Scott F.

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

I really enjoy and appreciate his content. The presentation is comical at times and I am glad he is on video as I would never put forth any effort to hear him in person. He is about to deliver his point and then he quickly reverts back to trashing out some one (which when using straight facts, it is really comical and entertaining, as well as educational) which breaks my train of thought, then quickly delivers his point and then on to the next topic. In most of his videos I find myself rewinding to catch up. Some of it is accent, but mostly it is I do not hear all that well anymore and his speed gets away from me. Other than that, he is one of my favorites. (my shortcoming-not his) Scott

Good luck. Keep us posted. I'm not nosy but genuinely interested. I have found I learn more from others' experiences, and appreciate the learning, coming from a person vs. reading some double-blind, random control sample study usually conducted by someone with a prior agenda. Good luck. Scott

Mustard is also my go to for cramps. Knocking on wood I have not had cramping during the night in quite some time. This week I switched back to some drink mixers. I used the Food Lion brand Lemonade and Pink Lemonade. It has been in the mid to upper 90's all week, it is my week off and I have been doing a lot of outside stuff in and around the shop. I have been doing my best to stay well hydrated. I also recently started a doing a kettlebell workout in my front yard. The first week I felt like I was taking advantage of the spring weather. This week it has been over 75F and humid early in the morning and yesterday I had other things to do, and by the time I started it was well over 80. I stopped hydration just short of floating. LOL Scott

Welcome to the community. Congrats on your early successes. I just passed two years myself, and have found for me, the first two years have been a series of adjustments and a lot of experimentation as well. Early on, I went from really loose to constipation back and forth. My issues were created with too much fat and then not enough fat. I had to experiment with fat content for several months trying to dial me to a good place. After two years I still miss on occasion. Hydration with electrolytes is also really important. I missed with this early on and it also contributed to stool issues. I don't know about your diet prior to going carnivore but most of us got a ton of salt thru the crappy foods (processed/preserved/fast foods) we were eating. Going to carnivore usually takes a person to a lesser salt intake. I totally missed on salt the first month or two which contributed to a number of adjustment issues. I used magnesium supplements early on but not hardly at all now. I prefer to eat a pinch or two of salt vs. adding it to water as I find it tastes horrible to me. Everyone is different and your 'right' amount is probably different from my 'right' amount. If I eat hamburger or say a rib eye the fat content is pretty close for me. If I eat leaner cuts like a NY strip or chicken/turkey, I will eat a couple three stabs of butter with the meal. Eating butter tends to be my fat content adjustment tool. Good luck, and hopefully you can dial in to what works for you. Again, welcome to the community. Scott

Nice. We are doing chicken tomorrow night. Scott

Yep. Type in Basic metabolic Panel and there are hundreds of sites that will interpret the numbers for you. Scott

I go to the gym regularly and most every day I do a kettlebell workout in my front yard. I do four different kettlebell lifts, 10 reps each, continuously and then walk about 40 yards to the well house and back. Then repeat. I try to do this five times. This morning I was pretty beat after the fourth set and the fifth felt like a struggle. Then I looked up and found some motivation. Either something had died close by or the four buzzards circling above knew something about my future that I did not. I picked it up a tad to let them know I was still kicking. Scott

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