Scott F.

Congrats on the five days. Scott

Hopefully I can be off on a Monday night soon and stop by. Been over a month now. Hope all is well. I will more than likely rewatch Tuesday morning. Scott

I use quite a bit of butter. I use the Land-o-Lakes brand and just bought my first block of Kerrygold. It was OK but I didn't see enough difference to buy the more expensive brand. If I'm eating hamburger or ribeye, or a fatty cut of meat I don't eat as much butter. If I eat a leaner cut, like some pork chops, I will use butter as a fat supplement of sorts. Me personally, I don't see the issue with the butter you are using. Scott

Great job. The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. Scott

Welcome. Most are pleasantly surprised. Good luck. Scott

Another season is here and just the other day at the shop we were talking hunting stories. One of my buddy's passed a couple three years ago and he always told the best hunting story (and this one is actually true) (and I may have shared it last year) His dad was in his 80's and had been an avid deer hunter his entire life. he and his brothers paid for his dad to go out west and trophy hunt one last time. The deer were just about trained to show at certain feeders at certain times during the day. It was not much hunting but it was goign to serve the purpose for Mr. Roberts to give it one more whirl. On cue, the massive buck walked right up to the blind. He raised his shotgun and squeezed one off. The deer dropped dead in its tracks and my buddy said they heard scream for miles. He shot him right in the face/head. Antlers/rack was shattered. His sons were pissed. The owners of the deer camp were pissed. As they grew this trophy buck for just such an occasion. In soft southern drawl, Mr. Roberts said, "You can boil'em, bake'em, or fry'em and you still can't eat the horns". Every year this is the first story I think of when hunting season rolls around. Scott

Hopefully it works out. Nothing wrong with a dream. At some point the carnivore, BBBE, healed something no one thought was possible. I started with carnivore being a weight loss hack. The metabolic benefits just sort of came upon me, even as I doubted the validity of other people's claims. Good luck as you keep pushing. Scott

Congrats. Any move forward is a move forward, regardless of size. Scott

Without the nicotine and caffeine your six hours may increase, maybe not a full 1.5 to 2 hours you are looking for, but I would guess it would be an increase. Our sleep is nearly identical. I am a lifelong shift worker. I always have slept from around 9 to around 3AM when sleeping at night. If I am sleeping the daytime (which I sleep better during the day) I sleep from 9AM til about 4PM. The difference for on carnivore is that when I wake, I am up. There is no rolling over and going back to sleep. Even my days off start about 4AM. I am one of those "weirdos" in the gym at 4:30AM. My sleep is solid and I awake feeling well rested. I am probably in that 6-hour range as well. As far as the pizza and the nine hours, that is well beyond me. Other than the stomach yelling at the brain saying, "I'm going to be here awhile with this extra stuff-keep him down for a couple extra hours". I too drink milk. I don't drink a gallon a day and don't drink it every day but three to four times per week. When I was losing weight (95lbs over 12-13 months or so) anytime I drank milk it was like an automatic stall. One glass of milk seemed to stop my weight loss in its tracks. Once I started hovering around 95lbs lost I picked back up on the milk. Good luck. Hopefully you can find those other two hours of sleep. Scott

Agreed. The results vary from person-to-person and everything is dependent upon the individual. I'm one of the lucky ones I guess. The only two negatives I had with carnivore is a couple bouts with really loose stools and with all the weight I lost my new boots didn't fit anymore. Other than those two things I have had all positives. I'm a big fan of the longer fasts. I made some strides with my NMO/SD once I started fasting longer than OMAD. Once I got into the 72-96 hour range the issues disappeared altogether and my bloodwork showed the same. So, I'm not pushing or suggesting longer fasting but I do think they are more effective, as well as easier, than most think. Good luck. Hope you figure out how to get where to want to be. Scott

Wish you the best. Hopefully you can figure out what works for you. Maybe some longer fasts? The combination of carnivore, fasting and lifting (not sure which one, which two or maybe all three) has moved my autoimmune blood numbers back into range and I believe my NMO/SD is no more. Again, best of luck. Thoughts and prayers. Scott

Got it. Hopefully you can beat the addiction and get them totally eliminated. Are they replaceable with a meat type snack? Can you make some of the carnivore dishes that mimic the carbs. I made a carnivore pizza and used chicken and eggs for the crust. (youtube) It turned out great. I am sure my Mountain Dew and Little Debbie cakes were addictions as it was 4-5-6 of each a day. I made hamburger patties/bacon/left over meats in a bowl in the fridge in case the 'snack monster' grabbed me. I used them sparingly, but so infrequently I stopped. Somewhere there is a fine line between habit and addiction. Maybe mine were closer to habits. Scott

I'm the guiltiest but carnivore is automatically associated with weight loss and tons of people (like me) see it as another weight loss hack. If the lead off was the health benefits that come from carnivore and not just health benefits from just losing weight, but carnivore itself, it would move even faster into the mainstream. I still find myself leading off with "I'm on carnivore and lost........" when I should be talking about "I'm on carnivore and I have not taken medicine for NMO/SD for pain and inflammation since June of 24. My blood sugar is around 80 every day and my energy levels are constant throughout the day even as the work load increases, the ability to continue remains". But, it is the weight loss that rings the loudest. Scott

Welcome. Ditching one addiction is hard enough but ditching multiple is a huge undertaking. Go slow if you need to do do and small wins are much better than any loss. Good luck.

If the carbs are minimal can you switch to a different carb to see if your body reacts differently? Totally different but prior to carnivore I used seed oils for everything. Since going away from them I have stool issues with anything cooked in those oils. The mount from one meat cooked in seed oil is minimal at best but after my “cleanse” I can’t handle them. Maybe switching carbs would help? Best of luck.