Carnivore 2023

No veg no grains.

Id mainly be following Dr Paul Saladino and Dr Shawn Baker to be fair. The former has came out before and said how fruit is now playing an important part in his diet as i mentioned above. Ill be comsuming fruits, honey and minimal dairy.

Joe Rogan swears by doing 30 days once a year. I am still researching it myself as i go on i must get metrics/measurements up this week before its too late. As you might have seen before on the F&F chitchat thread i mentioned what training i did last year and how the weight still crept up over the year despite all the going. The last time i was close to carnivore i was working and training hard and had great results whereas now i might have better results as ive the mind more focused on it at the minute. As for seasoning im not sure to be honest what the rules are on that part, youd be surprised what a bit of butter pepper and salt would do to them.

As for today everything is the same as yesterday except i had a pack of Biltong/Jerky from Lidle for 1030 break instead of chicken and an extra apple too. Still reasonably regular however a hell of a lot less frequent than previously. Still under the weather and taking lozenges so ibcant say im full carnivore yet either.

Took some measurements today pity i havent any from last week to compare well just have to wait till next week for a comparison.

Neck 18.5

Waist 43

Gut 46

Chest 46

Shoulders 58

Rh quad 23

Im a good 6ft for reference

Feeling great, good energy levels, never hungry yet, no bloated feeling, regular/normal bowel movements, energy remaining constant i.e. no rushes/crashes. Need to get a new hole punched in the belt this coming weekend, looking and feeling a bit leaner too. Still have to purchase a weighing scales, i know what weight i was in November (130kg) for reference and i have progress photos from that time too to compare with this lifestyle. Tracked my food one day on my fitness pal, a typical day came in at just above 2000 calories. It just goes to show its all about quality of calories in vs quantity of calories in as i am definitly getting a lot more satiety out of those 2000cal carnivore than lets say 3000cal of processed food. I was at a relatives house Friday night and there was a spread in front of me of what junk food was left from the holidays i had no interest in it and it there right in front of me.

Halfway through Dr Paul Saladinos book the carnivore code, an interesting listen however you need to be in the right zone/headspace to listen to it, its not something you would listen to on a jog and i reckon the actual book would be a better option as there is so much information to take in.

Went to a localish abbatoir after work Friday. The striploin steaks were similar in price to lidl by the packet however there was over 100g more in this fellas packet than lidl. I spent €82 on what should do me the week olus a few packs of jerky i had already. For €82 i got 12 striploins, 1 T-Bone (both on special), three lambs hearts, four lambs kidneys, a good sized pack of lambs liver and a pack of marrow bones. There is definitly room for me to cut back my spending by using diced/ground beef in the future however what im using at the minute is suiting me timewise as my evenings are fairly busy. Is €82 a lot for one adult to be spending on food per week? One day over Christmas between buying a mix of foods i ended up spending over €60 and it did definitly not last me the week either. One thing i would like to introduce over this coming weekend is eggs into the mix.

Lets hope i can keep going now.

On youre first point, theres a hell of a lot more satiety from high protein foods compared to processed foods making it easier to stay in a cakorie deficit.

As for youre second point look the man up and youll see why hes started to include certain fruits, honey and dairy in his diet. I joined a few groups on facebook rekating to the carnivore lifestyle and id say half the participants are strict meat only and the other half is 90% meat. Dr Shawn Baker is strictly beef and eggs only, give a quick search on him too the mans in his 50s hes 7 years carnivore come back to me if you think he looks like a fella whos strugglingm

Quick google on it there it seems the gauchos the argentinian cowboys used to survive for months at a time solely on beef and mate tea.

Another thing i happened to think about today on how the carnivore lifestyle trumps the modern western diet is how the pioneering populations of America and Australia survived back in those days before they had nutritionists telling them how to eat. I listened to the book Kings in Grass Castles a story about the Durack Family and The Overlanders who opened up huge tracts of land in Australia and i cant seem to remember a whole lot written in the book about fruit and vegetable consumption as they would have been non existent through most of the year. What was in abundance the whole way through was cattle i.e. beef and they seemed to live fairly fulfilled and reasonably long lives for the 1800s anyways.

@Bullocks and @igCorcaigh

This might be of interest to you, its similar to the chapter in his book i am listening to at the minute. Im close enough to a tier 5 at the minute with honey and minimal fruit.

https://www.carnivoremd.com/resource/what-to-eat-on-a-carnivore-diet-your-carnivore-diet-meal-plan

So far its ranged from €60-80 pw in the butchers and you could say €10 tops on top of it for some dairy/fruit/honey. Seems a nice but however ive seen a post on facebook recently how someone who hust started couldnt realise how cheap meat actually was in comparason to what crap they were consuming before. The thinking behind it was weve got this much superfood compared to that much crap for the same money. Someone else also posted how they are saving money by not eating out anymore on this way of eating. Id have been partial to a takeaway beforehand, a sourdough pizza locally could be roughly €15 maybe add wings and a drink thats exceeded €20 and will most likely be only one meal out of the week maybe a slice or two left for breakfast. I thought about it last weekend i havent huge options for eating out/takeaway on this lifestyle if i went for Thai, they can cook without oil yes, im sure they would without vegetables and then the chips/rice is obviously out the window too if i was to go for it its a pricey enough meal when compared to the fella in the queue beside me paying the same price but getting his veg and chips and whatever else with it. The chipshop is no good no matter how you dress it up best i could do is tray of kebab meat with a bitta cheese and really take the piss by getting a bit of onion on it just so they dont reckon im a complete nut.

Beef looks cheap compared to a takeaway now doesnt it.

In one way i suppose im fortunate i dont have chick nor child to support at the minute so its a bit easier financially. However i am mixing in minced this week and hoping to mix in diced beef next week. The problem this week with the mince i found was it was awfully strong tasting funnily enough my coworkers reckoned the steake taste a lot stronger than mince/diced at this butchers, reason for the strong taste is due to the grass fed and grass finished beef i believe. The other problem with the mince/diced is it has a shorter use by date.

Fish is strictly off limits for me, i used to love it as a kid however in my teens i went off it and went off it in a big way. Chicken wings would love to give a go, oyster thighs were my go to back in Australia when i went high protein animal based there i was eating 6 a day back then. Chicken i believe demands a premium for organic/free range/pasture raised whereas in this country anyway the majority of the cattle in this country there diet is a high % of grass/forage.