Greetings. I'm 72 yo man, been eating carnivore for past two years, kinda dirty keto for a couple years before that. Have been on one meal a day for over 6 months now, basically fatty beef, tallow, salt. I raise my own beef, 100% grass fed and grass finished. They never see corn or other grains. I render nice golden yellow tallow from the fat. No metabolic issues, no prescriptions. Have lost 5" off waist and 35# over past two years and now within 10# of what I think is a good weight. I'm 5-7 and 162#. Blood pressure was creeping up (140/85) and HbA1c was approaching the Type 2 diabetes point 2 years ago. BP is now 110/70, HbA1c was 5.4 last year, will be getting new blood work in January. So, that's the background. Bought a Keto-Mojo a few months ago and have been checking each morning and lately before eating. I did six weekly 90+ hour sardine fasts and my morning ketones were smoking (3.0-4.5) throughout the fasting period with morning glucose 65-85, but immediately that I went back to one meal a day, my morning ketone/glucose dropped back to 95-105/0.5-1.0. Meals are meat and tallow only with only snack some pork rinds an hour or three later. This has been going on for a while and it's getting frustrating. I am only measuring significant ketones if I skip a daily meal. I don't really want to eat every other day, but is that the only way for me to see a decent level of ketones in the mornings? I tried multiple daily ketone measurements and didn't eat until my ketones went up, but that took a "mini-fast" of about 30 hours, which really screws up my one meal a day schedule. Looking for thoughts, ideas, insights? PS-I realize in ancient times it would have been normal to not eat every single day, and that does seem to work. But damn! I like my meals, as simple as they are! I've given up all carbs, all deserts, ice cream, whiskey, the good stuff. Don't even miss any of it any more, but I do enjoy my daily fatty beef, tallow, and once or twice a week a few ounces of beef liver. Any advice appreciated. Pan
I am experimenting with a carnivore diet. Initially, I planned a 6 month trial. Since I began it has become a 1 month trial. I will most likely make it 6 months to see the effect. I have achieved cognitive benefits from a diet regimen in the past. However, I have not had it in me to go that route recently.
I have been eating for comfort. I am also now on a medication which has weight gain as a side effect. I have not been inspired enough to give up what I get out of the comfort food. I have loved bakery desserts all of my life. Fortunately I had a metabolism that enabled me to eat anything and all that I wanted. I am not even pre-diabetic but I am curious to see how it feels to eliminate sugar.
A few years ago I stumbled upon a book about something else but it happened to elaborate on diet, the evolution of mankind and how there is obesity where people are staving. I am curious to see how it feels to live on a carnivore diet. I like to eat and at times I have spent a lot of time experimenting with recipes and cooking. Out of necessity I was tired of the ways I have to prepare meats and thought of making soups. I ended up improving my soup making method after a few attempts and now think of soup as something very atypical of my limited menu. I anticipate discovering many things along the way as I work with a limited diet.
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