Scott F.

I'm using only salt and on occasion some black pepper. I was never a big 'seasonings guy' prior to so this one is a 'no biggie' for me. Baby back ribs are the only thing that I purposely used spices/rubs. I grew up where 'once you got past the "meat, the heat with salt and pepper, you were living above your raisings". A couple night ago I smoked some baby backs on my son's pellet grill. I put salt on my rack and for my wife I made the same basic rub I have made for years. Brown sugar, sugar, pepper, salt and paprika. I did lick my fingers after cutting them up and going without sugar for a stretch makes sugar 'way sweeter' than I remembered. The rub off the ribs was more like candy than anything. Sugar can be powerful (and addictive). Scott

Welcome. Ditto on the above posts. Especially the part about the dairy. When my weight was falling pretty fast, I was straight/strict carnivore. Just meat, salt and water. The WHY CARNIVORE? varies. For me, my son tried it for a month or so, and he lost 14-16lbs. The idea of "only meats" sounded doable so I gave it a whirl. The weight fell incredibly fast and after I got started (maybe three or so weeks in did I actually read about Carnivore. I learned some early lessons the hard way. I, for no better words, 'stumbled upon' the health benefits other than the weight loss. I had no idea. Three-four weeks in the pain/inflammation medicine I "needed" (taken for actual pain/not every day) I all of a sudden didn't need them. Again, no idea. Fast forward at about 4-5 months in I reintroduced milk. The steady fall in weight sort of stopped with milk and it didn't take a lot of milk. I have bounced around 70-75lbs lost for the last month to 6 weeks. This is maybe 3-4 glasses of 2% milk per week. I have not had a drink since the early 2000's so I can't speak to the effects of alcohol other than what I have read. I have not re-introduced veggies since I started so I can't really speak to which veggies or how much, again, only what I have read. I can speak to milk, and it will put the brakes on the weight loss (at least it did for me). I have not to start back on the medicine for pain/inflammation so I'm good with a glass here and there. I eat cheese every so often and when I do I make it a point to skip that next glass of milk. I'm not sure how well that is in approach, but it gives me the warm fuzzies. LOL Best of luck. The only advice I could give is the Carnivore diet/lifestyle is much more about what you eliminated than what you eat. Pick one of the three you mention, eliminate it, try that for a few weeks and see where you land. Then maybe the second one, go from there. You may find a successful version and it may be a tad bit different than mine. Scott

Good crowd. It was several in the crowd that went KETO for a stretch and said they had pretty good success. Like most diets, they were not sustained. I told a couple of them that going from KETO to CARNIVORE is not as big a leap as it seems, but the results can be really amazing. My buddy sent me a meme that basically said no one cared when I was eating McDonald's and Mountain Dews and Little Debbie Cakes by the handfuls but as soon as I went on Carnivore everyone became a doctor...or in so many words. LOL It was a good time and some good conversation, but with a bit of irony. Scott

We went to West Virginia this weekend riding side by sides up and down the mountains. Had a blast. Several of the people on the trip I had not seen since pre-carnivore. As we discussed the Carnivore approach it was almost 'fun' listening to the "question and answer session". There were a husband/wife couple who were both in the medical field, one a nurse and the other in the lab. As I described the things I cut out and the now it is only meat, salt and water adding that I try to eat red, fatty cuts of meat the majority of time, I actually got a lecture on the things I was missing in my diet. What about Vitamin C? What about fiber? Where are you getting your greens from and what are you doing for anti-oxidants? I explained each the best I could. For me the irony was standing there with about an 8 ounce rib-eye out of a napkin with a bottle of water I brought from home while they covered the shortcomings of a carnivore diet whilst eating bags of Doritos/Hot Fries, cold Pizza and drinking beer (copious amounts of beer). Another part of the irony was that was me just a few months ago and I don't feel like I have done near the research I probably need to do as I slowly transition from this being a Carnivore Diet to being a "Carnivore Lifestyle". Ignorance is bliss but it is also fattening and detrimental to one's health. With that said, a great group of people and we had a blast up and down the mountains. Some flat out racing, some cruising and some sketch hill climbs, but a blast all the same. It is a great part of the country to vacation/do a weekend ride. Plus, this weekend was six months on the diet. No medicines since late May and down 75lbs. I feel as good as I have in a really, really long time. I was the 55 year (old guy in the group) old guy walking down the side of the mountain to find out if the path was blocked then walking back up. These 25–28-year-old (kids) stopping half-way back up to catch their breath/grab a second wind. Maybe there is some irony there as well. LOL Scott

Welcome. You started off much better than me. I didn't research nor did I read instructions. I just dove in head-first. I just hit six months this weekend. Again, welcome. Scott

This is my favorite saying, I think. Except, in the Navy my Dive School Instructor use to say, "There is no such thing as a stupid question only stupid people that ask questions". Brings back memories. Scott

@geezy Spot on. I sort of dove right in and ate non-carnivore stuff because I had just bought it and didn't waste it (LOL) Most start on Carnivore as a diet. Just remember it is an elimination diet. Some of the things you listed can be eliminated to get you closer to carnivore. Over time it becomes a lifestyle change and the idea of it as a diet is a thing of the past. Welcome. And best of luck. This is a really good place to learn, voice your experiences and engage with others' experiences. Again, welcome and good luck. Scott

Going on the bare minimal of information (and only 6 months experience) I would lean toward fat content and hydration along with total amounts eaten. I have only been truly hungry a couple three times, twice really early and one the last hour of a 72 hour fast. None of the edginess or stress but hungry as all get out. Once I got my fat content and electrolytes up it has been smooth sailing. (I didn't read the directions. I just ate meat, salt and water and waited for the magic to happen. After some adjustments the magic started to happen, LOL) Good luck. Scott

Welcome. There is a lot of good information here. As far as the gym membership, save your money and us youtube. There are millions of at-home workouts that will get you to where you want to be. Bodyweight exercises are amazing. And most don't believe it, but simply walking for30-60 minutes several times a week will do wonders. Then build from there. As far as the sugars, I finished up the Mountain Dews I had purchased earlier in the week when I started. (I also finished off a tub of ice cream that first week as well) I had never been much of a water drinker so getting started i used the drink mixers to stay hydrated. Now it is strictly water. Carnivore is addition by subtraction. it is more about what you removed from your diet that what you are eating. Good luck, and welcome. Scott

I'm thinking the line between getting ripped and getting ripped off is not so fine. Scott

They turned out pretty good. I turned the heat down and was tending to a sick dog. It took a few more minutes than needed and I dried the first ones out. They still tasted good but not like a juicy hamburger should be. The rest I froze and will eat tomorrow night at work. Growing up bacon was a staple. My Pops use to say if you made a sandwich out of three pieces of bacon between two pieces of cardboard, at least one person would ask for seconds. This is a pretty good topic, but I doubt I ever get to that level of discretion. Scott

A chunk of ours is homemade but the biggest part is store bought. I'm not all that strict on the bacon. I don't eat a ton of it regularly but every so often I eat a pound pack over a couple three days. Earlier in the week I ground a pound into some burger. I will get that over three to four meals. I'm sure some of the bacon I buy has sugar but I'm not sure I could ever reach total perfection with carnivore buy reading every label and researching every brand. Interesting topic. Scott

He has a couple good videos I have watched. Week after next when I am off work for 6 or 7 days I am going to give this a try. I feel like I can eat eggs by the five-gallon bucket anyway. Scott

At three months I will assume you are still adjusting. My suggestion would be to check the fat content of your meals and check for an electrolyte issue. I didn't read the directions on carnivore and missed on both getting started. I tried the pre-made electrolyte drink mixes but they tasted like crap to me. I went to you tube and found a homemade solution. I used it to drink for a stretch but now I use that solution to salt my food. Once I got some salt back in my system and upped the fat content of each meal my energy levels increased to much better than before. Best of luck. Hopefully you figure out the fall off. Scott

Ground up some sirloin, chuck roast and flank steak into some beef fat to make a (maybe) 60/40 burger. I then added a pound of back. Nothing real exciting but it tasted pretty good and should get me thru night shift for my OMAD. Scott

I made some hamburgers today. I ground up some chuck roast, sirloin and flank steaks into some beef fat. I then ground up a pound of bacon. I cooked them a bit much and they dried some but still tasted really well. Really basic. Scott

A funny about submarine habits (and apologize for taking the thread even further off topic). On the boat two guys can pass each other in the passageway, both twist shoulders the opposite was and move along with barely touching one another. You get so use to squeezing between something and someone it becomes second nature. You (we) don't even realize the close proximity as we make our way thru. When I was home one weekend I went to the grocery store with my girlfriend. As I walked up the aisle I saw what I was looking for and headed that way. It was barely enough room between this other lady and my target. I twisted my shoulders, cut in front of her, got my stuff and out the other side. I didn't even realize how rude it was to cut in front of the lady and before it set in my girlfriend snapped, "Don't be that guy. Apologize now!". Then it set in on me and I felt like a real bozo. Maybe the funniest part, being in a Navy town, the lady comes back with, "It's OK living at sea he does not know another way". (or in so many words). Again, apologize for taking the thread further off topic. Scott

Welcome. Hopefully you are feeling better. I didn't have pain, but I had some stomach issues from about week three to week six (thru the first month). I would go from loose to constipated, back and forth. I found that I was not using enough salt and the meats I was eating didn't carry the fat content needed. I made and electrolyte solution and now use that to salt my food. I upped the fat content (and now try to maintain a higher fat content) my issues (and were minimal big picture) were resolved. Hopefully you get it figured out and more importantly, hope you feel better. Scott

USS Glenard P. Lipscomb and the USS Sunfish. IC2/SS 87-93 (2192 days, not that I was counting) Scott

Welcome to the group. Best of luck as you move forward. I tried LMNT but I just didn't like the taste. I went to youtube and found a video showing how to make an electrolyte solution and I use it to salt my food. Great advice above. The carnivore diet, if it does nothing else, will show you that you are an individual. It affects people in a lot of different ways. Thank you for your service as well. Bubblehead myself. Scott

Ice cream followed by beer would be a gut grenade for me. I would say it is not the end of the world. I'm a believer in if you can 'fall off the wagon' you in turn can crawl back up. I wouldn't beat myself up too bad. Maybe don't think about doing two more months but maybe two more days. Build from there. Do the best you can. Best of luck. Scott

Yep. The guy that lived down the road form us did that. It looked like an oil refinery in his garage. _OIL slick included). Same thing for him. The food chains wanted to charge them and now, like food trucks around here, they have to pay to dispose of it. Sort of weird how that worked all the way around. Scott

Sounds odd, but it is crazy if people just think. I never thought all that much about what I was eating. I seen a post the other day that margarine was only a molecule away from being plastic followed by vegetable failing in its original intent as diesel duel and engine lubricant. Both taste awesome on food. They had me for a really long time. Scott

I read that earlier and "I'm going to go with that (however, I know that is not true as I'm still sporting some tonnage) I may have almost forgot what hungry was like. LOL I'm also on a "fall" the last couple days. I hung within a pound or two at 70lbs lost for close to a month. Wednesday morning at 71 and this morning at 77. Six pounds in two plus days may have made a pull of that "tonnage". Sort of using the board as a journal to use later in my book. "The not-so-smart guide to Carnivore". Scott

Today started off as a pretty much normal day. Eyes popped open just after 3AM, wide awake from that point. I made the drive to work and ate three boiled eggs like normal. I drank a 34oz bottle of water within the first hour or so this morning and then another around mid-morning. Last night I ate a steak and half of Rib Eye. Everything sort of ho-hum. Since starting I can hardly remember being hungry at all. But today, just about lunch time I was as hungry as I have been in a really long time. I ate 1/2 rib eye at lunch, and it felt like it made me hungrier. Since I have not been hungry in months and months, I don't really bring anything to work with me. For the first time in 5+ months I hit the snack machine. So far, I have eaten three packs of beef jerky. It has since subsided. I was thinking to be this hungry I would have had to fast or skipped a meal or something other than feeling this way on a normal Friday at work. Weird feeling. Scott