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It’s been my experience and it’s also recommended by many in the carnivore community such as Dr. Baker that we should not eat by the clock or socially but only when we are hungry.

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

Nice to meat you as well Jamie. Glad you could join us. Your experience will be helpful.

Very wise for someone so young. Hunger never means malnutrition nor does it mean we need to eat, only that our belly’s are empty. What most people who eat SAD equate to hunger is actually just a carb craving or lack of Leptin’s. Most of us don’t get “pulled into into fasting” it just comes naturally because we just aren’t getting hungry like we used to because our bodies are satisfied with the nutrients we’ve provided for it. Being young and still growing your body is demanding more nutrients than us older folks need. Personally I wouldn’t hold any nutrition back from my growing body as long as I was young and active if my body is telling me I need it.

I’ve been following Dr. Ovadia for awhile now. I haven’t read his book yet.

It’s been a touchy subject for LMNT. From my understanding the amount that was in their formula was very minuscule and was not going to be a factor in anyone’s diet but the company that was making it for them was putting too much in the formula. They were having their product independently tested when it was discovered and they made it known publicly that they had messed up. That speaks well to their integrity. When I was using LMNT I only used the plain version so it never should have affected me as it was only in their flavored versions.

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.

Good job Famal.

Just started The Carnivore Diet by Dr. Shawn Baker.

The fat we use to make fat bites out of is the solid fats from cuts of meat after we’ve rendered the liquid out. Those you can get crispy. The liquid fat you cannot get crispy and will always be liquid or if cooked down solidified as you’re witnessing. The only things you can do with that fat is drink it along with the broth, which you already said you don’t care for, use it for cooking such as frying meat or eggs. Be prepared though as that fat when using for frying will not be clean and the higher heat will case the impurities to sizzle and pop. Still tastes great though. To get those impurities out you could try filtering it through a coffee filter but that can be a slow and messy process. About the only other thing you can do with it is feed it to your carnivore pets if you have any.

Those fat bites are great for a snack or mixed with some scrambled eggs.

Welcome to our tribe Sportfan. Glad you could join us. We are definitely here to support you any way we can.

That is the best book I’ve read on nutrition and eating carnivore.

Just leftovers today but those leftovers were brisket so it was great.

I’m working my way through Over Diagnosed right now along with theee other books not related to diet.

You bring up a good point here. 2% milk is mostly sugar. Skim or fat free milk is all sugar. If you are going to drink milk then it’s best to drink whole milk so you are at least getting the benefit of the fat.

Busy day today. Besides working on my place I made two pounds of liverwurst. Mixed a pound of venison burger and home grown beef burger together and made hamburger patties which I then smoked along with a brisket. I then started a fresh batch of yogurt that will be ready tomorrow. I made carnivore pancakes for breakfast and made a batch of tallow from some of the fat I trimmed off of the brisket. Carnivore pancakes and eggs for breakfast. Rendering down brisket fat for tallow. Finished tallow and the fat bites left over for snacking on. Finally the finished brisket after a 12 hour smoke. A Texas staple. Ain’t it purdy? Mighty fine eatin right there folks.

Yeah I figured as much. Spell check usually gets me. And of course I wasn’t offended. If I had been I would just suspend your account. 😝

Welcome Famal, we are glad you could join us. Three things that are hampering your weight loss and causing you to gain weight. Cheese and dairy. When most people stall out on their weight loss journey it’s usually because of dairy. Dairy has a sugar in it called lactose. It can be addictive and easily over eaten. I had to stop dairy for a time because I was eating too much of it myself. Now that I’m maintaining my weight I can eat some dairy but I still have to be careful of it. Alcohol. Alcohol can and will kick you out of ketosis so if you are serious about being metabolically heathy and lose weight you may want to abstain. If you find it difficult to abstain then choose your drink carefully. Beer is the worst thing you can drink and wine comes in a close second. If you must drink then straight sprits are your best bet. No mixed drinks. Vegetables. While vegetables are not the devil per se on carnivore we just don’t see any reason to eat them when they provide no nutritional benefits for us. If you are going to eat them you need to keep the carb count down to 20 grams or less a day. No sauces or seed oils in the cooking. Make sure they are leafy greens and not starchy root vegetables. Best not to eat them at all in my opinion. Anytime you stall out or start gaining then evaluate your diet and often you’ll find the culprit there. Hood luck and good health.

Could be? 😳

Giving the addicted an excuse to stay addicted.

We think of seasonings as be benign or army worst something that may trigger an autoimmune issue but besides that just be aware that those seasonings have carbs. So keep that in mind if you are trying to be zero carb and especially if you are dealing with a plateau.