XaqNautilus

I lurk here almost daily from Vivaldi.

What you think you know about meat affecting gout might be a myth. Kerry from HomesteadHow suffered horrible gout that went away on the carnivore diet.

Nice! That's well below the 183 on your profile!

I don't know whether or not pork is "red" or "white" meat, but I do know that pigs are monogastric animals often fed sub-optimal diets when farmed and they can't filter out the garbage they're fed as well as ruminants can. Same goes for chicken. I avoid both.

Yeah it's an article running cover for cereals and the "varied" diet while demonizing processed (not ultra-processed) meats. The study itself is epidemiology (food questionnaires) and therefore garbage. Someone who eats nothing but salami, bologna, hot dogs, spam and corned beef is going to be far better off than people eating Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes, Alpha-Bits, Honeycomb and Corn Pops.

After a 72 hour fast, an airfried ribeye and six eggs scrambled with some pickled onions I made last night.

I disagree. I don't crave anything sweet anymore. I'm not an expert but I believe cravings come from nutrient deficiencies and someone experiencing such cravings hasn't fully adapted or isn't primed.

I keep wondering about availability in Canada for OTC CGMs but can't find anything. At best I expect we'll have to buy them online like we have to do to get allulose.

Great advice. I drink a lot of unsweetened naturally flavored sparkling water, such as bubly, and perhaps that helps keep my hunger at bay.

The meal I eat most often is 1 lb of ruminant meat with 6 eggs with salt and pepper, often with a little onion and garlic. Today it was ground elk.

Wow, that's great. With blood pressure that low you should be able to hopefully drop more of the medications. If Natto works for you keep going. But the hope is that one day you won't need it either. Edit: Oh I misread the last line quoted. Are you still on any blood pressure medications?

I had really high blood pressure and tried to supplement with beetroot to help and it had no effect as far as I noticed. So it is possible that you think the Natto is helping when it's not. I don't take blood pressure medication. Even now I still don't have normal blood pressure usually still around 140/90 dancing on the border of needing medication.

I peeked at 342 and I've managed to get down to 235 now. I lost most of the weight in 2023 and have been stuck on a plateau between 235 and 260 for all of 2024. In 2023 I went OMAD, usually eating early in the day to counter the dawn effect, and now I am doing even longer fasts to try to get the fat off. I just did an 80 hour fast. So I don't recommend adding a small breakfast back in will help you. You lose the fat when your insulin is low and eating anything will cause insulin to rise. Insulin is the fat storing hormone. You may need to take some time to transition to OMAD and longer fasts to temper your body so you don't feel so hungry. I rarely feel hungry anymore, my problem has always been boredom eating. You may also want to cut dairy, especially milk. Butter is fine though. Do you exercise? Try to go for walks. Aim for 8,000 steps per day. You can do it. My profile picture is of Frank Payne. He died of heart attack at age 49. Don't be like Frank Payne.

Oh yeah I know of him too. He says what they tell him to. I brought up Dr. Brad Stanfield because he actually takes a statin himself and seems to truly believe keeping cholesterol super low is the way to go.

That wouldn't be Dr. Brad Stanfield by chance would it?