Scott F.

Great post. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Merry Christmas to the board as well. Scott

Best of luck. Once you find what works for you it will be well worth the effort, at least, I know it has been for me. I have an auto-immune disease called NMO/SD which is pretty much the same as MS but it attacks the eyes. I had been on medicine for both pain and inflammation since 2018. After a month or so, maybe slightly less, I was able to stop taking medicine. The best, funniest part, is that I went into Carnivore not having any idea of its "medicinal/health" impacts. I went in solely as a 'weight loss' diet. After a month in I read a couple articles about Carnivore and MS, and the effects on inflammation. I read them (watched videos) and thought it was just a ploy to 'make me spend my money on whatever they were selling'. A month or so in I realized I had not taken, nor needed, the medicine that kept me going since 2018. I went in with a lot of ignorance about the big picture and only seen it as a weight loss diet. Who knew? (not me, LOL) I have gained a ton in both knowledge and personal experience. I have lost 84lbs in less than 8 months. Best of luck. I think it is worth the efforts required. Scott

Welcome. I tend to steer clear of the heart related questions and leave it to people with actual experience. The first weeks and even months can be a constant adjustment as your body 'heals'. I think everyone has to do some experimenting to see what works for them as an individual. Carnivore is as much about what you are not eating as what you are eating. It is more of an elimination process. I would think it is a part of the adjustment. Best of luck, and again, welcome. Scott

Great message. Enjoyed the read. Scott

Tons of irony. Sad part is there is probably a boat load of people who tried it because they 'seen on the internet'. Then I wonder if the anti-carnivore crowd thinks the same about us. Again, tons of irony. Scott

I do the same. We went side by side riding in West Virginia and I had a sack full of hard-boiled eggs and a couple sacks of chuck eye steaks cut up. As easy as it gets when snacking on the stops along the trail. Scott

Never tried eggs with cottage cheese. Sounds good. How? Scott

It varies for me. This morning, I ate 3 boiled eggs. A couple days ago I ate four in the morning and six later that day. I am going to guess I average about 5 a day, or thereabouts. Scott

I didn't mean to take your post off topic. My wife just started about 10 days ago. She dropped 6lbs the first week and her first week went really well. The start of the 2nd week has been filled with cravings. She says it feels weird because it is not 'I'm hungry and I and craving this or that. It is more like I am just thinking about what I would have been eating around this time of the day". The more I read other people's experiences I think I have been a bit lucky with cravings. Scott

I guess that is not a bad place to be. LOL My wife is struggling a bit, and my son is doing better, but I'm not sure he will abstain thru the Holidays. I'm hoping and being supportive, time will tell. I think an advantage going in was I have always been really boring when it comes to eating. I could eat a Bologna sandwich every day and never complain, nor get tired of it. If you were to say bologna every day with a PB&J on Sunday, I would have been on top of the world. Granted, I ate a dumpster diet, and for the most part I ate too much each time I ate from that dumpster (~320lbs), it didn't really matter what I ate. Fast forward to now. I'm still boring in my approach but the target foods are now much cleaner. Maybe that makes sense. Scott

I started in May of this year and never really had serious cravings. Fast forward to today and I stopped by my Mom's house. She was making/had made Christmas candy. My all-time personal favorite is the homemade Reese' Cup balls. I can remember eating them by the bucket. Today they smelled good, but I didn't really have an urge or craving for them. However, I did think about eating one just to see if it still tasted like I remember. I passed. I'm not sure if it would have had addiction type affects or not, but it didn't reach out to me. I'm not sure where that lands me on the cravings-addiction scale. Scott

It is funny that how that works. A person can be standing in front of you with a Big Mac, super-sized fries and a soft drink then tell you how Carnivore is not healthy. " If I say I only eat meat, salt and water". in immediately transforms everyone into a doctor. Scott

Welcome. I too had to look up rusk as well. LOL I use hamburger form the grocery store about half the time and the other half I make it myself. If the chuck meats are on sale or any meat at a good deal I try to stock up. From there I buy some beef fat and grind my own, usually about 60/40 meat to fat. occasionally I will grind up bacon with it for a little twist. Good luck and post your successes. Great support group here. Scott

Yep. These were on lump coal. Last week on wood and the week before on the Traegar pellet grill. Quick and easy. It is like my new 'go to'. Scott

U have been on riblet kick for the last little while. These with a few scrambled eggs is as good as it gets for me. Scott

Good to know. I will check it out. Scott

Thank you. My son is giving it another go. He dropped about 13 pounds in 2+ weeks. We just cooked a bunch of pork chops, a few hamburgers and a big ribeye. We are both loaded up for the start of the work week. Scott

Today is 7 months since I started Carnivore. This morning, I tipped the scales at 223lbs which is 83lbs less than 7 months ago. I have not taken pain medicine nor inflammation medicine since late May/early June. I have Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorder (basically Multiple Sclerosis but attacks the optic nerves). Other than a couple bouts with some bath room issues, I have only positives. The last month I have bounced around 76-79lbs lost. During that same time I dropped pant size for 40 to 38. Lost inches with pounds basically remaining the same. My weight loss has been erratic yet consistent, if that makes sense. The first thirty pounds came off pretty much a pound a day but from there it has been drops, mini-stalls/stabilize, then drops. I was on 79 a couple different time last week and week before but never actually touching 80. 4lb drop from yesterday til today. No change in diet, actually eating more as of late. At 55 I'm increasing the work in the gym and hoping to build some muscle/off set age related muscle loss as well as knowing it is the best defense against the muscle issues with NMO/SD. 7 months and I have pretty much nothing but positives. So much so, my wife is starting tomorrow. I am hoping this is the biggest positive yet. Scott

I'm close to 7 months. I have lost 79lbs as of this morning. I have an autoimmune issue and I get my blood checked more often. I have never had blood pressure issues and my glucose never got out of the mid-90's and fasting was less than 90. I'm 2:1 on my cholesterol. It is not great but not all that alarming. My cholesterol moved up a little and I was thinking it would drop with the weight loss at the time, maybe 30-40lbs at the time. I started reading (some great comments on here as well). You are now fat adaptive and using fat or energy. In layman's terms instead of the fat laying around in stores it is up and moving. That same fat carries cholesterol so it is more showing in your bloodwork. I have a doctor who is becoming a big fan of carnivore. She said in her limited experience shoe would suggest that it will take a lot more time (at the time three to four months in) than 4-6 months to make huge changes in numbers. I have a blood test this upcoming week so I will see the difference between 3 months and 7 months. Then again in March. I will be able to actually 'trend' the bloodwork. Best of luck as you continue. Scott

Congrats on the year mark. I understand the 'thin in the face' point. I have lost a lot of weight and the look thin, some say too thin, although most of them have only known me at 300+. It got so bad the word got out that I was sick again. If I heard, "Are you doing, OK? Need me to do anything? once, I heard it a thousand times. Babbling. Congrats on the one year mark. Quite the accomplishment. Scott

No doubts. But it was completely accurate. I hadn't really thought of it from that perspective. My 'bell' was 'get in the truck and let's go to Southern Parts". My brain clicked and I immediately hit the ash tray looking for change. Automatic. In reality, most of his conditioning was with 'negative reinforcement'. LOL. Scott

Great perspective. I never realized my Pops was ringing the bell at the parts store. But in so many words....... Scott

This was sparked by the thread on 'still having cravings'. We have a local parts store that is one of the old school stores where the guy behind the counter has built a small block Chevrolet, changes his own oil and turns his own wrenches, a true mom and pop place. I have been going there since I was a kid with my Pops, so much so, they call me by my Pops name more than they do mine. Old school place of business. There has been a gum ball machine in that place since I was a little boy. I would dig a nickel out of the ash tray every time we went as a kid. When I built my first motor at 18 I used a dime to get a gum ball and never failed to get one on each trip. Recently I started back on my 1950 Chevrolet truck and went to the parts store. Maybe the first time since Carnivore. As I walked in the door I never blinked, popped in a quarter and was already chewing before I thought about 'sugar' and 'cravings' and 'addictions' and anything of the sort. Just simply did what I have been doing for nearly 50 years. I think it tasted good til my brain caught up with my actions and then it didn't taste all that good. I pretty much did the same thing with steak sauce a few months ago. Anyway, a quick funny I guess. I doubt the gum ball will be my gateway drug to a 'sugar-crazed-addiction', or at least I hope not. LOL Muscle memory can come in crazy ways. Scott

I need to buy some of that Vitamin P. LOL Scott

Geezy is spot on, he has become my 'go to'. LOL I think the biggest thing is the carnivore diet is about eliminating things from your diet, maybe even moreso, than what you are eating now. I would think you need more than a month of adjustment, most do. I started on May 8th, but I had just bought a 12 pack of Mountain Dew and a tub of ice cream. I could not force myself to toss it out so my first week of Carnivore was far from Carnivore. Maybe I actually started around the 15th or so. I didn't really have any cravings as I had a really high protein and high fat content but I did start off with great hydration nor electrolytes. I didn't read the directions. I think what stopped my cravings was I have never been big on drinking water. I used the flavored packets. They were advertised as Zero Sugar but the artificial flavorings had to have had some sugar. Maybe that weaned me to where I am now just drinking water. Not sure. I would say you are on the right path and maybe you (as an individual need five weeks or six weeks or whatever). Good luck. Stop by. I'm a big fan of other people's experiences. Scott