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    Home » Carnivore

    Carnivore Experiment - Week 1 of 12

    by Oscar Chimenti, Last Modified: May 13, 2022 This post may contain affiliate or sponsored links. See the Disclosure Policy linked in my footer.

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    Carnivore Diet for 3 Months ??? If you have been following me for a while you know that I have been on a keto/low carb way of eating for a few years now.

    Even though I love this way of eating and have been able to manage my type 2 diabetes with food (no meds), I have always wanted to try to get my A1C under 5.7 but have yet to achieve this. I usually hover around 5.7 to 6.2.

    Furthermore, I find with keto I crave a lot of the no so good keto foods like the snacks and sweetener filled desserts which is likely the reason for not reaching my A1C goal. Plus when I allow myself to eat those types of food I just want more and more.

    You may be asking why I want my A1C under 5.7? In all the medical information I have researched it seems that under 5.7 is considered normal and 5.7 to 6.4 is considered pre-diabetic.

    I have always had this goal of being in the normal range and no longer be labelled as pre-diabetic.

    So I decided to change it up and go for a zero carb way of eating which is basically a carnivore (ish) diet. I will allow myself to have meat, dairy, spices, coffee and water. I will not add any sweeteners or enjoy any bevereages with sweeteners in them, not even those electrolyte drinks.

    Want more information on the Carnivore Diet? Here is Everything You Need to Know

    Week 1 of 12

    I started eating carnavor'ish on January 6, 2020. I combined this way of eating along with some fasting as I still think it's important to give my body a rest. In order to keep consistent I created a schedule which outlines when I will eat, workout and fast.

    This way I will get into a routine, just like most people I do better when I have a routine.

    Here is my schedule:

    As you can see I will only eat breakfast on weekends, will go to the gym 3 days a week and do at least 30 minute walks the other days.

    My schedule works for me with my work and home schedule which may not work for everyone. As I do this way of eating, I may adjust my schedule if it's not working for me.

    My first week went fairly well. I did feel sluggish and a bit tired, mainly because I feel my body was still transitioning to burning fat for fuel.

    I have always had high blood sugars in the mornings, its something called dawn phenomenon. This week there has been no change in the mornings and I usually test at 8.1 mmol/L, however an hour after lunch I have been testing at 5.7 mmol/L on average.

    Hopefully as I continue to eat this way my blood sugar levels will get better. I have been monitoring the amount of protein I eat per meal. As you can see on my schedule, I am usually eating only twice per day, except on weekend. It was suggested to me that I eat about 4-6 oz of meat per meal, so this will be my focus.

    Eating

    I have been eating a lot of ground beef and bacon, I actually really love cooking up some ground beef and adding a couple strips of cooked bacon with it. In fact this has been my lunch for the past week. For dinners I have enjoyed some steaks, chicken wings, burgers, meatballs and a nice prime rib.

    I could seriously see myself eating carnivore forever as I really do love eating this way. However, it might get more difficult at social engagements or special occassions. I have completely stayed away from snacking this week and don't even feel like snacking. If I do want a little something I have it with my meals, such as a slice of cheese or some pork rinds.

    Pooping

    Yes, pooping has changed. I used to be a once a day, every morning, good to go kind of pooper. Now, I still go every morning but it's not a solid good poop. It's more of a loose, cloudy, sometimes firm sometimes runny kind of poop.

    Im hoping this get better because I feel better when it's a solid poop but seeing as I am not getting any fiber from vegetables anymore, I wonder if I will ever get back to being regular while eating carnivore.

    Weight-loss

    Now my purpose of doing carnivore is not for weight loss but I always get asked if I lost any weight so I might as well let you know. After 1 week of carnivore I am down 4.5 pounds.

    This may be just water weight as I was off plan over the holidays and gained a few pounds. I will weigh myself every Monday and let you know how I did in week 2.

    That's all I have to report for week 1, continue on to Carnivore Experiment - Week 2 of 12.

    Check out my Calabrese Pot Roast for your next meal.

    Here is a list of supplements I am using while doing Carnivore

    • Magnesium
    • Potassium
    • Omega 3
    • Vitamin D-3
    • B100 Complex

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    1. Elaine

      May 15, 2022 at 2:25 am

      Hi I’m glad to see someone who like me is diabetic two. I will try the carnivore diet too

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