Scott F.

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

Joe Rogan has a couple sections here and there on his podcast about his experiences with carnivore. Really good takes on the positives and then a few of the reasons he gets away from 'true carnivore approach'. Big fan of Jordan Peterson. I had watched a number of his videos and then one day after I was months in with carnivore I watched a video on him being a red meat eater also. And that led to his daughter and her videos. I will check out her video you mentioned. Using the Lion Diet or really strict carnivore to correct health issues and then doing some re-introduction would work for so many. In the other post about people quitting carnivore, we could add that starting off thinking "carnivore forever", is a daunting task. Maybe the 'forever' part stops people from trying it for a stretch. I started off just meat and water then salt. I morphed into a red meat only approach on several stints for a month or two. As of late my sugar intake is up with the sugars from the whey and the milk. I can't say non-carnivore foods triggered my auto-immune issues but I can say when I went carnivore the symptoms and issues went away. I have made no effort to figure out which ones with re-introduction. I think I am holding a pretty good hand right now so I am going to stand 'pat'. LOL Scott

Enjoy your successes when they come. Human nature has its own setbacks for whatever reasons. Celebrate the little wins, stack the little wins and bouncing back from setbacks "can" get easier. Nothing wrong with a little excitement over a win. Scott

Similar to Geezy's posts. I don't have heart issues or a history or personal heart issues but I do enjoy reading about his past obstacles and how he hurdled them thru this way of eating (I'm trying to teach myself to not call it a diet). Same with Bob with kidney information and Terry with MS (in which we do have similar paths). Maybe my biggest interests are rooted in just how much this way of eating can help across the board coupled with just how far down the rabbit hole most everyone has went with a 'traditional' approach to eating. (the food pyramid, carb loading, fad diets, highly processed foods, seed oils, etc. etc.) I guess it is the food related success stories. Scott

Yep. In so many cases we have a sheep mentality and will flock together regardless of reasoning. A big time celebrity or pro-athlete would make people jump onboard, which would be flock mentality but I feel like the overwhelming majority would actually benefit. Scott

I enjoy the reads/your posts. I have said before I would much rather read/listen to the results of the eating approach from a person that some long winded study or research experiment. It is good to see your numbers and health moving in the positive direction. I don't always reply but do enjoy the reads. Scott

Yep. I wish my mom would give the carnivore/low to zero carb approach to eating as she has issues with blood glucose. Funny, I think I am adopted because everyone in my family it seems has issues with blood glucose with the exception of me. I never had a reading above 100 until I started carnivore. Go figure? As of late my daily average is between 85-90, which is up a bit as I am eating a lot as of late and there is some minimal amounts of sugar in the whey protein I use, plus the milk carries quite a bit of sugar. I have gained 13-14 pounds since late November when I have been able to hit my daily protein targets. Some water weight, same fat I'm sure and hopefully a little muscle. I am going to continue this til the end of February and then adjust back to just regular carnivore of meat, salt and water (I will try to stay strictly red meat but that won't be 100% of the time). Babbling. Back to the topic. I am amazed at how people will jump on the next weight loss fad, or drug that comes down the pipe. But if you stand in front of them as living proof and say I only eat meat, slat and water you will be frowned upon. Maybe we could get a commercial on television advertising 'carnivore' and portray it like it is what 'all the cool kids are doing', these great family outings, hooking up with the hottie from down the hall, being the life of the party at the club, etc. etc. Then people would flock to it like the next popular prescription. Scott

The sleet has returned here in NC and they say it will last for a couple more hours. Tomorrow should be clear and much warmer. Going back to work tomorrow and waiting for the pipes to start bursting as the thawing starts. Wet and cold. Scott

I appreciate the meteorologists and all they do and all they provide. Sometimes I think they are either 'lucky or wrong'. (in this case, I am glad they missed.....so far anyway). Scott

This very true. The videos with the biggest title get the most clicks and I guess the person with the most clicks wins. I guess that is OK but the most clicks and actual facts/accuracy are often miles apart. A lot of people still go with the 'if it is on the internet it has to be true' approach. If only there were and Internet Police to ensure facts and accuracy....LOL Scott

I'm in NC and we have mountains to the west and the ocean to the east and absolutely unpredictable weather in the middle. LOL The most accurate weather predictions here are when you open your door in the morning and make the call. We can be 15F at night and fifty+ degrees in the afternoon. Major swings. It's 15 out now but showing 10-15f warmer just 20 minutes away and they got much more ice and we got much more sleet, but both got the same prediction. Hoping everyone can stay inside and be safe. I'm off today but working tomorrow. Be safe. Scott

"making progress' shows your version and approach is working for you. Congrats and continues successes. Scott

I'm glad they didn't say Mountain Dew as I would have kicked off long ago. LOL Scott

We were having this conversation in our break room the other night and I heard a comment that I am not sure of the accuracy but, ...... A restaurant chain bought a company called "Real Beef" and then could advertise our meat is "real beef' even if it had fillers and additives. They could use the play on words to mislead people. I don't know if it is really true but I can see how easy that would work. Scott

We are directly on the line. The northern side gets the snow and the southern side gets the ice. It is a wait and see for right now. It was about 15F when I went to the gym this morning and I think the radio said 22F just a few minutes ago. Sort of hanging out to see how Mother Nature decides delivers. Scott