Scott F.

No doubts. Wood cooking is my preferred way to cook most anything. This week has been pretty simple. Protein shake int he morning, work out followed by a 1/2 pound or so of fresh sausage. I am eating about a pound and half of hamburger for dinner. I have ditched the protein drinks with sugar. So far, the appetite has remained good, but I am waiting for it to fade. Sort of simple. Just about boring. LOL Scott

Welcome to the community. I have cramps on occasion. A couple heaping spoons of mustard fixes things just about immediately. Usually, cramps fall between hydration, salt and magnesium. I think a blood test might help you get to a better spot quicker than trial and error. Before then, the mustard and pickle juice can off some immediate relief. ( I know the mustard works and have heard/read the pickle juice works, some say better, but between pickle juice and cramps, I will take the cramps. LOL Good luck, and again, welcome. Scott

Sort of makes me want to the see the video. LOL Scott

The last two nights have been a couple NY strips, maybe 14oz each with a protein shake in the mornings. I think this will be my routine for the coming weeks. Scott

This is a great video. I had not seen this one. Scott

I don't think I venture into re-feeding issues but I don't do well breaking my fasts. I do a 72 hour fast once per month, and if I have nothing planned for the weekend I stretch it to 96 hours. My longest is 7 days. It seems no matter what I do I get incredibly loose for a day or so after the fast. I have broken my fast with smaller meals, broths, etc. but no matter, the first day after the bathroom trips are basically diarrhea. I have read certain fruits would help but I have not gone down that road. I think the fasts have to be much longer for refeeding to play a big role/cause problem. I think one would have to get past when it is 'fasting' and actually be into starvation, as well as dehydration. Most who fast do water fasts. Refeeding issues stem when the body is in starvation and dehydration. I'm not a medical guy at all, but I would guess the sudden expansion of shrunken parts could lead to any number of health issues. I end my fasts based on if we have plans for the weekend. I spot myself a day to get back on track. If I am going to be around the house I stretch it 4 or five days and then the first meal is a regular old carnivore meat slat and water approach. The next approach is to the bathroom. Maybe a bit too much information. LOL Scott

The same to you and Bob. We all have our favorite (and not so favorite) comments we field when people hear we are eating carnivore and I think I now have a new 'favorite'. We had a family gathering at the cabin a couple weeks ago and I smoked a couple pork butts. As we gathered and fellowshipped with friends and family it came time to eat. Everyone had made their plates when I made mine and I sat down at a table with a group of my son's friends (same guys I ride SXS in West Virginia). Their plates were loaded down with pork, cowboy beans, potato salad, broccoli salad, snap beans, and such. My plate was just pork. I think at different times everyone at the gathering said, "Are you still doing carnivore?". But most emphasized, "Are you STILL doing carnivore?". One combination of guys at the table made me think about things, maybe just people in general. My son turned me onto the carnivore approach and has probably gone carnivore for a month or so several times. Each time losing weight but most importantly after a couple weeks he sleeps better, and which relieves some back issues. Another guy tried it for about two months and lowered his blood sugar to where his medicine was driving him too low and made good strides with his blood pressure. One of the guys has severe anxiety, does not sleep, and everything that happens with him ramps to all out crises. The three months he was on carnivore, out of his mouth, 'the first month must have been adjusting, but the last two months is the best I have felt in as long as I can remember" Yet, they sat there eating as if there were no links between 'eating and how you feel'. Part of me wanted to stand up and preach, point out their flawed thinking, point out each of their health issues and remind them of their experience with carnivore. Maybe not, 'hell, fire and brimstone', but I wanted to make the point. But I didn't. I told them I hadn't taken any medicine for pain and inflammation in nearly two years. I lost just about 100lbs. I work out 4-5 times per week. I sleep better than I have in forever. My bloodwork is just about spot on in every category. And I feel as good as I have in many, many years. Maybe I made my point when I said, "That's why I am STILL on carnivore", with slight over pronunciation of STILL. But after two years, it is now my new favorite response. Scott

I was reading another article about this event. Then seen one on the news the other night. I think this would be a great event to attend. Scott

Congrats and welcome back. As stated before I have been in awe and somewhat jealous of the amounts others talk about eating. I got to the point that if I ate a 14-16oz. ribeye I was done for the next 24-30 hours, at times even longer. It was like I was never hungry. I tried protein powder and then used one of the Shamrock protein drinks, and within a few hours I was really hungry. I tried another one a few days later and it sparked hunger again. Short story long I used the sugar to create hunger to hit a protein target. From December 1st til now I have went from 211 to 237 and today around 230. Other than the sugar intake, still strict carnivore, but have a better understanding in regard to the power of sugar. Again, welcome back. Scott

"May Meaties" you might need to copyright that and hopefully there will be someone who does not understand. I remember just a handful of months ago people were saying they were OMAD and I said, "Not me, I just eat one meal a day". I didn't know it was an actual thing til the red meat pretty much dictated I was hardly ever hungry. May Meaties just might be a thing. Congrats to all and especially the "May guys".\ Scott

Welcome. After two years I am still learning and adjusting so take my advice with a grain of salt (actually, pun is intended). My first thought would be it has only been two weeks and I really hate using the term, but you may still be detoxing, or better said, withdrawing. As mentioned you may need to transition vs. going carb-free cold turkey. Second thought would be around salt. Most traditional North American diets are heavy in salt. When we give them up and purposely add the salt back in we are a tad bit short to what our body was acclimated. It could be a salt/minerals issue. Thirdly, it could be fat content. The carnivore idea is moderate protein/higher fats. Coming off carbs and sugars is hard for the body to make that adjustment, couple that with higher protein/lower fat and it is a struggle to become fat adapted. Most people who go carnivore are not super active so the energy swing may not be quite as noticeable when compared to someone who is super busy and super active. A fall off in energy is quite noticeable. Just ballparking, but I would also guess being super active and super busy is a chunk of the stress which is coming from the lack of energy and the 'fear' of not getting it all done. I would also think the lack of energy stems between salts and fats. The kicker is that your ratio might not be the same as mine. It may take some experimenting to dial it in for you. Good luck. I'm two years in this month and can't imagine eating any other way. In those two years I have remained strict carnivore but have experimented with higher fats, meal timing, meal spacing and long water fasting. Still learning. Scott

As soon as I made it all kinds of 'baby carnivore' started popping up. Crazy how that works. I am not sure if I know how to 'make it public' but I will try. Scott

I'm actually May 6th but time got away from me between nightshift rotations. I was in the ballpark I guess. Congrats to you as well. Scott

Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Not long home from work and our new network blocks most all social media platforms. I can read the forum but can't post. Playing catch up. Happy Mother's Day. Hope all is well with you and yours. Scott

Celebrating two years on Carnivore. Quite the adventure and chick full of unexpected and pleasant surprises. The journey continues. Scott

Welcome. This is a good place to stop by for support as well as share your experiences that could very well help someone else. It is a great forum. I'm 56, was pretty much 'healthy, but huge. I was north of 320 at 6'3". I tried carnivore as nothing more than a weight loss hack. Then I got the bonus plan. I have an autoimmune disease called NMO/SD (basically the same as Multiple Sclerosis). Within six weeks or so I no longer had the pain and inflammation I had experienced the previous six years. Totally crazy, I had no idea. I dropped just about 100lbs within the first year. My blood pressure was relatively good, usually 120-130/60-70. After two years on carnivore (this week is two years) I am consistently at 100-110/50-55. I had never had a blood sugar reading over 100 until carnivore. I went a long stretch with my daily numbers were between 100-111 and as of the last six months or so I am around 90 each time I check. My immune system blood work showed part was so active I was constantly attacking myself and the other part was doing nothing at all. Both numbers off opposite ends of the chart. Within a year or so both numbers were back within 'normal range'. I got all that by just trying a weight loss hack called carnivore to drop a few pounds. I got a lot more than I originally sought. As Geezy said, (way more experience than me with blood pressure/heart related health) the combination of carnivore and blood pressure medicine could drive the pressure too low. Good luck. Go slow. It is one of the better decisions I ever made (mostly dumb luck, LOL, but still a really good decision). Scott

My son has turned into quite the cook. I do a pretty good whole hog and sort of known amongst friends and family for the pigs we cook here at the cabin. He has passed me by miles. It is not even close. Scott

I have not read too deeply on the biblical perspective but some on 'meat being the proper human diet'. I think geography played a major part and I do not think people really 'cared' what was used as sustenance to get from today until tomorrow. I am sure there were fruits and plants that were plentiful when in season in certain areas and not so plentiful in other parts of the country/the world. It is not like every time they picked up the spear; they brought meat home. During the lean times I doubt they passed up on a fruit or vegetable. Fast forward. I don't see a lot wrong with that approach today. For me, it is still strict carnivore more because I see an issue with fruits and vegetables, it is more that I do not know which one triggers my inflammation. If I could easily identify my triggers I would more than likely re-introduce others. Scott

No doubts. It wasn't hard for me to see his perspective. It should not be hard to convince him fatty meat is the way to go. LOL Scott

I believe so. Tonight we were in the cabin, and he had his 'regular' food, but he was eyeballing the stuff that came off the grill. He knows. Scott

My son ordered wagu ribeye steaks and this picanha from Snake River Farms. Way more than I would pay for a cut of meat but I think the picanha tonight was maybe the best thing I ever ate in my life. He knocked it out of the park. I thought the steaks the other night were something but this things takes the cake. This cut was $90 and the two ribeyes were $100 a piece. Too rich for my blood, and as much as it hurts me to say (being really cheap) it is well worth the price of admission. LOL Scott

Good read. I would think this also tends to be more geographical as well. I mean the people in Alaska are not going to show signs of living on apples and oranges year around just as the people in the deep south making on whale blubber. I think we have always been carnivores and omnivores and herbivores, maybe even opportunist-vores or even scavengers. Hunger can drive the details of evolution. Scott

Agreed. I think most of us can attest to the effectiveness of a proper human diet, even those that are really close can be effective. Carnivore was so effective for me (almost like I was hyper-sensitive, LOL) if I ate a somewhat regular size steak (14 ounces or so) I could hardly look at food for 24+ hours. I guess my GLP-1's were just busting at the seams to get out and mingle amongst the food cravings. When I re-introduced sugar I could then eat twice a day most days during the week. I have to imagine continuing to eat the processed and sugary foods creates a battle between the GLP-1 and the cravings/continues hunger. And if there is a break in the GLP-1 and/or a stoppage, I can only think the old lifestyle comes back with a bang. Scott

My son and I have been teasing his mom and my wife about being a 'carnivore baby' since birth. He has told everyone when he turns six months he will get his first ribeye and sure enough, he did. I wish I had gotten another video as he watched us walk by with our plates, like, "I know what you have and you are holding out". Last night we did ribs and chicken. As he was eating his peas and carrots I can only imagine the letdown. LOL Scott

IMG 2332 My son ordered wagu steaks from Snake River farms. His wife bought him a new Grill Master grill for his birthday. And my grandson turned a 1/2 year old celebrating his first six months. This is his first taste of the meats, and he may have liked it a bit too much. Scott