Scott F.

I ate twice yesterday and felt overly stuffed. Today I didn't eat til around 6PM. I had a pretty big NY strip. I wish I could easily eat more. Scott

Welcome and congrats on getting started. I was 306 when I started and jut recently starting counting protein grams per day. After just about 9 months it is really hard for me to eat enough to get to 200 grams of protein in a day. Tonight, I ate a pretty big NY strip steak that was about 14oz which is around 90 grams but that is the only thing I ate today. I ate twice yesterday, and the second meal felt like I was having to choke it down. Tonight, I hit the 90lb loss mark. I'm trying to hit the 1 gram per pound of ideal body weight in order to gain some muscle. I'm finding it difficult to eat that much in a day. Good luck. Scott

Nice work. I have thought about trying the raw butter. I may give it a shot. Scott

I just ate and instead of watching TV for the next few minutes I am going out in the shop and get the old truck frame in epoxy. I'm hoping the crash can be avoided by being a little more active after eating. The next few hours will tell. Thanks for the reply. Scott

I haven't had hardly any negatives since switching nine months ago to the carnivore way of eating. I have been really strict with the food intake and on occasion drink a glass of milk (somewhere between a glass weekly/bi-weekly). I started off with the eat when I was hungry approach and that pretty much turned into OMAD (and as said before, I didn't know it had a name or that eating once a day was a 'thing'). As of late I have increased my food intake to hit a protein per day target as I am lifting and trying to build muscle. I have an auto-immune disease and building/maintaining muscle mass off-sets the progression of the disease. My issue: On my days off I am up early around 4:30 or so and get to the gym a little after 5. I lift for a little more than an hour, come home put on the weight vest and walk for a hair over three miles. After the walk I shower and eat breakfast. It is usually 4 eggs and whatever meat we had left over from the night before. If no leftovers it is fresh sausage made the week before, sometimes it is bacon. The off to whatever I am doing for the day. This past weekend I cut up a couple fallen trees and busted the wood for the grill. (used a wood maul to bust the wood/no log splitter). Yesterday I cut some steel to make spring hangers for the project truck I am working on and the day before I used the back-pack blower to push the leaves into the woods (live in an oak grove so the leaves are just about year around work). As the day ends I usually fire up the grill for the evening meal. Fir the past month or so when I eat the evening mill it hits a switch and no sooner than I am finished I am gassed out. No energy, tired as all get out, and simply can't hold my eyes open. If I try to power thru in the recliner, I end up sleeping in ten-to-fifteen-minute intervals, and once rested can't sleep much that night. If I go to bed I am up at midnight as wide awake as can be for the rest of the night. I am a life-long rotating 12 hour shift employee so my sleep patterns suck due to the shift work but have not ran out of gas, all of a sudden zapped for energy before. It seems to have started when I started adding the extra protein for muscle growth. Anyone experienced end of the crashes? It is all of a sudden, from 100 to 0 as soon as I finish eating. Feel great one minute and can't get out of my the next. Scott

This is so true. I naturally went to OMAD (even before I knew it was a thing). When I started eating more to get more protein I started eating two times per day. When I tailed that off I woke up feeling not necessarily all out hunger, but it was more like the clock said it was time to eat. Proving one of the points that eating is more habit than anything. Scott

Looking forward to it. Scott

6'3". When someone is actually sick and loses a lot of weight over a short period of time. I'm not sick but going from 306 to 220 in less than 9 months leans in that direction. Scott

It is a thread 'what did you eat today?'. This past weekend I made my first carnivore pizza. I was quite impressed with how the ground chicken and an egg made a really good pizza 'crust'.

All depends on you, your diet, your lifestyle, etc. I weighed 306 on May 8th, 2024. I dropped an average of a pound a day the first 31-32 days. It tailed off and now I have lost 88lbs, about a week shy of 9 months. I think I have lost too much weight based on what I see in the mirror. I look somewhat sickly. I'm lifting a lot and eating a lot but I'm hanging around the 84-86 pound mark, fluctuating daily. I'm not sure I could eat much more during the day as of late I am fighting loose stools and I feel like it is because I'm eating more than I should. It is like the more I eat and the more I work out the more fat I am using for energy, the weight continued to fall until I started eating like a crazy person. I can only guess your end number will be as individual as you and me. Scott

We had a brand we used for years and in the beginning, I didn't see much difference. As I have progressed with carnivore there are some sugars that trigger the loose stools. On occasion I drink a glass of milk. It does not really do anything to my stomach but during the weight loss I felt like it played a part in a stall. The sugar in the milk does not bother me that much. The bacon was sugar cured and added the maple syrup for taste, like said earlier. This minor amount of sugar would send me running. I have also gotten to the point where 'me and seed oils' no longer work well together. I have not had sugar or carb cravings (been lucky) but if you are still craving that little bit of sugar on the bacon with the syrup might be your gateway drug. hard to say. I think it will be based on you as an individual. If it works for you then it is a non-issue. If itis , then the most effective part about carnivore is that it is an elimination diet. Scott

Congrats on the retirement. I also answered on the other thread. Best of luck. I'm 55 so I got a few years to go. Scott

Geezy is spot on. I averaged a pound a day for the first 31-32 days. It may stall on one day and then drop two the next but the average was a pound a day for a little better than a month. A big portion of that was water weight and in time as I became fat adaptive the fat loss was evident in the mirror as well as the scale. Depending on you as an individual at some point you will plane off, some call it a stall, and then the fall will be slower, mostly depending on you and your lifestyle. I would not add carbs just to off-set weight loss. I'm just shy of 9 months in and I have lost 88 pounds. Around 75 or so I started to look sickly. I started eating like a horse and the weight continues to fall. This way of eating can get you a lot closer to your ideal bodyweight. I'm lifting with more frequency and more volume as of late and I'm eating like a horse. I have slowed the weight loss but it still continues with gradual weight loss. Best of luck and I would not re-add carbs at this point (just my opinion). That would be like fifty cent holding up a dollar. Scott

I'm going to go the 'two pair of socks' route for awhile. At some point I will have to do something different. Stepping on and off logs this past weekend just about threw me to the ground several times. I think that is when I really noticed the botts didn't fit like before. The carnivore thing ceases to amaze. Scott

12W. Of all the things people talk about in weight loss, regardless of method, I never remember hearing nor reading about shoe size. I would have never even considered this as a possibility. Scott

This is very petty and my apologies upfront as some people have real issues. I have lost as much 88lbs in just shy of 9 months. I have not had any negative issues thus far and the positives have been simply amazing. Anyone ever lost weight/size in their feet. I bought a pair of work boots that were pushing $200. The last few weeks they just didn't feel the same. This past weekend I am in and out of the woods cutting trees and busting wood for the grill. My feet like my boots are two sizes to big and my feet are slipping and sliding on the inside. I have flat feet anyway, and I guess I had fat feet as well. My 12W's that have fit forever now do not. I tried on a 12 regular for a much better fit. For the next few cold months, I can go with an extra pair of socks but once it get shot two pair of socks just sounds miserable. Of all things I am, I am really cheap. If I have paid nearly $200 for boots I can't wear this entire carnivore concept comes into question. LOL Scott

On one hand 9 days in is not a lot of time to heal/adjust to the carnivore way of eating. And, on the flip side, I have an autoimmune disease that had me on pain and inflammation medicine since 2018 (NMO/SD-basically the same as MS but it attacks the eyes and optic nerves) after just about a month I was pain and inflammation free. I have not taken any of the prednisone not Neurontin/gabapentin since mid-June. I would suggest at 9 days give it some more time to see if it is indeed a flare-up or the normal carnivore diarrhea with your body asking, "what the heck is going on?". Best of luck. Give it some time. Sometimes things happen rather quickly (for some not others) but when it does not, take the smaller wins and build. Scott

Yep. Small steps equal big gains. Your health is more of a marathon than a sprint. As you adjust the times in between will get further and further apart. Nice work. Best of luck. Scott

I would say go in increments. My increments were the way I stumbled into carnivore and the fact I used drink mixers the first few months. Turns out those were increments and steps into being able to fast without hunger. I would have some snacks readily available, like bacon or jerky, etc., just a little something to get you thru. Go as far as you can, small snack, and get to the next meal you need. In time stretch it to where you feel you need. Carnivore is more about elimination not as much as what you eat. The amounts you eat and when you eat can be totally different between you and another. I'd work on the elimination part and then if/when your hunger subsides for periods of time, intermittent happens just by circumstance. Best of luck. Keep plugging away. Small steps make big gains. Scott

I have done a couple fasts since going carnivore. Just a handful of months ago I would have said it would be impossible for me to go anywhere near what would be considered a fast without eating. I was more in tune with being an intermittent eater than intermittent fasting. Soon after getting started, I went with the 'just eat when I was hungry' approach and that quickly turned into about one meal a day. The first time I seen OMAD I had to look it up because I didn't know OMAD was a thing. For me, it sort of happened naturally. Turns out OMAD, is intermittent fasting but without a pre-designated window, nor eating by the clock. Fast forward and there were times when I went a little longer than 24 hours just waiting to be hungry again. I then decided to do a 48 hour fast just to see how I felt and if I could do it. I ate on Friday night at work about 7-8PM. I pulled the 12-hour shift, came home, took care of the animals and went to bed as normal. I didn't eat Saturday night at work and then did my normal 'chores after night shift' without any energy or hunger issues. My plan was to eat Sunday night. I woke up Sunday afternoon fully expecting to be hungry as all get it out. I was not. I made a plate because I full expecting some sort of crash after 48 hours. I made it all night and on Monday morning I came home feeling good and completed my normal chores before napping. I woke up Monday afternoon and still felt fine, not hungry nor anxious, nor jittery from not eating. I made the drive to work. I stepped out of the truck around 6PM and I was around 71 hours or so. It was almost as immediate as my feet hit the parking lot. I felt my energy level drop to below nothing, to the point, the gate to the plant looked like it was a hundred miles away instead of a hundred feet. The two flights of stairs were the hardest two flights I had ever experienced. I didn't feel dizzy or light-headed or like I was going to fall just extremely weak and felt the muscle burn in every step. At the very same time the hunger hit. It was the first time since starting carnivore I was actually hungry and that hunger level was ten times deeper than any hunger I had ever felt. I was empty and drained. I ate before shift change, and I felt full before I finished the plate. Half-way thru the plate I felt full. Soon afterwards the energy level returned to normal. The energy level felt like if I had my phone on charge. I got a 'bar' every 30 minutes or so and after a couple hours I was fully charged. I lost some weight during the 72 hours. I don't think the number was as high as I expected if just looking out at 'not eating for 72 hours' but I did cinch my work belt up a couple times. I'm not sure I felt any better afterwards other than maybe the accomplishment. Maybe the biggest difference is that it changed the amounts I ate at OMAD. Whatever made me full before the fast after 24 hours/OMAD was nearly twice as much as afterwards. And the weight from that point off just shed off, almost without effort. For me, I am sure there were the benefits of autophagy, getting deeper into ketosis, running on ketones, using fat for energy and being more fat adaptive and maybe even some long term benefits I don't know about, but, mostly it adjusted what actually need to eat vs. what I thought I should be eating. Maybe even eliminating my 'habitual eating around times and amounts'. Sorry for the length. Got to babbling. Scott

We did our first carnivore pizza last night. I thought it turned out really good. using chicken and eggs for the crust sounds odd when thinking of 'pizza crust' but it turned out really well. I expected it would have to be eaten with a fork but I was able to eat it by the slice like 'normal pizza'. I added two eggs to a little over a pound of ground chicken with a handful of parmesan chicken. Mixed it together and flattened it out onto a butter covered toaster pan. We baked the 'crust' at 350 for ten minutes and then another three or four minutes on 450. It set for about five minutes and then added ground hamburger, ground sausage, parmesan cheese and then pepperoni. We made a little too many toppings for one pizza so I started over with parmesan, the rest of the meats topping it off with parmesan and pepperoni. Sort of a double decker pizza or a super-duper "meat lovers". It tased really good and the fact the chicken and eggs made a 'pizza crust' was way cool. Scott

Sounds good. I will give it a try. Scott

I'm along the same lines with Geezy except I can't eat that much at one time, well better said, I'm way full and satisfied long before that amount. A month or so ago I started eating two times per day to hit a protein per pound target. When I eat protein/nutrient dense foods it is still a lot for me to eat, even over two meals. This is another one of the both amazing and individualistic things about carnivore. 10 months ago I could add up everything I eat in a day now and eat that much two or three times a day and at certain times during the day I would be 'hungry'. This week I have cut back to just eating when I am hungry which will be OMAD or some days slightly less. I have had off and on diarrhea the last week or so and the only thing that has changed is the amounts of food trying to hit that protein target. I will go a week or so like this and maybe ease back into the protein chase once my stomach/gut get back in check. My metabolism must be in low gear. LOL Scott

I try not to speak in generalities because I have found when it comes to people on carnivore, there is nothing cookie cutter at all. I try to speak from my experiences as even after 8+ months I feel like I am in the infancy of learning. For me, I have found my energy levels are dictated by fat content and salt (electrolytes). My wife is not on the diet so sometimes I don't eat a high enough fat content if our meal is more toward the lean side. When that happens, I can feel a dip in energy, especially around the hour mark when lifting or doing a log walk (on my days off I try to walk 3 miles and most days I wear a 40lb weight vest). If my meals lack in fat I drag toward the ends of working out. If I don't/forget to salt sometimes I feel a lull. I have read where others come almost off salt altogether and some only use minimal amounts and their energy levels are seldom alike. Everything is more individual than anything and that is why I enjoy everyone's personal experiences. I think I learn more comparing experiences with others but not expecting similarities. As crazy as that sounds. Scott

Congrats on the carnivore change and congrats on the 14 pounds. Things will swing back and forth as you progress. I'm at just about 9 months and within that first month I was OMAD not be any design, but I simply was not hungry. I just ate when I was hungry at that just happens to have a name, OMAD. Funny how that works. Fast forward and I have lost a bunch of weight, increased the volume in the gym and now eating twice per day to ensure I hit a protein target. I have always believed eating is as much a habit as it is anything else. I have re-affirmed that as of late by forcing myself to eat two times per day. I got in the habit of eating a big breakfast off eggs and meat and then again at night. This week I rolled back on days shifts and it is just not enough time in the morning to eat like on my days off. I skipped breakfast on both Monday and Tuesday, so back to OMAD. On Wednesday morning I felt like I was starving. I didn't feel hungry but just felt like 'it was time to eat'. No energy levels or true signals of hunger, just it was breakfast time and since I ate yesterday at this time it must be time to eat again today. Purely habit. I started in May and didn't have any cravings or hunger from very early on. Maybe the only time since May I was actually hungry, truly hungry was the 71st hour of a 72 hour water fast. The first 71 hours were hunger free. (I never would have believed it til I tried it). At the 71st hour it was like the hunger spiked up and the energy level crashed. Welcome and congrats on your first month. I try not to speak as a whole, but just my experience, it has only gotten better ever since. Scott