Carnivore Diet Update Week 10

Are you a militant carnivore?

Firstly, what defines a carnivore diet? The carnivore diet is where you eat only ruminant animal products. IE; beef (steaks, hamburgers, brisket, and ribs), goats, sheep, deer, gazelles, giraffes, (giraffes? Yuck!) etc. Other foods acceptable are; Pork, bacon, chicken, fish, butter, eggs, and small amounts of lactose free cheese (if you can tolerate it). Whereas Coffee is technically a plant product but it is also is acceptable in some circles of the carnivore community.

Having established general rules, let’s discuss Militant Carnivores. Incidentally, I am not a militant carnivore. A carnivore, yes. A militant carnivore, no. I am not here to tell you, you must eat what I eat or you are doing carnivore wrong. My goal from the very beginning is to share what I am doing and the results I am getting. Almost all of the results are positive but when I pirouette off the wagon, the results are anything but positive. As shown in the photo below of my daily macros and even though my calories are below my daily amount, the carbs are 21 grams, which is 21 grams too much.

Militant Carnivore

Next, what is a Militant Carnivore? Some consider Carnivore Militants to be purists. I think Militant Carnivores aren’t just purists in the way they approach the carnivore diet. I also think of them as militant in the way they approach others in the carnivore diet community.

In the eyes of a Militant Carnivore, the following applies;

• If you use spices, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you have certain types of cheese, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you have coffee or tea, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you have cream in your coffee, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you aren’t using a food tracker, you are doing it wrong.
• If you are using a food tracker, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you are eating frozen hamburger patties, you are doing it all wrong.
• If you aren’t doing carnivores their way, you are doing it all wrong.

Did you catch the theme of a Militant Carnivore? I have read comments from the “Purist” or “Militant Carnivore” and they have been pretty aggressive and somewhat negative. They have their right to do their carnivore journey the way they want but they should also be able to allow others to do it their way too.

The carnivore community is so uplifting, positive and supportive with very few Militant Carnivores. So when you see the Militant Carnivores’ comments that are vastly different from the rest on the comments, you can’t help but notice the negativity. The “my way or the highway” attitude. Or, the “you are an idiot if you don’t do carnivore the way I do it”.

The Food

Clearly, higher quality meat (organic, pasture-raised, grass-fed, grass-finished) contains more nutrients. However, budget friendly options are still healthier than the “Standard American Diet”. Even hot dogs and Bologne is better than the “SAD”. 

The Experts

While researching the Carnivore Diet, I turn to experts in the field, like Dr. Ken D Berry, Dr. Baker, Dr. Boz (Dr Annette Bosworth) and  Dr Philip Ovadia. I also tune into channels who have long-term, personal experience of the carnivore lifestyle. Such as Kelly Hogan and the Steak and Butter Gal. In addition to what I previously mentioned, I read as many articles on the subject as I could find. Unfortunately, most of the articles I find are “anti-Carnivore” and touts the “SAD”.

In my humble opinion, the “Standard American Diet” (SAD) is literally a slow kill for the American population. No shock there, the big food companies/big pharma is in business to make money. Just like the drug dealers on the street, if they get you hooked on the product they have, they have repeat sales.

Why I Share Intimate Details

As I mentioned before, my entire goal of sharing my carnivore journey in the weekly Carnivore Diet Updates is if I can help just one person to make better choices about their diet then divulging my weight, measurements and failures (Like when I did a pirouette off the wagon)  are all worth it.

Speaking of failures and pirouetting off the wagon, I am stalled at 145.7 lbs I could say it was from drinking alcohol (low carb beer) but I also believe I need to revisit the other things I put into my pie hole and limit some items more than I currently do. Also, walking the 10k steps a day needs to return to my routine. Not to make excuses but I am totally going to make excuses for not walking for the last few weeks. 

Excuse number;

1.  Weather, it has been cold and rainy as of late.
2.  My big toenail was damaged and is falling off from one of my long (7 mile) walks 
3.  Shoes. I haven’t made time to get new shoes.

I know they are all weak excuses but it’s my story and I am sticking to it.

Week 11 Goals

Week 11, I will be back to getting at least 10k steps a day. I will lower the amount of heavy cream I have in my coffee and I will get enough calories in a day. Which is my biggest struggle and has been from day one. I have done intermittent fasting for years and eating more than one meal a day is a struggle for me. I talked about it before but I don’t think I have expressed how difficult it is for me to eat enough calories. As of late, I have been averaging 900 to 1200 calories a day and I should consume about 1650 calories for my activity level. 

Letting it ALL HANG OUT

STATS- BEFORE WEEK ONE;

• Blood Glucose- 130 (fasting)
• Blood Pressure- 134/88
• Waist- 35 inches
• Weight- Unknown (I didn’t have a scale on the boat but last known weight was 160 lbs 1/2024)

Week 10;

• Blood Glucose- 91 (Fasting) =39 units improved
• Blood Pressure- 116/69 = 18/19 improved
• Waist- 28.75 = 6.25 inches lost
• Weight- 145.7 = 14.3 lbs lost

 

 

 

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