Shawn M

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

O Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness because of my foes; make Thy way straight before me. There is nothing reliable in what they say; their inward part is destruction itself; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue. Hold them guilty, O God . . . for they are rebellious against Thee. But let all who take refuge in Thee be glad, let them ever sing for joy; and mayest Thou shelter them, that those who love Thy name may exult in Thee. For it is Thou who dost bless the righteous man, O LORD, Thou dost surround him with favor as with a shield.
—PSALM 5:8-12
I hope and pray that this doesn’t sound blasphemous but when reading this during my devotional I just couldn’t help but apply this to our daily journey as carnivores. It resonates with me in how we deal with those who rail against us in our WOE be it doctors, scientists, family or the general public. 
I’m afraid this sounds like I’m trying to make this WOE a religion, I’m not,  but I constantly find how scriptures constantly apply to us in everything we do. 
After all the word bible is a wonderful acronym. 
Basic 
Instructions 
Before 
Leaving 
Earth 

14 skin on chicken thighs with paprika,garlic powder, oregano and salt .
Will definitely polish off 8 probably more 😆 

Seldom am I actually hungry since going Carnivore. Most days I could easily go 24-30 hours without issue. 
I think what you are experiencing is fairly normal. 
I started in May at 306 and this week I weighed in at 229. I still have some weight to go but at the same time I'm lifting in an attempt to build muscle. I eat a beef and egg meal in the mornings after lifting and I try to eat in the evening with my wife. On the lifting days, after the morning meal it is all, I can do to eat again that evening. 
Getting off the original topic but there is another post on here about protein shakes/keto chow type supplementation. I read that a few months ago and I can see how that would work for me. Whole foods are better by far, but it is going to be a struggle to eat enough protein to build muscle. (totally off topic, my apologies)
One of the amazingly ironic things is just a few months ago I could eat my 16oz rib eye with a loaded baked potato, finish off my wife's steak, three to four glasses of sweet tea, and then eat dessert but now I am hard pressed to eat a whole rib-eye at dinner, especially if I had a couple eggs that morning. 
I never imagined the struggles of eating more.
Scott
 

What you are experiencing is normal. Early man never ate by the clock. He ate when he was hungry and when he did he gorged himself. When I first became carnivore I only ate when I was hungry and that would usually be just once a day. So I was going about 23 hours every day without food and I thrived.
Once I lost all I intended to lose I had to be careful to make sure I was eating enough to maintain my weight. Im still eating when I get hungry but now that I’ve listened most of my excess fat my body is requiring more food so if I know I’m going to have a hard day of work I’ll eat a small fatty meal a couple of hours after I wake up and then a good meal in the evening. Both times I’ll be a little hungry but not ravenous. 
I never weigh out my food or track it. I just make sure I’m getting plenty of fat with each meal.  I just go by how I feel. My body tells me what I need. 

Gotta love some ribeyes. 

That’s the best way to use bacon imo. 

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

I eat whatever bacon I find palatable enough, and monetary responsible enough. I may eat bacon three times a week. 

I eat Smithfield bacon. I'm blessed to live only 20-minutes from Smithfield, VA where it comes from in the Mid-Atlantic, so I get it relatively cheap and very fresh.

2 lbs leftover smoked roast. 

1 ribeye for whole day. 
Hopefully my digestive system is back on track and in sync with metabolism. 

I watched a segment on the news where a school district removed a soft drink machine from a high school, and it was an all-out revolt. Parents included.
As I watched I thought how crazy to argue this point and then my first stop was the convenience store to get a Mountain Dew and a Little Debbie cake (probably two).
Luckily for me, my son has never been a sweets nor soda kid. He didn't have his first soft drink til he was 15 and really didn't like it. My mother-in-law was his day care and she didn't have soft drinks in her house. She had barely sweet tea only on Sundays. It was water for everyone any other time. From being on water as a kid he didn't develop that 'sweet tooth'. He is 28 now and hardly, if ever, drinks soft drinks or eats a dessert. 
Me on the other hand, I did his share and mine for a lot of years. 
Great scripture.
Scott

Got up early this morning so I ate early with a bacon and cheese omelette. 
Tgen I slow smoked this beauty for 12 hours. Pork butt, it’s what’s for dinner. 

Was out hunting all day so I just fasted. 

Steak, eggs and bacon today. 
The trinity. 
 

Italian sausages,,Hard boiled eggs,,,Green tea..
 

I was doing pretty good for awhile but I’ve gotten lazy. I need to get back to my routine of walking 3 miles every other day and hitting my resistance bands every other day. I also want to introduce some chair exercises into my day as well.
The winter kicked me outta the habit and I just haven’t been motivated to get back to it regularly again. Excuses, excuses.
I’m giving up my tea tomorrow so I might just get my motivation that way.


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Egglife wraps stuffed with sizzle steak and eggs.


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A good dark roasted coffee, smoked paprika, ground oregano and a good helping of garlic rub is good for pork butt. 
Danos rubs are spicy but clean. 

Smoked 12lbs. of Pork Butt yesterday. Had 1.5 pounds last night and another pound so far today. I'll grab another pound for a snack shortly. I used a zero-sugar spice rub and apple wood chunks.