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Melt in your mouth would be up to the cut of meat. When smoking a steak you only smoke it long enough to bring it to the temperature you like your steaks. I only took these to 130°. The intent is to just infuse the steak with that smokey goodness. Now tougher cuts of meat like brisket and pork butt need that long smoke to tenderize the meat.

@Miranda & @Scott F. are spot on Rose. It’s more of a psychological thing that anything. You may experience some physical issues with your gut or inflammation but of course that will pass. It has probably knocked you out of ketosis and it may take a few days to get that started back up but as long as you jumped right back into carnivore that’s no big deal. You may experience some weight gain. I’ve heard of people gaining 5 pounds or more from just one indulgence. Again, not the end of the world but be aware that it can take several weeks for your body to readjust and start losing that weight again. What’s important here is that you need to forget the mistake but remember the lesson. Re examine why you got started on carnivore in the first place and recommit to this lifestyle. It’s never worth tossing away all of the hard work to get where you are now for a momentary pleasure. You’ve got this.

Smoked four ribeyes today. Didn’t want to eat a whole one so I just had a snack of about a third of one sliced and eaten on an Egglife wrap.

If you like that then I’ll be posting more musings and thoughts from my morning devotions in the future.

Actually vegetable oil was never a failure as a diesel fuel. In fact the diesel engine was designed to run on peanut oil and it did very well. It only down side was cold weather but even petroleum diesel struggles with cold weather without cetain additives. It was very popular for awhile to go around to the fast food places and get their used fry oils and make diesel fuel to run our pickups on. What killed that is they wanted to start charging to take the oil. So much for cutting costs.

Ok so I tried ol’hilly’s idea of boiled catfish. Instead of just boiling it in plain water I boiled it in crawfish seasoning. I think I may have used too much seasoning because it was too strong for my wife but it was perfect for me. Squeezed some lemon on the fish and dipped it in melted butter. It was good. Can’t compare it to lobster but it was still tasty. I ate some for breakfast around noon today. That wasn’t satisfying enough so I heated up some ribeye fat bits and that did the trick. Now I’m smoking four ribeyes as I’m typing.

That alone should tell you all you need to know of the benefits of eating a proper human diet. It should also tell you of what would happen if you ever go back to eating the way you used to. So you may want to rethink about not eating this way for life because this is a lifestyle not a diet. You will reverse all of your progress if you done maintain it. But…as Bob said and I agree with him, when you get to a maintenance stage and you’ve got the carb addiction licked you can indulge occasionally but you just don’t want to make a habit of it. The only thing I’m allowing into my diet these days is a few jalapeños occasionally and some seasonings. As long as they don’t affect me I’m fine with them. If you do stick with this long enough you may even get to a point where you just don’t want that other stuff anymore. Many of us come to that point. For me I see no point in eating them because the don’t provide and nutrition. Could I? Yes. Will I? No, there’s no need to. I don’t miss the sweets and carbs one bit.

Your body goes through changes as you progress. Getting hungrier than normal could very well be a signal that you didn't have enough fat to burn for energy. I know my hunger increased when I starting getting really low on body fat.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7, ESV) What do you fear? Now the term fear in this Proverb is speaking of a reverential awe and admiring, submissive fear is foundational for all spiritual knowledge and wisdom. It’s a humbleness that brings one to search for the truth and those who choose not to humbly seek out the truth will cast out those truths and in so doing be seen as fools. So, how can we apply this to ourselves in our daily journey in the carnivore lifestyle? I think it’s quite simple, educate ourselves in the truths that are carnivore. Do the research. Read the studies. Several people on this forum post some really good studies that bear reading. Read the books that support our lifestyle and tell the truth about the pharmaceutical and big food industry. The more you know, the wiser you will be and the more confident you will be and that confidence will push out the fears and doubt that you may have about this WOE. One of the things I see a lot of fear in people about who are keto/carnivore is high cholesterol. The evidence is there that shows that we’ve been lied to for a long time and that high cholesterol has nothing to do with cardiovascular disease. I was on a statin for years until I learned the truth about statins and high cholesterol so now I no longer have any fear about cholesterol because I’m now wiser in that knowledge. We can have a genuine fear in that we are too afraid to help ourselves or we can have a reverent fear of seeking the truth so that we can take care of these bodies that the good Lord gave us.

große Lüge The big lie Adolf Hitler described as the Big Lie in Mein Kampf. If you are going to lie, make it a big lie; people can’t imagine a falsehood of such magnitude, so they won’t suspect it of you. Stick with the Big Line; repeat if often; the people will come to accept it as the truth. Science anyone?

Great article. Thanks for posting that.

Carnivore. Carnivore is not about eating meat. Carnivore is a mindset. It’s a mindset that we adapt to our physiology and our psyche that we will only put into our bodies that which provides the utmost nutrition for us. We make up our minds that while a particular food, whether it be a vegetable, grain or something sweet, may taste good to us, it just doesn’t provide any benefit. We have one food that provides all of the nutrients needed for human survival and that is meat. Why eat anything else? The only reason would be for pleasure. You have a desire to put aside nutrition for a moment of pleasure and nutrition is not your top priority. So for those that struggle or get off track, you might want to examine your mindset, your priorities, what you want for your life. Do you want to Do Carnivore or do you want to Be Carnivore? It is a mindset. If you consider plants, sugar or alcohol as a toxic substances to your body, the question becomes: do you moderate the poison dosage or avoid putting it in the body? That is my mindset. I know these are not good for me, so unless it's unintentional, I am abstaining from all sources of it

It’s difficult to say because we don’t know exactly how you are eating but yes it could just be a faze. It could very well be that you have used up your glycogen stores and your body is needing fuel to burn but hasn’t completely become fat adapted yet. Generally when we have hunger issues early on in our carnivore journey it’s because we are still craving carbs and we need to subdue those cravings by eating more fatty meat. In the beginning don’t be afraid to eat. That’s one of the great beauties of this way we eat that we don’t have to restrict food as long as it’s the right food. Satisfy your hunger. Eventually your body will settle down and become fat adapted and start functioning the way it was always meant to be. In the meantime, welcome to our group Iceman. Other than that, how are you getting along with carnivore. Improvements? Setbacks?

Hers a nice little guide book for getting started on carnivore from Max German MaxGerman-TheUltimateCarnivoreGuide(2).pdf

I don’t know of any studies on osteoporosis in regards to carnivore but I would imagine that a diet that rich in nutrients like carnivore would be beneficial. I wouldn’t think it could hurt. Hypercholesterolemia is a normal condition for almost all carnivores. It’s a state we live in and we know that it’s a natural thing and healthy for us. There are numerous studies on it but you have to be careful which ones you want to believe in because most of them are agenda driven to promote a plant based diet. Studies such as the The Minnesota Coronary Experiment 1968-1973,was the largest ever randomized controlled trial on the Diet Heart Hypothesis that lasted over 4 1/2 years. 9,000 men and women divided by half eating saturated fat and the other vegetable (seed) oils. Both groups had the same amount of fat and it showed no differences in cardiovascular events or cardiovascular deaths but did notice that cancer was a lot higher in the low fat group. There has never been a RCT that proves cholesterol causes cardiovascular disease.

Welcome Nassim. We are glad you could join us. As to your first problem. You are having cravings because you have not gotten over your carb addiction yet. It can take time and even after you get over the physical cravings you can still have physiological cravings. On the physical side you aren’t eating enough fatty meat. Any time you get the urge to eat something you shouldn’t eat then eat some fatty meat. I always have hard boiled eggs handy or cooked bacon. There’s always some meat cooked in the fridge that I can grab as a snack if I need to. Generally if you eat enough at your regular meal you should be satiated until it’s time to eat again. That’s why so many of us end up eating OMAD. It’s all about getting your mind right. You’ve got to be committed to eating this way for life and you got to be determined not to fail. Now your second problem. You said “ I need my ldl tobe low mandatory medical for work”. I’m not too sure what you’re talking about there. Are you saying that it’s a condition of employment that your LDL be low? I’ve never heard of anything so draconian in my life. It’s nobody’s business but yours what your number are if that’s what your saying. Those numbers are totally arbitrary anyways and mean nothing. If that is the case then you are in trouble because as a carnivore your cholesterol is going to go up. It has to because as you are fueling your body with fat in the form of ketones there will naturally be more cholesterol running around your veins. It inevitable. In my opinion you cannot maintain a carnivore lifestyle and eat fruit and it’s definitely not going to allow you to get over your addiction to carbs and the cravings. Now you can go Keto and that allows you to eat fruit as long as you keep the carbs under 20 grams but I personally don’t believe the fructose is good for you. You would be better off eating leafy greens rather than fruit in my opinion. Yes you can maintain moderation but if you struggle now with it on carnivore do you think you can do it on Keto? I the end you just have to experiment. We are all different and you need to eat in a way that works for you. I think that if this is too difficult for you or you you feel the need to reintroduce something to your diet then I think you should try it and see what happens just be prepared to go back to eliminating that food if it doesn’t work out. Goid luck.

Some chicken salad with pork rinds to start with, and then some wild hog sausage and eggs.

Five scrambled eggs with ribeye fat bites mixed in and some homemade yogurt. I’ll have some carnivore ice cream later.

I did something similar to that once where I chopped up some hard boiled eggs and mixed in some softened butter and it was tasty.

Started out with eggs and pork butt. I’m going to be eating later because I’m getting a blood test tomorrow so I’m shooting for a 12 hour fasting window.

Excellent video Bob.

Yes sir we were indoctrinated and we have passed that training on to our children and them to they’re children and as Miranda stated we are now seeing the difference.

Just some of that smoked pork butt a cooked the other day.

Dang brother…that sounds like a great feast.

That’s a good way to start.