Scott F.

I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer by any means. In the beginning people would say I OMAD and I would say I don't know much about that but I only eat one meal a day. Took awhile before I put two and two together. With that said, the first rule of thumb I used with carnivore was 'eat fatty meats' and the second was 'eat when hungry and est til comfortably full'. The combination of the satiating red meats and waiting til I was hungry started to curb my appetite a couple months after starting carnivore. I was OMAD before I even knew anything about OMAD. I read where some do not consider 'intermittent fasting' a thing and choose to call it 'time restrictive eating'. For me they are one in the same, like same flavor but different labels, if that makes any sense at all. Around 18-19 months eating once per day felt as natural as those years where it was natural to start everyday off with a 20oz Mountain Dew, a bacon, egg and cheese on white bread followed by two Little Debbie oatmeal cakes. Almost like a religion. Turns out I actually needed some sugar in my diet in order to have an appetite again. Just the craziest thing. Scott

Congrats on your progress. I did the same thing. This can be like an 'interactive journal'. I actually enjoy reading other people's experiences. I have learned a ton when other people describe their carnivore journey. I feel better when my fat content is higher also. Sometimes it feels like/looks like a lot of fat but it works for me. Good luck. Scott

For me, it was not as difficult as it sounds. I am currently on a fast. I ate this past Monday night and plan to break it tomorrow morning. Again, for me, around 24-36 hours there is some hunger but easily solved with a glass of water. From 24-36 hours on I do not experience any hunger at all. Like most anything, it is probably easier and maybe even better to ease into the fast. Do 24-36 hours, then wait a while and maybe try 48 hours. Then later add 12 more, then 12 more and so on. I don't know if I'm different, or maybe just weird, but I have tons of energy after the first 24 hours or so. The energy and ability to go and go lasts for a day or so after I break the fast. I'm a fan of carnivore, fasting and resistance training. The combination is working really well for me. Scott

Good luck. I started off on the carnivore diet and looked at it just like any other diet out there. Do it for awhile, drop some weight then revert to my previous ways of eating. After six-8 weeks I was seeing metabolic improvements and improvements with an autoimmune disease that if anyone told me my story beforehand, I would have called BS. Just can't be. With that, my carnivore diet has evolved into my carnivore lifestyle. I can't predict the future, but I can't see any reason to go away from this WOE. Good luck. Scott

Congrats. In the beginning I was concerned with cholesterol as I had spent many years on a dumpster diet with pretty much no exercise other than the physical nature of my job. As time went on I put less and less thought into the cholesterol numbers. Mostly, because I was deep into ketosis most of the time (with high GKI numbers) so it would stand to reason more fat/cholesterol would be in my bloodstream at any given time. After two years I get it checked but don't really make adjustments. My initial total and LDL went down after the first three or four months on carnivore. Six months later it made a significant jump, then sort of planed off some and here recently made some drops across the board. Other than the first six months I can attribute the cholesterol numbers to the adjustments I have made within the carnivore diet. (upping/lowering fat content as well as upping protein grams per day) Congrats on the progress. Continued successes. Scott

I was the same way when I first started. I went with the 'eat when hungry and eat til comfortably full' I lost 95lbs in about 10-11 months. I could eat a steak today and it would be 24-36 hours before I had the slightest inkling of hunger. Around 15-16 months I started protein shakes to try to hit protein targets with the lack of hunger. I experimented with a store bought 30 gram protein drink which had 7 grams of sugar. When I drank these it triggered some hunger and I could then get in another steak or burger. I have since gained some weight back due to eating to a target vs. eating when I'm hungry. I think carnivore results vary from person to person but I also think people have to dial it in to fit them as an individual. It takes some experimenting and dialing to make it fit just right. Good luck. Scott

My son did some deer jerky back in the winter and did a few strips of bacon as well. The bacon was quite the treat. I'm not sure how long your trip is going to be, but it is bacon, so those look like single serving packages. If you can't just eat one with a potato chips, I am almost positive a person can't stop at one with bacon. Good luck and safe travels. Scott

I should have taken a picture but my wife scored on ribeyes yesterday. Food Lion has them for $10.99/lb. We got 20 steaks. Saved about $125 off the normal $18.99/lb. Most of them looked really good but there were a couple that were a tad lean for ribeye. For those I will just add a stab or two of butter. Scott

I'm going to check this out tomorrow to see if it is the same price in our area. Is it sliced or is the packaging fooling me? I watched a video on how to cut the chuck roll into the denver steaks, the ribeyes, etc. but my buddy buys his whole and just slices it into steaks. They turn out pretty good. Scott

Congrats on your successes. I personally didn't have asthma nor allergies, but I had an autoimmune disease that made a lot of things difficult for 6 plus years. Some similarities are none of the doctor's ever said, "Let's address your diet/nutrition, for this we have Pill #1 and for that we have Pill #2, and then Pill #3", and so on and so on. I guess I had some food addictions but I went cold turkey to carnivore and didn't experience cravings nor withdrawal type issues. I guess my bonus was I had no idea of the benefits of carnivore. My initial thoughts were it was just another weight loss hack. I tried it for no more reason than to drop a few pounds. 6-8 weeks later I was no longer taking pills for pain and inflammation. "Who'da thunk it?". Congrats on your progress. After two years I can't imagine eating another way. Scott

So much stuff is "lab grown" now. I think it is Primal Gal that has a video showing what a banana looked like years ago vs. the bananas we buy in the stores today. Most fruits and vegetables are geographical and seasonal. The work in the labs are why they can be grown most anywhere and last long enough to be shipped all over the world. When I grew up a six-week-old pullet/hen running around the yard was small and growing. Today, they hatch and between 6/7 weeks they are in the grocery store. They science was developed in the lab by advancements in feed/nutrition. I think Bill Gates just moved the needle a couple points forward in the direction it was already going. Personally, I would want no part of it as like anything new and developmental, we assume too much for the long term. I mean, asbestos was new once, and it was readily used all thru industry. Turns out, the great idea early on was not such a great thing long term. I would be totally against it myself. Scott

Today was a protein shake before the gym and then four eggs with maybe 8-10oz of last night's leftover London Broil. Looks like pork shops on the grill tonight. Scott

I had my six-month infusion this morning. All went well. The metabolic panel was all good with the exception of the BUN/CREA was up from 25 in November to 26 today. This is a tad bit high, and I am sure it lends itself to the increased protein over last several months. I am trying to hit the 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight and am eating more than what I really want. I feel OK with where this number landed. The Lipid panel had a couple shifts. Total cholesterol was 274 back in November and dropped to 201 today. LDL dropped from 211 in November to 138 today. HDL was 55 in November and dropped to 51 today. Triglycerides were 41 in November and 59 today. I didn't expect the drop in total cholesterol nor the drop in LDL. I have been a lot of meat and when I think the fat content might be off with the learner cuts (I buy whatever red meat has been marked down at the grocery store) I eat quite a bit of butter. At times, as much as a 1/2 to 3/4 sticks a day. As of late my workouts have increased in intensity at the gym and I do a kettlebell workout in my front yard. I have not walked as much as I have in the past. My weight dropped from 308 in May '24 to 211 in November '25. In December I started with the heavy proteins, the creatine, the protein powder, store bought protein drinks, and the extra butter and I gained back to as much as 238 but now back down to 228. Maybe the best part is that the first half of the immune numbers IGG and IGG subclasses are all back within what is seen as normal levels. Nothing is outside what is called a normal immune system. Prior to carnivore the numbers were completely off the charts, some way too low not doing anything, and some way too high, basically attacking any and everything. The remaining tests will be back in a couple weeks. Overall, I am in a much better spot than just a few months ago, and way better that pre-carnivore. I wish more people would think about what they are eating. Babbling. Scott

It is one of those things I was going to look into when you made some posts some time ago. And for whatever reason, I didn't follow thru. I am going to do some reading this weekend over at Google University and watch some videos at the YouTube College of Medicine. These are the only two degrees I have right now. Scott

No personal experience but I had read Geezy and Bob's experiences sometime back. My son's best friend has had colitis issues since he was about 12-13. He has been in and out of hospitals throughout middle and high school. He has been to the point where a colostomy bag was looking like the next step. At 29 he recently had a really bad bout that left him hospitalized for a couple-three days. I didn't preach carnivore to him but I did tell him if he didn't do all out carnivore to cut out everything processed, fast foods, soft drinks, sugary type foods, eat mostly meat and do the fruits and vegetables sparingly. He says he feels better after a month or so and hadn't had any issues. I think, one it takes time for it to work, but it also takes time to see if it is working as the issues can sort of come and go. Good luck, Thoughts and prayers for your kid and your family. Tough deal for most anyone, even more so for a 12-year-old. Scott