How the Carnivore Diet Transformed My Health and Body in 120 Days
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2023
- Join me on my journey of transformation in 'How the Carnivore Diet Transformed My Health and Body.' I share my personal experience of losing 63 lbs in four months, gaining mental clarity, and significantly improving my cholesterol levels, all thanks to the Carnivore Diet. Dive into my story of overcoming health challenges, including a decade of high cholesterol and struggle with various diets and medications.
Discover how I navigated the Carnivore Diet, focusing on meats and dairy, and witness the remarkable changes in my health and body. I address common misconceptions and answer frequently asked questions about the diet.
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I am a former tech worker who lived in NYC for 30 years. When I reached 50, I set out my own and created a business selling on Amazon using their FBA program. Great fun, but neither career left much time for healthy living.
I turned 60 last year (2023). I found myself 110 pounds overweight and seriously out-of-shape, pre-diabetic, with sky-high cholesterol, and unable to walk for more than 20 minutes without resting.
I decided to make some major changes. I shut down my Amazon business and started living frugally. Health is more important than money, especially as we grow older. In August 2023 I started the carnivore diet and lost 65 pounds in 3 months.
Now I’m hooked! I can walk for miles without a rest now. My cholesterol is within normal levels as is my blood pressure. I am no longer pre-diabetic, and I feel 30 years younger!
After experiencing the benefits, I’ve become passionate about sharing my story to help others.
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Carnivore is the least stress easy way to eat there is, no being hungry no thinking about food all the time and rapid body change.
I agree
Agreed, my husband and I are truck drivers and meal prep is a breeze now. We're about to get into sausage making on our home time because he misses bratwurst! Such a change from keto where I was constantly chasing recipes and trying to find copycats for carbs.
how come i still think about food? meat! i could eat meat and eggs all day long.
After 18 months of eating carnivore, I can’t see myself eating plants again. It’s too simple, I feel too good, it’s less expensive, the food is so good, no chopping and recipes and side dishes and hassle. My life no longer revolves around food and medicine and doctors visits. I don’t get sick, never tired, sore. The comfort in knowing I’ll never be obese again, cancer, diabetes and heart disease and Alzheimer’s are not in my future. I don’t crave anything. I have total food freedom. I used to weigh 305 and now 205. This April I will run the Boston marathon. Now tell me eating only meat is bad for my health. I’m 62 and feel like 32
It feels great, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine going back to the way I used to eat.
Wow Alan! Amazing feat. Boston marathon. Surely there are heaps of others out there whose life would turn around with this way of living, just like you.
Jay thanks for a straight forward video. I’m 141 days Sober and Carnivore down 35 lbs , size 46 to 42 , Heart PVCs gone , Stomach and Lower GI problems gone, mental clarity is great
That's awesome, keep it up!
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Good work You earned it. Keep it up. Blessings.
My answer to people that say you’ve got to eat vegetables to get the nutrients is I eat vegetarians, ruminant animals that have four chambers stomachs are designed to process plant-based diets, and they break it down for us to eat them.
Ruminant meat is definitely the best.
Congratulations 👏👏❤️
On my 7th month and never looking back. 😊
Glad you started documenting your journey from the beginning. I didn’t start my channel until I was 9 months in. My carniversary was on January 2. We are the same age. 😊
Yes, I’m glad I got some videos from the beginning. Documenting this has really helped me stay focused.
I am 80 lbs down at 72. So happy
You go, guy! I support what you're doing. I've been on the carnivore diet for a year. Before that, I was on the keto diet for over 30 years... before the keto diet became so popular. The keto diet saved my life and helped me to lose 80 pounds (all I needed to lose) in the first year alone. So during that year I bought my clothes at the Salvation Army because I knew they would not fit me as I continued to lose more weight. I was very happy with that diet but I wanted to try carnivore because I like meat and it seemed such a simple way to prepare a meal... no more fiddling around with several items in one meal. Just air fry a steak and be done with it. BTW, I never got the 'keto flu' when I started the keto diet nor the carnivore diet. I DID, however get horrible constipation when I started the carnivore diet. Had it for 2 weeks and it was so bad that it caused bleeding hemorrhoids. But that cleared up and my carnivore journey smoothed out. You mentioned Jordan Peterson... I really like him. His daughter is the one who turned him onto the carnivore diet. She had horrible autoimmune disease and the carnivore diet worked for her so Jordan tried it, liked the results it gave him and so he continued it. He said it even cleared up his eyesight. It's amazing what a good diet can do.
Awesome, I’m glad it’s working so well for you. I live that it’s so easy!
Great video, I can’t get enough of updates on the carnivore diet as it reinforces me that I’m doing the right thing. Thank you
You’re very welcome!
Jay, Thank you for another great video. I really love how you just give the very clear experience of your own journey to health. The thing that made it easy for you was your firm commitment from the very start. You were firm and didn't stray from your program. I started more than five years ago to be Carnivore, but I kept on giving in to my carb cravings and the result for me is different. I was able to be about 95% Carnivore over these five years and so I healed so many things, bleeding gums, skin problems, snoring, teeth grinding in my sleep time, a large growth I had for forty years just went away from my leg, about 100 skin tags dropped off my body. All these improvements, yet somehow I would get weak and give in when I was pressured to go out to restaurants, perhaps only once per month, but the result was that I did not lose any weight and that made me very discouraged. I keep watching people like you giving your results and I do not give up on myself. It could be my age of 78 or my severe insulin-resistance, but I keep on and feel if only I can keep on, eventually I will find success in the weight loss as well as all the healing benefits.
I think the secret is to get thru that first month. They say it takes 30 days to build a new habit. And once I got through that first month it just seemed easy and natural to keep going. Soon I’ll create a video that really explains how to do the carnivore diet. Thanks for the comment!
I can relate to the lack of aches and pains, no more arthritic pains in my joints since carnivore/ketovore. It's the sugar, processed foods, inflammatory oils (soy, vegetable, sunflower, etc.) that are the biggest problem. Carnivore is the best diet out there for arthritis, even rheumatoid arthritis. Actually, it's the best "diet" out there, full stop. So glad you are sharing this so new way of life others can see that health really is a matter of what we choose to eat. I also recommend grass fed bone broth, especially in the winter. Warms you from the inside out on cold days. Bare Bones brand is the one I prefer. It's the only one I've found that congeals in the fridge so you know it's chock full of collagen, good for skin, joints and your gut microbiome. So glad you shared the benefits you experienced and how life altering eating carnivore is 🎉.
Good for you, Jay! Good job! I love hearing about everyone’s successes. I started nine months ago, and I kept wondering if it was crazy. My friends definitely think I’m crazy. So learning about everyone’s improvements in their health has been very encouraging.
I’ve stopped worrying what others think and pay more attention to how I feel. And I feel great! Hope you’re making good progress.
Good video. The only criticism is that most doctors nowadays are not on board with a carnivore diet because they work for large medical bureaucracies which insist that their practitioners follow their guidelines which are dictated by government standards subversively controlled by big pharma and big food.
I'm happy for your consistently doing your diet. I am still struggling sometimes to keep it up🎉
Cheers bro. Huge congrats it's exciting to hear stories like this.
Nice recap. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Congratulations 🎉 New subbie 😉👍🏽
Your success is impressive! May I suggest that you quit being concerned about your cholesterol and watch what Dr Anthony Chaffee says about the cholesterol con? I have read in multiple places that those older patients with an elevated LDL, live longer. I don't listen to my PCP's suggestions about cholesterol ( yep she encouraged me to eat less fat), as she is brainwashed just like the rest of mainstream medicine! Keep up the good work!!🎉
Thanks for the info, I’ll check it out!
Your videos are so useful and inspirational. Your voice and demeanor are so calm and unpretentious- which I appreciate! You aren't a know-it-all all; just a guy sharing a really great journey! Thank you :)
Wow, thank you!
Thank you very much, just subbed, going to look at your other videos before I start carnivore.
Welcome aboard!
Dairy causes a lot of inflammation for me.i have to stay clear of it
Great video, congrats. I started my journey this week, im very excited about the transformation to come. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! You too!
I subbed have a blessed day i have been on the diet almost 2 years!
Thanks for subscribing!
Way to go, Jay! Congratulations!!
Thanks!!
Thanks for uploading your experience with the carnivore diet I have been on and off carnivore but I'm gonna go back on it and try to keep it up because of the benefits.
The next level is when you start buying whole loins, cutting off steaks the night before and dry brining on a rack. You both save money and get the benefit of a drying/aging steaks.
Problem is I don’t have a whole lot of freezer space and I travel a lot. How much does one loin weigh?
@@Jaylwoodworth depends on the cut. Between 3 and 5kg for a Ribeye or NY cut.
I typically don't have to freeze. They come vacuum packed with a 3 week expiry. Then I put one at a time on a wire rack (usually a roasting tray) and let it dry/age slowly.
Thanks, that’s very helpful. I’ll try it out then and make a video about my experience in the next few weeks.
Thankyou for sharing....good luck and good life 😊
Thank you! You too!
Well done sir!
Well done Jay, your doing great, I have been looking at the carnoviore diet and started cutting carbs and junk foods december 1, I planned to take a month and slowly get off all the junk foods ,so I have been gradually cutting back and getting adjusted to the carnoviore diet to try and avoid the keto flu if possible. I tried several diets over the years with some limited success, so I am glad to see success stories on this plan and i cant wait to be 100 percent carnoviore on Jan 1 , The good part for me is I am 65 with no real health issues , I could lose some weight but I am not obese, so for me this diet is to get healthier, get my BMI down so as i get older ,I can stay off drugs , medications and doctor visits. Keep up the good work
Thanks! It still amazes me how easy it’s been to keep to the carnivore diet and to lose weight, even at 60. Good luck!
Thx Jay. In my 4th month on carnivore and lost 30 pounds. Learning how much fat I can eat before GI tract complains. Blood work great. T2D and now off diabetic meds. Feeling great and loving the mental clarity.
Same for me!
Jay, thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration to all of us. Keep it up. Blessings.
Thanks so much!
Great Video,, Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
I appreciate the video overall.
My one criticism is the use of the term "keto flu" instead of the proper term which is "carbohydrate withdrawals."
The uncomfortable conditions you experienced had nothing to do with ketogenic eating or ketosis.
For example, if you were already on the carnivore diet for a year, except for the fact that you were a crack addict, if you suddenly stopped doing crack, you would get the same symptoms that you experienced as "keto flu" -- headache, low energy, intense cravings, mood swings, etc etc.
In other words, it's withdrawals from a drug addiction, not something caused by ketosis.
Carbohydrates (sugar) is chemically addictive, just like caffein, nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, opium, etc.
When you suddenly drastically reduce (or completely cut) your exposure to carbohydrates, you experience chemical withdrawals for a week or so.
I think this is worth mentioning because the words we use are important.
Using a misleading term like "keto flu" implies that ketogenic eating somehow has a negative aspect to it.
The reality is that *_addiction_* has a negative aspect to it.
Aside from that, I think the video was excellent, and your testimony is awesome.
I hadn’t thought about that re: keto flu, but what you say makes sense. And thanks for the compliments!
Actually it's a bit more complicated than that. You also get the effect of losing electrolytes through dumping water weight and not being able to re-absorbing your bile/changing your gut ph level (
@@magnessskippton2509 All of those symptoms are still linked to carbohydrate consumption, not ketosis.
In other words it's still not a *_keto_* flu, it's carbohydrate withdrawals
For example, you aren't dumping water because of elevated ketones, you are dumping water because of decreased blood sugar/insulin levels.
Fun fact: there’s no such thing as essential fiber and eliminating all fiber from your diet will greatly improve your overall gut health. Weird how that goes against everything our doctors told us.
I rarely watch videos from beginning to end but I have been watching your videos and I appreciate you taking the time to do them. I find them very interesting and I'm glad you found a way to make yourself healthy again. Good Going! Oh, I do have a question do you drink coffee at all during the diet?
I am still drinking coffee - my one remaining vice. I’m cutting back though, and am drinking half regular half decaf. In a couple weeks I plan to stop entirely, just to see if I can do it.
Thanks for the comment!
Great vlog I’m very interested in carnivore stuff so you now have a new subscriber 🙌🏻 well done in your success and can’t wait to watch more of your weight loss vlogs and on losing the next 40lbs 🤞🏻 Good Luck 😊
Good luck on your journey too!
Congratulations on your discipline and accompanying results! I started documenting my carnivore journey in September and have lost about 30 pounds through a very imperfect carnivor-ish diet. Can’t wait to see what 2024 brings you in your health journey! I’m looking forward to learning from you!
Thanks for the comment, glad things are working for you!
What a great story. You’ve taken charge of your health and far better for it. Too bad what others think, they don’t decide for you. All the best for your positive future.
Thanks!
You look fantastic! Congrats!
Thanks!
Congratulations 🎊 I am redoing the carnivore diet after regaining all the weight when I added in fruit
I used to have crippling IBS bordering on IBD symptoms, after switching to Animal Based in January 2023, 70% of my issues lessened in severity, in September of 2023 I bit the bullet and switched to strict carnivore, best decision of my life, 100% complete and utter total remission of all symptoms since then. I'm never going back to fruits and especially not veg.
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Im glad it’s working so well for you. I’m there too!
Experience is Proof...Way to go, just keep doing it...
Congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈
Thank you!!
Great job Jay!! I'm 55 on day 134 and I'm down 42lbs and down 4 pants sizes.
I haven't had my blood work yet, But I feel Amazing!!
Feels great, doesn’t it!
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Jay, have you considered being on Dave Mac’s No Carb Life Channel to be interviewed?
Yours is an amazing and motivational success story !!!
I may want to in a few weeks, but for now I’ve got my hands full with my YT channel. I never imagined that I’d have so many people watching these videos. It’s very motivating; I’ve got lots of ideas for videos now. Hard to make the time to create them!
Well done, congratulations…..
Thank you!
Niiiiice!!!
I don’t tell my doctor anything about my nutrition because when I told her I was eating protein and vegetables, she scolded at me and gave me a lecture about eating a balanced diet
I DO get my labs done twice a year, and they are perfect.
62 years old, and mostly carnivore (except when carb addiction and indulge in carbage🙄)
I feel better than when I was 40 and my friends and neighbors are shocked at my fitness level because I can work out as hard as I want to and never get sore.
I feel the same way.
Hi Jay, can you tell me what you drink on a normal day? Do you have coffee with butter/cream? Otherwise do you just drink water? Also do you add electrolytes to water? Thanks. I started Carnivore in Dec & previously drank some diet colas & beers , and its a hard transition to just drink water.
I drink mostly water, and two cups of coffee per day. My coffee is half regular half decaf. I drink it black. I also get San pellegrino every so often as I like the bubbles. No beer or sodas, not even diet ones. I’ve also been drinking raw milk and kefir occasionally, but am going to cut back as my weight loss has slowed and I think it might be due to the lactose. A big glass of milk has about 10-15 grams of carbohydrates. It’s an adjustment to drink just water, but now I don’t miss the flavored drinks and diet sodas at all.
Very nice video, Jay.
What was your experience with KETO when you had tried it in the past? Did you do it as seriously as you are doing carnivore now? Did you experience any benefits? Thanks!
It worked for me to some extent, and I lost weight, but not nearly so quickly. And I found that I had more cravings. I could never stick to keto for very long.
Thanks for the feedback. Good to know.@@Jaylwoodworth
The Keto Flu can be avoided if a person transitions slowly to keto or carnivore from the standard American diet (SAD). In my case, I took my time and never experienced The Keto Flu. That was 3 years ago and 40 lbs lost and now maintaining on carnivore.
Thoughts on fruits?
Great news
In the keto, everyone knows what the word keto flu is ! God, some people .😅😅 Congrats bro... 😊
Dr Ken Berry on UA-cam is great for carnivore
I agree, lots of good info.
Do you have before/after pictures?
Am planning to post those soon. Probably at 6 months.
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You said “When I’m done with this.” Why on earth would you ever go back to all the issues you had before going carnivore?
Sugar is legal cocaine.
The benefit is not from eating meat, the benefit is from NOT eating all the other crap!
F the "talk to your doctor first" before going on a Keto or Carnivore diet. Don't you know what they all say?
-You are nuts!
-Don't do it!
-You'll get scurvy/heart attack/diabetes/fat!
-You need sugar and medicine to survive!
Carnivore didn’t work for my body…gained 14lbs in 4 weeks..Beef..butter eggs..water black tea..green tea..YIKES
Keto flu can only last two days. That is how long it takes for your body to use all stored glucose and glycogen and to switch over to keytones.
You did something wrong if it took two weeks.
I suspect that you consumed milk which contains lactose.
I had keto rash. It lasted 2-3 weeks…. I guess it depends on the person.
@@Frigger20
If you stop consuming carbs, it takes two days for the available glucose to be consumed.
Two days.
If you are the fattest person in the world - perhaps three.
The body requires energy.
If you don't eat carbs, then it uses it's reserves.
The reserves can only last for about two days.
What you experienced was not the symptoms of entering ketosis - the headache and lethargy - you has something else.
@@johnx9318 That was 8 years ago. The onset of that keto rash was several days after starting keto. It covered the typical areas for keto rash. Therefore, it would have set in After all glucose had been used up. It is known (not to me, at that time) that the rash clears up after consumption of carbs, which confirms my experience.
@@Frigger20 I wonder what causes this then? Not something I have experienced.
Been doing this on and off since 1992, and full(ish) time for 6 years.
Have you managed to get past it and into keto without the rash?
@@johnx9318 I’ve read about 1 in a dozen gets it when first starting keto, so I guess I just got lucky. Good that you didn’t have to go through it ! Not a pleasant experience. Mine cleared spontaneously and I never had it again. Before ever hearing of keto, I did a water fast of 2 weeks (in hospital). No problem then. However, that one affected my bowels. Keto and subsequent longer fasts (up to 2 weeks) never did. It’s a strange phenomenon indeed.
Congrats on losing those toxic pounds
Thanks!
You are making absolutely politically incorrect statements but trying to stay politically correct. Lol. But congratulations on your success and appreciate of spreading the good message!
Congratulations, I am 75 and I am getting similar results as you, I’m down to my weight of age 25, off three prescription medication’s, and in regard to LDL you’ll be glad to know a new study has come out, revealing the truth about LDL and is it harmful or not? ua-cam.com/video/ny2JqAgoORo/v-deo.htmlsi=puxj7GFf3FU9lV2e i’m having a meeting by phone with my doctor next week after my recent blood test shows everything normal and spectacular, this should be interesting lol I’ll have this video as a reference if he hassles me on my LDL, which is high, but within the acceptable bracket.
Glad things are going so well for you!
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