Do You Get Tired on a Carnivore Diet? Try These Tips! 

Wow! Good for you! 100 lbs!!

Did you take a vacation for those 3 weeks? Because I was not able to function right at work during my off phase

@@thedoomslayer5863 No but I should have. I remember spending 1/2 a day on a simple electrical job that should have taken about 20 minutes. I was worthless. LOL

@@rjreddenbaker4351 wow, yeah that phase is what ruined my streaks I would do a week, feel that nausea, lethargy and weakness reset with carbs begin again but id try something different each time Finally got a week where I didn't feel that headache nausea and weakness but I got this weird meat aversion where I didn't even want to LOOK at my ground beef, bacon and eggs anymore I felt like I'd throw up if I ate it anymore So I'm going to try a 3 day fast to force my body into the fat burning state and try a different approach again Hopefully I will just feel normal like everyone else seems to be on carnivore

@@thedoomslayer5863 TBH I was just scared of dying if I didn't make a change. I had Bells Palsy in January and was starting down that path to series of diseases that comes from metabolic disease and insulin resistance and didn't want to leave my girls without a dad before my time. I hate it but fear is an excellent motivator at times. I tell people now just getting rid of the sugar and processed foods will change life for the better regardless of whether you eat (low carb) veggies or not for 95% of us. I always loved meat so it was a good fit that way. I could care less about the veggies most of the time.

omg i thoughbt it was just me. I spent the month from hell with what I think was a kidney stone and all this extra body pain but i made it through. I am glad to hear is not me with some weird illness lol

I am going into week 6 and still feel like crap .I am feeling worse instead of better. Insomnia keeps me awake at night. Tired, muscle aches headaches. Pink eye. Stiff neck and shoulders stool is sticky and smells bad. I lost 8 kilos. I only eat meal a day I am used to that.I drink enough, have no cravings and not alot of appetite. I hope this is all going to end soon and I have to keep going .

​@@teddyboef2821how are younow ?

@@geertruivanbroekhoven7209 I just came of a 7 day waterfast back on carnivore. Bought some supplements to help with digestion. I think i am going to fast some more in a couple of days. Insomnia still there bought some melatonin for that , not fat adapted yet Hormones still out of wack.Energy levels are ok.

@@teddyboef2821 I suppose you already know about supplementing electrolytes. Look also at 15% iodine drops. I also had to stop all kind of cafeïne ( coffee, decaf, coke zero) to make progress. Fasting will increase the insomnia ... . It always does. Make sure you eat enough. Good luck to you. Keep learning and progressing.

Leave some meat for me ✌😁👍

@mloukhia 47 years old and now in the best shape of my life

Same here. 2017 to 2022 Keto. Feb 2022 Full Carnivore. Best shape of my life

I've gone keto / carnivore for 3 months still so tired ..

Are you 80/85% fat and the rest protein what’s your ratio?

How did it go

Did the tiredness go away? How?

How’s the tiredness now?

I'm ON DAY 5 AND EXTREMELY SLEEPY 😴

Not sure if this is the key but I froze melted butter in a candy mold and pop one in my mouth when I wake up, afternoon and before I go to bed to get more fat! So far it's helping tremendously!

Me to

I just started cutting back the little carbs I still eat / have left in my place and I’m dragging ass also. I have to take a nap.

Try the lmnt electrolytes. It helps

water

@@faekz I just got electrolyte drops, but I may have overdone it because now my feet and legs are swollen. I don't have air-conditioning right now, so I've been drinking a lot and adding it to every single drink. I think I overdid it.

Definitely, a lot of people drink far too little water

And add some salt to your water

How about I drink 4-5 liter of water and still feel like crap? My stool is yellow, my liver is constantly bothering me, my energy is lower then ever before and I waking up with feeling that don't sleep at all. My mouth feels dry and I have lost my appetite. BTW I literally can't function without caffeine. My weight is 205, not much overweight, little bit fat(16-17%bf), and I barely lost anything after a week. Eating only really fat beef, salt and little bit of 🧀. Isn't I should feel better?😂 One week on, working out every other day and still can't adapt meanwhile everybody saying that carnivore diet is panacea. I'm starting to feel that this is some kind of a cult and not health healing at all. Am I wrong?

​@@8HeartNCMThis is too much water! You should drink a small glass of water every two hours and not a lot of water three times a day. And you should eat a spoonful of butter 5 to 6 times a day. So I do.

​​​@@8HeartNCMSo you have been on carnivore for only a week? You also don't have to drink as much water as he says. I'm sure anthony is quite active as a person so he may need more water but also more electrolytes. Drinking 2gallons per day I would say is very excessive for the average person and will most likely lead to an electrolyte imbalance (which is deadly btw). Your yellow stools is also a sign your body is still adapting as your body isn't producing enough bile to digest your fats so you are just shitting it out instead basically. Which explains your low energy because you need the fats or energy. You have been on it for a week and I'm guessing your diet was high in sugar etc beforehand. BUT when you say your liver is giving you issues do you mean actual pain or discomfort? The liver is an organ and a very important organ lol if you have pain there then you should be getting checked out ASAP although I do feel like you are exaggerating as alot of people seem to think when they have pain in their torso it's always organ related. If you had heart pain for example do you really think you would be sitting here saying my heart is also giving me trouble on this diet my heart is always bothering me... Your reaction would be WTF GET A FKIN AMBULANCE so why would you still be sitting there casually saying oh and my liver is hurting I probably have liver failure... I guess I just need to tweak my water intake and my liver will start working again???

Im still struggling with it. Im amazed you stuck it through, what kept you going?

@@gregorydiasmusic pure stubbornness, lol. I'm just so sick of being sick, so I thought I better give it a really good shot. I figured some of the early discomfort was adaption and oxalate dumping, and it does seem to have been as I rode it out and the worsening of symptoms got better. It just took aaaages longer than I've heard most people talk about. I'm not healed yet, but I do feel better than I felt when not eating carnivore, so I'll take it and hope for improvement.

How about now?

I was struggling. Literally no energy. I gave into carbs and had energy yesterday and today. I am going to have to start again. Hoping I can finds some tips because I cannot afford to be sleepy at work.

were you not getting enough water?

That's so great to hear! I'm really glad to hear that you are doing so much better. And thank you very much, I'm really glad that my videos are helpful :-)

Oh, that is just the way i feel. I am at day 20, and it feels like I have never exercised all my life. My muscles are screaming even with just a small walk. I did quit coffee at the same time. Hopefully, it's starting to get better soon.

I feel same. Legs feel heavy and tired. Have to force myself to ho gor my daily walks

​@@hildeiratorvenes803how are you doing now ?

Hello, I'm on week three and the fatigue has really increased. Hard to get through my day at work! How did you progress? Are you through the fatigue?

Yea i feel similar.... fatigue weak tired. But i notice positive changes too

How are you doing now 9 months later?

What electrolytes do you take? The ones I've seen contain Stevia.

@@RobertSmith-bh5cv I am not taking anything fancy, Just himalayan salt, potassium salt and magnesium citrate with water.

That's so great to hear! I'm really glad that you were doing better and losing weight. I certainly found that when I got rid of absolutely everything besides fatty meat and water and ate until meat stopped tasting good that this gave me even more improvements, which was shocking even to me. Good luck with it!

Right, it makes sense because blow 50g a day is low carb, below 30g a day is keto and zero is carnivore.

I'm really sorry to hear that, that certainly isn't typical. What exactly are you eating? If there's anything besides fatty meat and water I would get rid of it, including coffee artificial sweeteners etc. And then with any autoimmune issue like AS I would be very strict with even other meats besides red meat. Hi fat red meat and water exclusively is going to be your best bet for dealing with an autoimmune condition like that. Good luck with it!

How are you doing now? I have several autoimmune diseases, and idiopathic small an large fiber neuropathy. My pain has shot up since I started Carnivore. I can hardly walk from the pain. I’m having bouts of diarrhea, too. I’ve so tired all of the time, I could sleep all day and then still sleep at night. I’m 9 or 10 weeks on this diet. Are you better? Any suggestions?

yes hes a big guy and very into fitness. I think for me i will try around 1 gallon and see from there

Thank you for this!

That sounds great! I’m going to try it sometime. I usually use bacon grease but tallow (or maybe even marrow?) would be so yum.

I feel amazing in your mom.

Are you saying you’re fatigue went away after week #5??

Are you getting enough fat? So many people make the mistake of thinking keto means protein. You should literally be eating like 50 percent fat. I use about an entire tablespoon of butter on my already very fatty cuts of meat and when I've finished cooking I will pour the oil onto the food on my plate and use the butter oil as a sauce (i also dip my meat in a tiny bit of mayo). Keto and carnivore are very different. With carnivore you really do have to prioritize eating fat more than protein. If you don't want to try what I do. When you have finished cooking try cutting about 1cm thick and the whole block wide slab of butter and just melting it on top of your meat. Lack of energy 2months on says you are doing something wrong. Also like he said in the video don't eat first thing. I've never been a morning eater and for 6hours upon waking I don't eat and I blitzkreig through everything I do. I am literally called the machine at work😂😂 Oh and if you sre using butter make sure it is actually butter and not rapeseed oil or other seed oil toxic crap

Add fat, p, mg and 5 g salt/lt

Just chew a whole half butter tablet

How are you doing now? I am currently at 2 months on carnivore and still very tired. Not feeling amazing like most people say. Also did mostly keto for past 5 years.

@@pamhilbert1663 I left the country and am living in thailand. With traveling it wad took hard or i told myself it was too

I understand that, since coffee is a bitter stimulant, it is healthy for the liver. 🙂

@@lf7065 and bad for the kidney. I eliminated everything that made my kidneys hurt and coffee was it but to each its own.

Can’t give up my coffee I do add heavy cream and butter to mine never was a fan of black coffee.

So you struggled at the beginning but now you’re fine?

That's good that you're seeing positives though! Just keep going with it and you'll keep feeling better and better

@@anthonychaffeemd Yea it seems that I'm building muscle and losing fat at the same time, which didn't happen in the 10 years before where I already lifted heavy. But at 40 days it's a bit too early to tell for sure.

Just keep going with it, it will be apparent one way or another soon enough. I definitely was losing fatty and building muscle at the same time, which is why I didn't really change my weight after the initial drop. You can get a series of dexa scabs as well to show changes in body composition as well

@@codinginflow Stick with it dude, im 74 days in and got energy all day and night, and mood and attitude are way better then what it was, im also building muscle, my strength has increased substantially, even when i didn't get enough sleep im still strong as hell! Just make sure to drink water with electrolytes, and get real salt in thats the game changer!

@@Gunter_Severloh Yea I feel pretty good. I just think the effects are more subtle for me. Nevertheless, I'm planning to stick with this way of eating going forward. I'm over 3 months in now. No cheats.

Yes

Yeah, but not after 2 months or more. You should be adjusted to it by then, I think🤷🏻‍♀️

What is exogenous ketones?

@@michellewalter2734 - they are "ketones in a can" (aka a supplement form of ketones). Mine are actually a can of powdered ketones (I mix with water). So when your body isn't quite yet "fat adapted" (able to produce ketones on its own efficiently) you can "cheat" by taking supplemental ketones to supply energy.

Would you mind passing along the name/info of the health coach? After 3 months of carnivore I'm almost too tired to function despite doing "all the right things." Having a coach evaluate my situation would be wonderful. Thanks ahead of time.

Very interesting. Could you tell me the name of your coach? I’m been thinking I need one, as my situation is a bit complicated.

Your comment is from three months ago, so I’m wondering if things got any better or did you blow the thing up? I’m ready to do that and I’m only two and a half months in.

You will be. Energy levels will improve as your body adjusts to this new way of eating. I was the same and had to push through, even though my job requires lots of physical activity. I’m 1 month on the CD and only started feel my energy coming back after 2.5* weeks. But boy, it was worth it! Hang in there ☺️

It takes time, stay with it.

ME TOO ..THIS IS MY 5TH DAY CARINVORE AND IM SOOOOO 😴

@@Rue100 It gets better! I’m in my 5th week but the benefits will soon present themselves one by one. The best for me… ZERO cravings/hunger! I’ve tried many programs/diets but never have I felt this kind of willpower! Make sure you’re getting enough fats/proteins daily! Super important. Good luck and keep us posted on how you’re doing.

I'm sorry but I'm not feeling that over 300.000 ancestry garbage I totally don't agree with all these evolution mammal theory's. But for each it's own.

Because they weren’t. No normal person does. It is possible to “drown” yourself by drinking too much water. 2 Gallons isn’t a healthy goal to drink.

U still carnivor? How is ur energy

Try fasting … I’ve noticed I can easily go 36-48 hours on carnivore and see a difference … I’m actually trying to gain muscle weight tbh

Oh wow! That’s horrible. I’ve been on 2 1/2 months and I’ve only lost 7 pounds. And I thought that was discouraging! How are you doing now? Any weight loss?

Exactly two months and NO weight loss either.

@@M.Sforza I’ve been on the diet 27 days down 23 pounds but I am only eating meat salt and water

I’ve lost 3.5 kilos in less than a month. Crazy how it affects people differently.

Last 3 are not nutrients

@stefdiazdiaz7067 None the less Essential !

He has videos on this. In a nutshell, apparently if you eat exclusively carnivore your gut doesn’t need things like vitamin c, pre/ probiotics, and fiber.

@@carissaexplainsitall8481 Why? Explain.

@@sgtaneja well he’s the expert so you can check out what he has to say about it but it’s something to do with the gut microbiome.

I'm sorry to hear that! Just keep eating fatty meat until it stops tasting good to make sure you're getting enough food and definitely drink enough water. Sleep is important as well. And if it is from the food you ate then it's just going to take time to get out of your system and go into ketosis again

Try some digestive bitters

Try some digestive bitters

Try some digestive bitters

I agree! See ‘Nutrition with Judy’ for tips on how much fat to eat!

Same here! I fall asleep between 7:30-8:00 PM😩😂

This comment is a month late but to anyone reading this, give it time. It took years to trash our bodies and it takes time to heal. Healing is hard work and it takes much of our energy to heal.

Watching this from bed before a nap lol

@@jeanettehaygood4154 So, are you saying we should just sleep as much as we feel the need to? I can sleep until four in the afternoon, get up and eat, and then go back to bed and sleep through until 4pm the next day. Unfortunately, I can’t do nothing forever, so how long will this take before I get some energy? I’m 2 1/1 months in.

@@suew4609 everyone is different so I can’t say how long it will take. However, you probably should make sleep a priority. At the very least keep a regular schedule of sleep.

How long did it take to fix your vertigo ?

Out of curiosity do you eat the same things everyday?

Me too

If your a blood Typo O you cant have coffee or dairy

Electrolytes give loose stools. If too much !

Nu, cuz he will have his belief shaken 💀

How much water are you getting?

@@anthonychaffeemd maybe 8 cups a day. I forget to drink. I've tried setting an alarm on my phone, drinking every hour, drinking when I'm thirsty, etc. I just haven't figured out how to get all the water in. I'm 64, 5'3", 145 pounds. Any thoughts?

@@davidnannalockwood3133 well it may be that you are drinking enough for your body size but if you are still enjoying water but not remembering to drink it then you need to think of options such as drinking more at one time. That's why I use a 40 Oz glass and just drink water to those at a time and then get on with my day and then come back when I can to drink one or two more

@@anthonychaffeemd thank you for responding. My husband is in full agreement with you. I'm working towards larger quantities and earlier in the day. Thanks for all you do. We especially appreciate your how to carnivore videos. So simple and sensible.

I had crapms for 20 years. They finally stopped after 20 or so years when I got Benevolent Nourishment triple mag and instead of the one in the bottle for a month I took 2 before bed. Now I cut down to 1 to save money and because I felt i finally quit loosing all the water I was when i was diabetic. As soon as I notice I did not go pee at nite more than 1 time I realized that i could cut down to one. I can finally sleep and not wake up in excruciating pain that left me "bruised" for over a week. I hope this helps. With some of us, water and salt is not enough.

So what was your "other" diet?

Hi! I just started carnivore today; was feeling okay at first and now I feel super tired. At what point did you get over your super tired phase?

​@@tanyasydney2235 Cocaine and opiates... If her other diet was so good then why would she be over here?

drink more water. exact same happened to me. wasnt drinking enough.

@@msrawynn drink more water. a he said in the video. youre eating only meat and fat now. so you need to replace all the water you were getting from all those other foods.

Try it its great and always nice and juicy not like ground beef with no fat in it like eating sawdust...Good luck

That’s 50/50 in calories, I assume, not grams?

Maybe this is a shock to your body… Perhaps too extreme. Especially as you say, you’re on strict carnivore. I’m on the program as long as you, but I’m giving my body time to adjust. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a extremely impatient and have a lot of weight to release, but remember this; It’s about healing our bodies first! The weight will follow when your body has done all the healing it needs. I’m wishing you all the best! Hang in there. 😊

Check the steak and butter gal’s support group called the steak and butter gang. You can get support and coaching. Look for link under her videos. Also consider oxalate dumping.

How is it going i am havibg the samw problem

Some peoples bodies take longer to adjust to ketosis than others. Most people who have side effects report they go away in a few weeks, but Google says in extreme and and rare cases these symptoms can last a few months. Don't be discouraged brother

Maybe you've done "no exercise to deplete electrolytes" but I bet you'd perk Right UP if you had some! Splurge on some LMNT? You could mix your own later. Getting the 'ready made' would really 'get you over the hump'. Good luck!

It will come. Are you 100% pure meat and water? No coffee, Artificial sweeteners, etc?

@@anthonychaffeemd Thanks for your reply, Dr! Yes I am 100% pure meat and water, with some occasional fish, butter and raw parmesan - but nothing out of the ordinary.

@@Cineluvideos sounds good. Just make sure your eating enough, and are eating enough fat. You'll continue to get better, it's still early days

how are things going for you now?

@@Cineluvideos more water. i was the same. been tired and sluggish for the past 3-4 days on carnivore. just watched this video and realized haven't been drinking much water. went and drank a liter and literally felt better within in minutes.

This is interesting! I don't go near doctors except to watch them on RU-vid so cannot test.... But B12 deficiency causes fatigue also So I started taking that Will take Vit D as well and see ⚡

are your feet and hands swollen also? Get a renal panel and check the results for yourself. Dont let a dr tell you your kidney is ok even at Stage 1.

more water

Stop listening to quacks.

When I stalled I did a two day (liquid only still had coffee) fast and it really seemed to pick things up again.

@@rjreddenbaker4351 I generally do a 5-7 day fast every 2 to 3 weeks. I cut that out after Dr Chaffee said it was unnecessary on carnivore…

@@Prettyfatt not possible- I am already at 85-90% of my caloric intake. (Having already heeded this suggestion) I am hoping @anthonychaffeemd might respond. 😊

@@kdiverdown Wow! That seems like a lot. I generally do OMAD but only have a day or two of fasting per month and it's generally planned around days with the least physical activity.

@@kdiverdown if you're counting calories you're doing it wrong. eat more.

This is my conclusion also for the low energy up to day 43 as it's the same feeling as when you come out of hospital or get out of bed after being ill, your whole body runs on bare minimum energy. I hoping this is solved soon.

That’s how I feel. I’m always hungry and tired on carnivore. I don’t understand how people have energy.

Agreed

This is me almost 5 months in and exhausted

Yes I've been on this diet close to 90 days now and my energy level is still a little low but it's only off and on because I feel great at but lately the last two days I've been waking feeling lethargic and very low energy but I will hang in there's at least 3 more months that will be six months if energy still very low then I will only start addingore green veggies carbs slowly then.

I'm staying the lifetime term but eventually I may move more to ketovore.

I am blood type 0 and it seems to work.Weight loss, better sleep, better gut, but not better knee arthrosis.

Type A here, it works! 😊

More salt not necessarily better. You need a balance of all electrolytes in your diet. Not just sodium.

So i stove top pan fry it in a hunk of butter and then absolutely pour the remaining drips on top. I also eat a small amount of kimchi to help with my bad digestion.. it works! Salt it up and drink lots of water.. Who wants to go for a run with 2 lbs of meat in their gut??

I do 90% ground beef, but add a few tablespoons of butter per pound of meat and I am always hungry and tired. I eat a pound and a half a day. My jaw hurts from chewing so much meat. What am I doing wrong? I’m always so hungry.

​@Silentpartner2176 i eat at least 2lbs if it per day.. the fattiest ground beef i can buy. Also, a few eggs, some cheese. Hunger varies for me, but the early stages suck for being tired.

​@@Silentpartner2176i also added kimchi and kefir to help with digestion. I had to spread meals out to eating 5 or 6 times per day to keep the energy up.

I'm super tired all day. Can't try the 5 meals a day because I'm not hungry at all, I have aversion to meats and fats, I just crave fruit and the food I was eating before, but I'm resisting, I hope this goes away

Did you resolve this? Still carnivore? I’ve discovered I feel better avoiding water before or after meals. Water goes down better and absorbs quicker on an empty stomach. One can take in 500-1000ml per half hour on an empty stomach. I find it better to bolt it down all at once. So that a few times and it’s easy to hydrate for the day.

Consume less water more salt…

Not sure this will be of use but maybe upping the fat to 2 or 3 times the amount of protein at the same time reducing the amount of protein (coz you can have too much which can cause tiredness, nausea etc.)...might that help?

@@kiainfpe9 The first time I was carnivore for nearly 5 months. I was eating leaner meats and not as much fat so that’s why this second time I tried transitioning to eating more fat. I was also concerned with eating too much protein and Gluconeogenesis. I’m almost wondering if I don’t have enough stomach acid to properly break down the fat and protein and need to get a separate HCL supplement again. I was vegan for years before I went keto/carnivore and worked with a nutritionist after the first time of being carnivore. She helped me to finish healing my gut because the vegan diet destroyed my gut health and caused severe dysbiosis. I had a some testing done and did not have H. Pylori so it seemed as though my body was not breaking down my food and my stomach acid was low.

Try adding some digestive enzymes? Might help...

Same sort of thing here, I get a crazy dry throat/mouth, adding carbs in always helps out. I've been reading 'the salt fix' lately, which recommends at least 4 to 6 grams of salt per day to stay hydrated, especially on zero carb diets. I've been disolving around 6 grams of dalt in 2 ltres of water per day, I do think it's helping. The amount of electrolytes i was using before is apparently nowhere near enough if you read 'the salt fix'

It’s called GERD

Magnesium and Potassium wil get rid of the cramps. Pure potassium powder 1/4 of a theospoon in 250 ml

try by uying a distiller and distill your water, i think your reactions is because of the fluoride and heavy metalls in the water.

Yes!

Try hard cheese instead of milk

Try adding veggies no rice potatoes and see if it improves. After full meat dinner i dont feel like it hits the spot . I feel much better with lots.of meat AND rotating different vegetables. Can allways try if meat only didnt work for you. I had my best sleep in 25 years pretty much carnivor and decent amount of veggies and eggs

@@MrDriss1986 Unfortunatley veggies don't do well with my gut.

@@kristinnicolecarrera what i ment is, keep the amount of meat you eat and add veggies on top of it. You will still get all the nutrious value of the carnivor diet, but now you add some veggies. I dont mean go max veggies, just a bit on top of your carnivor diet Also drink lots and lots of water. If carnivor diet allone , didnt work for you, maybe this might. Also a lot of carnivor influencers lie. They film only meat diets and add all kinds of spices and other stuff to their meal, when the camera is off, out of fear for public backlash. Iv heard 1 carnivor influencer expose this. If this does not help.. get your blood tested for hormones , minerals, ldl lvls etc. Figure out how to up whatever you are low on and lower whatever you are too high on I hope this helps. Good luck