Carnivore Diet Options While Hunting

[Gellar]

I guess. Ribeye is good. But strip and sirloin etc all have there place if you've got good beef imo.

Even a 80/20 burger from a good source is delicious! Of course you can’t kill the dam thing twice. Eat it red!

 

[bucdoego]

If you are prone to gout attacks... never mind. You will find out. '-)

 

[Forkyfinder]

Im a week into this "carnivore" diet. Ive ate only meat, eggs, and some cheese. I dont feel bad at all - id say more well rested and energetic. Stomach is noticably less irritated and has decreased in size quite a bit. So far - for downside - I am more irritable (sugar has been way harder to quit than nicotine) and working out has been noticably harder to exert the same effort. Guys that have done this... will you always look at snickers like a prom date after this? Thats been the worst part - especially after i burn calories. Cravings are strong.

 

[Forkyfinder]

It really depends how strict you want to be. Most say that if you do carnivore it’s anything from an animal. If you are strictly meat and fat then they consider that a lion diet. Lots of people do cheese on carnivore. Some people including myself make an ice cream that helps in the evening if you have a sweet tooth
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Recipe...?

 

[TOGIE]

Im a week into this "carnivore" diet. Ive ate only meat, eggs, and some cheese. I dont feel bad at all - id say more well rested and energetic. Stomach is noticably less irritated and has decreased in size quite a bit. So far - for downside - I am more irritable (sugar has been way harder to quit than nicotine) and working out has been noticably harder to exert the same effort. Guys that have done this... will you always look at snickers like a prom date after this? Thats been the worst part - especially after i burn calories. Cravings are strong.

I did it for like two weeks as an experiment several years back.

I don't know about you specifically, but for young active guys that don't have much (if any) weight to lose, carnivore will expose it's problems fairly quickly. I do a lot of intensive cardio, and being on carnivore really made me not feel good when trying to work out - light headed, permanently in that "bonk" state so often associated with endurance sports when you run out of glycogen.

Your body certainly can convert protein to carbs and it does that because carbs are so vital to bodily function. The cravings for carbs are so strong because the body wants that efficient energy (which isn't inherently bad), and certainly also because sugar seems to have addictive properties, that's different though. However, when you need efficient fast energy for intensive energy expenditure for high metabolism folks and people that do a lot of cardio, gluconeogenesis is not the efficient friend you want. I also couldn't eat enough to maintain my weight and i literally had no weight to lose. I did feel good overall, but I think that has more to do with how much carnivore inherently strips out so much bad, namely processed foods and sugars.

If you are a really active person, especially in the cardio realm, i just don't think carnivore is sustainable. You're not gonna find any competitive runners, track athletes, cyclists and the like doing carnivore, and that's not a coincidence.

I do think you can be a healthy person on carnivore, obviously there humans that have lived their whole existence on diets that resemble carnivore. But I also don't think it's like the "the one true way" or anything and is certainly not one size fits all approach.

In general, I really do think the baby get's thrown out with the bathwater.

 

[brockel]

Recipe...?

2 cups heavy cream
4 egg yokes
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

Then I add a scoop of chocolate protein powder for flavor

Mix with a mixer until it’s fluffy. I’m sure an ice cream maker would work good too. Throw it in the freezer until frozen. Will need to take it out a little while before you decide to eat some so it softens up some.

 

[Drake4]

Im a week into this "carnivore" diet. Ive ate only meat, eggs, and some cheese. I dont feel bad at all - id say more well rested and energetic. Stomach is noticably less irritated and has decreased in size quite a bit. So far - for downside - I am more irritable (sugar has been way harder to quit than nicotine) and working out has been noticably harder to exert the same effort. Guys that have done this... will you always look at snickers like a prom date after this? Thats been the worst part - especially after i burn calories. Cravings are strong.

Took me about 2-weeks to not care about any of those "cravings" anymore. Working out came back to normal in about the same time period. Beer was the hardest!

 

[Drake4]

I did it for like two weeks as an experiment several years back.

I don't know about you specifically, but for young active guys that don't have much (if any) weight to lose, carnivore will expose it's problems fairly quickly. I do a lot of intensive cardio, and being on carnivore really made me not feel good when trying to work out - light headed, permanently in that "bonk" state so often associated with endurance sports when you run out of glycogen.

Your body certainly can convert protein to carbs and it does that because carbs are so vital to bodily function. The cravings for carbs are so strong because the body wants that efficient energy (which isn't inherently bad), and certainly also because sugar seems to have addictive properties, that's different though. However, when you need efficient fast energy for intensive energy expenditure for high metabolism folks and people that do a lot of cardio, gluconeogenesis is not the efficient friend you want. I also couldn't eat enough to maintain my weight and i literally had no weight to lose. I did feel good overall, but I think that has more to do with how much carnivore inherently strips out so much bad, namely processed foods and sugars.

If you are a really active person, especially in the cardio realm, i just don't think carnivore is sustainable. You're not gonna find any competitive runners, track athletes, cyclists and the like doing carnivore, and that's not a coincidence.

I do think you can be a healthy person on carnivore, obviously there humans that have lived their whole existence on diets that resemble carnivore. But I also don't think it's like the "the one true way" or anything and is certainly not one size fits all approach.

In general, I really do think the baby get's thrown out with the bathwater.

Opposite for me. After the initial acclimation period (maybe 1-2 weeks), my workouts were better. Slept better, more energy, worked out harder. Maybe lost 5-6 lbs initially, then gained most of it back within the first 2-months. The loss of all inflammation and migraines were the best benefits I saw.

 

[geetar]

What does your doctor say about it? Cholesterol levels? Seriously curious. Idk if I could ever do it which in itself is telling how addicting the crap we consume is.

I did Carnivore pretty strict for about a year till I hit a weight loss goal and then I eased more into keto. I eat mostly meats and eggs and cheese but I eat fruits and vegetables too now. Especially sweet potatoes, avocados and watermelons. I get my bloodwork done yearly and it's all good.

 

[TOGIE]

Opposite for me. After the initial acclimation period (maybe 1-2 weeks), my workouts were better. Slept better, more energy, worked out harder. Maybe lost 5-6 lbs initially, then gained most of it back within the first 2-months. The loss of all inflammation and migraines were the best benefits I saw.

What type of workouts do you generally do? And what kind of weight were you for your height?

I jsut remember helping my dad lay sod while I was doing that and feeling I was gonna pass out the whole time. Running was really hard and my output on the stair climber dropped by like 40%. I just felt starved the whole time

I do just think you can generally see all the same benefits by going strict zero processed sugar and no highly processed foods and ditching alcohol.

More like paleo, just a natural whole foods diet.

 

[Drake4]

What type of workouts do you generally do? And what kind of weight were you for your height?

I jsut remember helping my dad lay sod while I was doing that and feeling I was gonna pass out the whole time. Running was really hard and my output on the stair climber dropped by like 40%.

I do just think you can generally see all the same benefits by going strict zero processed sugar and no highly processed foods and ditching alcohol.

More like paleo, just a natural whole foods diet.

HIIT CrossFit style stuff. Run a bit. Hike/backpack a lot. 5-11"ish bounce between 175-low 180's.

 

[TOGIE]

re perusing this thread and my recent posts in it while wolfing down 1700 calories of taco bell.

 

[BradA]

Im a week into this "carnivore" diet. Ive ate only meat, eggs, and some cheese. I dont feel bad at all - id say more well rested and energetic. Stomach is noticably less irritated and has decreased in size quite a bit. So far - for downside - I am more irritable (sugar has been way harder to quit than nicotine) and working out has been noticably harder to exert the same effort. Guys that have done this... will you always look at snickers like a prom date after this? Thats been the worst part - especially after i burn calories. Cravings are strong.

No after about two weeks you can care less