Geezy

A simple beef patty.
Sometimes you just fancy a patty.
Could've waited until it got seared a bit more though but I'm a lazy fella.

My attempt at a medium rare rump steak.
Cooked in plenty of butter of course.

Like anything else it’s a tool. It can be used for good or evil.

Have you seen those videos of how cats react to cucumbers?

Very high ketone levels don’t necessarily mean that you are an effective ketone producing machine. As ketones become very elevated ketone clearance could actually decrease.
Therefore ketone concentrations are not always synonymous with fat burning.
A Ketone meter measures the ketones waiting in the blood steam, it doesn’t count the ketones that have already gone to work.
The number on your meter doesn't simply tell you how many ketones your liver produced
It tells you how much BHB happens to be in your bloodstream at that moment.
If production > utilization→ BHB rises If utilization > production → BHB (*Beta-hydroxybutyrate) falls
If production = utilization → BHB stays stable.
Chasing ketones is not the whole story and neither should it be. If your goal is weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, better glucose control, lower triglycerides and reduced hunger or improved metabolic health then consider instead, what is happening to your waist, your body composition, your glucose, your fasting insulin, your triglycerides and HDL, your blood pressure, your hunger and your energy. How do you feel? If all of these things are moving in the right direction but your ketones dropped a little which metric seems more important?
We can become so fascinated by ketosis that we forget to ask why we are trying to create ketosis in the first place.
Therapeutic ketosis is different from simply trying to improve your health. What is your goal In all of this?
Your ketone meter is a tool.
It is not a metabolic report card.
It measures concentration.
Not ketone production.
Not total ketone utilization.
Not total fat oxidation.
Not insulin sensitivity.
Not body-fat loss.

It’s alway good to educate the ignorant. It’s up to them to learn.

Very high ketone levels don’t necessarily mean that you are an effective ketone producing machine. As ketones become very elevated ketone clearance could actually decrease.
Therefore ketone concentrations are not always synonymous with fat burning.
A Ketone meter measures the ketones waiting in the blood steam, it doesn’t count the ketones that have already gone to work.
The number on your meter doesn't simply tell you how many ketones your liver produced
It tells you how much BHB happens to be in your bloodstream at that moment.
If production > utilization→ BHB rises If utilization > production → BHB (*Beta-hydroxybutyrate) falls
If production = utilization → BHB stays stable.
Chasing ketones is not the whole story and neither should it be. If your goal is weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, better glucose control, lower triglycerides and reduced hunger or improved metabolic health then consider instead, what is happening to your waist, your body composition, your glucose, your fasting insulin, your triglycerides and HDL, your blood pressure, your hunger and your energy. How do you feel? If all of these things are moving in the right direction but your ketones dropped a little which metric seems more important?
We can become so fascinated by ketosis that we forget to ask why we are trying to create ketosis in the first place.
Therapeutic ketosis is different from simply trying to improve your health. What is your goal In all of this?
Your ketone meter is a tool.
It is not a metabolic report card.
It measures concentration.
Not ketone production.
Not total ketone utilization.
Not total fat oxidation.
Not insulin sensitivity.
Not body-fat loss.

I’ve been a carnivore for over three years and have never tracked my ketones or macros. The only thing I’ve ever tracked was my weight and my body measurements.
I believe some people can overthink this carnivore lifestyle and make something that’s so simple into something complex.

I would add to that, yes, there is great benefits to eating only meat over eating only vegetation and that is metabolic healing. 16 different ailments in my body reversed or healed by eating a meat only diet. Carbohydrates were killing me. Meat healed me. Sounds like a benefit to me.

Sure you can…if you scramble them. 😁

Rolling smoke on 12 racks of Dino ribs this morning.

As of this writing 1199 days.

I've not tracked anything except for protein on workout days and even then I do it less and less as time goes on.
Apparently we are the same as vegans smh.
Think about it logically.
If you have to supplement on your diet it cannot be what we evolved on (or designed).
Vitamin b12 comes to mind.
Our ancestors weren't chugging b12 supplements lol.
The only thing I supplemented was magnesium back in my keto days as I assume I had low reserves.
I've not supplemented anything for 5+ years on carnivore.

I will fight the vegans with their own weapon
Extra poison damage from the mouldy cucumber.

Always happy to help these sorts of people.
Despite the attacks in the comments you get people like this guy.
Makes it worth it.

Teddy being a snuggly fella.

Nothing since Friday night about 9PM.
Maybe Tuesday morning, depends on how I feel.
I don't think there is anything better than eggs other than bacon and together they are a dynamic duo. Pretty much unbeatable.
Scott

Monolith slice of cheddar cheese.

Nice pic. I smoked a turkey earlier in the week, a brisket on Saturday, ribs on Friday and two pork shoulders on Wednesday.
The smoker is working overtime this week.
And like most of the time, I forgot to take pics. I think because when it is time for pics I am ready to eat and lose track, LOL
Scott

Rolling smoke on 12 racks of Dino ribs this morning.

Exactly.
I'm in a Facebook carnivore group and someone asked about needing to check ketones.
That's what prompted this post tbh.
I remember when I was on keto being absolutely obsessed with checking my Ketone levels.
Thanks to professor Bart Kay I learned the error of my ways.

I’ve been a carnivore for over three years and have never tracked my ketones or macros. The only thing I’ve ever tracked was my weight and my body measurements.
I believe some people can overthink this carnivore lifestyle and make something that’s so simple into something complex.

As of this writing 1199 days.