Geezy

Every other American is pre type 2, type 2, or one of those undiagnosed. Dr. Ken Berry estimates 70 % of all PCP can not diagnose T2DM properly. It costs 1.5 Billion dollars per day. Is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. If T2DM was contagious., the streets would be empty. It increases by a percent or two every year. Likely to hit 60% in 2030. A leg is amputated from a diabetic every 4 minutes. Toes every 2 minutes.
That's what it really is. The ADA has not had any positive effect , ever. The Ketogenic diet is the most studied dirt for T2DM.

Just the facts, people

I watch Tony Hampton every morning. Was a good post. I left a comment there. I forget who regulates CGM and other Glucose meter accuracy. They have to show a an accuracy of plus or minus 12%. so if device says 100, a blood lab needs to be between 88 and 112. Manufacturers file regular reports.

Being that new to carnivore the most logical reason you were have energy issues is your body had not adapted to burning fat for energy. It was still wanting carbs to burn.
It can take some time before we become fully adapted and until it happens you’ve just got to tough it out. It’s part of what many in the community call the keto flu. Some people don’t do well going cold turkey into carnivore and need to ease into it by being keto first and then tapering down to carnivore. I’m a jump in with both feet kind of guy so I went hard core from the beginning and I experienced what you did but I just powered through it.
As far as the weight loss and you being already slightly built the question would be what is your built like? You may be slim but are you an athletic built slim or are you a weak slim. If you are skinny-fat then it would make sense that you were losing. If you are athletic then you may not be eating enough.
To calculate protein needs, one should aim for approximately 1 gram to 1.2 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass and an equal amount of fat. This approach is suitable for individuals seeking to maintain or gain weight and muscle mass. Protein requirements may vary based on factors such as age, activity level, and individual metabolic health.
Fat (or lipids) - 9 calories per gram.
Proteins - 4 calories per gram

Now I never counted anything myself. I just made sure everything I ate was cooked in animal fats and any rendered fat was poured back over the meat like a gravy. If the meat is lean then I’ll eat butter with every bite of meat.
Good luck and welcome to Carnivore Talk.

I like this method. It's easy to get a controlled medium/rare roast or steak. This time I let the meat cool down in snow after bath, so it did not get any more done when I seared it on a very hot cast iron pan.
Eight hours / 133 F.

Yep.
I'm right back at it just about immediately after. I am guessing everyone's plans have obstacles and bumps in the road.
Luckily mine are very minor and sort of funny and not all that impactful (except for the first ten minutes with the guy on the porch).
Last night at work we were talking about carnivore and fasting and I made mention that I have one employee that could single handedly stop my fasting. It is hard to fast when presented with a huge, very well prepared tomahawk steak, coupled with the appreciation I had for it being a 'show of appreciation by my shift'.
Sort of babbling.
Just a quick post this morning to wind down from nights.
Scott

When switching from a standard American diet to carnivore the difference between regular meat and grass-fed meat is minimal, minimal at best.
Grass-fed, free-range and organic are often used as misleading terms.
I would not eliminate eggs as they are just about nature's most perfect food. I eat fish and seafood for a couple three days each month.
I do agree it is an elimination diet but there is no need to eliminate chicken or pork or seafoods.
As far as 'good quality meats' I hit the bo-bo sections of meat whenever I can. I'm the guy that buys up all the reduced meats in one fell swoop.
Scott

Exactly!
I’m a carnivore and have cancer. The cancer was developing long before I became a carnivore but if someone hear I was diagnosed with cancer after I became a carnivore they would blame the diet and not what I did before the diet.

While I’m not saying any of this is wrong or misleading and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if it was all very accurate but I compare these with the same type of articles that bemoan red meat as being the cause of all ailments known to man. Lots of “maybes”, “mights” and “could haves”.
I agree that peanut butter is not a food we should be eating but for different reasons.

I am the biggest fan of those who take their health into their own hands.
Mr. Pauls I think your approach and your story could be an inspiration to others. It is not like you jumped off a cliff with your plan as it seems well thought out with a methodical approach. Very sensible. Very effective.
Great work. Enjoy these steps as successes. Keep stacking them up.
Scott

that's good advise geezy. what's weird is that i tend to gravitate towards a 20 hour fast. but eating 2 meals within 4 hours seems a little strange. i don't know why, but it's hard for me to push beyond 4 hours.

The beef tongue is intriguing for sure. When I was in Florida a couple summers ago, I had "lengua" tacos, which was beef tongue. It was good.

And I don't think anyone really has to. Sure, many choose to, but there's nothing wrong with those who treat carnivore as an elimination diet and then later reintroduce other foods.
Part of the reason for using carnivore as an elimination diet is to heal and gain mastery over those tendencies to rely on sugar or alcohol or other substances. The hard part, and for some this is really really hard, is abstaining long enough to reap the benefits. I still drank alcohol on occasion even on carnivore - precisely once a month when we went out for Open Mic Night or Karaoke. But over time, I lost my desire for it, and haven't drank in months (plus with my kidney disease even a little alcohol gives me major side effects).
But during my first year, if I deviated, it became clear I was an addict. After 6 months on carnivore my wife wanted me to taste some pumpkin bread because it was my mother's recipe. That one bite had me jonesing for more, and I am talking shaking hands and insatiable cravings and feelings of hunger, even though I had just had dinner. It was a weird, surreal experience that I never felt before.
However, now that I am almost 3 years in, a single bite of pumpkin bread doesn't phase me. It's like I am immune now.
The only reason I tell this story is because I believe that the same thing would happen for you with sugar and alcohol..... in time, that is.

I am on a slow decline in my Blood Glucose Level! Therefore, effective tomorrow my daily Lantus insulin dose will be reduced from 25 to 22 units per day. I gave everone fair warning not to bet against me. This change will remain in effect for 30 days. As my body Adapts.

Busy day cooking today.
First up was bacon wrapped smoked venison backstrap.

Next up was beef tongue. First time cooking it. Boiled it until tender and then sliced it and pan fried it in tallow. Wow, this was tender and delicious.

Last was some beef cheek meat. Slow cooked in the crockpot with a little beef broth. Extremely tender and fatty. 😋

😱😱😱 That would be a hanging offense in Texas.

OMAD just came naturally to me in the beginning. I didn’t do it on purpose, it just happened. I had a rule that I would only eat when I was hungry. It seemed silly to eat by the clock. Our ancestors ate when they were hungry but we started eating by the clock to fit into corporate America timelines.
I now eat 2MAD to keep my weight up and to spread out my meals because as I said on another post, I would eat so much at my one meal that I would be too stuffed to get anything done.
Don’t concern yourself with eating ONAD just because other people are doing it. Do what works best for you. You’ll have less stress and feel better about your diet.

Busy day cooking today.
First up was bacon wrapped smoked venison backstrap.

Next up was beef tongue. First time cooking it. Boiled it until tender and then sliced it and pan fried it in tallow. Wow, this was tender and delicious.

Last was some beef cheek meat. Slow cooked in the crockpot with a little beef broth. Extremely tender and fatty. 😋

2MAD is my preferred pattern.
If possible, I like to wait several hours after waking up to eat, and then I will have eggs and a breakfast meat. About 7 hours later the wife and I will have dinner and this is quite commonly 1 lb or more of beef, although I also enjoy chicken, fish, seafood, etc here and there because I have a need for some variety.
If I end up having meal #1 early, then mid-day I will likely have some pork rinds or beef jerky as a hold-me-over.
I think these 2 statements are related. The fruit isn't to blame for the food coma, but the sweet addictiveness of fructose makes it easier to crave the addictiveness of alcohol. The bad news is that the body will bounce out of ketosis (fat burning) to prioritize metabolizing the alcohol first, followed by the fructose, and you will struggle to become firmly fat adapted.
I would recommend pure carnivore for a set period of time (like 90 days or so). Then at a later time if you want to reintroduce an occasional fruit or rare sip of alcohol, that's your prerogative. At that time you may have gotten mastery over it and will be less inclined to cave into having it all the time.

Yes indeed. OMAD would be the most convenient but it’s hard to pull off. Eating twice a day seems the best for my rhythm.

Try to remember that we are all different with different physiology’s. My experience may not be the same as yours but regardless, this can still be the best, most optimal way of eating for your metabolic health.
Hang in there and stay the course.

I’m not sure what you mean by carnivore clarity of bliss.
If by clarity you are referring to brain fog being lifted I suppose it’s different for everyone depending on how bad their brain fog was to begin with. What was causing it. What exactly are you eating. What your age is. All of these things may factor in. I have been a fairly strict carnivore for over 1,000 days and I can’t recall having received any clarity so to speak. I’m old and can be forgetful but I don’t think I ever really had any brain fog to begin with.
“Bliss”? What is bliss but a satisfying feeling that everything is good in your life. I have bliss in knowing that what I am doing is what’s best for me because of the benefits I’ve experienced. I also have a sort of bliss in that I don’t desire anything more than what I eat on a strict carnivore diet. I have no cravings or desires for anything other than meat, salt and water. For me it’s freedom from food and that is blissful.
I to used to drink alcohol, coffee, tea and sodas but as my body healed I found my taste for those things changed. It was as if as my body got cleaner it lost the desire to have unclean things put into it. It wasn’t anything that I did other that just eat clean. My body did the rest.

Nearly all weight loss methods work to some extent but unless it becomes a lifestyle you will fail on it.

Mathematics are amazing.
I was at 31% at the beginning of December and now just shy of 26% after eating more than when I was hungry.
Scott

I sort of think they all diets work and then all diets fail.
Success is in the lifestyle change.

thanks scott. at my best i was able to do carnivore plus fasting for 5 or 6 days in a row and i felt pretty good. but by the weekend i'd always want to celebrate with sugar and alcohol. not sure why, other than the fact that both carnivore and fasting create a lot of stress on my body.