My Carnivore Diet Experience: 13-Week (90 Day) Progress Report
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- This video details my progress in week number 13 of my Carnivore journey. That's 90 days without sweeteners, bread, pasta, rice, beans, legumes, packaged food products of any kind, and no soda (only water and green tea). As a type 2 diabetic, my goal is to use the Carnivore diet/lifestyle to reverse my Type 2 diabetes. This means my primary goal is not weight loss (although I'd like to get down to 155 lbs if I had my druthers) but lowering and stabilizing my blood sugar with an A1C target of 5.5 (average fasting glucose of less than or equal 110), "normal" triglycerides and cholesterol, and to increase my HDL cholesterol so that I can live a drug-free lifestyle as I move forward toward retirement where food acts as my pharmaceuticals and helps my body stave off the ailments that often come with old age.
For those who haven't been following along on my journey, in this video, I also compare my numerical stats at the start of Carnivore, at 30 days on Carnivore, at 60 days on Carnivore, and after 90 days on Carnivore.
I have added some approximate time codes below if you want to skip any sections.
Intro 00:21
Weigh-in 00:33
Fasting Blood Glucose 00:57
A1c 01:15
Ketones 02:08
GKI 02:13
Issues + Improvements 02:33
Sleep Quality 03:50
Sleep Duration 03:52
Resting Heart Rate 04:50
Blood Pressure 04:56
Measurements 06:30
Cost of Carnivore versus the Standard American Diet 07:57
Future Plan 13:28
Summary / Conclusion 15:43
I have fasting labs scheduled for March 13, 2024, and a follow-up doctor's appointment to review the labs on March 20th. I will do a separate video once I get the labs back that outlines the verifiable changes that have happened over the 90 days using my lab results from before starting Carnivore to those after 90 days. Keep an eye out for that.
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Disclaimer: Nothing contained in this video should be construed as Medical Advice. I am not a healthcare professional. I am a 1-man guinea pig that is just looking to regain my health using food instead of pharmaceuticals. This is my personal journey. Please make sure that you are working with YOUR healthcare provider to monitor your health and medications and to select the necessary course of treatment for your specific needs.
Thank you for the detailed video. Good presentation and congratulations on your results!
Thanks Vincent; I appreciate you watching and the "attaboy" comment.
Strong work! Those are excellent results! Carry on! 👍👍
Thanks for your comment; Much appreciated.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
That’s all good new🙌 congratulations you did good.
Thanks for the "pat on the back"; Much appreciated.
Good job sir! Stay with it!!
Thank you for the comment; Much appreciated!
very extensive.. nice work bro :)
Thanks 😁. Comment is much appreciated.
Yes you did a good job so far in your journey I did keto first and then started carnivore. I had a really hard time going poop. It took me four days I didn’t know if that’s normal or not. Does anybody else have a problem with it when I was switching over, so it happened both weeks andI don’t know how long that last. Thanks for your video. It helps a lot.❤
@sharonchristensen5753 (Sharon): people usually fall into two camps when starting carnivore. 1 camp has "explosive" diarrhea because their body is releasing large amounts of retained water that is no longer required when on Carnivore. These folks definitely need to up their electrolytes because they will be flushed out during the first 2-3 weeks (especially potassium and magnesium). The other group is like yourself. Your body is actually consuming all the nutrition from the foods you are eating so there is not much left as waste and since you are not consuming fiber (from vegetables) there is a minimal amount to excrete. Before carnivore I was very "regular" and would often go multiple times per day. Now on Carnivore, sometimes I can skip a day or 2 without going. That said, if you are concerned about it, the simple fix is to increase your fat intake, especially melted/liquid fat, like butter. I make brown butter bites (search youtube for KetoGenic Woman and brown butter and you will see how simple it is to make) that are 1 tablespoon each. I keep them in the refrigerator in wax paper and consume them as a savory snack (like eating a caramel). Eat 1 or 2 of these or melt some butter and dip your cut up steak pieces into the butter before eating and this should address your problem and help you to go. If you do this, do stray too far from the bathroom. It can be pretty quick acting.
Thank you so much for your help. I appreciate it. I will try that right away today.
Great. Please let me know if that solves your issue.
@sharonchristensen5753 did the additional fat/butter bites help resolve the issue for you?
Yes it help I finally went so thankful. I hope it keeps up. Thanks for your great idea.❤
I wonder if the skin issue is oxalate dumping. Another carnivore mentioned getting some psoriasis at first that eventually went away.
I have looked at that but unfortunately the only way to stop the oxalate dumping if that's what it is, is to increase your carb intake to get out of Ketosis which since I am a type 2 diabetic trying to achieve a specific A1c value, I am not willing to do at this time. Thanks for the comment and suggestion.
@retirementramblings I just watched Old Carnivore and he said he got psoriasis at first on carnivore which eventually went away and he did not add carbs. Definitely do not want to add carbs. Yikes.
@mamabear9389 Do you mean Mitch at Old Man Carnivore or is there a different old carnivore that you are referencing? I know from watching Bella at Steak & Butter Gal and others they have also had success but it took them 6 months or longer. I do plan to "tough it out" and to supplement with Doxycycline as necessary to keep the incessant itch down. As this has been my only real complaint on Carnivore, its certainly something that I can tolerate to get all the other benefits I have seen.
Thanks for your comment and looking out for me.... :)
@retirementramblings Not Mitch. There is a channel called Old Carnivore. He is in his 80's and has a very interesting story.
OK. Thanks. I will check him out.
Awesome job 👏👏👏💪🥩🥓🥚💕
Thank you! 🤗 Very much appreciated.
52 year old, male, 6'1".I've been carnivore since Jan 18, 2024. Currently, I'm at 195, started at 225. My gums quit bleeding (when I floss) after 48 hrs. My knees no longer creek when going downstairs or walking. Depression and anxiety are WAY down (I really don't have a way to measure this). I had a 45° crease in my left earlobe (sign of heart disease) is almost gone. I sleep much better; according to my Galaxy Watch 5 I'm averaging a sleep score of 80/night. Before carnivore I was averaging 55-70/night.
I feel much better than when I was on the SAD Diet, much more energy!
Carnivore for the win!
@rbvocal Congrats on your progress to-date; Now that you are past the 60-day mark, I would expect to see your progress accelerate even more (up to the 90-day mark). I know that happened for me and several of my Carnivore friends. Best of luck as you continue your Carnivore journey.
Yes skin is a reflection of the gut lining... and it sounds like you are healing internally.
@catherineozarko5480 Thanks for watching and commenting. I certainly hope that is the case.
How much weight did you lose total? Day 1 to the present day?
Mike & Nary: I lost 23.0 pounds (starting weight was 212.4; weight as of yesterday was 189.4 lbs); Thanks for the question and for stopping by. Good luck on your Carnivore journey!
@@retirementramblings Thank you 😊
Great job!
Thanks. Much Appreciated.