*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***
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Started the Carnivore lifestyle on New years day, down from roughly 32st to 27st 8lbs. The lightest I've been in years! Apart from a bout of Covid recently and feeling incredibly rough still I've felt better than I have in a very long time. Can't wait, to get down to a healthy weight again.
Wow, that's fantastic work. Good luck with further loss!
It does. And it's half the reason the entirety of last year was a non-starter for me. I'd stick to the 130g-odd daily for about a fortnight and notice that my running times (min/km) were increasing because I felt sluggish. But instead of keeping going and seeing if my body adapted to the low carb and started burning fat easier, I'd give up and start scoffing bad carbs again. And my running felt better. Repeat that cycle each month and I ended up the same weight as I started the year with.
So far, this year has also been exactly the same but I had CoViD two weeks ago and that's made me take it slightly easier with the running (about 2-3km each day at the moment) so this is the best opportunity to keep those carbs low for a longer period as it doesn't really matter for such short distances. It's now or never as I don't plan on doing a 5km for at least another month. (Just working my way through Couch 2 5K again as a re-introduction.)
Thank you mate, I've already seen huge benefits from it. Gone into remission of type 2 diabetes and become symptoms free of a few other troublesome health conditions. It helps that it's so simple to do and I'm never hungry.
I suppose it makes sense as with that amount of carbs you are basically in limbo mode, not low enough for keto and not high enough to properly replenish used glycogen? Perhaps I just need to stop overthinking it and stick with a calorie amount and go from there based on how I feel. Keep us updated though on how it goes
It looks like we all had a bout of covid recently then, glad we are doing ok. Although I have noticed my fitness has dropped dramatically since I had it whether it's the lack of exercise or covid itself I'm not sure but went on a run and struggled to keep my HR below 180 even going at a slowish pace.
Well done @Vidar, very impressive mate keep us posted!
Well done. I'll check it out.
Thank you, there's lots of good resources online. I particularly like Dr Anthony Chaffey, but there's others like Dr Ken Berry, Dr Shawn Baker, Kelly Hogan to name a few.
Ahh yes, I've seen the odd video by Ken Berry - and Eric Berg.
I don't know if I could maintain that for a long period of time as I like food group variety but I have to take note that since upping my protein intake for dinner,
I'm definitely less hungry in the evenings. Something worth investigating!
I don't know if I could maintain that for a long period of time as I like food group variety but I have to take note that since upping my protein intake for dinner,
I'm definitely less hungry in the evenings. Something worth investigating!
Ahh yes, I've seen the odd video by Ken Berry - and Eric Berg.
I don't know if I could maintain that for a long period of time as I like food group variety but I have to take note that since upping my protein intake for dinner,
I'm definitely less hungry in the evenings. Something worth investigating!
Honestly mate, I love my food and always have but it comes down to mindset. I've found it incredibly easy to follow. The health improvements have been amazing, the rules are incredibly easy to follow. No need to count calories or macros just eat when hungry stop when full. The high fat and protein means I'm consuming far less food and don't really get hungry. I also feel so much better eating this way.
That's great. Back in early 2020, I started reducing my carb intake and eventually got it down to ~50/60grams per day, and although I haven't gone as low as you with the carb intake, I can also report feeling so much better.
I honestly can't recall a time in my life where I've felt so good and for such a lengthy duration. Keep up the good work.
That's great. Back in early 2020, I started reducing my carb intake and eventually got it down to ~50/60grams per day, and although I haven't gone as low as you with the carb intake, I can also report feeling so much better.
I honestly can't recall a time in my life where I've felt so good and for such a lengthy duration. Keep up the good work.
Again, thank you mate. I'm a week or so short of 5 months in and honestly couldn't be happier. Well except for dropping another 11st but it took me a long time to get like this. It's going to take me another 11 months if I maintain the 1st a month loss I'm doing now. Small achievable goals really help.
I'm utterly convinced, carnivore is our species appropriate, specific way of eating. Yeah its a little rough at first when everyone is eating chocolate and ice cream etc but take tonight when I ate something from the standard Western diet. I didn't enjoy it, it made me feel bloated and sluggish and like I had rocks in my stomach. A few hours later and I'm ravenous again. This is something I used to eat regularly and loved now it just made me feel like ****.
Meat and fat the stuff people tell you to reduce or avoid altogether makes you feel amazing. Other stuff doesn't and its shocking how much you notice it once you make the change. Try it for 30 days pal, I can almost guarantee you won't want to go back.
Yeah, happy to help. A typical day consists of waking around 7am. I only eat when hungry which is typically around lunch time. Depending what I fancy, it's either two 10oz rib eye steaks, a big bowl of 70/30 mince mixed with a combination of cheese, bacon, eggs or even prawns. But basically I eat anything that had a face until I'm satiated. The fattier the meat the better. And that's usually it till the following day unless I get hungry again.
Only other thing is drinking water or a hot cup of bone broth. And, getting a high quality ancient mined salt.
After an incredibly unhealthy weekend, i'm looking forward to getting back to a sense of healthy eating again. It's amazing how a couple of days of eating rubbish leaves you feeling like crap!
Luckily weight doesn't seem to have budged much.
Luckily weight doesn't seem to have budged much.
I'm 5 weeks into low carb eating (after trying in 2019) and down approx. 14 - 15lb. Back to 13st 2 from 14st 2lb (which is bad for a 5 foot 6 frame).
Doing it mostly for my partner though, as she started at just over 20Stone.
We had a one day break on Good Friday (which will set us back a few days) but went straight into a 1 day fast then back on the low carb.
For those interested in typical Keto meals I tend to make the following foods:
1. Salads with either steak, chicken thigh or Salmon with plenty of rocket, brie and avocado
2. Omelettes (usually 3-4 eggs) with sliced bacon / chorizo and about 40g of finely shredded cabbage
3. "mac n cheese" made with roasted cauliflower / broccoli mix with a cream & cheese sauce - served with Steak / salmon
4. I make and drink my own bone broth from bones taken from when I cook chicken
5. I eat lots of chicken wings, oven baked or air fried depending on portions
6. Pork Belly on Cabbage cooked in cream
7. Cortado coffee but using cream in place of milk
8. Chaffles (which is a mix of egg, almond flour and cheese - cooked in a waffle iron) to be used in place of bread / pizza base.
After about 3 weeks of low carb I found I only need to eat 1-2 meals a day , with the OH taking longer as she has a much bigger food addiction (especially sugar) than I.
We don't plan to have another break until our Holiday in July - however due to the nature of our trip to Portugal, we end up eating quite a low calorie diet (self serve on an island with no processed food available) so I don't imagine it'll set us back too much. But like anything we need to be in for the long haul.
Doing it mostly for my partner though, as she started at just over 20Stone.
We had a one day break on Good Friday (which will set us back a few days) but went straight into a 1 day fast then back on the low carb.
For those interested in typical Keto meals I tend to make the following foods:
1. Salads with either steak, chicken thigh or Salmon with plenty of rocket, brie and avocado
2. Omelettes (usually 3-4 eggs) with sliced bacon / chorizo and about 40g of finely shredded cabbage
3. "mac n cheese" made with roasted cauliflower / broccoli mix with a cream & cheese sauce - served with Steak / salmon
4. I make and drink my own bone broth from bones taken from when I cook chicken
5. I eat lots of chicken wings, oven baked or air fried depending on portions
6. Pork Belly on Cabbage cooked in cream
7. Cortado coffee but using cream in place of milk
8. Chaffles (which is a mix of egg, almond flour and cheese - cooked in a waffle iron) to be used in place of bread / pizza base.
After about 3 weeks of low carb I found I only need to eat 1-2 meals a day , with the OH taking longer as she has a much bigger food addiction (especially sugar) than I.
We don't plan to have another break until our Holiday in July - however due to the nature of our trip to Portugal, we end up eating quite a low calorie diet (self serve on an island with no processed food available) so I don't imagine it'll set us back too much. But like anything we need to be in for the long haul.
Are you adding up the amount of carbs/calories you eat or just chicken-winging it?
I weigh everything and log it into Carb Manager as accurately as I can (some foods and therefore days I have to wing it a little - i.e if I buy something cooked or get a subway salad box).
We aim for strict 20g net carb limit (or total carbs on our packaging) and hit it pretty much every day.
Wow, hats off to you. I found it really hard to stick to 50g when I first did keto. But I plan on giving it another go come 1st May. I have to get rid of this last two stone that has been stubbornly refusing to disappear the past two years.
I think it helps that I don’t have a sweet tooth. But I am finding my dairy content a bit on the high side.
but I think carbs are like anything else, after a month or so without them you tend to not miss them. A big thing for me is not trying to replace things like bread and just accept that I don’t eat them. So things like cauliflower cheese are that, rather than a pasta replacement.