Thanks guys

So... Im gonna have to listen to what my body is screaming at me and cut the fat for now.
I tried beef cheek again for lunch. Not even a lot of it. Few hours later, BLAH feeling and nauseated. Had to take an antacid.

So yep.... I'm listening damnit... no more fatty meats for now. Not until it feels like my body is craving for it.

Maybe it's saying "hey heeeeey. Why are you eating fat when you still have so much to use on your body?? STOP IT!!" lol

Hopefully it goes well! I do enjoy some sirloins. Just had one for dinner. Medium rare and it was delicious!

Egg fast Yeah I had a lot of success when I did it, but it's basically just carnivore with less options lol. I'd rather just eat whatever meat. I mean maybe down the road I'll feel like doing it again, but not right now

SO yesterday was my first day of intentionally picking leaner meats.
And to be clear, I'm not even low fat. I still use butter to cook. Still use heavy whipping cream in my coffee and eating cream cheese and cottage cheese. I'm just eating leaner meat right now.

Anywho... everything went well. It was nice actually not having any sort of gut issues going on. I ate... and felt fine.

I didn't have anything until around 11am. Had a coffee and was fully prepared to devour 2 legs, 2 thighs and 2 wings from the sam's rotisserie chicken we bought. That's what I'd normally eat (and most of the time I'd want more).
I ate 1 thigh and 1 wing and was totally satisfied until dinner at 5:30.
Shocked.... SHOCKED lol. I hope that continues. Maybe it will some days... and maybe other days I'll eat everything in site lol.

Dinner was a sirloin w/ warmed cream cheese and cottage cheese.

And I'm feeling great. Not really feeling "thinner" today, but the scale read at 183 which I'm super stoked to see It's not a huge loss, but I will take it anyway!
Official weigh-in is tomorrow though so FX that it holds up until then

And yeah... even though there were some rough days trying to figure out what the hell my body wanted.... I think it's good for now.
Even during most of those days, my energy level has been up. Even with crap sleep, I don't feel like a total zombie during the day anymore.

Speaking of crap sleep... I caught myself snoring last night. I must've been half asleep and heard myself snoring and it woke me up. Surprised me but it's also not that surprising. I'm not normally a snorer, but I did become one when I was heavier in weight and although weight is going down, my weight is still up.
So yeah... I guess some apnea may be part of the cause of my crappy sleeping recently. Hopefully it gets better with more weight loss.

Morena_2020 wrote: »

Hi LiLee, and great to meet you! I haven’t read your full story but have to admit what I read was interesting - never heard of a carnivore diet for weight loss before. I’m wondering: have you ever got your gall bladder checked? Your symptoms remind me of the very beginning of my gall bladder woes, which was at least two years before I started getting pains (ie. stones) and it had to come out. Not saying that’s what it is or anything - just keep an eye on it!

I need to. I don't have a GP right now, but we recently changed insurance so have more options open around us. It's just procrastination and forgetting to set up an appointment with someone. But yeah, I've wondered about my gall bladder too.

/shrugs Could be.
From what I've gathered from different carnivore people, some still have this problem even after doing the diet for months, others used to until they started drinking an electrolyte concoction. Some get it here and there and go through periods of time where they just get super thirsty and it eventually goes away. /shrugs
I think I'm going to try adding in an electrolyte drink tomorrow (just water w/ all the stuff added to it) and drink throughout the day and see how it goes.

Thinking ahead. I think I'm going to try doing a month free from diet soda too. NOT the same month as dairy free lol.
I think that might include the Monster drinks too.... /sobs
I don't wanna give them up!
BUT ya know.. it would be nice to not be so addicted to soda. I don't buy in to the whole It's TOXIC TOXIIIIICCCC crap people try to spew, but ya know.. MAYBE the continued use of sweetener isn't so great? Maybe if I got rid of all the sweetness from my diet, even if it comes from artificial sources, I could completely get rid of any sort of sweet cravings I do have.
I mean.. I don't really have a craving for sweets now though. Or maybe my craving for sweets is my addiction to diet soda? It's not caffeine since I drink caff free sodas.
I dunno, but I think it is something I'll do later this year. When exactly? /shrugs

Aaaand yep. Not a bad day in general.

Had pork neckbones w/ broth for lunch. Was HUNGRY so I had more of both (about 3 large pieces and a lot more broth) and was totally fine after. No upset stomach at all. YAY
And dinner was some 80/20 ground beef taco meat w/ 4oz of cream cheese melted and mixed in to it. Holy moly... SO GOOD. I ate A LOT of it. I had a heaping amount on my plate and went through most of it before daughter wanted to try it and then wanted the rest lol.
BUT... surprisingly not that satisfying? I couldn't drain all of the fat so I know I got some of it, but I dunno... just didn't feel as filling as a steak is. Really strange.