Saxguy

Thank you for that. Im only a few days in, and doing okay to be honest. Went to a friends B'day last night. Watched my wife and our guests eating a huge platter, drinking cocktails/wine etc, followed by a stunning B'day chocolate mud cake etc.... I had a plate of lamb and sparkling water. I surprised everyone including myself at my willpower. Feeling great today. I know I will make 90 days. Might allow myself a Christmas dinner treat. Already lost weight, and friends commented on it. Unbelievable. Cant see myself going the rest of my life eating nothing but meat, but I really want to get to the bottom of ailments, and to see what its like feeling the best I can. The low carb option (eventually) sounds like a great compromise.

That is my main goal. Eliminate pain, or the cause thereof. Losing weight will be a bonus, but not the main objective. Thanks

Thank you all for the good vibes...and yes Saxguy (muso). I honestly don't know if I will stick to carno forever, as I just love my food. Also, we live on a lifestyle block, and we grow veggies and have some wonderful fruit trees. Its spring here now and the trees are blooming, and we have already started our seedlings and young plants. I cant NOT continue with all of this as my wife isn't going carnivore with me, which will make it even harder, and our garden is supplementing our food supply as well as being a source of enjoyment knowing we are growing the best organic produce for ourselves. For me it will be like an alcoholic working in a distillery, with a "all you can drink for free" policy! I cook for us both, and last night I cooked veggies and steak for my wife (she has a long drive home from her workplace), whilst I could only eat the steak. For the life of me I will try to get to a month and see how I feel about it all. I know when I did keto it was torture, but that was balanced by how great I felt. Cant have it all I guess.

Just started my journey today with bacon and eggs for breakfast, with pot of herbal green tea. Normally it would be bacon egg and two slices of bread, coffee with sugar and maybe a chocolate biscuit... I'm in my early 60's, have many health issues including inflammation, arthritis and carrying too much weight. Did lose weight a couple of years ago on keto, felt great, but then slipped back into carbs and all went down hill fast! That time however, I didn't have any help or "community" that I could draw on. I hope by joining a forum or two, and getting inspiration, I might stick to a carnivore diet long enough to make me feel so good that I dont want to feel like s--t again. Thanks.