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I tend to agree, however, it does strike me as odd that when I went on carnivore diet for a couple months, it was the best I had ever felt in my life. First wee

I tend to agree, however, it does strike me as odd that when I went on carnivore diet for a couple months, it was the best I had ever felt in my life. First week was awesome, every week after that was a chore. It’s just really boring.

eska 4y ago
I also went carnivore for a few months. Second week sucked because my gut bacteria offed themselves and new ones took a week to develop. Then I could digest food properly again. Eating high quality meet and using different spices made it exciting enough for me. I’ve since added some salad and nuts back into the diet
throwaway2037 4y ago
This is a good post, and worthy of more study. My point: Your experience is both physical and mental. Both should be measured! In some cultures, this diet is called "keto", which is basically a combo of low carb and high protein. How long did you last and what was the result?
- chasebank 4y ago
  I was trying to fix gut dysbiosis / SIBO, from a bad case of food poisoning. I was willing to try anything. I slept deeper than ever, it temporarily fixed my stomach problems and I just felt great. I did it for 8 weeks, then transitioned back to regular foods. Now that I’m typing this, makes me want to try it again.
- kcplate 4y ago
  > this diet is called "keto", which is basically a combo of low carb and high protein Sorry, but this is inaccurate. A Keto diet is basically low carbohydrate and high fat. Protein is generally consumed in relatively moderate amounts on a successful Keto diet. The goal of the keto diet is basically to replace the bodies preferred energy source from using glucose to using fat. Excess protein can be used by the liver to create glycogen and inhibit the bodies ability to burn fat for energy. Excess protein will mean you never reach ketosis, which is the measurement used to determine if your body is burning fat for energy instead of carbs. It’s a common mistake though, because everybody assumes it’s high protein.

eska 4y ago

I also went carnivore for a few months. Second week sucked because my gut bacteria offed themselves and new ones took a week to develop. Then I could digest food properly again. Eating high quality meet and using different spices made it exciting enough for me. I’ve since added some salad and nuts back into the diet

throwaway2037 4y ago

This is a good post, and worthy of more study. My point: Your experience is both physical and mental. Both should be measured! In some cultures, this diet is called "keto", which is basically a combo of low carb and high protein. How long did you last and what was the result?

chasebank 4y ago
I was trying to fix gut dysbiosis / SIBO, from a bad case of food poisoning. I was willing to try anything. I slept deeper than ever, it temporarily fixed my stomach problems and I just felt great. I did it for 8 weeks, then transitioned back to regular foods. Now that I’m typing this, makes me want to try it again.
kcplate 4y ago
> this diet is called "keto", which is basically a combo of low carb and high protein Sorry, but this is inaccurate. A Keto diet is basically low carbohydrate and high fat. Protein is generally consumed in relatively moderate amounts on a successful Keto diet. The goal of the keto diet is basically to replace the bodies preferred energy source from using glucose to using fat. Excess protein can be used by the liver to create glycogen and inhibit the bodies ability to burn fat for energy. Excess protein will mean you never reach ketosis, which is the measurement used to determine if your body is burning fat for energy instead of carbs. It’s a common mistake though, because everybody assumes it’s high protein.