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Carnivore Diet success stories with Huw

Interview with Huw

1) Introduce Yourself.

I’m Huw Davies, live in London, have 2 kids and a dog. I’ve been a near-full-time parent for the last  12 years or so, while maintaining a low level of coaching work. I’m a Level 3 triathlon coach and ex-coach educator for Triathlon England; did a level 1 run coaching cert years ago with UK Athletics, that’s probably expired now; qualified as a reflexologist and practised for a while in the 90s, but don’t do that any more; certified kettlebell instructor; certified carnivore coach. Ex-rugby player, men’s lacrosse player, cricketer, squash player, triathlete, cyclist, runner, ultrarunner…So now it’s kids, kettlebell, strength and conditioning, some endurance clients too.


2) How did you eat before Carnivore. 

As an idealistic student I became a vegetarian. Later I shared a house with vegans, and was in practice a vegan for a short while. Living in France and Spain cured me of my vegetarianism, thank god, and when I took up triathlon, in my 30s, I ate a high-volume, high-calorie, high carb, high toilet visiting diet. As I later got into coaching I started learning about the dangers of grains, and gradually moved towards low-carb, then paleo, then keto, then relaxed carnivore, and now fairly strict carnivore. This took place over the course of my 40s. I am a slow mover when it comes to changing habits!


3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

On the one hand it was an evolutionary step, as I was looking to improve, improve, improve. So it went LCHF, paleo, keto, carnivore, each step a step closer to an optimal WOE. On the other hand, I’d had an MCL injury (medial collateral ligament at the knee), that I’d re-injured and which caused my knee to swell up to the size of a grapefruit at the slightest provocation. So one day, during my keto phase, I just said F**k it, I’m binning all carbs, I want to see my knee again. Early 2017, that was, and it’s been really good ever since.


4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

Very simply. I’m not perfect, but from day to day I eat from a fairly narrow range of regular items: steak mince from my butcher, bacon, and eggs. At the moment I eat a lot of butter and salt and Lo-salt. When I can afford it I buy rib-eyes in bulk and eat one or two a day. Rib-eye has the best flavour for me. I managed to give up coffee and tea, which I’m convinced helps a ton, and I rarely drink, maybe a glass of wine every 4-6 weeks, which is also a very good thing in my opinion. I eat twice a day, at around 11 and 7, and that usually is fine. Today I was hungry at about 10 am, so I ate my meal then – I’ve learned not to clock-watch like I did when I was doing intermittent fasting – Oh, I can’t eat until the minute hand hits the 12.


5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

Despite being a lifelong athlete/sportsman, and on paper in decent shape almost all the time, I think I was suffering from chronic global inflammation, and probably other carb-related issues. I’ve had constant back pain since a bad injury aged 18 – that has gone – and constant neck pain from about the age of 30, at times so bad I contemplated contemplating suicide (!) – that is gone. No carby mood swings and grumpiness (my kids might not agree about the grumpiness!). Better body composition, more muscle than when I was a (pretty decent) triathlete. The brain fog thing I lost when I started keto, so I can’t really ascribe my mental clarity to carnivore per se, but it certainly is a part of being carnivore, the sense of peace, the clarity etc.


6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

I find myself drinking loads of water – apparently high protein and high salt lead to this – which means I get up to go to the loo twice a night. And obviously what people think when they find out that I only eat meat. Everyone suddenly becomes a f**king nutrition expert and warns you about er, arteries, er, cholesterol, er, gout, er, constipation and all the rest. It can get wearisome. (But it’s worth it a million times over).


7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I have played sport and/or raced all my life, up to birth of second child, so I have always trained fairly hard. Nowadays I train twice a day: a fairly intense kettlebell session in the morning, and a strength session in the afternoon. I love to train, I love kettlebells, and I no longer have any desire to swim, bike or run. I walk about 6 miles a day with the dog. I’d love to take her for a multi-day hike somewhere one day. 


8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

First, just go for it, try it out – what have you got to lose other than a load of fat and a load of bad moods, and a load of bad skin and a load of brain fog? It has to be worth a good (60-day) try. Second, be patient and persistent and work with the process, not your imagined goals.


9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

Unlikely. There is a strong anti-meat narrative pushed by very powerful and influential and evil people, and while they are funding veganism and manipulating the narratives, pushing it in the media, and making films like The Game-Changers, then carnivore is unlikely to hit the mainstream. I predict that it will grow, though, and be less marginalised.


10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

Thank you for the interview! I really appreciate it.

I’m crap on Instagram, but anyway, I’m at huwcarnivorecoach.

I have a website, huwcoach.com, which is live but I’m still developing bit by bit. 

I’m on MeatRx.com’s coaching page now for carnivore coaching. Huw D. 

I do Zoom sessions a lot now, mini-sessions for mobility and strength, so your readers are welcome to contact me to join a group.

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Carnivore Diet success stories with Katie

Interview with Katie

1) Introduce Yourself.

Anyone else get anxiety when asked this question? Haha! Like where do I start?

I wear many hats!

To sum it up: Indiana cattle farmer’s daughter, Purdue University Grad, CrossFit Level 1, Registered Radiologic Technologist, Certified Nutrition Coach via ISSA & Precision Nutrition. Lover of CrossFit, coloring, entrepreneurship, an old fashioned, and all the meats! Huge obsessions with my airfryer, Instacart, Amazon Prime, & Stitch Fix. Secretly competitive about everything, inappropriate & laughing 99% of the time.

— Nailed it.

My heart is in helping others find their health & happy. I specialize in mindset, gut health, & sports nutrition with a no diet dogma or one size-size-fits-all approach when it comes to coaching.

Like I stated earlier, struggled for decades with my own health issues from Crohn’s, being overweight, disordered eating, infertility, & hormonal imbalances. I’m passionate about helping others find self love, attain their goals, & create sustainable success habits.

38 years old, currently reside in Fishers, IN with my cat, Pete, working for 3 major hospital systems in Radiology. I’ve worked in the healthcare field for over 16 years and look forward to hearing everyone’s story!

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

I grew up as an overweight kid. I was told to lose weight & tried to diet before I was 10 years old. My self-esteem & body image issues started at 8. Standard American Diet, being a “farm kid” we ate the good home cooked stuff. I had no portion control whatsoever. Kids were mean, & I couldn’t tell you how many times I was told, “If you’d just lose weight you’d be pretty like the other girls.” This translated into, “You won’t be successful, loved or worthy unless you’re thin & look the part.”

Following came the years of disordered eating & orthorexia — binging and purging with intermittent phases of anorexia. I would gorge & then hide Reese’s wrappers, tubs of ice cream, bags of chips, crackers, cookies – anything I had denied myself. Then the guilt-restrict cycle would kick in as I layed there with puffy cheeks & bloodshot eyes from throwing up food. I had a food addiction and carbs were not only a big autoimmune & gut trigger, but they were like giving an alcoholic a drink.

I found CrossFit in 2013, was a competitive athlete & then beat my body down into a hole of metabolic adaptation, exacerbated gut issues, & hormonal imbalances due to over exercising & under eating. It took 4 years for me to reverse diet up to my true maintenance calories so know this is a long journey. Have patience. I was misdiagnosed with IBS, as many are. Went through tons of testing & doctors. Honestly, I feel the only diet I haven’t done is a vegetarian diet. I’ve done’em all. As a CrossFit athlete fueling for my sport, I leaned more towards a high carb diet. (Knowing I had a poor relationship with them.)

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

The last Crohn’s flare was about a year ago, I knew I needed a reset. I was stressed out, eating out more, sleep was terrible, and I felt horrible. I had put on 10lbs of inflammation & felt I was insulin resistant. So I thought, this is my time. I’m gonna commit, cut the carbs & clean my shxt up, frankly.

As for my relationship with carbs, I am an abstainer. I am not a moderator when it comes to food. You need to determine which one you are too, an abstainer or a moderator? I do better with food rules and an all or none approach. I cannot have just 1 cookie, that leads to wanting the whole pan!

My own personal experimentation, data keeping via tracking food, journaling symptoms & triggers were my best “doctors.” Figuring out my trigger foods took YEARS. Years of getting to know myself, my needs, and how my body responded to food and stressors.

As far as my specific needs, I don’t digest veggies, fruits, fiber, gluten, dairy, lectins, high oxalate, or high fodmap foods well. ⁣That’s a lot, right?!

I noticed when I finally got my gallbladder out, I could eat meat just fine. My digestive symptoms went away.

I suggest for anyone else out there struggling with chronic bloating, constipation, diarrhea, reflux, heartburn, feeling like your food just sits there and you’re bloated and look 6 months pregnant every night, etc — these are warning sings. They are not normal and sign of an imbalance. An elimination diet like the carnivore diet is a great first step. Seek help from a qualified coach, dietitian, or practitioner.

Often we don’t realize the ‘healthy’ food we’re eating are the culprits because we cannot properly digest and absorb them. Often the plants, pre-packaged frozen meals, diet bars and shakes are the culprits. That’s what happened to me. The fiber, fruit, and veggies were causing me more harm because of my compromised digestive system. I’m grateful for these experiences because now I’m able to help clients pinpoint their trigger foods too and start the healing process.

Repeat after me, “We are what we DIGEST and ABSORB.”

My safe foods when having a gut flare were always soft meats like fish, ground meat, rice Chex cereal, eggs, plain rice cakes, & white rice. Basically a low residue diet & absolutely no fruits or vegetables. I could not break them down, they caused bloating & agony.⁣

⁣Nutrition is not a one size fits all. Reason we need to track, experiment, & realize templates or cookie cutter meal plans rarely work long term.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.


People are more familiar with the term “Carnivore Diet.” I prefer to reference it as an animal based diet. That’s because there are 50+ shades of the Carnivore Diet. I feel you have free will and choice to eat the meats & foods that make you feel your best. You don’t have to be strict carnivore (beef & water). We all have different trigger foods, preferences, and individualized needs.

I call my myself a “Liberal Carnivore.” I believe in flexibility. The majority of my meals are ground meats such as 85% ground beef & chicken, eggs, steak, ribs, lamb, & bacon. Occasional dairy such as cheese. Tried organs, don’t like’ em. If I feel I need a refeed day of higher carbs, I choose white rice, rice chex cereal, or plain rice cakes. They don’t bother my digestion. Rarely do I go over 50g of carbs, my average is around 20-25g daily. I don’t deny myself or feel guilty if I need to consume them for my health, gym performance, & recovery. All carefully portioned, of course.

Another common question I get is, “Do you drink?” Yes, socially. Rarely more than 2 times a month and I limit myself to no more than 3 cocktails. Usual choices are bourbon, vodka, & wine (Love Prosecco, Apothic Red, vodka and diet coke, & an Old Fashioned) Guess you could call those “Refeed Days” Hahaha!

**Disclaimer: This is what works for ME. I am not a medical doctor giving advice, simply sharing my experiences.

As far as macros and ratios, again, we are all different. I prefer a higher protein approach for my needs. As far as my activity & physical stats for comparison, I’m currently 5’1, 110lbs, cross train 5 days a week, average 13-15k steps/day.

Sweet spot for maintenance seems to be around 1900-2200 calories per day, ratios around 68% Fat, 27% Protein, 4% Carbs. I eat when I’m hungry, fast when I’m not. Fasting window is around 16-20hrs. Work out fasted at 5am most mornings during the week. Largest meal post workout with another meal around 1-3pm. I don’t force fasting and I don’t do extended fasts. If I feel I need a crunchy snack, Epic Brand baked pork rinds are my go to.

I do track food & macros via My Fitness Pal. I track weight, sleep, steps, & menstrual cycle via my Fit Bit Versa 3. I track my heart rate during workouts via my MyZone chest strap monitor. Blood glucose and ketones are checked via Keto Mojo. I’m also teaming up with NutriSense utilizing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM). What gets tracked gets managed. Not necessary, but I’m a data girl  It helps me make more educated decisions and adjustments.

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.


A TON! The biggest benefits have been no gut issues or flares, increased, steady energy (once adapted, it took me about 7 months), no carb cravings or binge eating urges, no more constipation, normal appetite and satiety, no more inflammation, and eventually, fat loss.

I didn’t go into the Carnivore Diet chasing fat loss or weight loss, I went into it chasing better health. I preach this to my clients, chase health and healing first, everything else will fall into line. The problem with yo-yo dieting is chasing unrealistic goals and expectations with an unsustainable diet &/or training approach.

I’m gonna be real, I gained 15lbs total when I started the Carnivore Diet. After 1 year, I lost that 15lbs, however. I wanted to quit many times and felt like shxt early on trying to adapt. I listened to the veterans and my own intuition, kept going.

Your appetite does correct and level out. Performance in the gym does suffer, initially. Depends on what modality of training you prefer. Take it easy. I significantly reduced my workout volume and intensity with no HIIT for about 6 months. Did a lot of walking and lifting simple weights, keeping my heart rate in a lower range.

About month 8/9, I noticed I was able to hit it harder in the gym and everything else was falling into line. That’s about when my weight started dropping as well.

Meal timing is important, especially when timing appropriately for your workouts. If you eat larger meals, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to digest them. Meat and fat are naturally “heavy” and the body has to work hard to break them down for digestion, affecting your energy levels. Again, everyone is different.

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.


I’m gonna be real, I gained 15lbs total when I started the Carnivore Diet. After 1 year, I lost that 15lbs, however. I wanted to quit many times and felt like shxt early on trying to adapt. I listened to the veterans and my own intuition, kept going.

Your appetite does correct and level out. Performance in the gym does suffer, initially. Depends on what modality of training you prefer. Take it easy. I significantly reduced my workout volume and intensity with no HIIT for about 6 months. Did a lot of walking and lifting simple weights, keeping my heart rate in a lower range.

About month 8/9, I noticed I was able to hit it harder in the gym and everything else was falling into line. That’s about when my weight started dropping as well.

Meal timing is important, especially when timing appropriately for your workouts. If you eat larger meals, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to digest them. Meat and fat are naturally “heavy” and the body has to work hard to break them down for digestion, affecting your energy levels. Again, everyone is different.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

Yes, absolutely! The gym is my sanctuary. I found CrossFit in 2013, drank the Kool-aid. My love affair has been ever since the first sound of a barbell dropping. My weights, intensity, and volume have changed with my seasons. I no longer train like a competitive CrossFit athlete. Yes, its hard to beat the competitiveness out of me, but is absolutely necessary for longevity.

I modify weights and movements to my needs. I listen to my body and rest when needed. Workout 5 days a week, rest 2. I get in about 13-15k steps a day

I feel the term “CrossFit” gets an unfair bad rap. It’s simply a term and just another modality of exercise. I love it because it combines strength and conditioning made up of functional movements performed at a your desired intensity level. The intensity and approach are up to you. Anyone can do it and you determine the pace and modifications of your workouts. Invest in a quality gym with quality coaches. Three Kings Athletics in Noblesville, IN is my second home and family.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

Thinking about carnivore in terms of 3 phases is helpful starting:⁣

1.) Just get adapted – eat meat, find the low carb sources you love, cut the junk, find what eating windows work for your schedule, track to make sure you’re eating enough food.⁣

2.) Focus on healing any G.I. issues & give it time. Be patient & consistent. You don’t feel good all the time, as with any diet it takes time to find your groove. Most hit a slump around 2 weeks. You didn’t develop gut issues overnight and you didn’t put on 30lbs overnight.⁣

3.) Thrive & THEN play around with fat loss or muscle gain goals. You’ll be more self aware & educated once your reach this point.⁣

⁣Highly recommend getting the book Carnivore Cure by Judy Cho!

Not until someone is adapted & healed do I recommend any kind of playing around with fat loss cuts.⁣ For some it may take 3-6 months or it can take years depending on what kind of healing (gut, hormonal, metabolic etc) you have to do.⁣ Honor your biofeedback. Biofeedback means my quality of sleep, energy level, recovery, performance, mental clarity, menstrual cycle, sex drive, hunger & satiety cues, etc.⁣

Tips for tracking more accurately:

  • Pick meats that are easier to track. Ex: ground meats like beef/turkey/lamb/pork. The protein & fat grams are not as variable as say a ribeye or chuck roast.
  • Weigh your meat raw before you cook. Meat shrinks down something like 20-30% when you cook it. It can account for a big difference in protein/fat grams & calories if you’re logging the oz or grams of cooked meat vs the actual raw weight. Fat will differ as well, especially if you’re draining or dabbing the fat off your meat after cooking. Here’s a good resource explaining what happens.
  • Measure out your fats (butter, bacon fat, tallow, etc) Don’t guess. Weigh it out on a scale for most accuracy. Most of us use teaspoons or tablespoons but I don’t recommend eyeballing until you master accurately weighing food.

Reasons you may be gaining weight on low carb:

  • You’re eating in a surplus. As with ANY diet you choose if you are eating in a surplus chances are you will put on body fat. It’s part of it. This is when you should be focusing on muscle gain & strength.
  • You’ve been eating in a chronic deficit & your body is finally getting the nutrients it needs to function & grow muscle. You WANT muscle growth. More muscle=more food=more badass.
  • You’re snacking too much on things like pork rinds, fat bombs, or fake keto junk like Atkins bars. Guilty. They’re easy to overeat & nutrient deficient. Go back to the basics. Simplify. Meat, water, coffee, no sweeteners, no supplements.
  • You’re choosing highly palatable low carb foods like ribeyes, bacon, & cheese & eating when you’re not really hungry. It’s like when you’re not hungry but then they bring out dessert. Most of us will have that extra piece of cake. Choose foods that are satisfying & get the job done. I find ground beef to be most satisfying.
  • You’re overly fasting &/or overly training. Chronically high cortisol & hormone imbalances affect your weight, recovery, energy, & fat loss. Reduce your intensity & workout volume. Walking & simply just moving does wonders. Don’t over complicate your workouts. SLEEP. Shorten your fasting window or STOP fasting.
  • You’re eating too much protein, throwing hormones & your biofeedback off. Try increasing your fats & start with protein around 1g per lb of lean body mass, your goal weight, or 20-30% of your daily calories. Our energy sources come from fats & carbs. Take away your carbs & what do you have left? Fat. Don’t fear it. Play around with it you’ll find your threshold.

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

Never say never, but I doubt it. Carnivore is just like being a vegetarian only we prefer meat. No one bats an eye when you say you’re a vegetarian, but you say you only eat meat? They look at you like 4 eyes. The awareness, research, and education is spreading, however, so that is promising!

Is any diet really mainstream?

There’s hundreds of ways to eat. All that matters is you pick the one that suits YOU.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

Anyone is welcome to become part of my digital family here, lilbitoffit.com and Instagram, @lil_bit_of_fit If you’d like to be added to our email list, click here.

Thank you all for reading and thank you, Steven, for allowing me to have this opportunity!

I hope this was of value in some way to all your journeys! Please feel free to tag and share with all of your friends and family!

oxox Coach K

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World Carnivore Month – Inflammation – Day 18

Inflammation

Inflammation is a great defensive method for you body, if you twist your ankle it will swell up. This might be annoying but your body is protecting itself to then allow healing.

Your body has many defensive strategies like this. The problem is if you are harming your body on a daily basis, then you will have chronic inflammation which is always there. One of the ways you can harm your body on a daily basis is through something most people do everyday… eating.

If you have a diet filled with sugar and vegetable seed oils you are stressing your body everyday.

Luckily a change in diet will quickly and easily reduce, and then reverse inflammation issues.

Just remember everything you eat either helps you or harms you.

So choose wisely, because where every single chronic disease is found, inflammation is found right there too.

Check out my carnivore diet success stories on inflammation here – https://ketogenicendurance.com/tag/inflammation/

David “In 10 months I have lost almost 140 lbs, reversed a number of inflammatory conditions including Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and vastly improved my mental health. “

Kristina “I sleep Soooo good while eating this way! I have way more energy, less inflammation, and a healthy BMI. Also like I mentioned before, I  was breastfeeding when I started carnivore and I had absolutely zero issues breastfeeding and I felt satiated which can be hard for breastfeeding moms.”

Zach “I’m from Texas and have been eating a strict carnivore diet since October 2019 in an attempt to heal my autoimmune disease. In 2015, I survived multiple daily heart attacks and triple-bypass open heart surgery at the age of 23, caused by inflammation and 95-99% blockage of my coronary arteries.”

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with David

Interview with David

1) Introduce Yourself.

My name is David Zamoider

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

I ate whatever I felt like for years, with various dalliances in low carb, including 2 years off and on just before I tried carnivore. 

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

Keto wasn’t cutting it for me anymore. It was too easy to overindulge in keto foods under the guise of low net carbs. 

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

I started by eating just meat when I was hungry, and incorporating fasts of various lengths, as a way to test myself. I had decided at the beginning I would be the John Wick of carnivore, a man of sheer focus and force of will, and that I wouldn’t cheat and I wouldn’t quit. As I progressed I discovered how effective OMAD was for me, and that is where I have been for the last several months, the majority of my time as a carnivore. I eat meat, fat salt and water, but I don’t discriminate on the type of meat, I eat anything that sounds good, steak, burgers, chicken, pork, bacon, lamb, goat, and organ meats to name a few. I use exclusively Redmonds kosher salt. 

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

In 10 months I have lost almost 140 lbs, reversed a number of inflammatory conditions including Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and vastly improved my mental health. 

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

I have found no negatives. I eat as much as I want til I’m full. I rarely miss sweets or carbs, when I do I drink water and move on. I don’t feel restricted at all, the only semi difficulty is getting enough food when out to eat with family or friends at restaurants, most places load food with sugar or carbs or fry them in veggie oil. 

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I did not at the beginning. Covid was part of that, but when the gyms opened here in June my wife and I signed up, and my health improved even further and now I’m in the gym 7 days a week. 

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

Give it a try, what do you have to lose? You have to go into it with an open mind, and fully commit. It will not work for you if you half ass it. 

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

I believe if research can be done, it will become more accepted, it’s a ways away, but it’s possible. 

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

There is no one size fits all approach to eating. You have to find what works for you and run with it. Strip yourself down to just meat and water and after a few months add things back in one at a time and see how your body responds and adjust accordingly. No one has your body but you. You can follow me on Instagram at @cursingcarnivore

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Kristina

Interview with Kristina

Introduce Yourself.

I’m Kristina Lynn and I am a stay at home mom. I love the outdoors, hunting, horse back riding and camping.

How did you eat before Carnivore.

I have been Keto off and on for the past 5 years

Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

As a Mom of two young kids it’s very important to me to feel my best. I was struggling to lose the last of my baby weight and I started hearing more about The Carnivore lifestyle. I loved the simplicity of it and all the benefits I was hearing such as, less inflammation, increased energy, better sleep Etc. We are avid hunters in Wyoming and harvest our meat each year such as Deer, Antelope and Elk. The only thing holding me back from jumping all in was I was still breastfeeding my son at the time. That’s when I heard about Kelly Hogan’s story on My Zero Carb life and how she had three pregnancies and successfully breastfed all while eating carnivore. I talked with my husband and he told me to go for for it! So I did.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

I did a 40 days Strict Carnivore. I started April 21st and did a trial run until May when I started Dr. Bakers #meatymay challenge.

During that I only consumed  meat, a little cheese, coffee and heavy cream. I still use this as my base approach but do have some chocolate or wine occasionally. I’m from the south too so when I go back home my momma likes to feed ya so did eat more Ketovore while visiting my family. I personally don’t have many adverse reactions when eating whole Keto foods so I can loosen up once in awhile. But to feel my absolute best sticking to strict carnivore is what works best for me. My husband has also since started carnivore and is doing AMAZING On it! We also feed our kids carnivore 80% or more of the time and they are 1.5 and almost 4.

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5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

I sleep Soooo good while eating this way! I have way more energy, less inflammation, and a healthy BMI. Also like I mentioned before, I  was breastfeeding when I started carnivore and I had absolutely zero issues breastfeeding and I felt satiated which can be hard for breastfeeding moms.

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

Zero negatives that I can think of. Not one thing comes to mind.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

Yes. My husband has gotten me into weight lifting and rowing. I’ve taken a little break through the summer here but am looking forward to getting back into my routine.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

Go for it! Learn as much as you can so that you can confidently dive in! I love Dr. Bakers Book “The Carnivore Diet” and Craig and Maria Emmerich’s book “The Carnivore Cookbook” and Kelly Hogan’s YouTube channel “My Zero Carb Life”

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

I do. But it will also be widely unaccepted at the same time. I think whenever people seen what they deem as “extremely” you’ll have people who accepted it and you’ll have people who oppose it. But it crazy to me how even in this last year it’s already gained so much traction.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

I just want to say thank you for reaching out to me, I love what you are doing on helping spread the word on how carnivore can help more people. You can find/ follow me on Instagram @wyoming_keto_fitmom

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Zach

Interview with Zach

1) Introduce Yourself.

My name is Zach, I’m from Texas and have been eating a strict carnivore diet since October 2019 in an attempt to heal my autoimmune disease. In 2015, I survived multiple daily heart attacks and triple-bypass open heart surgery at the age of 23, caused by inflammation and 95-99% blockage of my coronary arteries.

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

I switched from a standard American diet to keto starting around May 2019, and moved gradually more towards carnivore in an attempt to lower my inflammation further.

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

When I started keto, I initially had much more inflammation than my previous SAD diet, but I believe that was from eating such a large amount of dairy which might be a dietary trigger for me. While outward inflammation that I’m able to see or feel has been non-existent since switching to carnivore, my blood markers for inflammation still have a ways to go. I’m in the process of trying different things to lower that. Also to note, I did lose 20 lbs of extra weight I had very quickly when I went keto, but I’m sure it would have been lost just as quickly on carnivore.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

My approach is to keep things as simple and easy as possible. I recently bought my first 1/2 cow, buying in bulk saves a lot of money and I like not having to buy meat as often. Just about every meal I eat is either air fried, broiled, or cooked in a pan. I usually eat around 2 lbs a day, most days 1 lb of ground beef and 1 lb of a whole cut. The ground beef I spread into a big patty in my cast iron pan, cook one side until it’s nice and browned, flip, and repeat. Usually in my 10 inch pan, the patty is thin enough to cook all the way through by cooking both sides once. For whole cuts, most days I put them in my Ninja Foodi with the Broil setting (an oven or toaster oven on the Broil setting works just as well here!), 7-8 minutes on one side, flip, and 5-6 minutes on the other side. I don’t care that much about the doneness of the meat, I usually just aim to get a good sear and keep most of the inside as rare as possible. Really thin cuts I will air fry from frozen for about 15 minutes, flipping halfway. That method is really useful if you forget to thaw something! I don’t pressure cook or slow cook very many meals anymore as it seemed to upset my stomach, but oxtail is amazing and can only really be cooked that way, and I will make the occasional batch of bone broth as well. There are so many different cuts and ways to cook beef that I never really get bored!

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

The biggest benefit I’ve found is not having to think about what I’m going to eat, nor having a constant hunger to worry about. I just pick a cut of meat out of the fridge, cook it how I like, then eat it. The boredom some people have with eating nothing but meat is nothing to me, since I gain the simplicity of having all of my meals already planned out.

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

When I started keto in 2019, I had a ton of energy, while with strict carnivore my energy levels are a bit lower. However, my energy level is consistent all day long, and is much better than when I was eating SAD.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

Before the whole Coronavirus lockdown, I was getting in some exercise two or three times a week by going to my local climbing gym, but since they’ve reopened, I’ve only been going once every one or two weeks. It’s a great way to exercise for me since I love rock climbing, but taking such a long break from it really set back my progress. It will take some time for me to get back into it at the same level I was before, but I’m definitely looking forward to doing it often again! It was definitely interesting to see how quick my recovery was when I stayed strict carnivore, versus when I would cheat and be incredibly sore for several days after.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

If you do try it and see improvements in your health, but rebound back to eating sweets and other carby foods due to cravings, just know that getting back on the diet and trying again makes the cravings weaker each time. My first 4 months of carnivore were plagued with so many cheats, and more inflammation came with most of them, but each time I persevered for the sake of my health and it only got easier. Now I’m at a point where I don’t have any desire for cheats, and I love every single meal I eat, despite being the most limited version of carnivore possible with only beef, salt, and water.

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

I hope it will be, I really think we should turn the plant based agenda on its head and have meat based dietary recommendations instead. We would have a much healthier society that way, and I’m sure we’ll get there if enough research is done on low carb and meat based diets.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

If you’re interested in my full heart surgery story, you can view my imgur album here: https://imgur.com/gallery/4jq7z

Also please follow my Instagram page @EZCarnivore if you would like updates on my autoimmune journey, or just to see pictures of my food and the super easy methods I use to cook it!

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Petrit

Interview with Petrit

1) Introduce Yourself.

My name is Petrit Kotarja, aka crnvr_daddy on Instagram. I’m a husband, father of one, business owner and Health/fitness enthusiast. Before my carnivore journey I always ate “healthy” I mean once i was of the age to make my own dietary choices.

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

I started at a young age reading fitness magazines and following their advice of a low fat , high carb diet high protein diet.  I was young and very active so i didn’t notice the ill effects of this insulin roller coaster, eating every two hours to keep the “furnace burning.” Until I look back at all the acne I had and swollen face despite my low body fat%. Then at around 30 years of age I found this thing called the Paleo diet. I thought it was crazy. “No grains” I thought, but I tried it. It changed my life and perspective on health. Shortly after I stumbled upon the Keto diet, once again I thought it to be crazy because of all the high fat foods people were eating. “what about their hearts”. I tried it and got even better results. I never chased ketones, never even tested , just cut carbs and ate a high fat high protein version. Which naturally tranistioned me into the Carnivore way of eating in Jan. 2019

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

I heard this doctor talking about the Carnivore Diet on the Joe Rogan podcast. An all meat animal based diet and again i thought he was crazy ( what a trend). I decided to try it seeing as I wasn’t too far off at this point. So I dove deep in research, listening to the top docs on podcasts and haven’t looked back since.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

Now I don’t call myself a 100% carnivore. I do enjoy a snack here and there (some of my sons left over berries or popcorn) or a few drinks with friends and my wife. I would say I eat 95% animal based .

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

Things I’ve noticed since being carnivore is no inflammation, more energy, better mental clarity, less need for caffeine (I drink decaf mushroom coffee) and better body composition. but the biggest thing I’ve noticed and the one I’m most happiest/proud of is my craving/need for alcohol is gone. I used to be a big drinker, like 24 beers in a weekend type of drinker. Having or needing 2-3 cans a day after work. Now, no urges after work. no weekend heavy binges which would take me a few days to recover from. I do still enjoy a few drinks on the weekend or special occasion but I can easily stop after a couple because my body tells me I’ve had enough. I find this pretty amazing.

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6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

I don’t really notice many negatives or disadvantages being on the carnivore diet. Maybe the reactions when I order a burger with just cheese and bacon. or opting out of certain foods when I’m a guest. most people around me are okay with it by now.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I exercise regularly and don’t notice much difference from when I ate high carb. I play hockey and still maintain my burst and stamina.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

I usually don’t recommend the carnivore diet to everyone, or at least right off the bat. Not because I don’t believe in it but because they don’t. Not everyone wants to eat just meat and eggs everyday and that’s fine. I can still help them with foods they enjoy so long as they are not damaging them. I would usually slowly transition someone into this way of eating, the way I did. Some people can go all in right away, if that’s your personality then i say do it!

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

I feel like more and more people will start accepting this way of life, as the more people benefit it will be harder to deny.  That’s why I’ve created my platform, creating content on the regular and that’s why I’m working on some new and exciting things to come in the near future. To help people realise their potential. To help people realize there’s other options and to help people realize it’s easier than they think.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

Once again I don’t think we need to feed the world like this, but it wouldn’t hurt 😉

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Steve

Interview with Steve

1) Introduce Yourself.

My name is Stephen Machina, a born and raised Texan. Before COVID-19, I ran a corporate dining cafe and catering program so being surrounded by delicious food day in and day out was the norm for me. Even though I was heavily involved in sports all the way through high school, I somehow was still always the fat kid growing up. That’s certainly not easy when you’re as competitive as I am. A lot of people don’t believe in epiphanies, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to make a positive, 180-degree change in my life.

2) How did you eat before Carnivore?

For the majority of my life, I had a very poor diet – especially once I graduated from high school. I wasn’t playing sports anymore and eating and drinking became my outlet. Countless cheeseburgers, fried foods, pizza and A LOT of beer. In fact, craft beer became a hobby of mine! Not too long before I started Carnivore, I experimented with some intermittent fasting and switched from beer to Vodka/water, noticing some weight loss results before the diet even began.

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

Corporate dining and catering can be a physically demanding job. On big catering days, I could walk 15 or more miles in a day. I was always exhausted and my head felt cloudy on a regular basis. I am a big fan of Joe Rogan’s podcast and I had just happened to see Chris Bell’s name in a video title. Chris Bell is a talented documentary filmmaker that I had followed a few years ago. On this particular podcast, he and his brother talked to Joe about the Carnivore diet. Shortly after watching the podcast, I had my last hoorah at a family friend’s wedding and decided February 11, 2020 was my official start date.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

It started out as a simple goal of trying to reverse some of the damage I had put on my body throughout the years. After a month, my way of thinking developed for the better. I became way more focused on other activities that could help me increase my results. I think in order to see the type of results most people are looking for on this diet, you really have to maintain the “tough mindset”.

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

One of the main benefits I’ve seen after starting this diet includes increased energy for sure! I find myself on the move constantly now, around the house and on my single-speed bike. I’ve stopped snoring, my inflammation is now manageable, my recovery time has reduced and I have continued to gain strength while losing over 75 pounds. I now live an active lifestyle and am  depression free.

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

The first couple of weeks, my stomach felt uneasy. Once I got really strict on myself after the 90-day mark, I had trouble maintaining my appetite. Other than that, nothing has been unbearable.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I now exercise on a regular basis. However, it took baby steps to finally get where I am now. I started off walking on the treadmill and doing a little bit of weights. Eventually, it went to inclined walks and kettlebell circuits. Once the lockdown happened, I went out and bought a single-speed bike. It has been a great way to continue to challenge myself. Now that the gyms are open, I am getting back to the weights. My goal is to work on endurance and flexibility at the moment. High reps with lower weight to continue to burn more calories build stamina.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

Do your research! There are a ton of resources out there!

Make a conscious decision in your head that this is something you are GOING to follow through with. If you don’t have a purpose behind this decision, it will be hard to pull off. It will also be easy to make excuses when times get tough.

Remember: On this diet, your food is your FUEL. Take your emotions out of it, and eat what you need and not what you want.

When you hit a wall and things get harder than they have ever been, dig in and keep getting after it. Sometimes it only takes one more swing to knock down that wall.

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

I hope so. I think it could save countless lives! Unfortunately, most of the food industry values profit over health. After spending years in the food business, I realized that most of this industry is far more interested in turning a profit than the health of its consumers. My mission now is to inspire people to try Carnivore as an elimination diet in order to experience the health benefits.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

Feel free to reach out if you ever need help on your carnivore journey. You can follow me on Instagram @the_carnivore_machina. Watch my continued progress while getting healthier yourself!

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Jill

Interview with Jill

1) Introduce Yourself.

I’m a 52 yr old mom of six children.  I’ve been coaching women to restore, nourish, and optimize their health for over ten years.  I live by this motto and teach others to embrace it as well – KNOW BETTER DO BETTER (by Maya Angelou).  It’s how I began my site and YouTube channel YOU. ONLY BETTER.

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

Prior to eating carnivore I was eating ketogenic for 3.5 years.  Did daily intermittent fasting and longer fasts (3-5 days monthly).  I have tried most diets that are popular today – vegan, vegetarian, raw foodist, Paleo, Whole30 and Gluten and Dairy free, to ketogenic and now Carnivore for almost 11 months.

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

I started carnivore because I was started to gain weight on ketogenic diet and struggled with inflammation.  It worked very well for me at first until it didn’t. I was intrigued by eating zero carbs and wondered how it would impact my health.  I had watched several videos about it and began doing some research on its benefits, and figured what could thirty days hurt, if I gave it a true shot. Thirty days quickly turned into three months and the rest is history. Within three to five days my stomach bloat went away and with that the intense pain in my gut. I started to notice inflammation leaving the rest of my body as well. By the end of the first month I lost twelve pounds and was feeling better each day.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

I believe you have to approach the carnivore diet having a strong “why”.  What does that mean?  Well, when you decide to truly give this drastic of an elimination diet a true go, you must first develop what your goal is in doing it.  You need to be honest with yourself so that when the hard days come or you don’t lose the weight you thought you would, your “why” is going to help you stay the course.  I don’t believe in one way of eating works for everyone.  We all have to find our metabolic best in whatever way we choose to eat.  For some eating carnivore that might mean 1-2 pounds of animal protein a day, for others that might mean 3-4 pounds of animal protein.  Some will need higher amounts of fat and others can’t tolerate it. So, again its finding your perfect balance for optimal metabolic performance. The key is getting your insulin resistance normalized and steady.  When you get there healing happens very deeply.  No other way of eating has had as much of a profound impact on my overall health as carnivore.

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

I’ve already mentioned the big ones.  I’ve lost over 45 pounds in a matter of seven months.

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6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

I wish I would have known more about oxalates and what to expect when detoxing them (dumping them).  I created a 30 day carnivore success guide that I wish I would have had when I first got started. It literally answers all of the questions I wanted to understand but didn’t know where to look, along with meal plans and a few of my favorite recipes.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I rebound and walk. That is it. I went to the gym once a week for a month.  But I couldn’t stick to it and went back to walking and rebounding.  But exercise is not crucial to success on carnivore at all.  It enhances your health and physique, but definitely not a huge component.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

Get my guide and read it. Keep it simple and if you are coming from a Standard American Diet, then go slow.  Take a month to get down to zero carbs and eating only red meat.  Stay there for 30 days and see how you feel before changing things up.  The body is quick to tell you what it can and can’t tolerate once you have removed all the foods triggering negative responses you are experiencing.

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

Depending on the agenda of our government around proper nutrition and if the general public is willing to learn how to use it to heal their bodies will determine if it becomes mainstream.  My hope is YES!!!!

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

Don’t get caught up in the dogma around the word “diet”.  Don’t make this about what you can’t eat and instead make it about what your body is going to thrive on.  You can get my guide on my website www.jill-samter.com and follow my carnivore journey on my YouTube channel.

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Carnivore Diet success stories – with Matthew

Interview with Matthew

1) Introduce Yourself.

My name is Matthew, I live in the UK, I’m 22, I work full time and I have a big interest in nutrition.

2) How did you eat before Carnivore.

Before carnivore i was vegan/plantbased for 6 years, the last 6 months I ate a whole foods plant based diet, before that I experimented with basically every vegan diet there is (vegan keto/high carb low fat/fruit only/intermittent fasting/ raw til 4 etc)

3) Why did you try Carnivore to begin with.

I started carnivore because I started to learn about the health benefits, my main goal was to help my anxiety and depression, also my previous plant based diet wasn’t working for me.

4) How do you personally approach the Carnivore Diet.

Depending on the time of the year depends what I eat, in winter I eat pretty much a 100% animal based diet, whereas in the summer I’ll incorporate some in season fruit (if my body accepts it) but I mainly eat steak, beef, eggs, bacon, some organ meats, and rarely some dairy.

5) What benefits have you seen since starting the Carnivore Diet.

My mental health massively improved after just 2 weeks on this diet, i no longer felt depressed or anxious, it was like something just lifted me, it was a massive weight off my shoulders, I was so happy and relieved, I had been battling mental health for many years. I also got rid of anemia, inflammation and IBS and I lost some weight. Them issues were never why I started, they were just added bonuses. I had a huge gut for the last 2/3 years that wouldn’t go away no matter what, I had skinny arms and legs but my belly was so inflamed and bloated nothing helped until I went carnivore. Another benefit was it helped my sugar cravings, it was so much easier to get off sugar while carnivore.

6) What negatives have you found with the Carnivore Diet.

The only negative I can think of is the transition, from whatever diet to carnivore can be some what difficult, all my life I’ve consumed many carbs just like most people, and to try and go to low/zero carb can be hard but once your body is fat adapted it’s amazing and so worth it.

7) Do you exercise on the Carnivore Diet, if so how do you find it and what do you do.

I do light exercise a couple times a week (walk/jog/bicycle) and lift weights maybe once a week. One big benefits I’ve noticed is my strength, I can lift much more weight now.

8) What piece of advice would you give someone who is interested in trying this diet, but hasn’t taken the leap yet.

You’ve just got to go for it, once your body gets fat adapted it will be easy, not like other diets you need “cheat meals” you’re always satisfied with no cravings, your life will improve in every single way, my advice is make sure you consume enough fat. Every single person I know who went carnivore, never went back, for the simple fact it WORKS.

9) Do you think Carnivore will ever be accepted as a mainstream diet.

Probably not, plant foods are being pushed everywhere. Plant based diets are getting more popular.

10) Anything you would like to add, and where can people follow you.

My instagram is meatandhealth if you want to follow me, I answer all DM’s if you have any questions. And I would like to add, if anybody is thinking about starting this diet, try to get good quality meats, it’s okay if not but the better the quality the better you’ll feel.

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