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Hey good people of the forum,
Forgive me if this is all over the place, and a tad long, but you know how I can ramble. And I'm out of my depth here, I need a little input. I've been dabbling a bit with Carnivore, and realised that that is exactly what I'm doing: Dabbling. I'm applying what I know about keto and fasting to an entirely different diet, and I have a feeling it's tripping me up. Just like you can't do "a little bit of keto", I'm guessing it's 100% carnivore or bust. Because the diets are so closely related far as carb counts go, I figured I'd do this: Carnivore during weekdays, keto on the weekends. Reason? It's really, REALLY hard to get a proper carnivorous meal at a cat café, which are often vegan/vegetarian establishments, or zoo's, where it's often either fries, highly processed carb-filled meat, or a salad... And the carbs aren't an option, leaving the leafy greens. My little outings keep me sane, quite literally, so just not going anywhere any more, isn't in the cards. At the same time, I was doing really well on carnivore. The keto flu was more brutal than what I'm used to, with nausea and dizziness rather than my usual mild headaches and joint pains, but okay... I was seeing perks within 2 weeks. Less migraines, less bloating, better skin, you get the idea. And slowly but steadily, losing weight. And then comes the weekend with a salad and a few carbs at a cat café. Still keto, but decidedly not carnivore. And the kilo I lost in the previous week is right back on my belly.
Now, my diabetes is pretty much all right on keto. No complaints there. So that's not my reason for the switch. I'm more concerned about possible other issues like leaky gut, for instance... I tend to tick a lot of boxes where that's concerned, the inexplicable weight gain being one of them, and I thought carnivore'd help. But then I'd have to get it RIGHT.
So, at the moment, I'm still eating pretty much in the same pattern as I did on keto: skip breakfast, have lunch late or not at all, and dinner around 5 or 6 pm. That's perfectly fine on weekdays far as pure rhythm goes, but on the weekends we're out and about rather early, and being more active than I am at home, I get hungry between 10 and noon. If I'm "Out There In The World", carnivore may not be an option. Fasting would be. Now, I saw a video by Dr. Berry saying you can eat as much meat as you want and be 100% fine, no fasting required.... So, that said, I could start having big, and I do mean BIG breakfasts, so I can skip having to panic over lunches and truck on until dinner. I'd still be fasting, but I'd not have my usual 4 to 6 hour eating window, which was part of my keto regime. Any idea whether that'd work? It might be more doable/sustainable than what I'm trying now. I want the cafe's and the zoo's to have the revenue of my lunches, what with everyone struggling with Covid-19, but truth is, I can't carry the weight of the world on my shoulders.... If I have to stick with my tea or sparkling water, I guess I'll have to. (I'll just compensate in the gift shop or something)
As always, advice is contradictory and I don't know whom to listen to. Is there a carnivore equivalent of Dr. Jason Fung's The Diabetes Code? A proper Carni-bible I could delve into? And will I get put against a wall and shot if I have a square of 99% chocolate (less than 0,50 grams of carbs) to go with my dinner?
Thanks people!
Love,
Jo
Forgive me if this is all over the place, and a tad long, but you know how I can ramble. And I'm out of my depth here, I need a little input. I've been dabbling a bit with Carnivore, and realised that that is exactly what I'm doing: Dabbling. I'm applying what I know about keto and fasting to an entirely different diet, and I have a feeling it's tripping me up. Just like you can't do "a little bit of keto", I'm guessing it's 100% carnivore or bust. Because the diets are so closely related far as carb counts go, I figured I'd do this: Carnivore during weekdays, keto on the weekends. Reason? It's really, REALLY hard to get a proper carnivorous meal at a cat café, which are often vegan/vegetarian establishments, or zoo's, where it's often either fries, highly processed carb-filled meat, or a salad... And the carbs aren't an option, leaving the leafy greens. My little outings keep me sane, quite literally, so just not going anywhere any more, isn't in the cards. At the same time, I was doing really well on carnivore. The keto flu was more brutal than what I'm used to, with nausea and dizziness rather than my usual mild headaches and joint pains, but okay... I was seeing perks within 2 weeks. Less migraines, less bloating, better skin, you get the idea. And slowly but steadily, losing weight. And then comes the weekend with a salad and a few carbs at a cat café. Still keto, but decidedly not carnivore. And the kilo I lost in the previous week is right back on my belly.
Now, my diabetes is pretty much all right on keto. No complaints there. So that's not my reason for the switch. I'm more concerned about possible other issues like leaky gut, for instance... I tend to tick a lot of boxes where that's concerned, the inexplicable weight gain being one of them, and I thought carnivore'd help. But then I'd have to get it RIGHT.
So, at the moment, I'm still eating pretty much in the same pattern as I did on keto: skip breakfast, have lunch late or not at all, and dinner around 5 or 6 pm. That's perfectly fine on weekdays far as pure rhythm goes, but on the weekends we're out and about rather early, and being more active than I am at home, I get hungry between 10 and noon. If I'm "Out There In The World", carnivore may not be an option. Fasting would be. Now, I saw a video by Dr. Berry saying you can eat as much meat as you want and be 100% fine, no fasting required.... So, that said, I could start having big, and I do mean BIG breakfasts, so I can skip having to panic over lunches and truck on until dinner. I'd still be fasting, but I'd not have my usual 4 to 6 hour eating window, which was part of my keto regime. Any idea whether that'd work? It might be more doable/sustainable than what I'm trying now. I want the cafe's and the zoo's to have the revenue of my lunches, what with everyone struggling with Covid-19, but truth is, I can't carry the weight of the world on my shoulders.... If I have to stick with my tea or sparkling water, I guess I'll have to. (I'll just compensate in the gift shop or something)
As always, advice is contradictory and I don't know whom to listen to. Is there a carnivore equivalent of Dr. Jason Fung's The Diabetes Code? A proper Carni-bible I could delve into? And will I get put against a wall and shot if I have a square of 99% chocolate (less than 0,50 grams of carbs) to go with my dinner?
Thanks people!
Love,
Jo