Jenny is definitely the absolute BEST with explaining everything about carnivore 🙌🏼. I send everyone to her channel. Thank you Jenny for always making things clear. I’m still having a stall and it’s been two months. I just can’t stop having cream in my coffee, still can’t get all the calories in because I am NOT hungry! Just wanna lose another 5-10 lbs. guess I’m supposed to be where I’m at possibly 🤷🏼♀️.
Wow, thank you! I am also stuck, cant get past 152.8 for the past 4 months. I am working on figuring out a solution and will create a video as soon as I do :)
@@JennyMitich I’ll be waiting for that video for sure 🙌🏼. I’m 5’8” and go between 160-162.4 lol. And I barely eat and not on purpose, I have no appetite 🙄. Can’t wait for your update Jenny ♥️.
@@JennyMitich thank you so much for all of the helpful information. But I am so confused. Can’t seem to get a response from anyone to find out for certain. Can you help me? My husband is six months in - he’s been doing 1g protein/1lb desired weight. He has lost 45 lbs so far. I just started the 90 BBBES on Monday (8/12). I am 5”2, started 138 lbs. I am currently 130. My desired weight is 110. I am very active- run long distance daily and weight train. Should I be eating 1.2g protein/KILOGRAM or 1.2g protein/POUND? Because I keep seeing conflicting information. (Kelly Hogan and Amber O’Hearn suggest 1.2g protein/KILOGRAM desired body weight.) I definitely don’t want to gain weight. And when I started the first day, 110 grams of protein seemed impossible to consume, but when I adjusted it per this video 1g protein x 49.9 KG = 59.8 G protein a day - that seemed much easier to consume, but I’m afraid I’m going too low. Can you please confirm the correct calculations? Over the past few days, I just randomly set my carb manager app at 71g protein/129 g fat/1812 calories and my weight seemed to steadily drop. Everyone says I can have as much as I want just stick to eggs, butter, bacon, beef- my problem is - I’m never really that hungry, so I need some type of base idea what to aim for each day in macros. Can you please help me with my macros? 🙏
@@joyelleforjesus hello! Sure, I can try to help. So for protein, there are tons of different ways you can calculate it. I do 1g protein per pound of ideal body weight, so that would be 110g minimum for you. But you could also multiply by .6, .8, 1.2, 1.5 even. Since you are so physically active, you can tolerate a bit more of protein.
@@joyelleforjesus for now, you are soooo early on Carnivore, so if you’re losing, keep doing what you’re doing. I say minimum 1600-1800 cals per day, pick what amount of protein works best for you (I think between 70-150g would be perfect for you), and make up the rest with fat. It’s only when you hit a long weight loss stall that you would need to dial this in more and pull more levers.
@@joyelleforjesus finally, as far as appetite, that is pretty common in the beginning. Aim for at least 2 meals per day to ensure you are getting adequate nutrition 👍🏻after a month or two, your hunger signals will adjust. Your appetite will be different though, than it was when you were carb heavy. I would say most Carnivores eat 2x per day
Your explanation made this concept clear for me for the first time. Brilliant video. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload. Very best wishes to you and your lovely family. 😊
Thank you so much Jenny for showing me how to track what I eat. This video was so helpful. No wonder you're growing your channel so fast with all the important content we need to know as carnivores. Keep up the good work you're doing a great job!🤗
Of all the carnivore videos I have watched you are the first one that have really explained this topic well and showed how to best keep track of it all. You have great videos.
Your videos are always so helpful. You just have a way of explaining things in an easy to understand, useful manor without any extra stuff that confuses things. ❤
Nice! Yea, I dont think its necessary to count macros in the long-term unless you are running into issues. If I wasnt sharing my data on UA-cam I wouldnt track my food anymore either :)
THANK YOU for this video! Trying to understand the tracking and you explained so well. I appreciate this knowledge and it’ll help me move forward more easier.
I’m in your circle group… love this video! Tracking what I eat is so important for me because I can look back over the week and see what worked and didn’t work.
I'm at 65 days carnivore. Only lost 4 lbs. Did a cortisol test its above normal limits. Probably interfering with wt loss. I'm near goal. I'm 155 want to be 147
Hey Virginia! Higher cortisol levels can indicate stress of some kind, which can totally interfere with losing weight. Also, the closer you get to your goal weight the slower it will come off, at least in my experience.
Most people on carnivore sort of land on a few meals they eat repeatedly. Makes tracking super easy. I used tracking paying attention to my energy level and sleep. Makes a difference. Landing at 60/40 to feel my best. I have heard some talk about menopausal women needing less fat. It's good info
Dr. Elizabeth Black states that women need more fat (80% of your calories) than men and even more fat when going through puberty, when they are pregnant, nursing, and going through menopause. I suspect that women should increase the percentage of fat when they are getting close to menopause because most women start showing symptoms a few years before they realize that menopause is on the horizon.
New Subscriber here. Thank you so much for explaining this it's so hard to understand what I'm supposed to eat how much I'm supposed to eat between fat and protein.
Thanks Jenny. As a senior, I am favoring more protein than fat . And I usually trim off all of the fat from the steak and just add butter to it (don't like the texture, ha) needless to say I don't track but I weigh everyday since I am at goal weight! Cheers
Thank you! I either missed this elsewhere or wasn't paying attention, but this is likely why I stopped losing weight and my glucose has crept up from 80 to 105... I need more fat!
the fact that excess protein can be converted to glucose blows a huge hole in the argument that "Keto/Carnivore" is unhealthy, and that the body "has to have carbs" to be healthy (sugar feeds the brain lie}, as any tiny amount of glucose the body requires is supplied by the protein intake.
Carnivore 15 months. Strictly BBBE and water only. Lost 45lbs the first 6 months bit nothing since. Im still 50 lbs overweight. 186g of fat and 181g of proteins everyday. Insulin is at 6 and Fasting gluclose is at 73. Why has my weight loss stalled for so long?
Hello and thats a great question! It could be so many things. How's your sleep and stress? What is your exercise like? Maybe you need to raise or lower your calories a bit, maybe raise or lower your fat...there are so many levers you could tweak
Great video, extremely informative & helpful. Also, do you know of any type of chart/table/spreadsheet that lists how many grams of fat & protein are in different cuts of steak?
It depends on the size/weight. You can google it and have an estimate. Or use an app to enter your daily food/calories. As far as I know there is nothing with exact numbers because every piece is different.
My step day would eat a half stick of butter, bacon and eggs every morning. 100% of the time he eat the fat off meat first and anyone else's that didn't want theirs. Would have live well into his 90s if COPD hadn't got him.
@@JennyMitich I'm praying that as I begin utilizing keytones for energy that i wont hv those horrible lows that will cause me to hv to eat some carbs. That's why I was thinking I should go keto-carnivore first but limit the carbs to anything but refined carbs like breads, cookies, crackers, pastries, and pasta. Idk. I'm so confused but I'll work it out. 😔 Thank you!
Hey hope your good Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
Me either. I’m more of an intuitive. If I have a taste for mor fat I eat that if I know I need more protein I’ll have that. I have absolutely no desire to “track” this….
Really wish my digestive system could handle eggs and butter or even heavy cream 😕 I hope I can reintroduce those foods at some point when my gut is healed. Thanks for the video🤍
Too much fat will cause diarrhea. I increased my egg count from 9 to 11 per day. Had loose stools to diarrhea. Scaled back and doing better. Everyone is different so you need to know what your body reacts to. My 2 cents.
When they say 1:1, I'm pretty sure they are doing it based on grams, not calories...so keep that in mind. 1:1 fat to protein is very similar to this 70/30 calorie ratio.
It makes me insane to track calories, I do OMAD carnivore and try to eat things I know are 70/30 then I’ll up the fat a little from there assuming I’m getting close to 80/20 fat to protein but I think I fluctuate a bit. Losing a slow 3-4 lb a month should get to goal weight by august.
So a lot of carnivores say 'eat untill your comfortable full', if I do that I only consume like 1400 calories. I do OMAD because I'm just not hungry. I even force myself to eat the 1400 calories. Just to know: if I would follow the rule of only eating when hungry, am I not going to undereat? Does undereating have consequences? Thank you
Hello! In that case no. I think you should eat at least 2 meals per day and make yourself eat even if you are not hungry. 1400 calories is too low. That is the calories a child should be consuming, not a full grown adult. I would say aim for 1600-1800 minimum, more if you are really active, 1g of protein per pound of ideal body weight, and make up the rest of your calories with fat, and at least 2 meals per day. Its really hard for your body to absorb all the nutrients it needs doing OMAD. Hope this helps!
Oh man, Im glad you get the reference! Thats my favorite bit from the Chappelle Show. I got it on a random T-shirt site online years ago, probably in 2019 or 2020
Can too much fat cause diarrhoea? I’ve been having ground beef & ground pork, a few eggs and some bacon, all cooked & mixed together with rock salt as my main meal. I only eat one meal per day as I try not to eat outside of daylight hours and usually between 3-4pm. I work night shift 5 nights a week, drink around 2ltrs of water per day. I find the diarrhoea is occurring in the morning, but I don’t know if it’s happening because of too much fluid or if my body isn’t fat adapted yet. Can you offer any advice please?
Hello! Yes, it can. Also, too much magnesium. If you are still early in your Carnivore journey, that could be keto flu symptoms, but if it has been some time, try cutting out the hot, rendered fat like you would get after cooking ground beef, and try for only the fat that remains on meat, like the fat on a steak, or cold or room temp animal fats. You could also simply ramp down the fats a little bit and see if that helps too :)
Hey Jenny did ya figure out how to crack this stall dilemma yet 🙄. I don’t know what to do anymore. I barely eat and I’m pretty active too. I can’t give up my coffee with cream though and maybe that’s why I’m stalled 🤷🏼♀️.
Hello! Not yet, but if you are barely eating, that may be the problem. If you dont get enough food you wont lose weight. What's your calorie intake for the day, protein, and fat?
@@JennyMitich I don’t count calories. When it’s OMAD it’s basically my coffee and cream in the morning, and 4:30 pm either a rib eye or chopped meat half a lb with butter for both. TMAD I’ll have 3 eggs with either bacon or sausage. Sometimes for a fix I have a scoop of peanut butter because I do love my PB 🥰. But then when I try to add more food on weekends I gain a pound or two 😩.
I have lost 22lbs in 8 weeks. Am I wrong to delay looking into fat until I have no more stored fat left in my body? I still have 30lbs of fat at 15% body fat.
Hello! The food database has verified nutrition info, so they are getting info from nutrition labels or from conventional sources that have figured the composition out. There is a checkmark next to the food items that have been verified (at least in MyFitnessPal)
Calories arent as important. But for a minimum, 1600-1800. Eat until you are full, and go from there. After your body is used to the diet, you can make tweaks
@@JennyMitich A question about fat intake on carnivore: As we lose weight/fat with carnivore aren't we supposed to reduce our fat intake to "convince our body" to burn our body fat rather than the dietary fat we are consuming? I thought if we consume 50% or more of our daily calories from fat there is no reason for our body to use our body fat since we are giving it an easy access to the dietary fat? I hope the question makes sense. Thank you.
@@EEEBA1 Hello! It's a great question. You definitely want to keep your fat consumption up, as that is your fuel source if you are not consuming carbs. But, there is a balancing act. You want to allow your body to tap into your fat stores, and if there is an over abundance of food coming in, your body has no reason to do so. But it's tricky, because you also want your body to know it is being fed and not go into "famine mode" and down regulate your metabolism due to not eating enough food. If you have a lot of weight to lose, fasting can be highly effective at taping into those fat stores. I go back and forth between high fat, high calorie Carnivore and fasting, and that has been super effective for me. But you will figure out what works best for you and your body.
Hi I have? I’m on this diet for 2 nd week but today my stomach feels like hungry but I don’t want eat do you know what should I do maybe I need time to adapt?
Hello! Food aversions are totally normal in the beginning of carnivore. That will even out after the first month. In the meantime, just make yourself eat something carnivore, you definitely don't want to go without food.
Hello! I would need a lot more info. In general, cutting sugar and ultra-processed foods does wonders for your kidney health. But sometimes, the damage is done and you can only recover so much. Are you working with an experienced low carb practitioner?
@@JennyMitich Jenny, I’m on a carnivore diet ! No processed foods, no sugars, no carbs ! Only beef, lamb, bacon, eggs and butter ! Maybe I’m not getting enough fat to protein as a ratio ?
@@JennyMitich I will have another annual blood check/physical in 8 months and I hope there is improvement - the nurse said There was no cause to worry, get more hydrated (a problem with a lot of people), keep active, walk, excercise, get stronger, try and cut out coffee (I have two cup’s a day) apparently coffee can dehydrate you ? I checked on a couple of carnivore sites regarding CKD and there are good results - best from an increased fat content 70% fat against 30% protein, so need to get experience in knowing the best fatty meats etc etc
Howdy , I believe i am experiencing xanthelasma . It is caused by cholesterol i think. Do i need to lower my fat&/or protein overall? Appreciate any help, thanks
Hello! I had to Google that because I have never heard of it. From my quick read, its typically caused by diabetes, high blood sugar, etc. Dietary cholesterol would not be causing that to happen. How long have you been on carnivore?
@@JennyMitich 1 year. I read that an overload of cholesterol is released into sacs around the eyes. On carnivore, cholesterol is king right? Any suggestions?
I’m almost done with month 2 on carnivore. I started due to testing borderline diabetic. My numbers immediately went into a healthy range (75-99). How do you tell if your body is turning protein into glucose? My issue is that I’m not losing any weight & I’m trying to figure out why. I tend eat more protein than fat. Even when I’m trying to eat higher fat I end up around 65/35. Could that be the problem even if my glucose numbers are good? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!❤️
Hello! Fasting insulin levels being elevated as well as fasting glucose. The higher protein intake could be an issue. I would say try incorporating some fasts, maybe a 24-36 hour one once or twice a week, and see if that helps. Have you had your fasting insulin tested?
@@JennyMitich Hi! My original A1C test came back at 5.8, now my fasting averages are about 85-90. Still have to get my bloodwork done again. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, but I’ll try doing some longer fasts! Ty :)
I see all these influencers eating sticks of butter… will we still lose body fat eating that much dietary fat??? I struggle to eat big portions of food …
Hello! It is more nuanced than that of course, and it depends on so many factors. Dietary fat isnt making you fat, its the sugar and carbs. Don't worry too much about the portion sizes and all that, just figure out what works best for your lifestyle.
Can i just eat till i am full please, haha i personally can't do too much beef, i like salmon too and eggs, i just eat till i am stuffed, lots of butter too
Thank you for your response! But I thought by what he was saying wouldn't that calculate then as 2gs of fat to 1 g of protein so if you have 150g of protein, wouldn't you need 300g of fat?
@@HealthMasterJedi I think he meant 2 g of protein to 1 g of fat calorically, not in grams. If you were eating 300 g of fat and 150 g of protein that would be a much higher fat to protein ratio. Also, that would be hard to do for a lot of people. You’re talking 2700 cal just for the fat grams alone. Add in the 600 cal for the 150 g of protein and you’re talking about a 3300 cal day. I input that information into MyFitnessPal and that would be an 80% fat to 20% protein day, 3300 cals, 165g protein and 293g fat. That’s doable for somebody that’s very active, or very tall, but for somebody my size I wouldn’t be able to eat that much food. And I can eat a lot! If I adjust the calorie goal down to 2000 staying at that 80% fat to 20% protein, I would need to consume 100g protein and 178g fat. But in this video we’re talking about 70% fat to 30% protein calorically, so it ends up being equal amounts in grams. That’s why I just put this into MyFitnessPal, because it can get confusing otherwise. But I’ve also not seen any of Chaffee’s work talking about this so he very well could be saying what you think he’s saying, I have not seen the video🤷🏼♀️ I hope this helps and doesn’t just make things more confusing😂
Ok, so basically you are saying it should be around 1:1 then in terms of grams in meat? So as an active male if I get about let's say 220 grams of protein a day, I would need around 220 grams of fat potentially as well? So I should try to buy meat that is around 80:20 most likely, where the fat per serving is usually close to 1:1? For example 80/20 ground beef I buy is 23g of fat and 19g of protein per serving, and some of the fat probably cooks off a bit so ends up being pretty close to 1:1?
Ok, so basically you are saying it should be around 1:1 then in terms of grams in meat? So as an active male if I get about let's say 220 grams of protein a day, I would need around 220 grams of fat potentially as well? So I should try to buy meat that is around 80:20 most likely, where the fat per serving is usually close to 1:1? For example 80/20 ground beef I buy is 23g of fat and 19g of protein per serving, and some of the fat probably cooks off a bit so ends up being pretty close to 1:1?
@@francisvlatko2834 yeah true but I can’t change any default settings. For example, serving size is in hm. I’ve never even heard of hm. Can’t change it to grams.
@JennyMitich I get really worried with these apps.. and it wouldn't let me proceed unless I agreed so I came out.. I'm not from the technology era lol
@ yea, all apps are going to have some of your information. That’s just the way of the world now. I’ve had myfitnesspal since 2012 and never had an issue with it.
@@johndim11 🤦🏻♀️you’re over complicating it. This is a very basic overview so that people can understand a carnivore fat to protein ratio. Don’t make it difficult.
@@JennyMitich I’m not making it difficult. This is basic human physiology. The sad part is we’ve sold people on the idea of a “calorie”. They get fixated on it as if it impacts their body. It doesn’t. People get obese because of the impact their food has on their hormones. Not some value food exploding in a bomb calorimeter has on water.
Your explanation made this concept clear for me for the first time. Brilliant video. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload. Very best wishes to you and your lovely family. 😊
Jenny is definitely the absolute BEST with explaining everything about carnivore 🙌🏼. I send everyone to her channel. Thank you Jenny for always making things clear. I’m still having a stall and it’s been two months. I just can’t stop having cream in my coffee, still can’t get all the calories in because I am NOT hungry! Just wanna lose another 5-10 lbs. guess I’m supposed to be where I’m at possibly 🤷🏼♀️.
Wow, thank you! I am also stuck, cant get past 152.8 for the past 4 months. I am working on figuring out a solution and will create a video as soon as I do :)
@@JennyMitich I’ll be waiting for that video for sure 🙌🏼. I’m 5’8” and go between 160-162.4 lol. And I barely eat and not on purpose, I have no appetite 🙄. Can’t wait for your update Jenny ♥️.
This is probably one of the best videos I've seen on the subject, well done.
Wow, thanks!
@@JennyMitich thank you so much for all of the helpful information. But I am so confused. Can’t seem to get a response from anyone to find out for certain. Can you help me? My husband is six months in - he’s been doing 1g protein/1lb desired weight. He has lost 45 lbs so far. I just started the 90 BBBES on Monday (8/12). I am 5”2, started 138 lbs. I am currently 130. My desired weight is 110. I am very active- run long distance daily and weight train. Should I be eating 1.2g protein/KILOGRAM or 1.2g protein/POUND? Because I keep seeing conflicting information. (Kelly Hogan and Amber O’Hearn suggest 1.2g protein/KILOGRAM desired body weight.)
I definitely don’t want to gain weight. And when I started the first day, 110 grams of protein seemed impossible to consume, but when I adjusted it per this video 1g protein x 49.9 KG = 59.8 G protein a day - that seemed much easier to consume, but I’m afraid I’m going too low. Can you please confirm the correct calculations? Over the past few days, I just randomly set my carb manager app at 71g protein/129 g fat/1812 calories and my weight seemed to steadily drop. Everyone says I can have as much as I want just stick to eggs, butter, bacon, beef- my problem is - I’m never really that hungry, so I need some type of base idea what to aim for each day in macros. Can you please help me with my macros? 🙏
@@joyelleforjesus hello! Sure, I can try to help. So for protein, there are tons of different ways you can calculate it. I do 1g protein per pound of ideal body weight, so that would be 110g minimum for you. But you could also multiply by .6, .8, 1.2, 1.5 even. Since you are so physically active, you can tolerate a bit more of protein.
@@joyelleforjesus for now, you are soooo early on Carnivore, so if you’re losing, keep doing what you’re doing. I say minimum 1600-1800 cals per day, pick what amount of protein works best for you (I think between 70-150g would be perfect for you), and make up the rest with fat. It’s only when you hit a long weight loss stall that you would need to dial this in more and pull more levers.
@@joyelleforjesus finally, as far as appetite, that is pretty common in the beginning. Aim for at least 2 meals per day to ensure you are getting adequate nutrition 👍🏻after a month or two, your hunger signals will adjust. Your appetite will be different though, than it was when you were carb heavy. I would say most Carnivores eat 2x per day
Your explanation made this concept clear for me for the first time. Brilliant video. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload. Very best wishes to you and your lovely family. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much Jenny for showing me how to track what I eat. This video was so helpful. No wonder you're growing your channel so fast with all the important content we need to know as carnivores. Keep up the good work you're doing a great job!🤗
Thank you, I will :)
Awesome video Jenny 🔥. First time I have understood how the ratio works. Thank you for all the fab videos you do 🙏❤
Happy to help!
Of all the carnivore videos I have watched you are the first one that have really explained this topic well and showed how to best keep track of it all. You have great videos.
Thank you so much!
Your videos are always so helpful. You just have a way of explaining things in an easy to understand, useful manor without any extra stuff that confuses things. ❤
Thank you so much :)
Great video! I’m almost a year in and don’t count macros anymore haha. Ribeyes, ground beef, bacon and eggs for life!! ❤️
Nice! Yea, I dont think its necessary to count macros in the long-term unless you are running into issues. If I wasnt sharing my data on UA-cam I wouldnt track my food anymore either :)
@cynthiahelmich3762 how much weight have you lost and how do you like carnivore diet ?
THANK YOU for this video! Trying to understand the tracking and you explained so well. I appreciate this knowledge and it’ll help me move forward more easier.
You are so welcome!
That was absolutely the best video I've seen on this subject. Thank you.
Youre very welcome :)
I’m in your circle group… love this video! Tracking what I eat is so important for me because I can look back over the week and see what worked and didn’t work.
Hey there! I totally agree, I love having the historical data
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful to me. I have been carnivore for 2 months. Lost 27lbs., but recently stalled.
Youre very welcome!
This is the most informative what how why explanation of macros I have been able to understand 👏🏽👏🏽
Great! I am glad it was helpful :)
I'm at 65 days carnivore. Only lost 4 lbs. Did a cortisol test its above normal limits. Probably interfering with wt loss. I'm near goal. I'm 155 want to be 147
Hey Virginia! Higher cortisol levels can indicate stress of some kind, which can totally interfere with losing weight. Also, the closer you get to your goal weight the slower it will come off, at least in my experience.
Try intermittent fasting and a drink of apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. Try to fast for 16 hrs.
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Is it ok to use acv on a carnivore diet @@mikecon7634
I can learn so much from you, Jenny. I think Imma try carnivore once I get my own place. I've been lowering my carbs and upping my fat
Nice! Easing into it is awesome :)
Most people on carnivore sort of land on a few meals they eat repeatedly. Makes tracking super easy. I used tracking paying attention to my energy level and sleep. Makes a difference. Landing at 60/40 to feel my best. I have heard some talk about menopausal women needing less fat. It's good info
Very true! I am eating ground beef, steak, eggs, and bacon about 85% of the time.
Dr. Elizabeth Black states that women need more fat (80% of your calories) than men and even more fat when going through puberty, when they are pregnant, nursing, and going through menopause. I suspect that women should increase the percentage of fat when they are getting close to menopause because most women start showing symptoms a few years before they realize that menopause is on the horizon.
Thank you for this gem of a video. Youre awesome :)
Thank you :)
Hi Jenny, I've been carnivore since August of 2022. LOVE your videos!! You're gorgeous - thanks for all wonderful content!
Hello! Thank you so much :)
New Subscriber here. Thank you so much for explaining this it's so hard to understand what I'm supposed to eat how much I'm supposed to eat between fat and protein.
Hello and welcome! I am glad it was helpful :)
Thanks Jenny. As a senior, I am favoring more protein than fat . And I usually trim off all of the fat from the steak and just add butter to it (don't like the texture, ha) needless to say I don't track but I weigh everyday since I am at goal weight! Cheers
Hello! See, I am the opposite, I love the fat on steaks. I am a savage LOL
Hello! Ok, so this video is going in my carnivore folder for reference. Thank you. I hvnt come across a video like this one and I need it. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
@@JennyMitich very. Thank you.
Thank you! I either missed this elsewhere or wasn't paying attention, but this is likely why I stopped losing weight and my glucose has crept up from 80 to 105... I need more fat!
Hello and it could be!
the fact that excess protein can be converted to glucose blows a huge hole in the argument that "Keto/Carnivore" is unhealthy, and that the body "has to have carbs" to be healthy (sugar feeds the brain lie}, as any tiny amount of glucose the body requires is supplied by the protein intake.
Carnivore 15 months. Strictly BBBE and water only. Lost 45lbs the first 6 months bit nothing since. Im still 50 lbs overweight. 186g of fat and 181g of proteins everyday. Insulin is at 6 and Fasting gluclose is at 73. Why has my weight loss stalled for so long?
Hello and thats a great question! It could be so many things. How's your sleep and stress? What is your exercise like? Maybe you need to raise or lower your calories a bit, maybe raise or lower your fat...there are so many levers you could tweak
Great video, extremely informative & helpful.
Also, do you know of any type of chart/table/spreadsheet that lists how many grams of fat & protein are in different cuts of steak?
It depends on the size/weight.
You can google it and have an estimate. Or use an app to enter your daily food/calories.
As far as I know there is nothing with exact numbers because every piece is different.
Hello! Nope, I just use a food tracker.
Hi Jenny! Love your videos!! How do you know if you're under eating?
Hello! I would recommend tracking your food for a couple days to get an idea of how much youre eating, and then evaluate from there.
You have a great voice. Love your videos.
Thank you so much!
@@JennyMitich you're welcome
Top quality video. 🙏
Thank you 🙌
I really needed this thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Good video as always! 👍
Thanks again!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
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My step day would eat a half stick of butter, bacon and eggs every morning. 100% of the time he eat the fat off meat first and anyone else's that didn't want theirs. Would have live well into his 90s if COPD hadn't got him.
Yes! That's going to be my issue...insulin and glucose bcuz im type 2. 😫
It may be!
@@JennyMitich I'm praying that as I begin utilizing keytones for energy that i wont hv those horrible lows that will cause me to hv to eat some carbs. That's why I was thinking I should go keto-carnivore first but limit the carbs to anything but refined carbs like breads, cookies, crackers, pastries, and pasta. Idk. I'm so confused but I'll work it out. 😔
Thank you!
@@beekind6267 for sure! If you keep it to meat, veggies, and low sugar fruit and ease down on the carbs that way it can be helpful
@@JennyMitich yes, that's what I was thinking too. 🙏🏽
I love you Jen 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thank you :)
Hey hope your good Also sometimes I share this, the Bible says that GOD loves us so much that he sent his son JESUS CHRIST to this earth and HE lived a perfect sinless life.And JESUS went to a cross and gave HIS life for us.And rose again in 3 days and who ever will receive JESUS AS THEIR SAVIOR AND ASK HIM TO COME INTO THEIR HEART AND FORGIVE THEIR SINS,HE WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN.
Totally off topic 😂😂
Amen ❤
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved whoever believes not will be condemned
Ty….awesome video
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much!!!
You're welcome!
I'd love to try that first recipe: Ground beef with eggs. What size eggs are you using, when you say 8? Medium or Large?
80/20 ground beef and eggs are my favorite foods right now so I'll just keep eating them. I'm never gonna track.
Me either. I’m more of an intuitive. If I have a taste for mor fat I eat that if I know I need more protein I’ll have that. I have absolutely no desire to “track” this….
Great explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
Do you cook on black stone? What do you use for seasoning?
What oil or what do you use to cook steaks? Butter is too smokey.
Hello! I use bacon grease or butter for cooking steaks most of the time, and I use salt and sometimes garlic powder
Really wish my digestive system could handle eggs and butter or even heavy cream 😕 I hope I can reintroduce those foods at some point when my gut is healed. Thanks for the video🤍
Hopefully you will in the future! The body is amazing and can heal over time :)
Too much fat will cause diarrhea. I increased my egg count from 9 to 11 per day. Had loose stools to diarrhea. Scaled back and doing better. Everyone is different so you need to know what your body reacts to. My 2 cents.
Agreed!
I was looking for clarification here on the 1:1 fat to protein ratio advocated by Dr. Berry and Dr. Kiltz.
When they say 1:1, I'm pretty sure they are doing it based on grams, not calories...so keep that in mind. 1:1 fat to protein is very similar to this 70/30 calorie ratio.
It makes me insane to track calories, I do OMAD carnivore and try to eat things I know are 70/30 then I’ll up the fat a little from there assuming I’m getting close to 80/20 fat to protein but I think I fluctuate a bit. Losing a slow 3-4 lb a month should get to goal weight by august.
So a lot of carnivores say 'eat untill your comfortable full', if I do that I only consume like 1400 calories. I do OMAD because I'm just not hungry. I even force myself to eat the 1400 calories. Just to know: if I would follow the rule of only eating when hungry, am I not going to undereat? Does undereating have consequences? Thank you
Hello! In that case no. I think you should eat at least 2 meals per day and make yourself eat even if you are not hungry. 1400 calories is too low. That is the calories a child should be consuming, not a full grown adult. I would say aim for 1600-1800 minimum, more if you are really active, 1g of protein per pound of ideal body weight, and make up the rest of your calories with fat, and at least 2 meals per day. Its really hard for your body to absorb all the nutrients it needs doing OMAD. Hope this helps!
Thank you
You're welcome
Good video.
Thanks!
Almost all the carnivore Doctors I follow advocate for a 1:1 ratio
Yep! 70/30 is 1 to 1 in grams
Where did you get that shirt!!!
Oh man, Im glad you get the reference! Thats my favorite bit from the Chappelle Show. I got it on a random T-shirt site online years ago, probably in 2019 or 2020
I do not track my food. I go by my hunger pain. I do track my sugar intake.
Nice! Do what works for you :)
Can too much fat cause diarrhoea? I’ve been having ground beef & ground pork, a few eggs and some bacon, all cooked & mixed together with rock salt as my main meal. I only eat one meal per day as I try not to eat outside of daylight hours and usually between 3-4pm. I work night shift 5 nights a week, drink around 2ltrs of water per day. I find the diarrhoea is occurring in the morning, but I don’t know if it’s happening because of too much fluid or if my body isn’t fat adapted yet. Can you offer any advice please?
Hello! Yes, it can. Also, too much magnesium. If you are still early in your Carnivore journey, that could be keto flu symptoms, but if it has been some time, try cutting out the hot, rendered fat like you would get after cooking ground beef, and try for only the fat that remains on meat, like the fat on a steak, or cold or room temp animal fats. You could also simply ramp down the fats a little bit and see if that helps too :)
@@JennyMitich Thanks, much appreciated
Can you buy steaks that are 71/29? Where
Hey Jenny did ya figure out how to crack this stall dilemma yet 🙄. I don’t know what to do anymore. I barely eat and I’m pretty active too. I can’t give up my coffee with cream though and maybe that’s why I’m stalled 🤷🏼♀️.
Hello! Not yet, but if you are barely eating, that may be the problem. If you dont get enough food you wont lose weight. What's your calorie intake for the day, protein, and fat?
@@JennyMitich I don’t count calories. When it’s OMAD it’s basically my coffee and cream in the morning, and 4:30 pm either a rib eye or chopped meat half a lb with butter for both. TMAD I’ll have 3 eggs with either bacon or sausage. Sometimes for a fix I have a scoop of peanut butter because I do love my PB 🥰. But then when I try to add more food on weekends I gain a pound or two 😩.
I have lost 22lbs in 8 weeks.
Am I wrong to delay looking into fat until I have no more stored fat left in my body? I still have 30lbs of fat at 15% body fat.
Hello! Yes, you need to consume fat for energy.
How does the app know the fat to protein ratio of the piece of steak or whatever that I just bought?
It looks to me like it varies all the time.
Hello! The food database has verified nutrition info, so they are getting info from nutrition labels or from conventional sources that have figured the composition out. There is a checkmark next to the food items that have been verified (at least in MyFitnessPal)
What’s the fat to protein calorie ratio for eggs ?
I don't know offhand, put it into a food tracker and it will tell you right away :)
How is it 70/30 If the ground beef recipe had basically the same amount of fat to protein ???? Someone help me
Hello! This video explains it. Did you watch the video?
@ yes sorry thank you I just got confused because some people do it per calories and some per gram of calories, great vid !
Okay people stop eating processed meats. They have uncured and organic options now. Uncured roast beef and sausage is freaking awesome!
Do you have a video that helps us figure out how many calories we should be consuming?
Calories arent as important. But for a minimum, 1600-1800. Eat until you are full, and go from there. After your body is used to the diet, you can make tweaks
@@JennyMitich A question about fat intake on carnivore:
As we lose weight/fat with carnivore aren't we supposed to reduce our fat intake to "convince our body" to burn our body fat rather than the dietary fat we are consuming?
I thought if we consume 50% or more of our daily calories from fat there is no reason for our body to use our body fat since we are giving it an easy access to the dietary fat?
I hope the question makes sense. Thank you.
@@EEEBA1 Hello! It's a great question. You definitely want to keep your fat consumption up, as that is your fuel source if you are not consuming carbs. But, there is a balancing act. You want to allow your body to tap into your fat stores, and if there is an over abundance of food coming in, your body has no reason to do so. But it's tricky, because you also want your body to know it is being fed and not go into "famine mode" and down regulate your metabolism due to not eating enough food. If you have a lot of weight to lose, fasting can be highly effective at taping into those fat stores. I go back and forth between high fat, high calorie Carnivore and fasting, and that has been super effective for me. But you will figure out what works best for you and your body.
@@JennyMitich Yea, coming up two years carnivore for me. Those last 10 lbs are not ease to lose. Thank you for responding.
Hi I have? I’m on this diet for 2 nd week but today my stomach feels like hungry but I don’t want eat do you know what should I do maybe I need time to adapt?
For me, as long as I get enough fat, my hunger is reduced. Also, drinking hot green tea or water helps me a lot.
@@lpg12338 ok thanks ☺️
Hello! Food aversions are totally normal in the beginning of carnivore. That will even out after the first month. In the meantime, just make yourself eat something carnivore, you definitely don't want to go without food.
@@JennyMitich ok thanks ☺️
Hi, I’m 76, and been carnivore for maybe 4/5 months , I have a level 3 kidney problem and was hoping going carnivore would help me ? Am I wrong ?
Hello! I would need a lot more info. In general, cutting sugar and ultra-processed foods does wonders for your kidney health. But sometimes, the damage is done and you can only recover so much. Are you working with an experienced low carb practitioner?
@@JennyMitich Jenny, I’m on a carnivore diet ! No processed foods, no sugars, no carbs ! Only beef, lamb, bacon, eggs and butter ! Maybe I’m not getting enough fat to protein as a ratio ?
@@lawsonspedding6136 maybe! How are you measuring improvements in your kidney health?
@@JennyMitich I will have another annual blood check/physical in 8 months and I hope there is improvement - the nurse said There was no cause to worry, get more hydrated (a problem with a lot of people), keep active, walk, excercise, get stronger, try and cut out coffee (I have two cup’s a day) apparently coffee can dehydrate you ? I checked on a couple of carnivore sites regarding CKD and there are good results - best from an increased fat content 70% fat against 30% protein, so need to get experience in knowing the best fatty meats etc etc
@@lawsonspedding6136 yes, caffeinated coffee is a diuretic. Well good! Yes, cutting sugar and carbs can do wonders for kidney health.
Howdy , I believe i am experiencing xanthelasma . It is caused by cholesterol i think. Do i need to lower my fat&/or protein overall? Appreciate any help, thanks
Hello! I had to Google that because I have never heard of it. From my quick read, its typically caused by diabetes, high blood sugar, etc. Dietary cholesterol would not be causing that to happen. How long have you been on carnivore?
@@JennyMitich 1 year. I read that an overload of cholesterol is released into sacs around the eyes. On carnivore, cholesterol is king right? Any suggestions?
@@dianejones4276 no idea, I’m not a doctor🤷🏼♀️have you had any bloodwork done recently?
@@JennyMitich cannot be seen until Sept. Then I will
@@dianejones4276 ah ok.
Holy crap, you went thru this WAY WAY TOO FAST. I had to pause it every few seconds. Good info but SLOW DOWN if you want people to get it. Thanks ❤
I’m almost done with month 2 on carnivore. I started due to testing borderline diabetic. My numbers immediately went into a healthy range (75-99). How do you tell if your body is turning protein into glucose? My issue is that I’m not losing any weight & I’m trying to figure out why. I tend eat more protein than fat. Even when I’m trying to eat higher fat I end up around 65/35. Could that be the problem even if my glucose numbers are good? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!❤️
Hello! Fasting insulin levels being elevated as well as fasting glucose. The higher protein intake could be an issue. I would say try incorporating some fasts, maybe a 24-36 hour one once or twice a week, and see if that helps. Have you had your fasting insulin tested?
@@JennyMitich Hi! My original A1C test came back at 5.8, now my fasting averages are about 85-90. Still have to get my bloodwork done again. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting, but I’ll try doing some longer fasts! Ty :)
@@blahblahblah1988 yea, try some fasting, and try reducing the protein a bit and raising the fat😀do that for a month or two and see what happens
The link to the ground beef video doesnt work
Thanks for the heads up! I will check it
are the eggs called the fats and the ground beef called the protein? Please spell it out very simple thank you
Hello! There is fat and protein in both.
I see all these influencers eating sticks of butter… will we still lose body fat eating that much dietary fat??? I struggle to eat big portions of food …
Hello! It is more nuanced than that of course, and it depends on so many factors. Dietary fat isnt making you fat, its the sugar and carbs. Don't worry too much about the portion sizes and all that, just figure out what works best for your lifestyle.
You don't need to count calories or macros on a carnivore diet. But you should have more fat than protein.
Hello! Some people do need to track, its highly individualized.
Can i just eat till i am full please, haha i personally can't do too much beef, i like salmon too and eggs, i just eat till i am stuffed, lots of butter too
Of course! You dont have to track if you dont want to. But I find the data helpful for when you run into any issues.
Are we sure this is correct? Anthony chaffe I thought stated 2 grams of fat per 1 g of protein, 2:1 ratio
Hello! Yes, he would be saying the same thing as me in a different way.
Thank you for your response! But I thought by what he was saying wouldn't that calculate then as 2gs of fat to 1 g of protein so if you have 150g of protein, wouldn't you need 300g of fat?
@@HealthMasterJedi I think he meant 2 g of protein to 1 g of fat calorically, not in grams. If you were eating 300 g of fat and 150 g of protein that would be a much higher fat to protein ratio. Also, that would be hard to do for a lot of people. You’re talking 2700 cal just for the fat grams alone. Add in the 600 cal for the 150 g of protein and you’re talking about a 3300 cal day. I input that information into MyFitnessPal and that would be an 80% fat to 20% protein day, 3300 cals, 165g protein and 293g fat. That’s doable for somebody that’s very active, or very tall, but for somebody my size I wouldn’t be able to eat that much food. And I can eat a lot! If I adjust the calorie goal down to 2000 staying at that 80% fat to 20% protein, I would need to consume 100g protein and 178g fat.
But in this video we’re talking about 70% fat to 30% protein calorically, so it ends up being equal amounts in grams. That’s why I just put this into MyFitnessPal, because it can get confusing otherwise. But I’ve also not seen any of Chaffee’s work talking about this so he very well could be saying what you think he’s saying, I have not seen the video🤷🏼♀️ I hope this helps and doesn’t just make things more confusing😂
Ok, so basically you are saying it should be around 1:1 then in terms of grams in meat? So as an active male if I get about let's say 220 grams of protein a day, I would need around 220 grams of fat potentially as well? So I should try to buy meat that is around 80:20 most likely, where the fat per serving is usually close to 1:1? For example 80/20 ground beef I buy is 23g of fat and 19g of protein per serving, and some of the fat probably cooks off a bit so ends up being pretty close to 1:1?
Ok, so basically you are saying it should be around 1:1 then in terms of grams in meat? So as an active male if I get about let's say 220 grams of protein a day, I would need around 220 grams of fat potentially as well? So I should try to buy meat that is around 80:20 most likely, where the fat per serving is usually close to 1:1? For example 80/20 ground beef I buy is 23g of fat and 19g of protein per serving, and some of the fat probably cooks off a bit so ends up being pretty close to 1:1?
Yeah so in Australia, this app is $30 a month. I’m not that bloody stupid.
Gday fellow Australian! There is a free version of MyFitnessPal available here. I use it to check my macros. Hope all is going well for you mate.😊
I beg to differ mate, as all these apps have a free version!
@@francisvlatko2834 yeah true but I can’t change any default settings. For example, serving size is in hm. I’ve never even heard of hm. Can’t change it to grams.
@@francisvlatko2834 its letting me have a 30day free trial but then pay monthly or yearly
I'm still confused. Can you explain in oz not grams. I stay so confused.
Hello, Im sorry, it doesnt work that way. Just use the food tracking apps, it makes it so simple.
Get a kitchen scale. It’s better, for all recipes, to go by grams… IMO
How do I eat 15 protein/ 85 fat. How do u eat that much fat?
Its pretty simple, just really fatty cuts of meat and add fats to everything. I would probably eat some butter too.
I've just been trying to join the app but came out when I saw that it shares all your personal details to over seas... no thanks
Hello! What app are you talking about?
@JennyMitich I get really worried with these apps.. and it wouldn't let me proceed unless I agreed so I came out.. I'm not from the technology era lol
@ yea, all apps are going to have some of your information. That’s just the way of the world now. I’ve had myfitnesspal since 2012 and never had an issue with it.
@@JennyMitich I'll perhaps get one of my grandkids to look at it for me.. thank you xx
@ you’re very welcome 😀
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Thank you!
Calories? Really?
Yep!
@@JennyMitich so humans use heat for energy? Show me on the ETC and/or the Krebs cycle where the “calorie” is.
@@johndim11 🤦🏻♀️you’re over complicating it. This is a very basic overview so that people can understand a carnivore fat to protein ratio. Don’t make it difficult.
@@JennyMitich I’m not making it difficult. This is basic human physiology. The sad part is we’ve sold people on the idea of a “calorie”. They get fixated on it as if it impacts their body. It doesn’t. People get obese because of the impact their food has on their hormones. Not some value food exploding in a bomb calorimeter has on water.
@@johndim11 I totally agree with you. But most people don’t understand the intricacies of that.
When you are calculating the number of ounces of meat is that a raw weight or a cooked weight?
Hello! Always use raw weight.
Your explanation made this concept clear for me for the first time. Brilliant video. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload. Very best wishes to you and your lovely family. 😊
Glad it was helpful!