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Hey people. What's up? 
Allow me to share may experience as someone eating nothing but eggs and meats for now 7 months( That so far has been unsucefful):

 I have been eating eggs and meat for over 7 months. I started this way of eating with the objetives of improviming my body composistion (Lose bodyfat to be under 15%BF and build some muscle )without being hungry or starve.
I am a healthy individual and i was as healthy to begin with,(Having  no cronic deases or healh problems wheni started the Carnivore diet). In fact, i dealy  for at elast 3 motnhs  initating eating the Carnivore diet, because most of the people i saw(reading and watching videos about the subject) haveing good results from this way of eating, were eitheir peole who had serious health problems or were very overweigth (+-100lbs or more to lose). 
I started the Carnivore diet January, 5 2024.
I am now 35 years old, 181cms tall, 180lbs(+-81,5kg) at +-21%BF. I go to the gym 2-3 times a week.(lift weigths to help sustain or increase muscle mass and assist fat loss- HIT Workouts)
I lost about 17 lbs(8kg) in the first 9 weeks (Mostly water since my BF% did not change that much)) but since then I haven't been able to change my body composition.(lose bodyfat) I have now gone more than 4 mothns  without registering any body changes (weight loss, decrease in BF% or measurements like waist, legs, arms and neck ).In fact i have gained almost 2,5 lbs(1KG between weeks 10-12, but it might be just water.)
My goals was to be under 15%BF. I healthy man should be under 18-20%BF for heart health.(My family has a lot of people with heart disease. My mother had 2 heat suggeries and One of her Brothers and her Father, both died from heart disease)
To achieve my goal(to be under 15%BF) I still need to lose at least another 12-15lbs, but the Carnivore diet stopped working for me. (I don't undestand how the Carnivora Diet will facilitate this process). 
I also have not experienced most of the benefits common to Carnivores (Improved sleep, more energy/disposition, etc.) nor have I changed my body composition significantly.
I am now at least 4 monhts with any significant fat loss results.(I made some ajjustments like eating fattier cuts of meat. Eating leaner cuts of meat like chicken and even eating a combiations of whole eggs plus yoke eggs, with no sucess)
I have been considerating quitting this way of eating, but i am afraid i may gain back some of the weigth .Dont know what to do but i do know i can just keep doing the same things expecting better results. I do see diet as some kind of religion, i have not emotional attachment to the laber of Carnviore, keto or etc. I stated the Carnvivore Diet to lose body fat withouth being hungry or having to be counting calories, as i did for years. I cannot go a whole year eating nothing but eggs and meat, or for the rest of my life, if the Carnivore diet dont allow me to achieve my goal.

Now, that i was able to explain my situation, allwo me to ask a few question about the Carnivore diet:

1- How long should I extend my experience with the Carnivore diet to be able to lose the excess bodyfat  I still have?(at least 12-15lbs of fat)
2- What can i do to lose the excess bodyfat i still need to lose, with being hungry(if it is posible)
 3-Is CICO nessecery to lose bodyfat even when you are eating only meats and eggs?
4-What is the minimum time you should maintain a Carnivora diet when it is not working for you?(how many weeks or months)
5-Is the Carnivore diet effective for those who are aldreay healthy and just need to improve body composition?
6- How to trasition from a Carnivore diet to a less restriclty way of eating.

Summary: I have been eating eggs and meat for over 7 months. I was a healthy guy (No chronic disease of health problems)  who just wanted to lose body fat without starving myself or being hungry. After the initial 9 weeks, I didn't lose much weight. In fact, in the last 4 months, I have not experienced any significant improvements in body composition (fat loss, loss of important muscle mass like shoulders, neck, legs and arms or BF%). I need help understanding howI, as a healthy individual, i can lose body fat without starving myself or how to transition to a less restrictive way of eating. I don't know what to do, but I know I need to change something because the carnivore diet is not working for me.I posted some question the more or less, reflect my struggles with my lack or results.

PS: I am Brazilian, so sorry for any Grammatical errors. I have not be able to interract with any brazilian ou portuguese speaker, who eats a Carnivore diet.(so besides posting questiong in Carnivore videos, by mostly American content creaters) i only have this community where i can express my struggles with the Carnivore diet


Thank you very much for your time and attention

 

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On 8/2/2024 at 6:07 PM, Andre said:

180cms". I am now 183-185 lbs

😆  Honestly Carnivore isn't going to help you. 

Stop while you can and eat what you enjoy. 

This community is not for medical advice 

Good Luck on your endeavors. 

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16 hours ago, Andre said:

There’s very little rational thought here and a lot of dogma and emotional (negative) reaction to those who share the struggle of making this way of eating productive.

Excuse me? We have tried to help you with very rational strategies to try implementing. That does leave us wondering if you are really reading our posts.

16 hours ago, Andre said:

Those who are very emotionally invested in this identity will atack you

Which we haven't done here. We've only tried to offer helpful suggestions. 

There's no carnivore police here. There is no "cult of carvivore" here. We warmly welcome members who take a carnivore-centric approach to dietining but still eat some plants, whether that's animal-based (with fruit and honey) or ketovore (with cruciferous veggies). Anyone trying to improve their health with a meat-based, single-ingredient, whole-foods diet is one of us. Any "carnivore purist" is going to be expected to be tolerant of them as well. 

Which is precisely why we let you continuously complain.

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