Scott F.

I will give it a try. Still new and trying to figure some things out. Thanks. Scott

I'm not much on drinking water and use the drink mixers most of the time but have started to cut some of those out a little. I see the long-term costs of buying LMNT and such. Plus, they don't taste good to me and left me filling bloated. If I made one of the homemade versions to the right ratios and used it as a 'saltshaker' and then drank as needed, would that be the same thing? Being prior military, I understand there is no such thing as a dumb question. Just dumb people who ask questions. Scott

3 large brown eggs from the backyard. 3 big hamburger patties. 3 talapia filets just a few minutes ago. I have been using the drink mixers most of the way in the first 30 days. I tried an electrolyte drink mixer and I felt like a blew up like a beach ball. A little queezy and I felt like I could taste salt most of the morning. I skipped it today and went just water all day. I guess I will have to dial the electrolytes a little better. Scott

He might, not sure. His biggest enemy is he and his wife eat out a lot. I think that hindered him as much as anything. Some of the issues of the need for variety and eating out don't really apply to me. I'm really boring. I could eat bologna sandwiches every day and not complain so I don't need to go for the variety in carnivore just yet. Maybe down the road. I gained weight for the first time today. My 30lb loss is now 28lb but no real complaints. I'm a doubter by nature so I have to experience it for myself. 30 days in and I am blown away already. Just the fact I didn't need medicine this time around has made it worthwhile. I'm reading and looking things up and learning along the way. Exploring the forum now. Scott

My son tried the carnivore diet, lost 12 or so pounds and then gave it up after about three weeks. I thought I would give it a try. Like most, men I just opened the box and didn't read any of the directions. LOL It took me a week to come off the Mountain Dew but went straight to an all-meat diet. For me, being a boring eater anyway, it has been relatively easy on just meats. The weight immediately started to fall off as I am 6'2" and was 306lbs. 6 pounds the first week and 9 the second week, give or take a day. I rolled onto my 12-hour rotating shifts and did the carnivore thing but only ate once a day. After that rotation I had lost over 20lbs and just this past weekend I had lost 30 pounds in 32 days. I have eaten nothing but meats and eggs from the start. I did continue to use drink mixers as I am not that big on drinking just water. This past week I decided to do some research. The weight loss has been amazing, and I am no one to scream, "Hey look at me" but.....I have NMO/Devic's, autoimmune disease similar to Multiple Sclerosis. After a string of 12–14-hour night shifts I have pain in my upper back and at the base of my neck due to the inflammation from stenosis and healed lesions. For the last couple of years, the days after the string of night shifts, I take a prednisone for the inflammation, and it keeps me going. This week as I read about the benefits of the carnivore diet in regard to inflammation and I remembered I didn't need the prednisone this past week. I didn't do any electrolytes, vitamins or supplements the first 32 days. Just meats and water. I felt fine other than a bout with diarrhea that was rather severe. The first day I tried an electrolyte drink I felt like I was bloated like a balloon. Lots of gas as well. I'm into the second 60 second day stint. I don't really have any weight loss goals just get healthier. I feel great and I the morning oohs and ahhs are gone. Time will tell. Scott