challenge "World Carnivore Month" January Challenge!

[Carburetor]

I'm in,even a bit late.

Been on ketovore for about seven weeks now. Approx 5 g carbs.

This month 99,4 kg -> 96,5 kg.

I made an all meat chili the other day. Quite a big pot for a few days. Simmered smoked pork bones,added butter fried bacon and minced beef. Yellow Carolina Reaper,Scotch Bonnet. I also added Naga Morich and oregano last night.

There is one carb gram because I added one spoonful of pure cacao powder for a nice twist.

Edited January 14 by Carburetor
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[Scott F.]

Looks good.

Sort of an off-topic question.

Did you go without the seasonings as you went Carnivore or have you used them all along?

The reason I ask is because I went straight meat, salt and water (other than finishing off some Mountain Dew and Ice Cream the very first week) for the last 8 months.

Recently I tried a couple different sauces and now they are not what they use to be and even one that I liked forever, simply didn't taste good at all.

Still learning. Just wondering.

Scott

[Outdoorstom]

Day 14 and going strong!  It definitely gets easier as you go!

[Carburetor]

1 hour ago, Scott F. said:

Looks good.

Sort of an off-topic question.

Did you go without the seasonings as you went Carnivore or have you used them all along?

 

Scott

Thank you,Scott.

I´m ketovore rather than strict carni. At least for now. Those little things like cream in my (butter & coconut oiled) coffee give a couple of carbs. I´m also one of us that needs chillies and other seasonings,I´ve been using them all my life, keto or not.

[Bob]

13 hours ago, Joanna said:

I’m mostly concerned about the 7 year old. Since meet is all there is, she’s not eating much.

 

11 hours ago, Joanna said:

Unfortunately I think we’re all sensitive to dairy so for now we’ll have to hold off.

Is it lactose intolerance? If so, there are a number of cheeses that you can enjoy with little to no lactose at all. Cream cheese is often well-tolerated because it is low in lactose, about 2g per ounce. 

A sudden change in diet is difficult for anybody, especially a 7 year old addicted to sweets. This may need to be done gradually. The elimination of grains, seed oils, and refined sugar (i.e. processed food) is your first objective. Most people will do well just eating what nature provides, basically animal products, fruits, and vegetables (especially veggies that are in reality also fruits). 

On the other hand, she will eat when she is hungry enough, and if she has any substantial belly/body fat she then she has plenty of fuel in reserve. But even so, we want to see her get proper nutrition.

[Orweller]

13 hours ago, Joanna said:

Great ideas! Can you share your steak sauce recipe?

Carnivore pizza, look that up. Don't be afraid to add a little sauce, especially for kids. Gradual change is the best change, the one that sticks. 

[Joanna]

10 hours ago, Bob said:

 

Is it lactose intolerance? If so, there are a number of cheeses that you can enjoy with little to no lactose at all. Cream cheese is often well-tolerated because it is low in lactose, about 2g per ounce. 

A sudden change in diet is difficult for anybody, especially a 7 year old addicted to sweets. This may need to be done gradually. The elimination of grains, seed oils, and refined sugar (i.e. processed food) is your first objective. Most people will do well just eating what nature provides, basically animal products, fruits, and vegetables (especially veggies that are in reality also fruits). 

On the other hand, she will eat when she is hungry enough, and if she has any substantial belly/body fat she then she has plenty of fuel in reserve. But even so, we want to see her get proper nutrition.

Thank you for the info on cream cheese - that’s super helpful. She was never a junk food eater. My daughter and her family have always eaten whole, organic foods. No refined sugar or processed foods or seed oils. It’s the fruit and even gluten free bread that makes my granddaughter go crazy. Today she is doing great - like a new child! Cooperative, sweet, loving. It’s kind of amazing!

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8 hours ago, Orweller said:

Carnivore pizza, look that up. Don't be afraid to add a little sauce, especially for kids. Gradual change is the best change, the one that sticks. 

Thank you. She’s doing soooo much better!!!

[Bob]

1 hour ago, Joanna said:

Today she is doing great - like a new child! Cooperative, sweet, loving. It’s kind of amazing!

 

1 hour ago, Joanna said:

She’s doing soooo much better!!!

Is she eating yet? Or is this just behavioral improvement being off the carbs?

[Joanna]

11 minutes ago, Bob said:

 

Is she eating yet? Or is this just behavioral improvement being off the carbs?

She ate a lot today - venison patties, carnivore pancakes, carnivore deviled eggs, sausage, lots of butter - in stuff and by itself. Success!

[Joanna]

This is taking some faith! I feel like being with my 7 year old granddaughter is like watching someone get off drugs. Right now she’s crying to her mom for blueberries. I’ve made her carnivore pancakes (two types), sausages, crepes, burger patties and more. She’s remembering times of going out with her dad for yummy treats - it’s a much more serious addiction than I had imagined. Her moods are all over the place. I hope it doesn’t last long!

[Geezy]

20 minutes ago, Joanna said:

This is taking some faith! I feel like being with my 7 year old granddaughter is like watching someone get off drugs. Right now she’s crying to her mom for blueberries. I’ve made her carnivore pancakes (two types), sausages, crepes, burger patties and more. She’s remembering times of going out with her dad for yummy treats - it’s a much more serious addiction than I had imagined. Her moods are all over the place. I hope it doesn’t last long!

Wow! Children are fed a high sugar diet from the time they are born. It’s no wonder they act like druggies. 

[Joanna]

1 hour ago, Geezy said:

Wow! Children are fed a high sugar diet from the time they are born. It’s no wonder they act like druggies. 

Yeah, I can’t wait to see what she’s like after she gets used to this! Then this evening she was pretending to make a YouTube video of making carnivore pancakes.

[Orweller]

9 hours ago, Joanna said:

This is taking some faith! I feel like being with my 7 year old granddaughter is like watching someone get off drugs. Right now she’s crying to her mom for blueberries. I’ve made her carnivore pancakes (two types), sausages, crepes, burger patties and more. She’s remembering times of going out with her dad for yummy treats - it’s a much more serious addiction than I had imagined. Her moods are all over the place. I hope it doesn’t last long!

Yes, it is quite an observation isn't it? The programming is targeted at children, just look at the cereal isle. 

[Joanna]

This is day 5 for my granddaughter. Today was amazing! She now loves the diet, is having fun learning new carnivore recipes, was very well behaved all day - I feel like I’m meeting a new child. Zero meltdowns today. 
 

My daughter and I are doing well also. I just feel like I’m eating too much so I’d like to fast for much of tomorrow.

[Geezy]

10 hours ago, Joanna said:

This is day 5 for my granddaughter. Today was amazing! She now loves the diet, is having fun learning new carnivore recipes, was very well behaved all day - I feel like I’m meeting a new child. Zero meltdowns today. 
 

My daughter and I are doing well also. I just feel like I’m eating too much so I’d like to fast for much of tomorrow.

We rarely had any behavioral problems with children before they began being force fed sugars and highly processed foods. In today’s world they blame these problems on ADHD or some made up disorder when in truth it’s all due to what they’re fed. 
You are getting to see this first hand. 

[Bob]

I'm just catching up on this topic and wanted to mention that sugar is indeed a drug. They say that sugar addiction rivals that of your strongest and most addictive street drugs. And the withdrawals symptoms of cutting them out is akin to the withdrawal symptoms of 'going clean'.

So the drug analogy is very apropos.

[Orweller]

2 hours ago, Bob said:

I'm just catching up on this topic and wanted to mention that sugar is indeed a drug. They say that sugar addiction rivals that of your strongest and most addictive street drugs. And the withdrawals symptoms of cutting them out is akin to the withdrawal symptoms of 'going clean'.

So the drug analogy is very apropos.

One has 4 times the dopamine receptors with sugar than with cocaine. I read that somewhere. 

[Joanna]

The crazy thing is that the sugar she was getting was from organic whole fruits, some gluten free bread and things like rice and oatmeal. We’re not even talking about processed junk with added sugar!!

[Joanna]

2 hours ago, Orweller said:

One has 4 times the dopamine receptors with sugar than with cocaine. I read that somewhere. 

Woah!!,

[Joanna]

5 hours ago, Geezy said:

We rarely had any behavioral problems with children before they began being force fed sugars and highly processed foods. In today’s world they blame these problems on ADHD or some made up disorder when in truth it’s all due to what they’re fed. 
You are getting to see this first hand. 

Makes me so sad for kids who get in trouble all the time and don’t have parents that know better. It’s not their fault!