I was keto before carnivore I've tried carnivore before at the beginning of 2019 (think I started in Feb)... I think I stuck with it for 2? months maybe? I can't remember... then I added back in some veggies but was still mostly just meat for most of my meals until August after coming back from vacation. That's when I started eating a lot more veggies.

I do think I'm going to have to keep track of measurements too b/c I knew this morning that I was just feeling smaller and I could see it in my face and everything too. /shrugs.

Sometimes I can see the loss, sometimes I don't... and sometimes I only see everything that's still there... ya know?

YEP! Target had 2? Maybe 3 options for non-glass top scales. Not sure on the 3rd since I didn't really look closely at that one. They only had 1 of one of them and the box had been ripped open and 3 of the scale we got so yep.. pretty much had our choice made for us b/c we didn't want to go anywhere else lol.
It's a nice scale so it all worked out

Alrighty!!
Day 1 of reducing my soda intake! lol I've finished off my monster... now it's time to get this water in!

Oh and I fixed some pork belly for dinner last night. Got to really test out the ox bile and it did seem to work. Not perfectly though. I still experienced a little bit of nausea and the feeling like I was going to have some reflux, but never did.
I'll take it!
Maybe a stronger dose of ox bile would be better for me, but I'll stick to what I have and see if it continues to help improve my digestion.

Also, weight this morning was 184.6! WOOT! I mean.. it hasn't really moved much after the bloat came off, but it was 186 Sat and Sun so down from that is a win in my book Just gotta keep it going!

Thanks yall.

It was just a momentary thing yesterday. I'm good.

I think I'm gonna have to leave the ribeyes for husband and kids.
Fixed some last night. Ate it all and enjoyed it and maybe an hour later, started feeling nauseous. Took another ox bile and digestive enzyme but neither helped at all. Eventually had to take an antacid which helped enough to where I didn't feel like I had to puke.
My body just can not handle the fat on ribeyes.
It's weird b/c the slow cooked beef cheek fat doesn't seem to bother me. Maybe b/c it was slow cooked so it's a bit softer so easier on my stomach?
I dunno, but just no more ribeyes for me. I'll be happy with sirloin or some other cut.
Lordy I felt awful last night and can still feel the aftermath of it this morning. I don't really feel bloated, but it feels like I have something heavy just sitting in my stomach.
BLAH!

Oh well... now I know!

Oh and art project isn't anything special. We have a giant star wars dedicated wall in our living room that we need more decorations for and I'm going to make a Mandalorian/Baby Yoda something for it Hopefully it turns out how I'm picturing it in my head lol.

MAN!
So I was feeling.. meh.. ok. Not too bad but still that heavy stomach feeling.
Tried eating some beef cheek for lunch. I could only manage a few bites before just... just not being able to stomach it anymore.
I didn't get sick, it was just a "eating too much rich food" feeling.
I ended up drinking 3 diet sodas today b/c they were the only things that seemed to calm my stomach down temporarily.
I also had some Duke's beef stick jerky things. A lot of them and those did NOT help my stomach at all lol. I was fine at first, but then just I guess the fat in them hit me or something.
Dunno what the heck was going on today.
I did eat hot dogs for dinner. Nothing else sounded good and I took a risk at eating something a bit.. meh and feel ok now. Tired though.

So yeah... definitely no more ribeyes. I do NOT want to feel this way again.

Lol... The wall doesn't have much on it right now. It's supposed to. We have a few things that still need to be hung up on it, but DH is a HUGE procrastinator. HUGE HUGE HUGE.... like.. really bad lol. I'm too afraid to put anything up myself b/c I don't want to go put a hole in the wall only for whatever to fall off lol. It will get done though! I'll be sure to take photos of everything and share them

Yeah... I'm bummed about the ribeyes, BUT... if those prime grade sirloins aren't too expensive (think they're about the same price as the choice ribeyes), I will be more than happy with those. I'm tellin ya... that prime sirloin was just... it was a damn good steak. 10/10 highly recommend lol.

I may be experiencing some not to great symptoms from eating this way (or well.. just eating too much fat b/c of this diet), but I'm not giving up!
I think for Feb, I'm going to try going dairy free to see how things go. I don't really have a lot of it now most days, but maybe giving it up completely for a little bit will be good for me... or I'll see that having it doesn't cause any problems. Which means no coffee for Feb too. Booooo lol
I want to try giving it up b/c I see A LOT of keto and carnivore folks talk about dairy causing their weight loss to stall.
Just want to finish off the cream cheese and cottage cheese I have and then I'll be good to go to try it out
I think it would be a good time to start trying to bring back some fasting in again. At least IFing. Might not be an every day thing, but should help get back in to the right mindset to hopefully OMAD once again.

Yesterday was just... not fun. I probably should've fasted all day until dinner, but didn't know that my stomach was that BLAH still until I did eat.

Anywho... here's the pretty empty star wars wall. It's been like this for years even though we have other things to put up on the wall lol. The little shelf has some star wars knick knacks along w/ wifi and whatnot.


And what I've done so far for my project. Decided to do it on foam board b/c it's light weight, CHEAP, and easy. Can just use some of those removable sticky velcro or hooks on the wall to hang it up when it's done so no worries about having to nail anything in to the wall
Would've been cool if I could have done it on wood though. Make something a bit more permanent/durable.