Scott F.

I agree with Geezy. I was north of 320 when I started with no idea there would be any health benefits other than whatever came with the weight loss. Carnivore was just another weight loss hack in May '24. The positives that seem to keep coming got me (and gets me) really excited about how much the diet can change human health. There was a stretch when I wanted to stand on top of the mountain and shout. In time I found the percentage of people who want to be told the truth is alarmingly low. I have found a lot of people don't care and think I am an idiot for eating just meats, salt and water. There are some that see the drastic change in my weight and are interested in it was a weight loss hack and I get 'how long would I have to do carnivore to lose XX pounds? Every now and then someone is genuinely intrigued and interested in the health benefits. And then, one of most carnivore's favorites, as long as you eat a super-sized meal from a fast-food joint, with a large soft drink, all is well. Switch to carnivore and everyone becomes a doctor or nutritionist. Babbling a bit. Like it was said in the above post, be an example and educate when you can, or better said, when it is allowed. LOL Scott

Welcome. I have been pretty much strict carnivore since May '24. In that time if I have learned anything at all, it is that the approach and the results are completely individualistic. If you can sustain with those two, I feel like they will sustain you. Good luck. Scott

Looks good. Funny burger store from the beach. We went into a local market to buy groceries. We were having family over for burgers on Tuesday night. I did not pay attention to the weight or price and just grabbed two family sized packs of 73/27 hamburger. We started making patties and kept making patties and kept making patties and never got out of the first pack. I have never seen hamburger packed so tight in one styrofoam flat. We all joked about where we buy hay from back home. One farm has really pretty bales and the one a bit further away has the same size bales but twice the amount of hay. His baler packs hay to tight you can barely stab it with a knife. I think that butcher had the machine to package his hamburger. We ate three times off those two packs of burgers and I brought several home. Actually about to eat the last two now. Scott

We are on vacation in Topsail, NC. My wife has a lifelong friend that moved near hear 30+ years ago. Whenever travelling to the beach, it is the time to get together. I will lead off with she is super smart and well versed in what seems like everything. We were talking the ocean as I was in the Navy and she is an Oceanographer. As we talked weather, she is also a Meteorologist. We are talking beach houses and not only is she a realtor, but a Contractor, as well as an Architect. You start the conversation and she is the local expert. I have joked with my wife for years that I just wish she were wrong every now and then, but like I said, 'really smart and well versed'. As we sat down to eat I had four hamburger patties on my plate and she asked if I were not eating the twice baked potatoes. I told her I was going to pass. My wife brought up the fact that I only ate meat and ate Carnivore. She paused, she took a breath, and she was rolled off every known cholesterol fact out there. And when I added a couple stabs of butter to my plate she dove into LDL and HDL and triglycerides and the fact I would end up on statins and etc. and etc. The spread was not a really bad way to eat. I mean as it was all whole foods and the closest thing to being processed was the sugar-cured bacon, which was chopped into bacon bits. The potatoes were locally grown at home, as were the tomatoes, and maybe the worst thing there were the buns for the hamburgers. There are worse things that can be eaten while on vacation at the beach. She had no problems with the bread and as I tried to explain the path from hamburger bun to insulin spike to insulin resistance and insulin resistance being the biggest medical problem known.......and when I added the known links between statins and dementia/Alzheimer's she sort of slowed down. Her mom and my mother-in-law both had dementia/Alzheimer's and both were on statins for years. She must have completed a course at Google University and most of the way thru a degree from the YouTube School of Medicine because this morning she sent my wife a list of "Carnivore Questions". She gets back tonight and on one part I am thinking she wants to learn but I have 30+ years of experience saying she already knows more than anyone after two days of 'looking into carnivore'. Babbling on while recovering from chasing the grandkid in the pool. Hope all is well with eveyrone. Scott

Red hot sausages, bacon and eggs. We are on the beach in Topsail, NC for the week. I have one section in the fridge with 'the carnivore stuff'. I brought most if it from home. The 'vacation grocery stores' are really, really proud of their meat section. I mean really proud. Scott

I have to get better at getting the pics. Tonight was some beef short ribs. My son hit the spice rack a bit much for me but they were really good. I'm mostly a salt guy, and a lot of times it is just the meat. Scott

@Bob I found that to be the case for me as well. When I was trying to hit the protein target I let the fat content drop some. The combination of eating more and the fat caused me to gain weight. After I stopped hitting the target my protein to fat ratio was still off and even eating less the weight stayed the same or picked up a pound here and there. Whoulda' thunk butter is a weight loss food? LOL Scott

This morning was eggs and homemade sausage. The sausage is a bummer because it is almost out from last winter. I have maybe 6 or 7 1lb packs left until the weather breaks in the fall. Since it has been in the upper 90's with a heat index well over 100, it will probably be store bought sausage sometime soon. Scott

I hate I missed it. I ran like a chicken with its head cut off last night to free up some time to drop in on my phone from work. But, to no avail as it was one thing after another most of the night. I will try to watch it sometime today. It would have been better to listen, interact and ask questions. Hope all is well with everyone. Scott

I bought the urine strips but soon found out they were not giving me anything close to what I was looking for in a marker. The worst/funniest part is I checked myself at work one night and someone seen me testing myself. Let's just say they weren't thinking ketones nor pregnancy, so I made a call to HR as a preemptive strike. LOL Scott

Nothing since Friday night about 9PM. Maybe Tuesday morning, depends on how I feel. I don't think there is anything better than eggs other than bacon and together they are a dynamic duo. Pretty much unbeatable. Scott

Agreed. I did and occasionally still use magnesium glycinate. I went thru a stretch where I tracked protein trying to hit 200 grams per day. I struggled to get that much protein in during the day to the point it pretty much felt impossible. Other than that, it was eat when hungry and eat til full. Scott

A little elaboration. I started off with losing weight from fasting but soon realized I could lose the same amount of weight just as easy just being a normal carnivore. Mostly I do it now because I simply feel really good about 1/2 way into the fast and even into the day or so afterwards. I tracked ketones and GKI numbers a number of times. It is the 'since I am here approach'. I have an autoimmune disease that affects my neurological system. The most neurological impact from fasting and being in ketosis is on the deeper end. I can use the GKI number to see where I am at during the fast. Let's say the GKI number is four and I would like to get between 1 and 3, I can dial up when to go to the gym. I'm already in ketosis and ketones (I think BHB's off the top of my head) are rolling. Burning fat for fuel in in full gear as the glycogen has been depleted from the liver. This is a good state to be in and I feel really good. I then add in a fairly hard workout when I get down around 5, even four and that workout will drive me below 3 for a few hours. I target 3 and below because that is where the neurological repair/improvements occur which is pretty deep into ketosis. After one or two workouts between 48 and 72/96 hours I sort of think I have done all the repair/improvement that is going to be done on that particular fast. I also sort of think two longer fasts during one month inches me closer to the 'diminishing returns' areas of fasting. Maybe that made sense. Scott

Nice pic. I smoked a turkey earlier in the week, a brisket on Saturday, ribs on Friday and two pork shoulders on Wednesday. The smoker is working overtime this week. And like most of the time, I forgot to take pics. I think because when it is time for pics I am ready to eat and lose track, LOL Scott

I checked mine for a stretch with a blood sample as well as the glucose testing. Between the two the GKI number can be obtained. Mostly I use it when fasting. I dry fast for app. 48 hours and then water fast the next 24-48 hours. I sort of figured out where I am at during the fast, where/when I feel the best and how that corresponds to being in ketosis, deeper ketosis and then when I come out. During the non-fasting times I am sure I bounce in and out, especially when I drink one of the protein drinks that has a bit of sugar. Scott

Nice work. Scott

Dumpster diet to carnivore since May 6, 2024. A little over two years. I pretty much never say never, but I can't imagine eating any other way now. For me, carnivore, regular extended fasts (72+ hours) and resistance training have me in a really good place. I am not a 'rock the boat' kinda' guy. Scott

Forgot to get a picture. I am cleaning the freezer out and had two 22lb turkeys taking up a lot of space. I smoked one yesterday and it turned out really good. Turkey yesterday. Turkey today and probably turkey tomorrow. LOL (will offset with a stick of butter or so) Scott

I think anytime something can start a conversation it can be beneficial. I am not a nutrition/diet expert, nor am I a doctor or any sorts and by no means a professional of any kind. But, with that said, it is amazing that someone as dumb as me can look up facts and learn. I have read more in the two years of carnivore than I did in the previous 25 years. I doubt I ever put much thought into 'essentials' of any kind. For the longest my 'essentials' were Mountain Dew, Little Debbie cakes and pretty much a dumpster diet on top of the daily kick start of sugar and trash. I doubt I would have ever entered into a debate, but I am sure my 'belief' system would have been closer to theirs than my current thinking. Most of the time the comments are better than the articles/questions. Quite entertaining. Scott

You are tougher than me. I would eat them after the chicken processes them into leg quarters but that is about as close as I could get. LOL I was a basic meat and potatoes guy before carnivore and did not have a big variety or big palate. This is no stretch for most but I made a pizza cruse out of ground chicken and eggs. Turned into a really good pizza. That is about as far out there as I go. LOL Scott

I have read that from others. I have thought about making one from time to time but I go with the 'thought a fool-don't open my mouth and remove the doubt' approach. I do enjoy them tho and you eating raw meat is a stretch for me but I am sure I would click anyway. Scott

For me, it really isn't one. Prior to going carnivore two years ago I was already a really boring eater. I could eat a bologna sandwich everyday and be perfectly content. I was surprised at how I just walked away from soft drinks and snack cakes as they were just about a religion for a lot of years. I started just about every day with a 20oz. Mountain Dew and 2 Little Debbie Snack cakes with two bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches on white bread. Either I am really weird or really lucky, maybe a little of both. Looking back I ate an absolute dumpster diet, made the switch to the carnivore diet and after about 16 months or so eased into calling it a lifestyle vs. a diet. This is one of the carnivore topics where I feel like I am the odd one out. Zero addiction to any of the dumpster diet stuff I was eating before. Scott

I am a big fan of testimonials which triggers conversations. If someone had told me all the things that happened to me after starting carnivore in May of '24 I would have probably called BS. I thought it was just another weight loss hack. Six to 8 weeks in I had lost well over 30lbs. I was thrilled and completely satisfied with all things carnivore. Then I watched some videos about carnivore and autoimmune diseases. Again, I called BS as I am a 'gotta see it to believe it kind of guy'. Then it sort of dawned on me I hadn't taken any pain medicine associated with NMO/SD (prednisone and Neurontin). I have been medicine free since June on '24 with only 6-7 weeks on carnivore after taking it regularly since 2018. It was still hard to believe but I was living it so I couldn't deny my day to day. From there after 14-16-18 months my immune system bloodwork which had been off opposite ends of the charts was inching back to what is considered normal, within range. There are ton more stories on here, and a lot even more impressive than mine. The range in which foods cause us harm and in turn can lead to healing is beyond amazing. I try not to preach it, but it is highly recommended. Scott

Welcome. It is a good community to share your experiences with as well as learn from others. I'm not from the Houston area, but in general, the doctors who readily accept carnivore are few and far in between. My neurologist is really pleased with my health improvements since carnivore. he says he is not ready to prescribe it, nor recommend it to his other patients (autoimmune diseases-MS and NMO/SD) but he would be really happy if they would call me and see what it has done for me. Big picture? I take that as a win as far as the acceptance by most medical professionals. I did the same. My primary care doctor has tried to persuade me to go on statins for a number of years. I just turned 57, my cholesterol is identical to yours at 204 and .96. I lift three to four times per week, walk 3.5 miles 4-6 times per week (work schedule) and do 100-120 pushup along the 3.5 mile walk. Between my neurologist and work my bloodwork is staggered so I can go stretches getting bloodwork every three months. I altered my nutrition and work to see the impact and at times I guess I was 'studying' for the next test. Again, welcome. Scott

Welcome to the community. I started the carnivore diet with my only knowledge being 'only eat meat and only drink water'. The 'not knowing' and 'damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead' approach made it to where I learned a few things the hard way. I wish I had found this group first, prepped some things, learned some things and then said, 'damn the torpedoes.... It is a great place to read and learn and when you share, it is much appreciated. Good luck. Scott