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@@Lucinda_Jackson Oh, I live in Arizona too, where Laura lives. While it is very hot a few months of the year. We like to say that we spend 3 months waiting for 9 months of good weather. Arizona is a beautiful state!!
What a great video! Something clicked with me. I’ve been trying to do strict carnivore, but I crave salads and felt guilty eating them. They don’t negatively affect me and they help me reach my goals so YES I can have salads. Now they are not drenched in dressing and I am eating them as a side to my meat. My husband has always laughed at me because I have said for 30 years when he asks what I want to eat, “I need hot meat.” Believe me he had fun with that, but it’s true. Meat makes me feel satisfied. Your video just gave me permission to eat what makes me feel good as long as it 1. Doesn’t affect me negatively or 2. Helps me reach my goals. What great advice! Thank you so much!
I love the FREEDOM of having found that there are really just a FEW nutrient dense AND really satisfying foods that consistently make me feel great.. and it's (independently or in some combination) beef, eggs, butter, fish, salt and occasional heavy cream, pork, chicken - it makes grocery shopping a joy - lol....every once in a great while a bit of fruit... but truly no "fear" of other foods - I'm just free not to have them! once again I appreciate your practical insight!!
If you cannot get your blood sugar to drop fast enough… Dr. Ken Berry advises to eat BBB&E. That is Beef🐂, Butter🧈, Bacon🥓 and Eggs🥚🍳🥚🍳🥚🍳🥚To heal quickly. Best of luck to you‼You CAN do this‼ Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦
I was also just diagnosed with type 2 and also have hypertension that I’m taking meds for. So I’m now on the search to a better lifestyle to hopefully be free of any meds. I was prescribed something for my diabetes. But I haven’t takin anything yet. Was hoping to control it on my own without needing the medication.
Well done! My grandfather lived to almost 100. He ate bacon, eggs and toast every morning with his coffee, BUT he worked outside everyday! Our society needs more good old fashion hard work, less screen time. I'm preaching to myself as well.😊
This was an excellent video, I think people are losing sight of what the "carnivore lifestyle" is supposed to be, and getting to hung up on what you can and can't eat, when it all the while was the starting an elimination type of eating, and then you go from there on how you feel, when adding other things in. I think some things are self-explanatory, some others could be slippery slopes or things that people can eat, but for the most part we're losing sight of what the whole goal is. 🙏🏽💜
Agreed!!! I’ve been eating predomin😢antly carnivore for a little over 2 years, and I’m feeling so well eating this way. I’ve lost 50 lbs and kept it off easily. The only non-carnivore foods I consume are green tea, apple cider vinegar, coffee, and I do eat organic avocados. I cut out all of those and reintroduced them slowly and do not suffer negative side effects. We are all definitely different!! I’m not completely carnivore, but I’d say meat-based, and I eat what works for me!
@@JodyYoung-wy5sw Well you are a great example of exactly what I was talking about! I wish you well on your journey, sounds like it's working well for you, and I hope to be where you are soon! 😍👍🏽🙏🏽
Great video. I lost 18lbs in my 1st 30 days..on my 2nd month.. What ive learn is EVERYONEs body is different and will react differently to each meat and/or dairy if u go that roure.
I love this outlook. How does it impact my health and does it help or hinder my goals. I actually started this journey a month or so ago because of your videos. Desperately needed a change and eating meat based has helped my gut issues so much. I’ve even been able to incorporate fasting which i never thought was possible! Currently on day 6 of water and a little LMNT. Thanks for your transparency as always! Also, unrelated but your hair looks great! 💕🫶🏾💕
Just started doing this 3 days ago. I’m still learning. Reddit people are touchy. Fb are bums. You will be my bread and butter (so to speak) for info from now on. Thank you
omg that puts it into words! its been my experience too those reddit people want to jump down your throat and on fb groups like none want to actually heal.....they just go there to bitch and moan rather than for solutions
Is coffee carnivore? No. Is stevia carnivore? No. Is dairy carnivore? Yes. Does that mean dairy is better than coffee with with stevia. No. Dairy may impact you negatively while coffee and stevia do not. My personal opinion is that ketones, level of ketosis and fat adaption are what really provide the benefits that I personally see. But you guys do you. I can absolutely meet my ketone goals while earing carnivore. I can also meet my ketone goals while eating some low carb vegetables and nuts. I have lost 100 lbs, reversed diabetes and hypertension and have kept these results since 2018. Am I strictly carnivore? No. Do I eat less than 30g of total carbohydrates daily? Absolutely.
I cannot drink coffee or tea without stevia. Plus I use unsalted butter and MCT oil in my coffee….whipped with a very powerful 800 watt immersion blender. Or else I am hungry all the time. I use 18% cream in my tea, yes, with stevia. I also cook with onion powder, And I can eat…garlic powder, spices, dill pickles, olives, and believe, hot jalapeño peppers for a kick‼ But, that is me. Like a Laura, I want my food tasty and interesting. Or else I will stop carnivore completely….and I cannot…I have a torn diaphragm and hiatus hernia….and the way I eat s the only way NOT TO EXPERIENCE UNBELIEVABLE pain, which requires fasting for 72-100 hours until the pain is gone. Seeing I do not want emergency surgery…I vow to eat this way for the rest of my life. Simple. Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦
Agree! Having said that, it's individual. Dairy does not negatively impact me, but stevia and coffee absolutely impact me negatively. My body rejects coffee - I violently throw it up within minutes. And stevia in any appreciable amount also makes me sick.
@@Lucinda_Jackson So sorry about the stevia …have you tried allulose? Here in Canada🇨🇦It is wickedly expensive…about $25 for 12 ounces…that is why I use stevia! Which is absolutely fine for me….at $85.00/ lb…the variety where 1/2 tsp stevia = 1/2 cup white table sugar‼
@@itsdowskie7971 MY TAKE….is …we must live. If the rules are too restrictive…then eating and living will suck‼(my opinion)! Try what you like/love and see how you react. … it is up to how your body reacts. If you tolerate a caffe latte… go for it‼Let it be your treat‼☕☕☕However, milk may have too many carbs….so how about a caffe latte with 18% cream⁉☕☕☕😋 My mornings are fantastic with a double ☕☕shot of delightful, delicious exotic 😋Turkish Coffee I buy the one perfumed with cardamom. I jump up of bed to prepare it in my OKKA MINIO Turkish coffee maker takes just over ONE minute from start to finish. That is my caffeine limit with Turkish coffee…the rest of the day I drink French Press Eight O’Clock whole bean which I grind fresh as I need it. AND I also drink 🧊iced tea which I prepare as a cold brew🧊🧊🧊 With stevia and a packet of True Lemon🍋! Can you tell….I hate,💧 hate,💧 hate 💧water💧⁉and I have lost over 115 pounds in about six months. About 50 pounds to go…slowly…I am trying to keep face wrinkles at bay😊‼Hope this helps‼‼‼😃 Time for my 🥓🥓🥓and 🍳🍳🍳‼ P.S. I eat as close to ZERO carbs as possible!
Thank you. Very timely. The thing to remember is that it takes a few days to see if the "food " that you are eating affects you one way or another, and my goodness to waste 7 days to see if almond butter badly affects me would be a waste of my time , the creation of cravings and a "weaning" off issue. That, my friend, keeps me from trying anything that is "off" the list. I have enough issues with cheese but I am not giving that up!!! Cheers
I am on week 3 of a carnivore diet and have watched many of your videos and gotten really good information. Not only do I feel better overall and have not experienced any swelling of my feet and legs despite increasing my salt intake, but grocery shopping is now a breeze! I only hit the meat and dairy departments (with a little side trip to the coffee aisle😉). Time saver! Thanks for your dedication to putting the info out there.
You look fabulous! Thank you for the inspiration. The grapefruit and the cherry LMNT are so delicious. I hope they release cheery in the little packets 🩷
This was an excellent video and I thank you for your honesty and keeping it simple. You truly are an inspiration and your non-judgmental way will ultimately help so many!!! God Bless
Laura, this is true with anything. There are always hard core followers and others that deviate away and get called out. What I say is use carnivore for the basis and tweak to your own body needs. It is good to know what is true carnivore and then there is that baseline to work from.
Avocado is not “carnivore” but a slice of avocado and a pinch of good quality sea salt or Himalayan salt is much cheaper and for me, just as effective as the expensive electrolyte powders.
That was excellent, Laura. We have to “grow up” and not allow ourselves to get in line with a certain theology unless we know how that affects us. Well said, Laura
Even tho I can't do carnivore/keto I still love your videos. My husband is newly carnivore. I will relay these questions to him. He tried eating blueberries last week on our vacation and it didn't go well. A few turned into 3 containers over 2 days and then he came out of ketosis and felt terrible!
Cheating every now and then is an eyeopener. The body immediately reacts. While pork is a meat, it effects me negatively. My body revolts in a couple of hours.
@@MaryNordquist that is true. My son and I both have a pork allergy. I'm wondering, though, if I would react to pork if it wasn't conventionally raised. I've heard that a lot of ppl have issues with pork. It could be the parasites as well. A naturopath I know of says that pork parasites don't die even when cooked. Maybe this was why God didn't want the Israelites to eat pork?! Just a thought!
@@brittneyrussell1766 Thank you for your insight! I hadn't heard of parasites in pork. What's interesting, is it never bothered as a child, or probably through the age of 40. Something changed.
Did you gain weight from those 🫐🫐🫐⁉ Do you know raspberries and strawberries 🍓contain HALF the carbs of 🫐🫐🫐‼‼ When I crave fruit….I make ice cream from just fresh eggs, butter, vanilla plus stevia powder and Lor Ann fruit flavoured extracts…no added carbs and all the real fruit flavours you crave! Perfection‼ Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦
Very well thought out and presented explanation in this video Laura. Changes one’s perspective on how to approach not only carnivore but healthy choices. Thanks for sharing. Peace and Calm to you and your family. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
This is such a great video! I love the way you explain that this way of eating is really individual, and show a healthy relationship with food. It makes this diet more approachable and sustainable for others, and encourages a good mindset when we are choosing what to eat.
Laura. Hi. I haven’t seen you on UA-cam. For a while. I do follow you on instagram. I lost 100 pounds on Carnivore two years ago. I’ve been gaining back although I’ve tried to stay on carnivore, but started using more “sauces” fried coatings on chicken and some salads. Thank you for your perspective. It definitely has hurt me. Seeing you again has motivated me to do better. Thank you.
Thanks Laura! I'm so tired of all the weird gatekeeping that has been cropping up. If people look at how they feel and are able to sustain that way of eating, then that is what they should do and stop worrying about what it is called.
Laura, thank you for this video. I have been following a carnivore diet for little over a year now, and encourage friends and family to try it because it really does make a difference in your health. However, I have gotten these same questions and me, really not having the experience except for my own testimony find it sometimes difficult to explain what you just explained beautifully in this video. I no longer have to stumble trying to give an answer that helps them. I can now just share your awesome video. I thank you for all your videos, your meal plans and your recipes. I especially love the tacos and the meatballs. You have been truly an inspiration to me and my successes on this journey. Thank you!
Can you please do a video some day specifically about menopause and carnivore diet? Interested how if affects hormones, not just about losing weight. Thx!
What a timely video! Thank you so much! I have been debating in my head for days whether or not I should continue to consume nightshades (salsa, hot sauce, ketchup, etc). While enjoying these flavors with my meats helps me to stay on the carnivore diet, they truly do affect me negatively. I experience acne, digestive issues, and joint pain - but I conveniently forget this time and time again. This was the gentle kick in the butt I needed. The nightshades gotta go!
you don't have to discuss it... you simply say " I just eat meat".... who cares who has an issue with it. I dont drink and if im around someone who does and they ask if I want something I say "I dont drink". if they ask again I repeat it. eventually they stop asking.
@@LrgPicture I was referring to discussions of the benefits of the carnivore way of eating with the hope of them deciding to join me in trying it, not defending my eating choices.
I call myself "ketovore" because I do eat some veggies -- the ones I like (which isn't many) -- but eat primarily meats. Took a page from your book and made cheese a condiment. I could probably eat a pound of cheese if I didn't watch it! It wasn't an elimination thing but a diabetes/weight loss thing, and I don't have any real issues that I have to 'hunt out' -- carbs negatively affect my blood sugar levels, but other than that I can eat what I want. But it's much easier to cook some meat, maybe thrown an egg in the pan last few min to dress up that meat a bit..than to try to figure out how to make veggies I don't like, palatable to me... (I still eat the ones I like. Except carrots. Too many carbs in those) Also as I near my weight goal (13 lbs more) it's getting harder and harder to meet protein needs and lose weight too...being "mostly carnivore" really does help.
I can honestly say, I have enjoyed this info it is so clarifying, you are such a wonderful and pretty woman!!! I am very new to carnivore and I am trying to learn all I can and get as healthy as I can!!!! I have osteoporosis and I want to get as much information as I can, it has only been about two months since I’ve started and I am just about 75 years old is it possible to get the health I want and need. You have a lovely Channel, thank you 🙏 for your support 😊😊😊. I have been getting some relief from my brain fog 😅
So glad I found your channel I started carnivore month ago lost 19 pounds and what actually made me start carnivore is the water melon detox I was so miserable I did it for 3 days my plan was 7 days and I just gave up then I was like I can’t be on the water melon diet for over so I decided to give carnivore a chance because it was something I can stick to instead and I love it and definitely adding butter does make a big difference on the hanger keeps me full for a very long time
Thank you for explaining so well. I wondered if I could maintain a carnivore lifestyle for longer than weight loss. However, the two questions are great in maintaining a carnivore lifestyle long term.
You look so so healthy. Your face is clear and young. Congratulations on being able to stick with carnivore. My best is a month and I wish I could do what you do. 👍
Hi Laura, I just love your channel - you have such wonderful and practical advice. I've been watching since I started carnivore in December and tried some of your easy and tasty dishes along the way. I appreciate the work you put into your content knowing you have a family and work full time. From integrative nutrition school, we learned no one diet fits all so the advice in this video is valuable and spot on. Thank you for all your videos. ❤ Love and appreciation from CT --Dee
Amen! Food and dieting consumes my thoughts everyday. Meantime my friends just eat whatever they want and seem to never gain weight. I wish I was normal.
@@cocofluff Most people are not normal. Recently I saw friends I have not seen in a long time. And they pride themselves in eating a healthy vegan diet...He has uncontrolled T2DM and she has fatty liver 🤔. I think my point is that I need to worry about myself and not look at others that we think are doing better than us, but they are not. It is not easy and the struggle is real. Be consistent, fall 7 times and get up 8.
You’re not alone. I grew up in an abusive home which resulted in an unhealthy relationship with food. Trying to break that is proving to be far more difficult than I would have imagined. All you can do is keep trying. You may take longer to get there than others, but this is your journey and you have to find the path that works best for you. The fact that you may face challenges along the way will only make your eventual success that much sweeter. Don’t give up. 😊🤗
The sparkling drinks from LMNT are really good (except for the black cherry, YUK! - tastes like cough syrup imo) but they're kind of expensive so what I do is add the flavor packets to my own fizzy water and it's the same. Cheaper too.
I have a question I had been eating Redmond salt for five months and what I did not know was that Redmonds has no iodine and it took us a while to figure out when I got sick. That part of the issue was I was short on iodine so if you do Redman salt be sure you get iodine somewhere else, it’s amazing how important it is to the function of your brain and your body
I’m SO thankful I found your channel. I’m starting this journey. I’m nervous. Because I am SO addicted to sugar. But I’m so ready to be healthier. I have PCOS as well. So I’m hoping I see a huge difference. My husband is going to start doing it with me!! ❤
Love this! Thank you Laura for framing these questions so simply. Makes so much more sense to ask "will this food help me reach my goal and does it negatively affect me" this takes the guess work out and makes choice of food so much easier. I think you have just helped a lot of people make canrivore so much easier. ❤
The cans of LMNT are great! Citrus of course , but I was surprised how good the grapefruit was and black cherry was sooo good,...$72 case of 32..not bad!
I completely understand. I had a difficult time until I got comfortable being uncomfortable. I track my ketones and try to have an idea of what I will eat in advance. I travel for work so thinking in advance has been a lifesaver. I always pack my electrolytes, salt, etc as part of travel essentials. Keeping ketone in circulation has really help me be more intentional. I know that will lead me to the results I want and can sustain. Chin up and best of luck!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@thisthatntheother747 Thank you so much, I try and watch a lot of these videos to try and stay on track. I guess one of my problems is I don't plan a head, in a consistent way. Have to try harder.
This is BEST video I have seen about the carnivore diet. I'm a newbie and I have a lot of questions and this was a BIG one. Thank you for your help by answering this question.
Yeah, fruit is a slippery slope. I thought some watermelon would be ok but it still messed with my blood sugar despite being low in sugar and carbs. If you can get by with some fruit more power to you
The sparkling water is a game changer!! I am part of the insider group and got a surprise delivery. I already ordered some. The black cherry lime is really good. I hope they include orange at a later date.
I like your way of thinking! I think your prioritization is spot on. Unfortunately, it takes all the fun out of arguing over silliness and useless details!😁😁
Just started a strict carnivore diet 10 days ago and am doing great... foot swelling went away within 24 hrs. Asthma inhaler need went from 4 a day to 2 a day and im not using a rescue inhaler now. I have a rare autoimmune disease that im testing to see if carnivore reduces or eliminates several parts...asthma, hypersinusitus, gerd... dr tells me im prediabetic so need to lose 20 lbs and cease sugar intake... cravings are minimal, energy up.. 70 disabled...🎉
Thank you for emphasizing that a lot of what you can do comes down to the individual. Far too many people say, "you can't do X because it'll make you do Y" where actually they're talking about themselves. If any one person can or wants to do something, then do it. You gave a similar opinion in your alcohol video and I appreciate it. I like to drink diet sodas and it helps me maintain my diet, it doesn't drive me into eating sweets. But that doesn't mean others aren't triggered that way.
Thank you So Much for this video. This totally answered that Carnivore question and I put those two questions on the top of my grocery list, a post it on my Refrigerator and One more on My pantry shelf, as a reminder.
Hi Laura, you are the reason that I started the carnivore diet. Tomorrow makes a week that I have been on carnivore. Even though I see the results on other people, I am still a skeptic. However, I am giving this diet my all. My question is when should I be concerned that my weight is not dropping on carnivore? I will say though this first week of eating carnivore I have felt so so good I feel like I have had more energy, I sleep better and I have had no cravings!! (Even when my husband is eating a blizzard next to me) 🤣 I was already on a health journey.. eating, clean, lean meats, fruit and veggies, and in the beginning, I lost a bunch of weight, and now I have kind of stalled out. So seeing all the research and all your videos on the carnivore diet, it just makes sense.
I'm not sure why this is so hard for some people to get. You eat animal products. Is it the product of, or flesh of an animal? It's carnivore. Otherwise, it's not. Eat fruit or honey if you want, but it's not carnivore, and it shouldn't be confusing for people to understand where that line is.
I agree but also for most people it shouldn't matter what the line is. We shouldn't eat this way because we need to want to fit into a label....we should eat this way if these are the foods that make us healthy.
I agree 100%!!! I replied to a woman in a livestream that said ' I overdid it on the meat while eating carnivore. She also said that she was eating vegetables but believed the meat or, "too much of it" was the problem. I was immediately attacked by multiple people for saying meat wasn't the problem and that vegetables aren't carnivore. I dont care what anyone eats. But don't complain about n9t losing weight or a hundred other complaints if you aren't sticking to just meat water butter bacon. All that being said, this is the third influencer I've seen that is saying it's OK to eat whatever you want. Of course it is, but call it a proper human diet and not carnivore!!!! I've been unsubscribing from all influencers that won't admit what is and isn't carnivore. And I'm not talking about drinking a cup of coffee a day either. You wanna eat fruit and vegetables then admit that you are KETO.
You don't need lmnt, i take zero supplements and have no deficiencies. In the early days of carnivore i got leg cramps and increasing my salt intake fixed it completely, now i barely even use salt. Unless you have some other health issue causing malabsorption of potassium or magnesium, and even then regular supplements are way cheaper than lmnt.
Great video! People keep trying to tell other people that what they're eating is wrong. Maybe it really is. Who knows? Trying to eat as low fat as possible, I ate mostly Vegan for eleven years throughout the '90s. My rule was 'no animal products' but I could never quite give up the cheese. I think that may be why I didn't have some of the health problems many other long term Vegans experience. But it wasn't doing for me what I hoped it would. I've now been eating Carnivore for almost three years. My rule is 'no plant products.' BUT I still had a cup of "keto coffee" every morning (black coffee with about two tablespoons of butter and coconut oil blended in). I found that it helped me stay in ketosis which was my primary goal. I now weigh what I did in college and I've never felt better in my life! I quit the keto coffee at the end of February because it was just getting too expensive. I've decided now that I can actually eat Anything I want to, just not very much or very often. As my mom liked to say, "A little bit won't kill you." This has helped me gracefully negotiate holiday meals with family. Yeah, I usually feel it after. I really do like pizza, but only three or four times a year. I still drink black coffee because it seems to quell hunger and is said to encourage ketosis. But again, not every day. If I notice that I seem to be groggy in the morning, getting a little stinky in places, craving carbs, it tells me I need to get strictly back onto Dr. Berry's suggested staples of Beef, Butter, Bacon, and Eggs. Cheese seems fine to me, but again in limited portions. I've decided I'm an adult and I no longer need sugar or sweets. Save those for the little kids at Halloween. I do count fruits as sweets, also honey, which is an animal product, so some people call it "Carnivore," but it's DEFINITELY a sweet and was historically a rare find.
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Laura!! You look amazing. Maybe it's Spain. Maybe it's the lighting. You look SO rested and relaxed!!
It’s Spain. The food in the USA is horrible
Or maybe it's healthier and cleaner food in Spain like it SHOULD be here in the US. 😊
Or maybe it's the walking and more exercise and being out fresh air more than at home where it's very hot for so much of the year.
@@Lucinda_Jackson Oh, I live in Arizona too, where Laura lives. While it is very hot a few months of the year. We like to say that we spend 3 months waiting for 9 months of good weather. Arizona is a beautiful state!!
@@DK-kg1feI lived in Az many years, 4-5 months of nice weather with 7-8 months of unbearable heat!! Even with a pool and air conditioning!
What a great video! Something clicked with me. I’ve been trying to do strict carnivore, but I crave salads and felt guilty eating them. They don’t negatively affect me and they help me reach my goals so YES I can have salads. Now they are not drenched in dressing and I am eating them as a side to my meat. My husband has always laughed at me because I have said for 30 years when he asks what I want to eat, “I need hot meat.” Believe me he had fun with that, but it’s true. Meat makes me feel satisfied. Your video just gave me permission to eat what makes me feel good as long as it 1. Doesn’t affect me negatively or 2. Helps me reach my goals. What great advice! Thank you so much!
Amen. Hubby and I love salads. No negative issues ❤
I love salad but it doesn’t agree with my gut though neither does meat 😱
“My brokenness” - love that description of what makes you eat the wrong foods. I think I’m broken too!
I love the FREEDOM of having found that there are really just a FEW nutrient dense AND really satisfying foods that consistently make me feel great.. and it's (independently or in some combination) beef, eggs, butter, fish, salt and occasional heavy cream, pork, chicken - it makes grocery shopping a joy - lol....every once in a great while a bit of fruit... but truly no "fear" of other foods - I'm just free not to have them! once again I appreciate your practical insight!!
I thought for the longest time that your Chanel was Laura’s path
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I was just thinking the same thing 😅
I thought it was a play on words for Laura's Path as well
Just diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic, started carnivore and doing well. This video is very helpful, Thanks 🙏
If you cannot get your blood sugar to drop fast enough… Dr. Ken Berry advises to eat BBB&E.
That is Beef🐂, Butter🧈, Bacon🥓 and Eggs🥚🍳🥚🍳🥚🍳🥚To heal quickly.
Best of luck to you‼You CAN do this‼
Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦
Keep going! I reversed mine 🙌🏻
I was also just diagnosed with type 2 and also have hypertension that I’m taking meds for. So I’m now on the search to a better lifestyle to hopefully be free of any meds. I was prescribed something for my diabetes. But I haven’t takin anything yet. Was hoping to control it on my own without needing the medication.
@@geezergaming7570go carnivore. BBB&E
Well done! My grandfather lived to almost 100. He ate bacon, eggs and toast every morning with his coffee, BUT he worked outside everyday! Our society needs more good old fashion hard work, less screen time. I'm preaching to myself as well.😊
My Laura, such LARGE quantities of common sense. Thank you!! ❤
I made your air fryer meatballs yesterday and I am so grateful for this recipe, thank you so very much.
I love the meatballs! I keep in my freezer all the time.
Like others...this was a favorite. I have 3 packs of 12 in my freezer right now.
You are glowing! Madrid lifestyle is doing something over there 😊. Fantastic video.
This was an excellent video, I think people are losing sight of what the "carnivore lifestyle" is supposed to be, and getting to hung up on what you can and can't eat, when it all the while was the starting an elimination type of eating, and then you go from there on how you feel, when adding other things in. I think some things are self-explanatory, some others could be slippery slopes or things that people can eat, but for the most part we're losing sight of what the whole goal is. 🙏🏽💜
Agreed!!!
I’ve been eating predomin😢antly carnivore for a little over 2 years, and I’m feeling so well eating this way. I’ve lost 50 lbs and kept it off easily. The only non-carnivore foods I consume are green tea, apple cider vinegar, coffee, and I do eat organic avocados. I cut out all of those and reintroduced them slowly and do not suffer negative side effects. We are all definitely different!! I’m not completely carnivore, but I’d say meat-based, and I eat what works for me!
Oh dear, didn’t mean the sad face!!! Not sure how that got there 🤪
@@JodyYoung-wy5sw Well you are a great example of exactly what I was talking about! I wish you well on your journey, sounds like it's working well for you, and I hope to be where you are soon! 😍👍🏽🙏🏽
@@JodyYoung-wy5sw No worries typos happen to me all the time! 😂
Great video. I lost 18lbs in my 1st 30 days..on my 2nd month.. What ive learn is EVERYONEs body is different and will react differently to each meat and/or dairy if u go that roure.
I swear your face is looking slimmer since your overseas right now. Beautiful. 💜
So what you know the correct homophone to use, who cares @Flower-ck5nq
Laura you have such a sweet and calm demeanor. Lots of good info and positive energy from you. It keeps me coming back.
I love this outlook. How does it impact my health and does it help or hinder my goals. I actually started this journey a month or so ago because of your videos. Desperately needed a change and eating meat based has helped my gut issues so much. I’ve even been able to incorporate fasting which i never thought was possible! Currently on day 6 of water and a little LMNT. Thanks for your transparency as always! Also, unrelated but your hair looks great! 💕🫶🏾💕
Just started doing this 3 days ago. I’m still learning. Reddit people are touchy. Fb are bums. You will be my bread and butter (so to speak) for info from now on. Thank you
omg that puts it into words! its been my experience too those reddit people want to jump down your throat and on fb groups like none want to actually heal.....they just go there to bitch and moan rather than for solutions
And THIS is why i follow you! And have been for years~❤
Is coffee carnivore? No. Is stevia carnivore? No. Is dairy carnivore? Yes.
Does that mean dairy is better than coffee with with stevia. No. Dairy may impact you negatively while coffee and stevia do not.
My personal opinion is that ketones, level of ketosis and fat adaption are what really provide the benefits that I personally see. But you guys do you.
I can absolutely meet my ketone goals while earing carnivore. I can also meet my ketone goals while eating some low carb vegetables and nuts. I have lost 100 lbs, reversed diabetes and hypertension and have kept these results since 2018.
Am I strictly carnivore? No. Do I eat less than 30g of total carbohydrates daily? Absolutely.
I cannot drink coffee or tea without stevia.
Plus I use unsalted butter and MCT oil in my coffee….whipped with a very powerful 800 watt immersion blender. Or else I am hungry all the time. I use 18% cream in my tea, yes, with stevia. I also cook with onion powder,
And I can eat…garlic powder, spices, dill pickles, olives, and believe, hot jalapeño peppers for a kick‼
But, that is me. Like a Laura, I want my food tasty and interesting. Or else I will stop carnivore completely….and I cannot…I have a torn diaphragm and hiatus hernia….and the way I eat s the only way NOT TO EXPERIENCE
UNBELIEVABLE pain, which requires fasting for 72-100 hours until the pain is gone.
Seeing I do not want emergency surgery…I vow to eat this way for the rest of my life. Simple.
Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦
Agree! Having said that, it's individual. Dairy does not negatively impact me, but stevia and coffee absolutely impact me negatively. My body rejects coffee - I violently throw it up within minutes. And stevia in any appreciable amount also makes me sick.
@@Lucinda_Jackson So sorry about the stevia …have you tried allulose? Here in Canada🇨🇦It is wickedly expensive…about $25 for 12 ounces…that is why I use stevia!
Which is absolutely fine for me….at $85.00/ lb…the variety where 1/2 tsp stevia = 1/2 cup white table sugar‼
How about cafe latte? I cannot drink americano :(
@@itsdowskie7971 MY TAKE….is …we must live. If the rules are too restrictive…then eating and living will suck‼(my opinion)!
Try what you like/love and see how you react. … it is up to how your body reacts. If you tolerate a caffe latte… go for it‼Let it be your treat‼☕☕☕However, milk may have too many carbs….so how about a caffe latte with 18% cream⁉☕☕☕😋
My mornings are fantastic with a double ☕☕shot of delightful, delicious exotic 😋Turkish Coffee I buy the one perfumed with cardamom. I jump up of bed to prepare it in my OKKA MINIO Turkish coffee maker takes just over ONE minute from start to finish. That is my caffeine limit with Turkish coffee…the rest of the day I drink French Press Eight O’Clock whole bean which I grind fresh as I need it. AND I also drink 🧊iced tea which I prepare as a cold brew🧊🧊🧊
With stevia and a packet of True Lemon🍋!
Can you tell….I hate,💧 hate,💧 hate 💧water💧⁉and I have lost over 115 pounds in about six months. About 50 pounds to go…slowly…I am trying to keep face wrinkles at bay😊‼Hope this helps‼‼‼😃
Time for my 🥓🥓🥓and 🍳🍳🍳‼
P.S. I eat as close to ZERO carbs as possible!
Yes I’m always telling people that they decide what they should eat. What works for them & what makes them feel good.
Sure, but it reaches a point when you just can't call it carnivore anymore. I haven't watched the video yet so I'll go do that now.
Ja, jeder hat unterschiedlichen Stoffwechsel &Bakterien.
@@annakempinsky3825that’s total nonsense.
Thank you. Very timely. The thing to remember is that it takes a few days to see if the "food " that you are eating affects you one way or another, and my goodness to waste 7 days to see if almond butter badly affects me would be a waste of my time , the creation of cravings and a "weaning" off issue. That, my friend, keeps me from trying anything that is "off" the list.
I have enough issues with cheese but I am not giving that up!!! Cheers
Thank you Laura, I needed to hear this. ❤ And I second that you look fabulous.
I think I will become a Coffeevore
I am on week 3 of a carnivore diet and have watched many of your videos and gotten really good information. Not only do I feel better overall and have not experienced any swelling of my feet and legs despite increasing my salt intake, but grocery shopping is now a breeze! I only hit the meat and dairy departments (with a little side trip to the coffee aisle😉). Time saver! Thanks for your dedication to putting the info out there.
You look fabulous! Thank you for the inspiration. The grapefruit and the cherry LMNT are so delicious. I hope they release cheery in the little packets 🩷
This is why I prefer the term that Dr. Berry coined of proper human diet. Great video Laura!
Berrys crazy as heck!~
I like that but I like his wife's phrase, the proper neisha diet. :)
@sarahstocks3088 for sure they both inspire me very much and have helped me find my proper human diet.
Thank you for being a voice of reason
What a great video, Laura. Such common sense. You are amazing. ❤❤
This was an excellent video and I thank you for your honesty and keeping it simple. You truly are an inspiration and your non-judgmental way will ultimately help so many!!! God Bless
Laura, this is true with anything. There are always hard core followers and others that deviate away and get called out. What I say is use carnivore for the basis and tweak to your own body needs. It is good to know what is true carnivore and then there is that baseline to work from.
Laura, this is the perfect video that I was able to send to a friend who is asking about carnivore. This sums it up so well. Thank you so much!❤
Avocado is not “carnivore” but a slice of avocado and a pinch of good quality sea salt or Himalayan salt is much cheaper and for me, just as effective as the expensive electrolyte powders.
Makes total sense!!
Avocado is amazing. Had been feeling poorly during a road trip. Ate one and in 30 minutes felt revived. So soothing. Like medicine. ❤
@@dianetrue2396 Awesome!!!
Avocado is like one food that agrees with me, eggs and dairy no or even meat aghh
I agree and I don’t over eat it. 1 avocado is the most I can eat/want
Excellent video, Laura! Dogma isn't always the answer. Listen to your body and eat the foods that make you feel good!
Brilliant! These two questions are perfect.
Great video! 😃This is one of the reasons I subscribe to your channel, the practical way you approach this lifestyle and way of eating.❤
Very very helpful video. Those two questions nailed it. That’s all one needs to ask.👍🏻
Excellently put Laura!
You’re such an inspiration. Thank you. 🙏
That was excellent, Laura. We have to “grow up” and not allow ourselves to get in line with a certain theology unless we know how that affects us. Well said, Laura
Even tho I can't do carnivore/keto I still love your videos. My husband is newly carnivore. I will relay these questions to him. He tried eating blueberries last week on our vacation and it didn't go well. A few turned into 3 containers over 2 days and then he came out of ketosis and felt terrible!
Cheating every now and then is an eyeopener. The body immediately reacts. While pork is a meat, it effects me negatively. My body revolts in a couple of hours.
@@MaryNordquist that is true. My son and I both have a pork allergy. I'm wondering, though, if I would react to pork if it wasn't conventionally raised. I've heard that a lot of ppl have issues with pork. It could be the parasites as well. A naturopath I know of says that pork parasites don't die even when cooked. Maybe this was why God didn't want the Israelites to eat pork?! Just a thought!
@@brittneyrussell1766 Thank you for your insight! I hadn't heard of parasites in pork. What's interesting, is it never bothered as a child, or probably through the age of 40. Something changed.
Did you gain weight from those 🫐🫐🫐⁉
Do you know raspberries and strawberries 🍓contain HALF the carbs of 🫐🫐🫐‼‼
When I crave fruit….I make ice cream from just fresh eggs, butter, vanilla plus stevia powder and Lor Ann fruit flavoured extracts…no added carbs and all the real fruit flavours you crave! Perfection‼
Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦
@@gladysobrien1055 no, he didn't gain weight from eating berries. He's very thin anyways.
I've been using LMNT for over a year, and I LOVE it! I recently tried the new sparkling version, and my favorite flavor is the grapefruit.
Excellent and timely message. Thanks Laura!
Very well thought out and presented explanation in this video Laura. Changes one’s perspective on how to approach not only carnivore but healthy choices. Thanks for sharing. Peace and Calm to you and your family. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
This is such a great video! I love the way you explain that this way of eating is really individual, and show a healthy relationship with food. It makes this diet more approachable and sustainable for others, and encourages a good mindset when we are choosing what to eat.
Great video! Thank you for sharing your journey & your wisdom! 🙏
You look AMAZING! 😊
Laura. Hi. I haven’t seen you on UA-cam. For a while. I do follow you on instagram. I lost 100 pounds on Carnivore two years ago. I’ve been gaining back although I’ve tried to stay on carnivore, but started using more “sauces” fried coatings on chicken and some salads. Thank you for your perspective. It definitely has hurt me. Seeing you again has motivated me to do better. Thank you.
Thanks Laura! I'm so tired of all the weird gatekeeping that has been cropping up. If people look at how they feel and are able to sustain that way of eating, then that is what they should do and stop worrying about what it is called.
Laura, thank you for this video. I have been following a carnivore diet for little over a year now, and encourage friends and family to try it because it really does make a difference in your health. However, I have gotten these same questions and me, really not having the experience except for my own testimony find it sometimes difficult to explain what you just explained beautifully in this video. I no longer have to stumble trying to give an answer that helps them. I can now just share your awesome video. I thank you for all your videos, your meal plans and your recipes. I especially love the tacos and the meatballs. You have been truly an inspiration to me and my successes on this journey. Thank you!
Can you please do a video some day specifically about menopause and carnivore diet? Interested how if affects hormones, not just about losing weight. Thx!
I started carnivore in the middle of peri and fully transitioned into menopause on it. Really calmed the hot flashes and emotional issues!
This is so helpful! I appreciate this way of thinking because what works for one person may not work for the next.
What a timely video! Thank you so much! I have been debating in my head for days whether or not I should continue to consume nightshades (salsa, hot sauce, ketchup, etc). While enjoying these flavors with my meats helps me to stay on the carnivore diet, they truly do affect me negatively. I experience acne, digestive issues, and joint pain - but I conveniently forget this time and time again. This was the gentle kick in the butt I needed. The nightshades gotta go!
Oh, by the way, the cherry lime and the grapefruit were my favorite flavors of the new LMNT sparkling waters.
Thank you for this!! This will be very helpful when discussing the carnivore way of eating with others!! 🤗🤗🤗
you don't have to discuss it... you simply say " I just eat meat".... who cares who has an issue with it. I dont drink and if im around someone who does and they ask if I want something I say "I dont drink". if they ask again I repeat it. eventually they stop asking.
@@LrgPicture I was referring to discussions of the benefits of the carnivore way of eating with the hope of them deciding to join me in trying it, not defending my eating choices.
I call myself "ketovore" because I do eat some veggies -- the ones I like (which isn't many) -- but eat primarily meats. Took a page from your book and made cheese a condiment. I could probably eat a pound of cheese if I didn't watch it!
It wasn't an elimination thing but a diabetes/weight loss thing, and I don't have any real issues that I have to 'hunt out' -- carbs negatively affect my blood sugar levels, but other than that I can eat what I want. But it's much easier to cook some meat, maybe thrown an egg in the pan last few min to dress up that meat a bit..than to try to figure out how to make veggies I don't like, palatable to me... (I still eat the ones I like. Except carrots. Too many carbs in those)
Also as I near my weight goal (13 lbs more) it's getting harder and harder to meet protein needs and lose weight too...being "mostly carnivore" really does help.
Great, thoughtful video. These are exactly the right questions to ask ourselves.
Laura, thank you so much for helping us out. I never thought about it this way. Such helpful information. Thank you, thank you.
I can honestly say, I have enjoyed this info it is so clarifying, you are such a wonderful and pretty woman!!! I am very new to carnivore and I am trying to learn all I can and get as healthy as I can!!!! I have osteoporosis and I want to get as much information as I can, it has only been about two months since I’ve started and I am just about 75 years old is it possible to get the health I want and need. You have a lovely Channel, thank you 🙏 for your support 😊😊😊. I have been getting some relief from my brain fog 😅
So glad I found your channel I started carnivore month ago lost 19 pounds and what actually made me start carnivore is the water melon detox I was so miserable I did it for 3 days my plan was 7 days and I just gave up then I was like I can’t be on the water melon diet for over so I decided to give carnivore a chance because it was something I can stick to instead and I love it and definitely adding butter does make a big difference on the hanger keeps me full for a very long time
Thank you for explaining so well. I wondered if I could maintain a carnivore lifestyle for longer than weight loss. However, the two questions are great in maintaining a carnivore lifestyle long term.
You look so so healthy. Your face is clear and young. Congratulations on being able to stick with carnivore. My best is a month and I wish I could do what you do. 👍
I always appreciate your perspective. Thanks!
Hi Laura, I just love your channel - you have such wonderful and practical advice. I've been watching since I started carnivore in December and tried some of your easy and tasty dishes along the way. I appreciate the work you put into your content knowing you have a family and work full time. From integrative nutrition school, we learned no one diet fits all so the advice in this video is valuable and spot on. Thank you for all your videos. ❤ Love and appreciation from CT --Dee
I hate that I struggle with food and weight 😢
Amen! Food and dieting consumes my thoughts everyday. Meantime my friends just eat whatever they want and seem to never gain weight. I wish I was normal.
@@cocofluff Most people are not normal. Recently I saw friends I have not seen in a long time. And they pride themselves in eating a healthy vegan diet...He has uncontrolled T2DM and she has fatty liver 🤔. I think my point is that I need to worry about myself and not look at others that we think are doing better than us, but they are not. It is not easy and the struggle is real. Be consistent, fall 7 times and get up 8.
You’re not alone.
I grew up in an abusive home which resulted in an unhealthy relationship with food. Trying to break that is proving to be far more difficult than I would have imagined.
All you can do is keep trying. You may take longer to get there than others, but this is your journey and you have to find the path that works best for you.
The fact that you may face challenges along the way will only make your eventual success that much sweeter. Don’t give up. 😊🤗
@@projectalice8119I never want to give up on my self.
Same here straggling 😢
Such sensible advice. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Laura! Best regards from Germany 🇩🇪 ❤
I LOVE THIS VIDEO! ❤ THANK YOU!
Wow! What a great discourse‼ Thank you‼
Informative and brilliant‼
Show more of Spain to us, please‼🙂
Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦
The sparkling drinks from LMNT are really good (except for the black cherry, YUK! - tastes like cough syrup imo) but they're kind of expensive so what I do is add the flavor packets to my own fizzy water and it's the same. Cheaper too.
Love your message... I'm going to try to get my wife to watch this presentation.
Excellent video.
I have a question I had been eating Redmond salt for five months and what I did not know was that Redmonds has no iodine and it took us a while to figure out when I got sick. That part of the issue was I was short on iodine so if you do Redman salt be sure you get iodine somewhere else, it’s amazing how important it is to the function of your brain and your body
How did you add iodine into your diet?
@@JeezumJurgielugols iodine is a nice choice. Search on Dr Elisabeth Bright
@@JeezumJurgiemix it 1/2 and 1/2 with store bought salt.
Thankyou for this video! Makes sense! You do look really great!
I’m SO thankful I found your channel. I’m starting this journey. I’m nervous. Because I am SO addicted to sugar. But I’m so ready to be healthier. I have PCOS as well. So I’m hoping I see a huge difference. My husband is going to start doing it with me!! ❤
Ahhh! A real radiator in the home....good to see and good to see how things are going for you and your family!!!
I cant wait to start! Really needed to change everything in my life
I pray in your search for change, if you haven't already, that you seek Jesus ❤
Love this! Thank you Laura for framing these questions so simply. Makes so much more sense to ask "will this food help me reach my goal and does it negatively affect me" this takes the guess work out and makes choice of food so much easier. I think you have just helped a lot of people make canrivore so much easier. ❤
Great information and well said !
The cans of LMNT are great! Citrus of course , but I was surprised how good the grapefruit was and black cherry was sooo good,...$72 case of 32..not bad!
That seems a bit expensive 😮
$2.25 a can. It's good for you and beats any other drink for replenishment and electrolytes.
@@PrivateNotes it $2'30 a can, not bad for drinks already made with good stuff
That's a waist of money to me.
My problem is I just can't stick with it. I had success, then I fell off and can't get going with any consistency. So frustrating...
I completely understand. I had a difficult time until I got comfortable being uncomfortable. I track my ketones and try to have an idea of what I will eat in advance. I travel for work so thinking in advance has been a lifesaver. I always pack my electrolytes, salt, etc as part of travel essentials. Keeping ketone in circulation has really help me be more intentional. I know that will lead me to the results I want and can sustain. Chin up and best of luck!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@thisthatntheother747 Thank you so much, I try and watch a lot of these videos to try and stay on track. I guess one of my problems is I don't plan a head, in a consistent way. Have to try harder.
Great message, thank you!
Love your 2 questions - very sensible approach
This is BEST video I have seen about the carnivore diet. I'm a newbie and I have a lot of questions and this was a BIG one. Thank you for your help by answering this question.
Yeah, fruit is a slippery slope. I thought some watermelon would be ok but it still messed with my blood sugar despite being low in sugar and carbs.
If you can get by with some fruit more power to you
Perfect example we are all different so just do what works for you ! Thanks
The sparkling water is a game changer!! I am part of the insider group and got a surprise delivery. I already ordered some. The black cherry lime is really good. I hope they include orange at a later date.
I like your way of thinking! I think your prioritization is spot on. Unfortunately, it takes all the fun out of arguing over silliness and useless details!😁😁
Just started a strict carnivore diet 10 days ago and am doing great... foot swelling went away within 24 hrs. Asthma inhaler need went from 4 a day to 2 a day and im not using a rescue inhaler now. I have a rare autoimmune disease that im testing to see if carnivore reduces or eliminates several parts...asthma, hypersinusitus, gerd... dr tells me im prediabetic so need to lose 20 lbs and cease sugar intake... cravings are minimal, energy up.. 70 disabled...🎉
For me I made it even easier. Is the total carb adding up to more than 10? If so, it's a no go.
Those 2 questions are great & so clarifying ! Great vid. Thanks.
Thank you for emphasizing that a lot of what you can do comes down to the individual. Far too many people say, "you can't do X because it'll make you do Y" where actually they're talking about themselves. If any one person can or wants to do something, then do it. You gave a similar opinion in your alcohol video and I appreciate it. I like to drink diet sodas and it helps me maintain my diet, it doesn't drive me into eating sweets. But that doesn't mean others aren't triggered that way.
Thank you So Much for this video. This totally answered that Carnivore question and I put those two questions on the top of my grocery list, a post it on my Refrigerator and One more on My pantry shelf, as a reminder.
Hi Laura, you are the reason that I started the carnivore diet. Tomorrow makes a week that I have been on carnivore. Even though I see the results on other people, I am still a skeptic. However, I am giving this diet my all. My question is when should I be concerned that my weight is not dropping on carnivore?
I will say though this first week of eating carnivore I have felt so so good I feel like I have had more energy, I sleep better and I have had no cravings!! (Even when my husband is eating a blizzard next to me) 🤣
I was already on a health journey.. eating, clean, lean meats, fruit and veggies, and in the beginning, I lost a bunch of weight, and now I have kind of stalled out. So seeing all the research and all your videos on the carnivore diet, it just makes sense.
Great advice.. thank you .❤️🙏❤️
The LMNT cans are DELICIOUS!❤
Yes, I got the sample pack too and they’re fantastic!! Except the citrus ha but I wasn’t a fan of the citrus salt either
Love your videos & your content!! My family is our own second shipment of sparkling LMNTS WE LOVE THEM & so do our friends!!
I'm not sure why this is so hard for some people to get. You eat animal products. Is it the product of, or flesh of an animal? It's carnivore. Otherwise, it's not. Eat fruit or honey if you want, but it's not carnivore, and it shouldn't be confusing for people to understand where that line is.
I agree but also for most people it shouldn't matter what the line is. We shouldn't eat this way because we need to want to fit into a label....we should eat this way if these are the foods that make us healthy.
I agree. I think people are just wanting confirmation that they don't have to follow it.
😮animal based
I agree 100%!!! I replied to a woman in a livestream that said ' I overdid it on the meat while eating carnivore. She also said that she was eating vegetables but believed the meat or, "too much of it" was the problem. I was immediately attacked by multiple people for saying meat wasn't the problem and that vegetables aren't carnivore. I dont care what anyone eats. But don't complain about n9t losing weight or a hundred other complaints if you aren't sticking to just meat water butter bacon.
All that being said, this is the third influencer I've seen that is saying it's OK to eat whatever you want. Of course it is, but call it a proper human diet and not carnivore!!!! I've been unsubscribing from all influencers that won't admit what is and isn't carnivore. And I'm not talking about drinking a cup of coffee a day either. You wanna eat fruit and vegetables then admit that you are KETO.
Oxalate is high in peanut butter.
That spot on the wall to your right drove me crazy thinking it was a spot on my phone.😅
Thanks so much for this video 🫶🏽🫶🏽👏🏽🙌🏽
You don't need lmnt, i take zero supplements and have no deficiencies. In the early days of carnivore i got leg cramps and increasing my salt intake fixed it completely, now i barely even use salt. Unless you have some other health issue causing malabsorption of potassium or magnesium, and even then regular supplements are way cheaper than lmnt.
How? Scurvy still exists
Great video! People keep trying to tell other people that what they're eating is wrong. Maybe it really is. Who knows?
Trying to eat as low fat as possible, I ate mostly Vegan for eleven years throughout the '90s. My rule was 'no animal products' but I could never quite give up the cheese. I think that may be why I didn't have some of the health problems many other long term Vegans experience. But it wasn't doing for me what I hoped it would.
I've now been eating Carnivore for almost three years. My rule is 'no plant products.' BUT I still had a cup of "keto coffee" every morning (black coffee with about two tablespoons of butter and coconut oil blended in). I found that it helped me stay in ketosis which was my primary goal.
I now weigh what I did in college and I've never felt better in my life!
I quit the keto coffee at the end of February because it was just getting too expensive.
I've decided now that I can actually eat Anything I want to, just not very much or very often. As my mom liked to say, "A little bit won't kill you."
This has helped me gracefully negotiate holiday meals with family. Yeah, I usually feel it after.
I really do like pizza, but only three or four times a year.
I still drink black coffee because it seems to quell hunger and is said to encourage ketosis. But again, not every day.
If I notice that I seem to be groggy in the morning, getting a little stinky in places, craving carbs, it tells me I need to get strictly back onto Dr. Berry's suggested staples of Beef, Butter, Bacon, and Eggs.
Cheese seems fine to me, but again in limited portions.
I've decided I'm an adult and I no longer need sugar or sweets. Save those for the little kids at Halloween.
I do count fruits as sweets, also honey, which is an animal product, so some people call it "Carnivore," but it's DEFINITELY a sweet and was historically a rare find.
smh good lord