Today is the first day of January and is also the first day of World Carnivore Month. To that end, let's challenge ourselves to eat a carnivore diet for the entire month of January. The type of carnivore diet and the level of strictness you choose to do is entirely up to you. Examples of carnivore diets include the following...
1) The Lion Diet. A person eating the Lion Diet only consumes the flesh of ruminant animals, water, and salt.
2) The BBBE Diet. BBBE is an acronym for Beef, Butter, Bacon, and Eggs.
3) The Carnivore Diet. This allows for the consumption of any and all animals and animal by-products, including dairy.
In any of the above examples, the object of course is to not consume any plants as part of your diet. Of course, we're not going to micromanage hoe you prepare your food, so your use of seasonings is entirely your own personal choice.
IF your circumstances don't allow you to go full on carnivore in January, then you can participate in this topic by challenge yourself to do better, above and beyond what you have been doing. For example, if you have still been eating grains, seed oils, refined sugar, or drinking alcohol, challenge yourself to avoid these items and just eat a clean, single ingredient whole foods diet such as clean keto, ketovore, or animal based.
We encourage you to check in daily, and share what you have eaten, perhaps a weigh-in if you're willing, and enjoy in some small talk. Participants in this topic will be entered into a drawing for a prize at the end of the month.
I started off north of 320 and got down to 211 but at 211 I felt like I lost some strength in the gym as well as the energy was there, just not the same. Probably not the same amount of energy, not reduction enough to launch red flags, but 211 didn't feel as good as 220 or so.
Several months ago, I attempted to increase my protein intake to hit certain targets. I re-introduced some sugar (by accident) and found it triggered my appetite. I hit the targets most of the time and before I knew it, I went from that 211 to the mid to upper 230's. The strength actually increased and the energy level returned.
After a month or so I settled in the upper 220's.
This past weekend I rode side by sides in West Virginia. I pre-made my meals and not intentionally but it turned out to be strict carnivore. No dairy. no sauces or rubs, just meat, salt and water from Thursday til Sunday. On Monday morning I had lost nearly six pounds from Thursday morning.
On Monday I started drinking milk again, used some sauce on a steak and snacked on butter a couple three times per day.
Before you know it, picked up a couple pounds as quick this week as I dropped it last week.
It feels pretty good to know I have control of the dial to drive my own weight/health.
Scott