Whelp... didn't make it today . Having a hungry day, so too many carbs and too much protein because I can't stomach any more fat, ugh.
Goals for me:
Drink my 8 glasses of water

IF for at least 14 hours and preferably 18 daily

Stay at or below my 25g net carb goal

Make sure my protein hits approx 70g BUT not much more

Get at least one day a week of non-work related exercise

For 11/1/16
64 oz water - 80
Log Food- whole day logged
Exercise - some walking
At or below 60g carbs - 61 close enough
At or below 1400 cal - 1201
Meal prep/planning- meals planned, need to do a lot more prep tonight

11/1 results:
Net Carbs -> 9
Calories -> 1388
Workouts -> 3/5
Weight -> 218.5 (SW 219 for November)

4/4 stars for yesterday!

FIT_Goat wrote: »

williams969 wrote: »

I really have just one goal, which I started yesterday, and really fits the no nonsense challenge. I'm committing to 30 days of carnivore. And no counting.

No fussing over calories, carbs, macros, or weighing; causes too much stress for me. Just meat, eggs, butter, limited cream and cheese, water, and one morning coffee.

You can do this. You might be shocked at how easy it becomes. It's almost effortless. I expend very little energy feeding my dogs, because there's no real choice. I expend very little energy feeding myself. It's just "what meat is thawed?" followed by "do I need to thaw or buy more meat?"

I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.

Not a silly question at all. Drinking enough water is the number 1 thing!!! Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks are also some things to use. I use MCT oil to meet my daily fat intake and helps with this too.

lamiller82 wrote: »

FIT_Goat wrote: »

williams969 wrote: »

I really have just one goal, which I started yesterday, and really fits the no nonsense challenge. I'm committing to 30 days of carnivore. And no counting.

No fussing over calories, carbs, macros, or weighing; causes too much stress for me. Just meat, eggs, butter, limited cream and cheese, water, and one morning coffee.

You can do this. You might be shocked at how easy it becomes. It's almost effortless. I expend very little energy feeding my dogs, because there's no real choice. I expend very little energy feeding myself. It's just "what meat is thawed?" followed by "do I need to thaw or buy more meat?"

I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.

11.1.16 Summary
Water: Check
Logged Food: check
Exercise: check - did my mile walk
Carb Level: OK, still around 100
Calorie Limit: Not great. Booze calories need to stop! Totally breaking any progress.

11/1 was good for me. Perfect on my macros, carbs and calories.

I am really fighting an urge to eat some candy today. Trying to figure out why. When I think about why I want it... all I get is that is just sounds really good/enjoyable to eat. I don't really feel a physical craving... a mental one I guess.

Today is a tougher one for me. The local highschool my boys attend does one large fundraiser each year. A fall supper. They typically feed 3-400 people. Food done by the home ec classes(typical thanksgiving style meal, tons of protein choices, carb heavy choices, desserts) with some donation by parents. We always attend as it is one of the best and easiest fundraisers around and it saves me cooking for a night. So today I am opting to fast until supper and just have the one large meal. Black coffee was breakfast and will be lunch and I will choose ham, turkey/roast beef and greens as my meal. Top the meat with some sour cream, and do my best to avoid the dessert table. Coffee with cream to finish.

I will try to log it all, but it is hard to be accurate. Wish me luck! Thankfully, that should be my only really complicated meal this month. All the others should be easier to control. And when faced with uncertainty, fasting is usually my routine to keep the calories in check at the very least.

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

1st November

1. Exercise daily
2. Don't obsess over calories,
3. But don't stuff myself silly... (munchies - the damn munchies)
3. Eat healthy, nutrient-dense meals - and those veggies!
4. Drink enough fluids
5. Weekly goal - Meal prep for the week
6. Stay away from the sugary stuff!

Nov 2nd:

1. Exercise daily
2. Don't obsess over calories,
3. But don't stuff myself silly... (munchies - the damn munchies)
3. Eat healthy, nutrient-dense meals - and those veggies!
4. Drink enough fluids
5. Weekly goal - Meal prep for the weekweek
6. Stay away from the sugary stuff!

Today has been utter chaos. Back to it tomorrow.

11/1 was a good day:

1) Log every thing every day
2) Keep it under 25 net carbs
3) Only step on the scale once each week (the scale makes me crazy) - Weighed today, no getting on the scale until next Monday!
4) Drink more water than diet coke

1.) Fasting glucose under 100 every day: 88 this morning
2.) Move my body 3 days a week minimum. Not today
3.) Electrolytes. Nuf said:
4.) Under 20 net carbs daily
5.) IF 5 days a week. Sorta. I put cream in my coffee this morning


SW: 163lbs
CW: 153 lbs. back up a smidge
GW: under 130

lamiller82 wrote: »

I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.

Constipation is not a common side effect, although it is a common concern. There is a difference between being constipated (painful inability to move fecal matter even though you need to) and just not pooping as often. Zero fiber diets are shown to relieve chronic constipation. Fiber is the problem, it isn't the solution.

A week is not really long enough for things to settle. It takes time and it will start flowing in a regular pattern again. Maybe less often. Maybe less amount. But, never painful or uncomfortable.

MindfulMother wrote: »

Not a silly question at all. Drinking enough water is the number 1 thing!!! Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks are also some things to use. I use MCT oil to meet my daily fat intake and helps with this too.

Aside from the water, no to all of these things. Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks (especially these), and MCT oil. These are all plant foods, laxatives, and fiber. A carnivore eats no such things. Fiber is especially treacherous and must be avoided at all costs. It's going to make things much more worse. Laxatives upset your bowel and prolong the problem, they don't help resolve it.

MCT oil is probably the oil "maybe" thing. I wouldn't include it, as it's a plant oil, but it's likely to be mostly harmless.

williams969 wrote: »

I have quite the opposite experience. High fiber constipates and bloats me, even when eating ample fats. Day 33 LCHF, low fiber, for me and Day 3 ZC. Zero constipation.

It's a low residue WOE. Sure, I have less volume in my BMs, but certainly not constipated. No bloating, pain, or cramps. Fat intake seems to be the key. I aim to keep my fat intake high in relation to protein by choosing fatty cuts, lots of eggs, and cooking with moderate amounts of fats.

This is more in line with how a carnivore deals with it. Fatty meats and an understanding that pooping less often and less volume isn't constipation. Nearly all of the meat you eat is absorbed and used by the body. There is dramatically less weight.

Much better day today, yesterday was a crazy carb night as I ended up with approx 80g net after a popcorn tortilla chip fest.

Goals for me:
Drink my 8 glasses of water

IF for at least 14 hours and preferably 18 daily

Stay at or below my 25g net carb goal - Well.... 26 today so I'm good with that.

Make sure my protein hits approx 70g BUT not much more

Get at least one day a week of non-work related exercise - working on this one as a weekly goal.

For 11/2
64 oz water - 72
Log Food- whole day logged
Exercise - 10 min Elliptical plus 30 min treadmill
At or below 60g carbs - 80 something grrr
At or below 1400 cal - 1180ish
Meal prep/planning- World Series Game 7, nothing else got done

It was a friend's bday yesterday and I asked if she wanted to hit the gym then go out to eat. I was expecting her to want to skip the gym. We ended up going to the gym and skipped the restaurant, pleasant surprise.

Nov 2:

Ate all the meats.

Found a frugal source for pastured butter.

Drank Diet Pepsi during Game 7 last night. Still, I enjoyed the game carb free.