Your experiment with the carnivore journey is going to help a lot of people; and what a great audience you have to share your story. I hope you continue to see improvements and keep following the experts (Dr. Cywes, Dr. Berry, Dr. Chaffee, Judy Cho, etc.) who are helping so many of us live stronger and healthier lives.
Diagnosed with T2 diabetes and a fatty liver Feb 2021. Scared the heck out of me. Refused meds and began researching diabetes reversal on RU-vid. I found Dr. Berry, Dr. Jason Fung, KetoChow (low carb meal replacement shake) and it's wonderful creater/owners the Behrs and the 2krazyketos (Floridian neighbors of yours) among a few others. My A1C was down to 5.1 within months of starting keto. I've lost 70 lbs and reversed my fatty liver. Thanks for bringing attention to this.
Good for you. You are doing fantastic. I’ve been carnivore for about 5-6 months. I was stage 1 kidney failure and pre-diabetic. Now no longer pre diabetic and a sonogram of my kidneys showed they are perfect. I’m down over 30 pounds now weigh what my doctor wants but of course I want to lose another 10 pounds. I have found cooking with lard and tallow a long with real butter is so good. I ate only turkey and prime rib for Thanksgiving lost 2 pounds. This is my way of life from now on. Oh my complexion people say I look younger. Enjoy watching from Orlando
The “carnivore glow” is the first thing I noticed about people who do clean carnivore. In my first WEEK of carnivore the deep wrinkles on my chest from a life time of sun exposure as a southern outdoorsperson were GONE. So many changes are happening so rapidly I have started to write them down. It feels miraculous! Compare that carnivore glow with the holocaust victim look of my three friends who are radical vegans. They look 20 years older than their bio age. More than one person has asked if friend “a” has cancer. She looks like she is on deaths door.
Hi from New Orleans! None of these “aware” doctors are in my city. I’m jealous that you got an appointment with one of the greats! Lost 40 lbs on keto stalled out and went on a few carbs…. Then went full carnivore and lost my last 30…..70 in total. Keep going. I think we all just want to live long and pain free without a bunch of meds! Thanks for discussing… you will help a lot of people 👍🏻
Hi Rusty I enjoy your videos. I’m 66 and have been carnivore for two years, never going back! Lost 40 lbs, no more back pain, no more sunburn, can breathe through my nose for the first time in my life. Dr Berry ,Dr Cywes, Dr Chafe, Dr Sean Baker & others are awesome.
Thanks Rusty, I started the carnivore diet because of you, four weeks ago. Interesting back story. I cut weight for Brazilian Jiu - Jitsu tournaments. Once a year. I was starting to cut weight the day I watched your video. I needed to lose 13 - 14 pounds. Normally I eat fruit, chicken and rice for as many days as it takes me to make weight. But I always had to reduce the portions down to almost nothing, I was hungry all the time. When I heard you say you could eat as much meat as you wanted, I jumped on board. I’m a skeptic at heart, didn’t really care about the other benefits - just simply wanted not to be hungry. Here I am four weeks later, I’m on weight, 149 lbs. One week away from the tournament, never done that before. Not only did I lose the weight, I experienced many of the side effects you did. My fingers started to feel less puffy, I actually laughed out loud thinking about you saying the same thing. I’ve had boarder line high blood pressure since I was 30 years old. Started feeling dizzy on day 10 of diet. Took my blood pressure, 92/58. Had to immediately stop medication. It’s normal now, I take zero medication. I feel great, mentally, physically and sleep like a baby. Don’t know if I will stay on this diet after next week. I know I should. I like red wine and M&M chocolate covered peanuts too much. But I have to say I haven’t felt this good since high school, I’m 66 years old.
Just say you know I have been on carnivore for about 6 months. After about 6 weeks you don't crave those sweets anymore. I was a chocoholic and I stopped craving the chocolate. I still have it in my fridge for when my kids come, but don't eat it. And a couple times per week I have 1 or 2 glasses of wine with dinner. That and dairy will slow your progress, but you can still have it if that's what it takes to keep you on this. The other thing I would not give up is avocado which I still have occasionally. But instead of chips I used chicken carnival crisps. Very doable.
Great stuff Rusty and interesting. I’m on a modified Keto diet that is medically supervised and doing fine for 3 weeks. I too decided to celebrate Thanksgiving. I didn’t go crazy with the carbs, but I did partake. I went home and felt terrible. Before Thanksgiving:My CGM readings were 106-110 and I’m diabetic. I was able to ditch 1 insulin and dial another back in a big way. I was sluggish and got terrible leg cramps at night. All went away with keto. Thanksgiving - 2-3 hours after the celebration and bad leg cramps back, blood sugars shot up to 300! I felt terrible. The next day I gladly went back to keto and blood sugars dropped to normal and leg cramps all gone. I know I can do this keto for life and that is the plan. No more celebrations like that!
@josephzaccaria7654 I honestly am so proud of you. Your conditions/symptoms sound a lot like mine were when I started Keto - then transitioned into Carnivore. With keto alone (staying under 20 total carbs/day) my blood sugars were extremely slow to respond. I finally decided to do a 30 day carnivore challenge and that is where the "magic" happened for me. Speaking just for myself, and my own experience, after just 30 days on strict Carnivore - keeping as close to zero carbs as possible, All of my conditions either greatly improved or went away entirely. My psoriasis though did take about 60 days to clear (and it has never returned) and the reversal of high blood pressure happened closer to my one year mark when I reached my maintenance weight. All conditions I struggled with - once gone, have never returned. It has been almost a full 5 yrs now. I fully believe that it will remain that way unless I would somehow return to my old way of eating. So though I started Carnivore as a 30 day challenge, - when I hit the end of those 30 days, I had noticed such great improvement, that I gave it another 30 days - by the end of the 60 days, I no longer was experiencing cravings, I didn't feel hungry all the time. I felt happy emotionally. Carnivore has been such a life saver for me in every sense of the word. I have also found that the longer i've remained in the Carnivore lifestyle, the more my confidence in my ability to be around, and handle food has increased 1000%. This is a huge change for someone who thought about food constantly. At this point, I have no problem being around people who are eating the food I used to love - I am not attracted to it and it is not any sort of temptation for me. If I go out to eat - I order a big steak, or aI order seafood/fish - and I don't feel in any way - deprived in any sense. I honestly now enjoy my own homecooked foods 100X more than convenience foods or even restaurant foods. I hope others who are suffering with ailments find this lifestyle, and give it a chance to help improve their life. However, everyone is different and everyone has to find their own path.
Thank You Rusty for sharing your journey. You have motivated me to get back to business on Keto Carnivore. Was Keto for 3 years lost 70 pounds then the whole covid ordeal threw me for a loop. Your sharing has motivated me to get back on track, and feeling better. A really good channel for a Carnivore Cook is the Ketogenic Woman, I have followed her and watched her lose abt 145 lbs. She is the most creative Carnivore Cook I have seen on you tube. Best of Luck to you Rusty!
Hey Rusty your channel just found me today when I was searching for what life was really like in the villages. As I was checking them out your carnivore segment caught my attention. Wow much of your journey is much like mine. The circumstances are different but the journey has been similar. I’m very petite but was was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in my late 40’s. I moved to central Florida from New England 5 years ago and a few months later developed symptoms of MS. Long story short I started doing some deep reach on what caused these symptoms. All of my research opened my eyes to food. I first tried keto and within 2 months all of my physical symptoms cleared! I’m 69 now and I’m healthier than I was in my 40s. I’m more of a carnivore now but like you I fall off the wagon on holidays and sometimes when I go out to eat with friends. I know exactly what. My body can handle. I don’t mind spending a few days in bed after my holiday binges..it’s always worth it. Of all the influencers I have checked out over the past 4 years you have become my favorite. Actually I don’t follow any of them as I don’t feel the need to but you are different in with the info that you share. Maybe it’s because we are boomers. Anyway I love your channel on both your health, the Village, and financial knowledge. I just came upon you today so I look forward to checking out the rest of your videos. God bless you Rusty😊
Just found your channel. Dr Cywes is my doc and I feel so blessed to have him so close here in Florida. Thanks for your experience. I’m right behind ya with the carnivore way of LIVING!!!
If everyone in The Villages wore CGMs for a month most of the restaurants would need to modify their menus to survive lol. You're a rockstar for taking your own health firmly by the horns Rusty, and for sharing your data!
Thank You for sharing your journey. I’m appreciative of what I am learning from your experience. I had the nutrisense GCM which was a little pricey but I didn’t need a prescription and WOW I never realized until monitoring what I was doing to myself with the choices I made. Thanks again
Been carnivore about 180 days. Just remember this is a healthy lifestyle... not a diet. I have a great carnivore Doctor where I am in Florida.. what a comfort!
I started keto September 2021 I had type 2 diabetes, high bp, Weight was 278 , 60 yrs old. By September 2022 weight 189 reversed type 2 diabetes, Blood Pressure normal, I have HS also and it also has lessened to almost nothing, I am ketovore very little veggies. I mostly eat once a day. I had some gout trouble , was taking vaccepa prescription fish oil 4 a day I quit taking it , no more gout. Less inflammation now. Less pain. Starch ,sugar and gluten is poison to my health. Thanks for sharing your journey.
I very much appreciate your information especially of your CGM results! I just completed 14 days of using my Lifestyle CGM. I’m not Diabetic also, but choose to purchase the L.S. CGMs for the knowledge. WOW! What a shocker when I saw Glucose spikes when I drank coffee with “Oatmilk” & S.F. Syrups. Here was my issue, I switched to “Oat-milk” from Dairy Milk because I’ve been recently prescribed Atorvastatin for high cholesterol. Now on 30 Nov., I just switched Oat-milk to Heavy Cream and trying to wean myself from S.F. Coffee Syrups.
I'm heading towards carnivore. Currently finishing vegetables. Hoping to resolve lower body achiness. Got frozen berries, I will be eating a little, along with sprouted seeds, some nuts, raw milk kefir, cream. Planning on ditching the cheese for right now to facilitate weight loss. I have already lost 30 lbs, down to my last 5 lbs, but going on more visual subcutaneous fat. Starting on toning upper body soon. Eat mostly ruminent meat, fish, shellfish, eggs. Not much chicken or pork due to being soy and corn fed. Im with you! I watch Cywes too.I live at a 55+ snowbird park in Cali by the Salton Sea.
Thank you for sharing your journey I’ve been bbbe for 2 months after 3 years of learning keto. You are right I can feel the difference both physically and my mindset.
Get a glass jar and start putting your bacon grease in that save it usually do not have to refrigerate it but if you live in Florida, you might have to but it’s like gold it’s like butter but only it’s free really good save it and you can cook with it
While you are "not giving medical advice," you deliver well thought out, thought provoking, information for others to understand. I am on day 24 and have lost (only) 18.2 lbs 🤔. The path you are going down is so realistic, others will relate! The "references/shout outs you mention have led me to great resources. Parallel lives, however I am most likely a type AA personality/OCD" (self diagnosed). My" cheats" have mostly beer, not wanting to waste anything, I finished my last ~18 over the 24 days of my new lifestyle. Thank you for your candid style. Sorry for the prior microwave comment, just 🤡ing around.
??? So excited you are sharing your Carnivore experience. Can you tell me the blood pressure med Dr C prescribed. My wife has the same thing happening and she would like to investigate it. We started Carnivore in Sept. we are coming for a lifestyle visit mid January. Hope to see you there. Frank n Giovanna
One of the things that helps your numbers over many of us is the fact that you EXERCISE on a regular basis. If I could get ME to exercise like it meant my life or death, my numbers would be much better. I struggle with getting into a regular exercise routine.
Just found your channel, love everything you are saying and agree. I also do a lot of research also and love Dr Berry and learned so much. I haven’t listened to Dr. Cywes but will now put him on my list. I love your honesty😊
Hello Rusty, hi from Colorado. Happy belated Thanksgiving! I wish you well on your journey of weight loss. It would be interesting to watch your progress. Good to see you.
E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!!! Sounds like you are figuring it out. Carnivore is a lifestyle - and there are times it’s easier to stay on track, and times you want to experiment a little. Dr. Cywes is awesome.
Glad you were taking a reasonable approach to this. When my kids come into town and we go out to dinner I eat off a little bit. And let's face it, the worst thing about eating out is the seed oils that they use to cook. I will eat some asparagus and sometimes salad. I ate some coconut shrimp and some lobster and crab cakes which obviously had some sort of breading in them and cooked in seed oil. Yes I felt awful for a couple days but we had fun. I don't beat myself up for eating off once in a while. I usually gain 2# and it takes a few days to lose it. to 7 months carnivore and I eat a variety of meats. Eat avocado too. Wine and rarely beer. Live life 😊
The Berry’s call loose Carnivore, Ketovore. That keeps the carnivore police at bay. 😂 I’m mostly carnivore but do love onions and avocados. So I guess I should say I’m ketovore. Really enjoyed your video, keep em coming please!
I love that Dr. Berry states that there is a spectrum of the Proper Human Diet…Keto to Carnivore…everything from one end to the other. And there may be phases of your life where super strict Lion Carnivore is best for you, and then phases where much less restrictive keto works well for you. Flexibility in responding to your bodies cues and clues is the key.
Loved your video. I eat low carb and this helps out to understand how others do it. Loved to learn about Dr Cywes. Dr. Eric Westman is a Duke University internal medicine doctor. He is over the Keto Clinic and my husband lost over 50 lbs with doing keto as his patient. Dr. Westman also has a RU-vid channel called Adapt your life. He and Cywes work together on spreading the word along with Ken Berry. Thanks for your help on this important topic. Keep letting us know your progress.
Thank you. Homestead How U-Tube channel is on carnivore life, and he is addicted to sugar. He quit it all as far as sugar and his channel is verry interesting as far as his success. He is a fan of Dr. Ken G Berry. I believe I am closer to how it looks like your plan is. I am 66 years old and am doing fine as far as I know. I haven't been to a doctor. I am a doctor shy person, but I would gladly see Dr. Berry or Dr. Cywes. I have studied preventive health care lifestyle for 50 years, and this is the best discovery yet by far!
Welcome to the adventures in changing your way of eating, its kinda hard especially in the Holiday season. I love that you are sharing this..I wouldn't worry too much about weight gain in a day, its usually water weight from poor food choices.
Hi Rusty, Enjoying your videos. The hardest part of carnivore for me is the social life so I’m glad to know I’m not alone. Doing my best since May but social life is definitely my struggle.
you can enjoy and still have low insulin with Intermittent Fasting. I fast 18 hrs eat within 6 hours and kept 30 pounds off and enjoy my family and my life and my blood work is amazing ...
Hey, Rusty! I am a food writer. Great job on cooking your steaks. To add more flavor to your meats try adding spices. They will help alleviate the monotony of eating bland food. If you consume quite a bit butter why are you concerned with amounts of heavy cream? Butter is made from cream. Enjoy a delicious cream sauce over your steaks here and there.
That’s kind of cool that you’re doing experiment like this I appreciate you not only doing it but sharing it for others. I think it’s it’s going to help a lot of people including yourself but I did not hear you talk about triglycerides when you talk about your lipids I’m gonna be watching you closely only because it’s interesting for me and I’m gonna learn something and because I have been on keto for a year. Well I did keto for six months and then after that I fell off and I’ve been off and on. But I have like you what they call pre-diabetes but I also have fatty liver and my triglycerides are up in the 140s I think 150s something like that so I’m 62-year-old woman who has also fed my body a lot of junk but again, thank you for doing this.
I've really enjoyed your carnivore journey. You've motivated my wife and I to start. Would it be possible to post Dr. Cywes's carnivore guidelines in a future video, or at maybe a video on the guidelines?
I'm about ready to take a drive up north for the week. Still may have to stop in but trim my purchases down a little. Yikes. Subscribe Button for new videos: bit.ly/3aToJ3H
Instantly got a subscribe for the Eagles love 😂. That game you mentioned was awesome, not like last night's spanking 😢. Good luck with your game plan going forward. BTW, has anyone ever said you kinda have a look like Robert Redford? Mr Redford, like 15 years ago, not now 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Rusty. Curious if you experienced a surge of hunger and cravings that you had to fight as you returned to carnivore? We took a break over Thanksgiving as well and have been struggling to overcome hunger and cravings since then. Today I decided to allow myself to eat as much as I wanted as long as it was carnivore to address the hunger (which I know is in my head). Expecting that will be the path that then gets this back on track. The addiction sure seems real!
Newfangled we call that a mini-prime. It’s your body telling you that it NEEDS the nutrients from carnivore foods that it know will satiate! Go with it for as many days as you need to clear the garbage foods again. as I’m sure you know from your past eating carnivore appropriate foods your body will not allow you to overeat once satiated!
I think approaching the holiday meals are creating some anxiety for those of us trying very hard to stay on track with the lowcarb no sugar track. The whispers… “it’s ok to let go for special occasions” are troublemakers! I have to swat them away and rechannel my mind to the good stuff, by reminding myself that all the need of undoing the moments of pleasure will probably bug me more than the value of brief moments of pleasure. Still… easier said than done when the family wants a Christmas buffet! oh by the way, I found that the curing acids from store bought bacon are problematic. The fix is to just buy slabs of fresh pork belly and slice up homemade bacon. I fry them, cool them, freeze them. Ready to eat out of the freezer. I recommend it. by the way, when you popped up on my feed… my first thought was… he’s like a handsome Robert Redford!
Hello Rusty, I used to be TheOriginalGrib and I live up the street from you. We met on the street one evening. I'm not doing carnivore, but I learned how to get my weight under control by balanced eating. I used to eat by treating my body like a circus tent for 60 years. Being 6'3, weight was never an issue for me until I became 40. Then I became obese and pre-diabetic and the doctor threatened to put me on meds. I didn't want that, so I tried a low carb diet. It worked, I lost tons of weight, and I got all my numbers under control (except BP). But eventually, I went crazy and ate everything and it didn't last. I wanted to get back to it, so several years later I tried again. What I did is sort of what you are doing. I experimented so I could discover how my body reacted. I wanted to learn what I could and couldn't do. A little bit of knowledge goes a long way, right? I began by maintaining a diet that is very low in carbs. I also allowed myself to have some small things (a small serving of mashed potatoes, or a small piece of desert once in a while). Then I get right back on my program the day after. I weigh myself every day and monitor to make sure I keep my weight in the right range. In this way, I never feel deprived, and my doctor tells me my results are all fantastic. He asks me how I manage to keep the numbers in such good shape! I went from 260lbs. to 200 and I am trying to get to 190. I'm not sure if I will ever get there, and that's OK! The most important thing I found is not to be hard on myself. Just stay the course and if you slip, just be happy and get right back to it. But like you, I gain weight very easily, so I have to pay attention. Just make sure to keep your weight down. It is much easier to get your weight back down immediately, then it is if you give up and try weeks later. The biggest issue for me was bread. I love sandwiches, and I won't live without them. Now I buy Canyon Bakehouse gluten free bread and watch to make sure the added sugar is as low as I can and I'm fine. I don't eat the sandwiches all the time, only when I need one. I also eat two whole avocados a week. People say they have lots of fat, but like eggs, I think that's hogwash. They have absolutely no effect on my weight, or on my numbers. In fact, on most nights after eating avocados I lose weight. I don't think they have any adverse health effects. At least for me. Last thing: Canyon Bakehouse is gluten free bread and is very low in added sugar. I eat it toasted because it tastes awful otherwise. It's very dense and mealy when eaten thawed. I just wanted to pass along my experience in case some people don't think they can do carnivore. Persistence is key, don't rush, and don't give up. It's just a matter of discovering what your body needs in order to avoid feeling deprived. Sorry for the letter.
@@noreenn6976 I don't track my carbs either. But I know how much I can eat, (very little) and I try not to exceed that in a day. If I do go over, I just chalk it up to enjoying myself and I get back to work. I try to never allow myself to gain more than five pounds, which I can do very easily around the holidays or at a buffet! But if I do, I don't worry. I just go back to work the next day. The key in my diet is I don't worry about meat, fish, or low-carb items like vegetables. I eat broccoli, spinach, and carrots every day. It is bulky so it fills you up. I just avoid eating too much pasta, bread, or potatoes day after day.
Good going so far, but I believe a life style change is hard to sustain. By the way don’t discount your 4 mile walks they are the best thing you can do for your body and mind.
I just come across your channel today. I am carnivorish and I say that because when I crave a non-starchy vegetable I will eat it. I’ve been this way of eating for 7+ years. You are definitely on the right track! Dr Cywes is an awesome Dr and I will be making an appointment with him now that I have medicare & TFL. I am in N Florida and Jacksonville is only about 90 minutes away. I am lucky that I also have a new primary care Dr who is more functional medicine and modern medicine Dr in Gainesville. My hubby does not follow my way of eating, I wish he would but that’s ok it’s his choice.
Hello Rusty, I also have diverticulitis. It got so bad that I ended up having part of my colon removed in 2016. I recently lost 34 lbs by giving up my addiction to sugar.
I live in the Villages and would love to hear from other keto/carnivore/ketovore people that live here. Love Drs Cywes (and Berry). Hopefully will get an appt one day. Would love to hear if your current ‘hometown’ doctor is working out for you. Still trying to find one here. I’m not on facebook so I hope we can get a club together. Thanks for the videos. 😊
Thanks Randy. I enjoy you videos. 54 y/o living in AZ. I’ve taken some of your new diet, but tailored it. I’ll do proteins for a couple days. Then I’ll switch over to salad/ veggies. Friday evening is my cheat night with a couple slices of pizza. Five weeks I’ve gone from weight 237 to 223.
Hi from Brisbane Australia,I’m starting carnivore today.Have several autoimmune disorders that I’m hoping to tame.Will be watching your channel to follow your experience.So wish we had The Villages in Oz. Best wishes.
Buc-ees is killer! I want to try a CGM now. I eat meat, dairy, drink coffee, an electrolyte drink, & occasional red wine. I am wondering what yogurt does when I am too lazy to cook and woof down a giant tub of yogurt-for dinner! Thanks for sharing your data. I was curious about the CGM. I appreciate your content. I am really looking forward to moving to The Villages. I love to play outside and run around hitting balls. I like tennis, ping-pong, and racquetball. I bet I will love pickleball!
Hi Kara…your eating well good for you..I also would like to try CGM..I use a regular glucose meter daily I’m not diabetic but been using it for years great tool…
The last few games have been nail biters, love my Birds. After winning the Super Bowl, they can do no wrong. We're about to start the BBBE way, and were wondering a few things you answered with this great episode. Like what about spices, or any cheats like avocados. Another question you might have addressed and we missed it like, what about your strength level for daily activities since starting to current day? The daily menu was the big one, for a 2 meal + snack daily forever lifestyle change, to BBBE only. Steak and eggs for breakfast...bacon and eggs for lunch...snack on bacon before bed? or a combo of the sort. Oil from the bacon only? So many unknowns, more research might be a good idea. Can teens do this? Is it off to the store to get 20lbs of meat, 10lbs of bacon, 4 boxes of butter is the weekly shopping list? Those that know please feel free to help...Thank you. Thanks Rusty, you inspired us to give it a go, 60 Y/O on the short horizon....
If you are going into BBBE straight from normal American diet, with or without alcohol consumption, I would definitely do a LOT of research with the great carnivore docs on RU-vid offering thousands of hours of help (from simple layman’s terms all the way to complex chemistry). There can be some rough moments in a cold Turkey switch. (Commonly called keto flu, but basically similar to what an alcoholic or drug addict goes through during withdrawal). I did several months of extensive research before I felt ready to do this. Two weeks CLEAN keto, two weeks CLEAN ketovore and then jumped to carnivore. Note: I have never in my life smoked, consumed caffeine, or soda of any kind, so I didn’t have the heavy hitters to detox from. I DO have two autoimmune diseases (reason for trying carnivore) and a lot of inflammation. I still wound up with really unpleasant transition issues. Two days that really did feel like a horrible flu. In Bed, feverish, cold sweats, exhausted. In addition, I have had a pounding heart and escalated resting heart rate and insomnia these first two weeks of full, clean carnivore. I knew this happens to a significant number of people during the often times lengthy process of becoming truly fat adapted. It still freaked me out. I was taking electrolytes from the start in hopes of averting this mess. Went to see cardiologist this week. Everything still good with my heart. He did a full cardiac work up earlier this year (family history of death in 60s via widowamakers). CAC score zero, carotid scan no calcification, echo great, stress test great, lipids great, blood sugars borderline. I have delved more deeply this week into the pounding heart issue. There are complex reasons for it but none that appear to be reason for fear. It evidently does resolve once fat adapted (which is not the same as being ketogenic…I am well and fully consistently producing good ketones). Try to get your info from the MANY great keto/ketovore/carnivore M.D.s whose RU-vid libraries are expansive. I avoid Dr. Boz as she has become a marketing machine. Good luck nc great health to you!
You should have breakfast and lunch bacon and eggs and then intermittent fast until the next day. Make sure to use C8MCT oil. Pour over eggs. About 1tbkspoon. C8 oil C8 is Healing. I have six scrambled eggs with two fried eggs on top and eight pieces of bacon for breakfast and lunch. I eat that much to maintain weight.
So fantastic Rusty! Watched this twice. Congratulations on your success. 👏 🎉 Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Very affirming, validating and inspiring. I agree 💯 that it's important to have a sustainability plan/lifestyle I'm down 38# since 2/20...my goal was 20-25#, but my body decided differently. 😂 Many non-scale victories to celebrate. I'll be interested in TV carnivore or ketovore club. 😊
@paulbainjr I'm sorry to hear. I also have diverticulitis and my GI doc told me to eat low fiber (what?). I get that if there is a flare up (maybe?)....so your post helps me. Thank you
I tried carnivore twice in one year .. both times I developed adult acne and the second time I had a severe attack of GERD and gallbladder issues .. I stopped . As a 60 year old I am now doing intermittent fasting with low carb , low dairy and no sugar .. I don’t think I can go wrong with this way of eating .
Thanks for sharing your update. You are so right that the journey to optimal health is knowing what enhances your individual health and what diminishes it. And I think you were wise doing your Thanksgiving experiment because you now know the impact those foods have on your body. Since your last video I settled into a more keto leaning diet and so far I feel pretty good on keto. We went with friends to Evans Prairie CC for Thanksgiving dinner and I ate all my huge portions of turkey 1st and had just a forkful of everything else including pumpkin pie. Just doing that I I felt it the next day on the scale by being up 2lbs along with some joint aches my BP was up. Was not going to cry over spilled milk and jumped back on keto the following day. I had to chuckle when you mentioned chaffles. 😁 Actually, since I have always enjoyed cooking and creating my own recipes I am getting to be a pretty good chaffle maker and usually make a few every morning for breakfast. Thanks for sharing your journey, and I look forward to your next update.
I make party wings and drummies in my air fryer by dipping them in a batter of heavy cream and water (splash of each) and 1 egg. Then roll them in Pork rinds seasoned with smoked paprika and red chili flakes. Air fry 10 to 12 minutes per side. Closest thing to deep fried ever! Been ketovore now for 3 years. I'm 72 lost 45 lbs the first 6 months and got of all meds. Keep it up Rusty!
Appreciate the update on Dr Cywes. I'm a long term low carb/keto guy and last year went carnivore with fasting/OMD. Currently have a PCP within villages Healthcare. Does insurance cover any of Dr. Cywes charges? I did not realize he was close to us, had been considering seeing Dr Boz in Tampa area as I would like to have a detailed lipid /blood testing analysis.
I have an Aetna policy through employer. Dr. Cywes is not a preferred provider. My out of network deductible is a staggering $4k, so for me, he would be a cash pay😢. I m calling today to find out his fees for cash payers.
First of all, do you know how lucky you are to have found a doctor that supports your WOE? Also, just an FYI, Costco has a convenient Eggwhich that is a quick and easy all protein egg and sausage sandwich. AND, I know you love your ice cream. I just got a Ninja Creami and make protein ice cream with Easy Simple Protein. They are delicious. Keep up the good work as you are an inspiration to the rest of us.
“KETOVORE”” is like 85-95% carnivore and the rest keto, like your avacado!! Not exactly sure of the percentage but close- that way you don’t get the carnivore police coming out of the woodworks. 🤣
Some LMNT when I play Pickleball but none at this time.. Dr. Cywes will update when I get the second set of bloodwork back. Just don't take supplement without knowledge of what is going on in the body. He believes that I will not need anything.
Quick question- you said they gave you a discount- wondering who they were. Well, it was your doctor, or the people at Walgreens, who knew how to do something?? I’ve been wanting to get one of those but I understood from everything I’ve read that it’s $150 and I didn’t know if that included renting it and what not so it sounds like you got a pretty good deal
Following closely. So many do well on this carnivore. I do keto (with a sweet occasionally) but my ldl skyrocketed. I dont hear others having this issue so my body is doing something. 😢
Dr Berry has mentioned that some people may be Lean Mass Hyper responders. For 1/3 of patients , LDL may be elevated on a carnivore diet , 1/3 it may be lower and the other 1/3 may not change. If you desire, check out Dr Ken Berry’s RU-vid channel, he has many great videos. The key is you are stopping carb intake to decrease inflammation and Type 2 diabetes.
AS others have stated you do need to spend more time reading or listening to Lipid/LDL educational info from Dr. berry and other carnivore M.D.s on RU-vid. Nutshell: High LDL accompanied by low triglycerides and high HDL is not unexpected for a subset of very metabolically healthy people on clean carnivore lifestyle. Also, the entire LDL is going to kill you argument has been medically debunked for quite sometime. Insulin resistance and metabolic disease are going to do that for you nicely. Dirty keto (including sweets) is NOT going to produce the same labs as clean carnivore. A season of clean carnivore will eliminate your carb addiction and get you on right track. You might want to read the book “Metabolical” for a good education on why the health, food, and pharma systems are working counter to your good health, and how you can change that. Good luck and good health to you.
Some people 3 months in notice hair loss. It's usually fixed with liver intake. So adding liver once or twice a week may help prevent it or take liver supplements. Talk with Dr Cywes about it. Also, some people experience oxalate dumping. Sally K Norton, MPH is the go to for learning about it.
I take ELNT when I'm doing sports. I was told that there is no reason to take any. But that is what the ongoing blood work is for. To keep up with that. From what I found out so far there is no real reason to take any. I do not like liver and organ meat so I may have to to eventually to get the micro nutrients. But so far the bloodwork says no along with the doc advice "for ME". Subscribe Button for new videos: bit.ly/3aToJ3H
You may not want to share with your PCP that you see another dr like dr cywes, because I did that and my PCP said he prefers I not do that, with him only or I could remove myself from his care. They dont like alternative ways, and you dont have to share that you see dr cywes, but mostly you do need a PCP for routine or imperative things.
The entire medical system is rotten to the core. The sooner people get out the better. I pay out of pocket even though I have insurance just to know that I'm getting the best care possible
As I walk this journey and exploring different foods, I am beginning to realise that salt and chilli make me eat more rapidly. Eg. butter. I can gobble salted butter like crazy but not unsalted. Store bought salty bacon, same effect. So… for me, salt and chilli could be risky like sugar highs. So I now buy salted and unsalted butter and I eat a bit of both. And as much as I love hot chilli, I am learning to reduce that too.
I do keto with occasional sweet....my ldl is sky high, HDL high and triglycerides low. So doctor wants me to go on statins 😢. I'm going to "try" lowering saturated fat first. If anyone has other ideas to lower LDL, I'm open. Keto has been a lifesaver aches and pains gone and lost 15lb. I do walk also but only three times a week.
What is your ratio? The ratio is what's important so if your good is high it cancels out the bad. Personally, I will never take a statin. Docs have tried to prescribe, but I'm not taking them being borderline. Research online.
