I would probably just eat the chickens and buy my own eggs. LOL I never seen the point in pasture this and pasture that. I am sure it is meaningful but just not to me. I'm more of an egg is an egg. Scott