Scott F.

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

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