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Hi All, need to come on these forums more!
Anyway, posted just before Xmas I think, was dallying in Carnivore, but needed some variety.
Still doing about 95% carnivore, recently cut dairy as I think it may be an issue for me, so variety even harder. Although butter doesn't seem to affect me at all, which is odd? Anyone experienced this?
But I still can't cut out my beloved peanut butter and chocolate, I only tend to have a tablespoon of PB and a square of 85% lindt chocolate, but its my one little comfort I have.
Anyway feeling good, energy has been a bit lacking lately and I am not sure why, I am wondering if I am eating enough? What amount on average to people eat a day?
I realised I don't really feel satisfied fully after breakfast, hence why I probably grab for the PB and choc around 10am! I have 2 rashers of bacon and 2 scrambled eggs in butter, I eat enough eggs so don't really want to add extra, and adding extra bacon will be too costly.. Any ideas to bump it up a bit, considering I also don't have a lot of time in the mornings.
Made some homemade pate for the first time over the weekend, which came out surprisingly well, I will probably just eat it with a spoon!
I am hoping to find a local butcher or a farmers market to try and get more locally source meat, though cost is an issue for me.
I am still quite satisfied with steak and eggs for dinner most nights, so easy and quick and next to no prep!
Ha! sounds like you have very similar tastes as me!
Re the dairy - I can't cope with whey, and butter has no whey in it. Nor do hard cheeses. Cream has a little. While yog and milk have lots. A lot of ppl assume that 'dairy intolerance' is about lactose, but some of us find the proteins are the problem.
Re the tiredness... check out how much folate you are eating. I found I was deficient on carnivore, started supplementing, and felt much better. I use the free version of cronometer. Very illuminating.
Lots of carnivores claim that 'all you need is beef steak or muscle meat'. Nope. Not me. I need the liver and other organs, and I still supplement a few things. But then I have a dodgy gut and some malabsorption issues.