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While I won’t pass up a nice rack that’s true. But I’m a meat hunter and not a trophy hunter.

Welcome Ken. So what ailments are you trying to remedy?

Good job. Any gain is an accomplishment.

Welcome to Carnivore Talk. Many carnivores, including myself, report sleeping less. It’s not a bad thing if you are not experiencing any ill effects. Calories are not a good metric by which to measure our food consumption since it is just a measurement of heat. We can’t actually eat a calorie but we can eat mass. Even if calories are used it’s not the calorie that matters but what your body does with the calorie. For instance, 3,000 calories from a doughnut will process in our bodies totally different from how 3,000 calories from a steak. While it’s generally considered ok to drink milk and consume dairy on carnivore just remember that dairy contains a lot of sugar in the form of lactose. If your body is handling it ok then it shouldn’t be a problem. As active as you are it may be just fine. I eat cheese and use some cream but I don’t drink milk. If I did it would put weight on me which is exactly what it was designed to do. Yes, the coffee and nicotine could be what’s interfering with your sleep. They are stimulants and are not good for you. If you could quit them that would definitely be a positive for you but from your description of your sleep and how you feel it really doesn’t seem to be an issue. I tend to go by how I’m feeling and if I’m feeling good then I don’t think anything needs to change. It sounds to me like you are doing pretty good.

Absolutely, in fact I’d say most have. It’s really not a big deal. You just need to start where you are at. Don’t beat yourself up over it but use it as a learning tool. It can actually be a good thing as it teaches you to recognize where you are weak so that you can avoid that next time. I believe it’s more of a mindset as anything. Get your priorities straight as to what you really want and be determined to achieve your goals. Nothing can stand in your way if your mind is right. Forget the mistake but remember the lesson.

Welcome to our little group. Congratulations on coming over to carnivore. We are here to help and support you any way we can. My first bit of advice would be to not try to do too much at one time. Work on progress over perfection.

Welcome Eve and welcome back to eating right again. Starting over again shows that you are no quitter. You now have the experience and wisdom to know where you are weak and can learn from it. Like most of us its sounds like you are a carb addict. The problem with being addicted to anything is that it’s extremely difficult to moderate what you are addicted to and in my case I’ve found that it’s easier to just completely abstain from what I’m addicted to. I hope you find the support you need here and are successful in your goals. Remember, nothing tastes as good as how you feel.

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Recipe Blue Cheese Butter Recipe (Easy Compound Butter for Steak) Easy blue cheese butter with garlic and herbs. A simple compound butter that melts over steak, burgers, veggies, or baked potatoes for bold flavor. Ingredients • ▢ 

½ cup butter (one stick) salted preferred or add ¼ teaspoon kosher salt if unsalted butter • ▢ 

½ cup blue cheese crumbs • ▢ 

1 tablespoon parsley fresh, chopped • ▢ 

1 teaspoon basal • ▢ 

2 cloves garlic crushed Instructions • Allow the butter to come to room temperature. You can also microwave it briefly—about 15–20 seconds, flipping halfway.
 • Combine the soft butter with ½ cup of blue cheese crumbles, 1 tablespoon of freshly chopped parsley, 1 teaspoon of dry basil, and 2 cloves of crushed garlic in a small bowl. Mix until well combined.
 • Spoon the mixture onto parchment or wax paper and roll into a log. Refrigerate for 1–2 hours to firm up.
 • Slice into 1-tablespoon pats and serve on steaks, vegetables, or anything hot.
 Notes Pro Tips 1. Use softened butter—it makes mixing easier. 2. Salted butter is preferred. If using unsalted, add ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt per stick. 3. Any blue cheese will work. Crumbles are easiest; ½ cup is about 2 ounces. 4. Store in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. For longer storage, freeze pats flat in a sealed bag for 2–3 months. 5. Great on steak, vegetables, burgers, potatoes, or stirred into rice or noodles. Nutrition Estimate (May Vary) Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 307IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg Adjust accordingly to fit your diet.

I love smoking meats. I’m old fashioned and use what we refer to as a stick burner, also known as an offset smoker. I modified mine earlier this year when I installed a new fire box and turned it into a reverse flow. As I’m typing this I’ve got two tri tips and three racks of baby back ribs on it. Let us know how those chuck roasts came out.

I find it both funny and sad that doctors are so ignorant. I have the same kind of doctor. He thinks I’m killing myself but at the same time praises me for my weight loss, reversal of my crones, IBS and atrial fibrillation. He just can’t get past the cholesterol. Lol. You aren’t missing anything by being allergic to statins. They are worthless and don’t do anything for you. They are nothing but a money making scam for Big Pharma.

Your LDL is a non issue. Mine is the same as yours according to my last blood draw. Your Triglycerides are high. Ideally you’d like to see them under 100. I don’t know how long you’ve been carnivore or how strict you are but if you are eating right that number should come down in time. Your HDL looks good. A good indicator of potential cardiovascular risk is your HDL to Triglyceride ratio. Yours is 2.8 which high. It would be best if you could get it down under 2.

Yeah Quest seems to be the one that most use. I personally don’t get mine done on my own. I just go through my doctor. He’s not hip to what I’m doing and keeps asking me if I’ll go on a statin but I keep telling him no. It doesn’t bother me and in fact I get a kick out of trying to educate him. I did think I’m having any success but it’s still fun trying.

Wow! 11 pounds in one week? That’s wild. Generally 2 to 3 pounds is a good average. Congratulations on beating those cravings just don’t let that peanut butter bring them back. Eating until satiation is different for everyone but the standard thought is to eat until the food isn’t tasting good anymore. Eating plenty of fat is the key to satiation. I’ve found it hard to over eat as a carnivore. As long as I’m eating enough fat. Congratulations on doing so well.

Most of ours do but since cholesterol is an essential component to the human body and has very little if anything to do with cardiovascular disease it’s not something we concern ourselves with.

This is true because many start something from an emotional response without any real foundation of commitment. I believe the response would be exactly what they did with Adkins and Keto when it became popular and that was to start introducing processed foods that were labeled Atkins and Keto when in reality they were nothing of the sort. I know I got caught by that lie with Adkins.

As Bob said, yes but the body only produces what it needs to function under normal circumstances. Certain parts of the body needs glucose for proper function such as the brain but when it comes to something like needing a quick burst it may fall short.

Welcome to Carnivore Talk Kuro. I’m glad you joined us. I eat organ meats but you are right, many in America don’t and will consider you weird for doing so. We do have some cultures in the US that indulge in eating organs, such as our Hispanic culture, but most don’t. If you can find a good Mexican meat market or Cariceria you might be able to get some of what you’re looking for. I raise most of my own meat and I hunt a lot so I get my organ meats from those animals that I raise and hunt. You might go to a butcher shop and ask them to save some organs for you from the next animal they process.

Welcome Simon I’m glad you could join us. Depending on what your diet was before carnivore it could be oxalate dumping. If you were a big vegetable eater in the past your body could be trying to get the oxalates out of your body. Then again it may be histamine reaction. It’s hard to say. The way to find out would be to change your source of beef. Find a butcher or store that sources its beef from local farmers if you can. While you can’t always trust the labeling, try to find beef that is labeled as organic, grass finished. Histamine intolerance comes from beef that has been aged so in your case the fresher the better. while most people don’t have any issues with eating beef from Wally World is best to remember that much of their beef is imported from other countries, especially the ground beef found in tubes. In one package of ground beef there may be a mixture of ten different cows in it. Thats not necessarily a bad thing in and of itself but it may contribute to histamine intolerance. I wish I had better advice for you but not having any real experience with it I can only go by what I’ve read. Give it time and good luck. Btw, be careful about reducing your fat intake as that is your only source of energy.

Congrats. You are discovering the wonders of feeding your body with proper nutrition.

I will add that the fruit and veg that our for fathers ate are not what is available to us today. Everything available today is not what God created but what man bastardized.

To each their own but for me it ain't broke so need to fix it.

Welcome Mary. I’ve been seeing many of those click bait posts on Utube here lately but it’s just that…click bait. Many people don’t really understand carnivore. Carnivore is not a true zero carb diet. There is no such thing as even eating all fat and protein you will still get some carbs. Even if you intentionally eat a few carby items now and then it doesn’t mean you aren’t carnivore. Even the lion and the wolf will eat grass occasionally. Carnivore is about providing your body with the optimal food to get the optimal nutrition that it runs best on and that’s animal fats and proteins. If one is eating a diet that consists primarily of those two items I think they could still be considered carnivore. Some purists might disagree and that’s their prerogative to do so but that wouldn’t make them right, only dogmatic.