Carnivore diet help (update in thread)

Eggs, grassfed butter, Costco grassfed burger patties, chuck roast, ribeyes, ground beef, salt, occasionally some bacon. That was my list. I couldn’t stomach fish or chicken.

You can eat anything that directly comes from an animal if you do strictly carnivore: eggs, meat, salt, and some people do dairy. I skipped out on seasonings and only used salt.

I don’t love bacon but it is probably your best snack option.

Cardio and lifting were very very tough for me at first. Getting your electrolytes and water will be jmportant if you want to dial that in.

I went from 194-174 pretty quickly. Shite straight water outside of a 3-4 day window at week 2. Mental clarity significantly improved when I eventually got into ketosis. I only did it for 30 days but it was a pretty tough physical and psychological journey for me. I also quit nicotine and had my first child midway through the 30 days so I may not be the best test case.
If I could go back I would probably get into ketosis before getting in carnivore and make sure you dial in your electrolytes.

I've done it with success in the past for a cut. Works great. Around week 2 diet becomes easy but I was definitely weaker and lethargic during workouts.

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my crossfit workouts suffered. i did not have the easy energy for the high intensity cardio

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Several high level athletes do “animal based” and will do glucose of quick carbs during exercise. Theory is you are using that energy immediately so it doesn’t affect the benefits of carnivore.

I did it for 2 weeks, it was harder psych wise because I didn’t want meat anymore, made me not want to eat at all because that’s all I could eat. I might try it again though now that I know what to expect.

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How tough is cardio and lifting when on it?

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First week or two is hell while your body adjusts. After that it isn't an issue. I work out five/six days a week, go for walks at least twice a week of two miles, and am pretty active at work on top of that.

Frustrating update:

Been on it for about a week now. Been eating hard boiled eggs, bacon, chomps sticks, ham, burger patties.

Also working out and hitting at least 10k steps a day.

I gained a small amount of weight in the last couple of days. Am I overeating or doing something wrong?

Does it take a little time to start seeing the scale move in the right direction?

Any additional tips/advice is appreciated.


Also, I’m a natural runner but have kind of gotten burnt out on it so I’ve been walking an hour outside daily then finishing my workouts with a mile long brisk jog.

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scottydoesntknow

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Tons of top tier info. Thank you, sir!

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Been on it for about a week now.

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Not enough time. Cut out the chomp sticks.

Its almost impossible to overeat on this diet. Believe me I have tried until I am pouring sweat from eating so much meat in one sitting. It didn't negatively impact me at all.

I can't think of anything on here (maybe Ozempic) that triggers people like Carnivore

Cut out the snacks. Eat 4-6 eggs for breakfast, burger patties or steak for lunch and same for dinner.

I think it's easiest to only eat red meat and salt. I season with Redmond's real salt, and top with Maldon flaky salt and butter.

You'll start to crave salt and fatty meat. You'll dial in how much you need to eat and when. Go with the flow and listen to your body. If I need variety, I will have chicken thighs/legs or salmon but don't over do it, chicken doesn't have the same minerals as red meat.

If you're on social media follow carnivore ray. Kind of a goober but posts good content.