I am wondering what would be a good Cavivore breakfast that is easy to prepare. I don't want to cook meat in early morning, & I don't like overnight meat.
You don't like cooking bacon in the morning?I am wondering what would be a good Cavivore breakfast that is easy to prepare. I don't want to cook meat in early morning, & I don't like overnight meat.
I am wondering what would be a good Cavivore breakfast that is easy to prepare. I don't want to cook meat in early morning, & I don't like overnight meat.
Nope. Time to cook , I can sleep....You don't like cooking bacon in the morning?
I'm wondering if there is more to this than Insulin response.
I read about this other plan after doing more Bro-Science Internet research called a Low FODMAP (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols) plan. What all that basically says is Carbs or Fiber that are fermentable in the gut or consumed by either good or bad bacteria.
I'm wondering if the Carnivore Zero Carb Diet is also a Zero Fiber diet that can correct a gut biome imbalance by starving out or reducing bad bacteria as wells as reversing Good Bacteria over growth. If even Good Bacteria over growth gets into the small intestine it causes problems like slower digestion. Food moves more slowly and more calories are absorbed than normal so attempts to count normal calories will not be accurate.
I cut out starches like Bananas or Potatoes, but I've learned some foods like Asparagus, Onion, most Mushrooms, or Garlic are high fermentable foods. I've decided to try adjusting my diet to include Low FODMAP plant based foods. I just had an egg scramble with Feta Cheese and 1 diced tomato which is a low fermentable food. I'm also having dry red wine which is supposed to be Low Fermentable in the gut. With the eggs, I'm having Louisiana brand Cayenne hot sauce which doesn't have onion or garlic.
I have seen a little further weight loss, so it'll be interesting to see how this goes while keeping particular plant based foods.
Long term, I think shifting toward Carnivore could be a gut biome reset and later more plant based foods could be tried again. I think High FODMAP foods should be tried one at a time. If you find you can eat some High FODMAP foods without a resurgence of bad bacteria, it might be good for the good bacteria and having more nutrition.
The Sunset Limited probably thinks this all sounds batshi't, but maybe it explains people succeeding on Carnivore Dieting as well as how to approach reintroducing some plant based foods.
One other thing this leaves me wondering is if Fiber is healthy, but the recommended daily amounts are greatly exaggerated to counter-act the constipating effects of Fiber Fortified breads and cereals. I think to reach the recommended daily intake from natural foods would be something like 10 Apples a day. We create a situation where people start eating Fiber Fortified grain based foods or Fiber Bars. I'm wondering if these foods move poorly through the gut and if some people start thinking they just need more Fiber.
I think the key is not to call it dieting.
I've mentioned it in one of these diet threads, but for me I think it will be a lifestyle change as well. I used to eat a lot of sandwiches and subs so that is easily a ton of carbs and wasted calories. Even burgers I'll just eat the burger by itself or lettuce wrap. Sure there are times when I'm at a family gathering I'll eat it with a bun, or still enjoy breadsticks with pizza etc, but just cutting back say 6 out of 7 days is a big difference. It's an easy 600+ calories a week either lost or spent towards something healthier and more nutritious.
Any change in erections, positive or negative? Serious question. Interested in how it affects that.90 days carnivore. Doing well. Same benefits as before -- increased energy, mental acuity, lowered allergies, reduced weight, better mood, just feel better overall. Don't have any desire to stop at this point.
Any change in erections, positive or negative? Serious question. Interested in how it affects that.
I put my dog on the carnivore diet, and she's doing better, too. She lost some weight, her mood is better, and she's a lot more interested in going for walks than she was before. Before, she'd sleep most of the day away, and she wasn't all that interested in walks or outdoor adventures. She's much more frisky and lively now, and she "smiles" and plays more. She went through an adjustment period just like I did, but after that, the changes have been very noticeable.
The biggest change is that, for the past year and a half, she's struggled with a skin condition that has affected all of her paws as well as other parts of her body. She'd lick and lick, to the point where she'd make her legs raw, and they'd bleed or get infected. It was bad. We took probably 8 trips to the vet and saw 2 different vets, looking for a solution. I had her in a "cone" for a couple months, and she was miserable. The best the vets could do was to implement a regimen that involved a special restricted diet, a special shampoo several times a week, an oral anti-allergy medicine, another pill to combat infections PRN, and regular allergy injections (which I have been giving). It's been a lot of work, and although her condition improved enough to get her out of the cone, it never remitted, and despite everything, she continued to have problems.
Things are much, much better now that she's just eating meat. Her skin is healed up. She doesn't lick half as much as she did before (still some, but not as relentless and damaging ... maybe 10% of what it was). She isn't itching and scratching all the time. Even the "boot-scoot" she did a lot (usually associated with anal glands being filled, but not always) has stopped. She's a lot more comfortable and happy.
She also seems to like the food better.
I'm happy. She's 13 -- that's about 70 years old, in our years -- and I'm glad I could find a way to make her final years a little better. She actually seems younger.
Ohhh, and refined sugars!!! I have a mean sweet tooth. Sugar is the devil! Remember that!
What do you feed her? I imagine that could get expensive. My dogs are itching/licking but I have guessed it's due to a new type of mosquito that invaded our area (I had 13 bites at one time).
Since Carnivores give up Plant Based foods, I wondered if you guys have given up Coffee?
I have been a total coffee addict as a truck driver and wondering if it has some bad effects on weight loss or at least over using it as a stimulant.
I'm thinking in the short term of switching to Tea and seeing how that goes. I've been reading there could be other issues with coffee relating to the roasting process or how much coffee plants are sprayed.
Any thoughts on eating out? Maybe get a burger to go and toss the bun? Or get a Jimmy John's Unwich lettuce wrap sub?
For now, I feel stuck in truck driving and about to go back to long haul driving. I may have to do the best I can picking over what food there is at truck stops.
Also wondered if anyone does a version of Bulletproof Coffee. Some truck drivers are saying that's a good way to start a driving day.
All this right after the Thanksgiving Carb Gauntlet.
For now, I have some time off and will do some treadmill and maybe weight machines.
I usually just give her some of what I'm having -- beef, chicken, pork, or fish. She's a dachshund, so she doesn't eat much. Sometimes I'll give her canned chicken, when I don't feel like sharing my T-Bone.
It's really nice to see her doing well. I'm as happy about that as anything. She's only got a couple years left to live, so it's wonderful to know she'll be happy and full of life for those years, not itchy, raw, and lethargic.
It's been a big surprise, too. The two vets I consulted were stumped. I'd spent thousands on visits to the vet and multiple meds/treatments (to say nothing of the time, energy, and stress of it all) -- which yielded only limited results and nothing but a need for more pills and more treatments. One month on a meat diet, and the problem is gone.