Scott F.

I have become fasting's biggest fan.
I prefer longer fasts and they fit my work schedule perfectly. It has basically worked out to a 72-96 hour fast on the first week of the month and a 48-72 hour fast the 3rd week of the month, both falling on my night shifts.
My last fast was 7 days. Water and some salt, that's it.
Although I do have some visceral fat/love handles left to lose the weight loss part of carnivore is now playing second fiddle to the medicinal/metabolic benefits I have experienced. That mindset has sort of merged into my fasting. The weight loss is great but it is not the focal point like in the very beginning.
Carnivore has been amazing for me and the combination of carnivore and fasting has been nothing short of incredibly beneficial.
Good luck to all during the challenge month.
Scott

All that is a check.
We are getting a sampler platter in a week or so.
From there we will see if we go that route.
Thanks for the heads up/advice.
Scott

Interested in what your search(es) reveal.
We are pondering buying a 1/2 cow mid-February. We are going to get a 'sampler-platter of sorts' in a couple weeks. Figure out if it is what we want to do on a larger scale.
It is an expensive one time purchase but over the long term it looks like we could save a few dollars.
This is from a local that raises and processes their own meats not so much a big company. I am sure there are some difference in the dollars between the two so it will come down to taste, convenience, and cost.
Interesting in your opinions on the larger type stores.
Scott

Yes.
The food pyramid was flipped this week and the first retaliation was to cripple the carnivore information supply train.
Scott

Agreed.
From there it will the 'fascination of the forbidden' to a point. If they don't want me to see it then it must really be good.
If we are discussing the health of this generation as well as future generations then it is a no-brainer. Everyone would be on board. Then factor in the almighty dollar and the pendulum always swings back to the 'green'.
Scott

Yep. Whey is a by-product of milk.
I tried an all beef protein powder but it did not exactly agree with my stomach.
Whey, it will be, for awhile.
Scott

Yep. This was the first time I did grass fed rendering.
It did leave more edibles as it rendered down and in turn it didn't make as much oil in the end. When I do basically the same amount of regular/from the butcher beef fat it is lesser edibles left over but much more oil.
I imagine it is the corn/grain fed fat is probably less dense but that is just a guess. Primal Gal says it is a difference in the Omega 3's and Omega 6's between the two.
It was not all that big of a deal but did catch me a little off guard and made me think a tad.
Scott

Same boat. My mother-in-law lived next door and was our primary source of daycare for the first five years. All they drank was water and luckily my son fell right in line. At a family function once he was offered a Coke/Pepsi and he looked at his aunt like she was crazy. He tasted one and luckily, (again) he didn't like it.
Me on the other hand I drank Mountain Dew and sweet tea like it was going out of style. I set a horrible example.
That early practice shaped him into adulthood.
I agree, I do not think an advertisement ban will do much but at least the pendulum is shifting a bit. I would think their profit margins should jump as sales will probably stay the same but the costs of advertising should go down. At least it looks that way from the outside looking in. LOL
Scott

This might even be a @Geezy question.
I rendered some grass fed beef fat today and it didn't make near as much oil as similar amounts of store bought fat (probably corn and grain fed/finished).
The grass fed fat didn't render all the way out and the 'crispies' were somewhat larger. They tasted amazing and I could see how a guy could have some addiction issues with them.
We have had the threads and conversations about grass fed vs. grass finished vs. corn/grain fed but never got into if there were differences in the fat. This is the first time I ever rendered grass fed fat so maybe it is somewhat different.
Not sure.
Scott

You tube does seem to dial it in with their 'big brother algorithms'. My buddy I joke that if we have a conversation about a topic riding down the road it will pop up on youtube/social media the nest time we log on.
Funny how things change. I was never really anti-social media and spent years wondering what the 'catch' or 'attraction' or 'grabbing mechanism' of those venues. I watched other people locked into their phones or kids locked into the screens and felt like they were letting the world pass them by.
In time I have changed. I am actively pursuing my degrees from the YouTube College for Medicine, Certified Automotive Technician, Nutritionist, Physical Therapist, Sports Trainer, UTV/ATV Specialist, Doctor of Immunology. I also attend the University of Google. In my spare time I now need to know what people are selling on Marketplace, as I don't use Facebook as it was intended, but I do want to know what people are selling.
I still don't participate in "Twitter" or Snap-Gram or Inst-chat" or any of those forums but I am learning to not say "I will never". LOL
Scott

One down a couple three to go.
Welcome and good luck as you progress.
Scott

Congrats.
Scott

With that the trick would be to maintain the tension and not lock out on the joints.
Like most machines, it is all about the effort the person puts forth. A treadmill is an awesome piece of equipment right up to the point it becomes a better place to hang some clothes. LOL
I have never used an X3 but I do use the bands to warm up some, and then onto the machines and the dumbbells.
As of late I am into squatting with dumbbells and going into a shoulder press as I stand up. I do 10-12. (similar to a kettle ball routine) Then I grab two forty-five pound plates and do a farmer's walk around the gym. I drop them and do 25-30 knees raises hanging from a bar. I try to do these four or five times per trip to the gym, usually between moving from exercise to the other while lifting.
I try to hit arms one day, legs the next and chest after that and shoulders/back if I make the fourth day that week.
I was walking 3.5 miles just about every day but the weather and the new grandkid has eaten up some of my walking time.
Scott

Very well said. Agreed.
I was one of those guys. I jumped on the carnivore diet as nothing more than a weight loss hack. I then stumbled across some amazing health benefits that I never seen coming after the switch. So much so, I was still hard to convince til some time afterwards.
I think everyone starts out in the 'diet mode' and then after time it becomes a lifestyle change. I also think life style changes are sustainable, but diets? Not so much.
Scott

I think carnivore (going in) is just like any other diet, there is nothing really sustainable about it. (and allow me to finish)
I think everyone who switches to carnivore starts off on a carnivore diet and like most all diets, people choose another route. it is the diets that are not sustainable.
It takes time for carnivore to become a lifestyle and leave the 'temporary-ness' of just about all diets.
For me personally I have been strict carnivore for about 19 months. I have not had a fruit nor vegetable nor bread nor pasta since May '24. With that said it was nearly a year later when I felt like being on the carnivore diet had morphed into me having a carnivore lifestyle/carnivore way of eating. And maybe my story is a little odd because I didn't start with any health concerns in mind as for me it was nothing more than a weight loss hack. I stumbled upon a ton of benefits early on, chalked them up to coincidence, and then once I was reading the writing on the wall I started to evolve from diet to lifestyle.
People quit for all kinds of reasons. If I had not stumbled upon the benefits with my autoimmune disease, knowing it was going to be a weight loss hack, I probably would have quit after losing 40-50 pounds (and called it a successful endeavor). If I knew which carb/vegetable/fruit was my trigger I would probably venture back out into the carb world on occasion. But since I don't know it is not a gamble I feel comfortable with so that too helped me transition from carnivore diet to carnivore lifestyle.
I think it could be any number of reasons, but I mostly think those reasons land on the individual person rather than the way of eating itself.
Scott

Somewhat in the same boat as Bob. I am pretty much happy with my weight after dropping 90-95lbs and bouncing around in the 85-90lb lost range. I'm still working out but eating way more than I really need to be eating.
The 'last few pounds' usually land around visceral fat and this can be difficult to lose. (I am about to attempt to drop 10-15lbs of mine).
I'm going to use fasting, somewhat more aggressive, than what I have been doing the last few months. Currently, I fast from 48-72-96 hours every other month, or so. Sometimes plans and life get in the way of the fasting but I am going to change that starting this week.
Instead of fasting every other month and then eating to gain muscle (extra proteins) when not fasting I'm going to fast and then go back to eating when I am hungry, which I think/hope will gradually shift back to once a day. (since using the protein powders and the protein drinks the little bit of sugar has sparked an appetite I didn't have the first 10-12 months eating carnivore and today I can eat bigger meals and even twice per day).
I am not sure if fasting works for a lot of people but it has worked wonders for me.
Scott

I think carnivore (going in) is just like any other diet, there is nothing really sustainable about it. (and allow me to finish)
I think everyone who switches to carnivore starts off on a carnivore diet and like most all diets, people choose another route. it is the diets that are not sustainable.
It takes time for carnivore to become a lifestyle and leave the 'temporary-ness' of just about all diets.
For me personally I have been strict carnivore for about 19 months. I have not had a fruit nor vegetable nor bread nor pasta since May '24. With that said it was nearly a year later when I felt like being on the carnivore diet had morphed into me having a carnivore lifestyle/carnivore way of eating. And maybe my story is a little odd because I didn't start with any health concerns in mind as for me it was nothing more than a weight loss hack. I stumbled upon a ton of benefits early on, chalked them up to coincidence, and then once I was reading the writing on the wall I started to evolve from diet to lifestyle.
People quit for all kinds of reasons. If I had not stumbled upon the benefits with my autoimmune disease, knowing it was going to be a weight loss hack, I probably would have quit after losing 40-50 pounds (and called it a successful endeavor). If I knew which carb/vegetable/fruit was my trigger I would probably venture back out into the carb world on occasion. But since I don't know it is not a gamble I feel comfortable with so that too helped me transition from carnivore diet to carnivore lifestyle.
I think it could be any number of reasons, but I mostly think those reasons land on the individual person rather than the way of eating itself.
Scott

Last night we had our families Christmas dinner and gift exchange. (work schedules). For the last ten years or so we do a 4-6lb prime rib roast. This year my sone knocked it out of the park with the roast. I'm not sure where the notion struck but I ate a small helping of green beans (my all time favorite food) and maybe a spoonful of creamed potatoes. I think it was more of a shocker for the family than for me. It was not like a craving or anything I put any thought into (other than thinking about a sweet potato once per week prior to a heavier/longer workout at the gym). I hadn't made any plans to eat anything other than meat but it sort of just happened.
The green beans tasted just like I remember (really awesome) and the cream potatoes were pretty good too.
I am not sure if I didn't eat enough or I didn't work out hard enough/long enough but I don't think I really seen any difference with my energy level during this morning's workout. I will see how the rest of the day goes but I got thru a longer leg workout without any lack of energy and didn't really feel any out of the ordinary burst. Unless something else drastically changes today I am not seeing the benefit of the carbs in regards to lifting. Again, maybe I didn't eat enough or go hard enough, but today was like any other day while eating carnivore.
I had gone from May 8th, 2024, til last night without a vegetable or fruit or anything along those lines and I guess that streak/stretch is over.
I don't this gets me kicked out of the club, maybe some probation or something, but I still think I'm on the carnivore path.
Scott

No doubts.
But remember, 'heavy is the crown'.
(maybe not that one, but you get the point)
Nice.
Scott

Merry Christmas to you as well.
Merry Christmas to all.
Scott

I guess I sort of plan mine. I have two stints on night shift each month and usually one of them end up being a fast.
I stretched the last one out to 7 days, or at least a few hours short of 7.
As always, much easier than I would have ever imagined.
Scott

I use quite a bit of butter. I use the Land-o-Lakes brand and just bought my first block of Kerrygold. It was OK but I didn't see enough difference to buy the more expensive brand.
If I'm eating hamburger or ribeye, or a fatty cut of meat I don't eat as much butter. If I eat a leaner cut, like some pork chops, I will use butter as a fat supplement of sorts.
Me personally, I don't see the issue with the butter you are using.
Scott

I will check it out.
I bought a ketones meter to check ketones and it gave a reading coupled with a glucose reading to give a GKI number. I was not getting into ketosis as soon as I thought based on reading the charts and not as deep as I thought, but ketosis the same.
During fasting once I read about the taste or the bad breath during ketosis and I hadn't experienced that, or had not realized it. Then one day it tasted like I had a mouthful of pennies and when I tested I was deeper than I had been previously. I guess there is some correlation there.
I will check out the app.
Scott

Nothing better.
Scott

New fast tracker? Interested in this? Could you elaborate?
I ate last Tuesday. I'm at work now and plan to break it tomorrow.
I have fasted for weight loss and from there the metabolic benefits of autophagy, HGH, stem cels and the re-booting of the immune system. As of late I have been reading about fasting and the mind, its benefits and even into some of the religious aspects.
I think this one was more to get my mind right. LOL (which will take a lot of work)
Scott