I have been doing carnivore, mostly strictly, for three weeks. I’ve messed up a couple of times, but I don’t beat myself up about it. I’ve lost 9 pounds (which I know after the water weight loss is all fat and that is amazing), I feel great, and I love having no food noise and not having to think about something different to eat for every meal. But the best thing is that it’s the only “diet” that in a mere three weeks I’ve been told my face looks skinnier and people can tell that I’ve lost. I enjoy being part of this community and reading everyone’s experiences. I’m not hard-core. I don’t track my macros as well as I should, but it’s definitely working. So what’s stopping you?

I have been doing a version of the Carnivore diet for about 1.5 years now. I lost 80 pounds. It all started about 3 years ago when I hurt my back. The doctor would prescribe me a NSAIDs high strength and at the time I didn’t put it together but my ankle would start hurting and it could be on either leg. On Tuesday I had a really bad headache cause my neck was hurting from where I slept really weird. So I took an NSAID. Then on Wednesday I was watching my brothers dog and he is a hunting breed and he took off through the woods chasing some deer so I had to run him down. I had severe ankle pain on multiple occasions and taking that NSAID on Tuesday makes me think that’s causing it. I am wondering if anyone has ran across anything similar?

Hi there!

Me and my husband (23F and 24M) have been doing carnivore for almost 4 weeks. We are eating: beef, ground beef, pork, bone broth, eggs,and, butter.

We started this diet because I am the one that's struggling with something like IBS/ gut inflammation (unclear diagnosis, just bloated and with stomach pain all the time). For this reason my husband who doesn't have any problems is eating on top of the list above, bacon and cheese.

We need advice because we are nearly on week 4 and my bloating/ stomach pain has kept getting worst, we went through a very rough keto flu and my husband now has eccema on his elbows....

I have lost wait and we are both feeling lighter but the negatives don't allow us to see much beyond them with this diet.

Anyone know what we are doing wrong? We are only taking a supplement of Magnesium, calcium and collagen that has a bit of Vit D and C and salting our food for electrolytes (we are currently in a small town and they didn't sell electrolytes... is this the issue even if we are supplementing on the above?)

Please all help us welcomed, let us know if we are doing something wrong and any help regarding the issues above would be very useful (stomach pain/ bloating/ feeling unwell/ tiredness/ low energy/ cravings/ and eccema)

We eat quite a lot of fat already and when we eat more we don't feel that well - so I really either don't understand or I don't understand how much fat content we have to eat.

THANK YOU ❤️

Does anyone have any experience with improving astigmatism while on carnivore?

I’m a 24 y/o male and have been only eating meat for about 1 month (mainly 70/30 grass fed & finished ground beef, lamb ribs for fat, cod for iodine, and occasional the ribeye). No dairy and no eggs at this point. No seasoning, only salt. I only drink water and bone broth (bovine powder mixed with hot water and salt), and I supplement with beef organ supplements and recently added vitamin c to help with constipation even though I’m consuming high amounts of fat.

I’ve struggled with this blurry, somewhat out of focus vision for years along with light sensitivity. I never had myself diagnosed with astigmatism, but my symptoms seem to closely align. When looking at bright lights, they look elongated and I see the impression of that light long after I viewed it. I used to get migraines which would 10x the vision problems, making words disappear as I’m trying to read them.

There have been days in the past where my vision felt insanely clear and in focus, but I haven’t been able to pinpoint the variables. Do you have any ideas/experience with what can improve or worsen astigmatism? Certain animal foods making it worse, vitamin/mineral deficiency, etc. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I’m 3 weeks into carnivore and lost about 15 lbs, I don’t really miss sodas and or diet sodas. But I do miss having energy drinks like C4’s. All the energy drinks I drank before I started carnivore was 0 sugar I know C4’s are zero sugar and zero carbs so I was just wondering how bad would it set me back or should I just stay away and fight it

Finna get cooked by carnivore chads

I've been 90% carnivore for a year. Initially I lost size and weight to 189#. My arms and legs were getting bony and i had to buy pants 6 inches smaller and shirts 1 size smaller. I've been going to the gym all this time. In the past 3 months my arms and legs have been getting very muscular, like never before. My weight is creeping up to nearly 200#. I am still wearing the new clothes. I look great for 66 years old. Is that normal? Should I worry about my weight?

I have only been at this for weeks and I have noticed changes to my body composition, sleep, concentration and many more. I want to be able to anticipate changes (good and bad) from seasoned carnivores. I know everyBODY is different, but I want to see if there are things to expect from those at this over different timescales. Thank you in advance for anything you can share.

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Just wondering if anyone buys whole beef or 1/2 beef direct from a rancher and how the cost compares to something like Costco or even a regular grocery.

Guys am I the only noticing the increase in media's backlash towards carnivore lately? It's kinda going crazy. I see people mentioning carnivore even when topic of discussion has nothing to do with it, like everyone is trying to pick at us guys. Obviously vegans are still on the front but now I see lots of ordinary people making absolutely ridiculous claims. If anything, it only strengthens my confidence in my knowledge about carnivore - it proves how unstable a human can become on SAD or even relatively healthy omnivore diet. Or am I wrong in my observations?

Been carnivore about 18 months. Eat about 75-80% fat so adding more fat is not the answer. I go weeks without bowel movements and I feel constipated. I know carnivores go less but think this is out of hand as I feel the heaviness in my system. Anyone ever add fiber to their carnivore diet - such as acacia fiber - and got more regular?

Hello, New to Reddit for the most part first time post here. So I recently found out I have a prolonged QT interval in my heart. I have been wanting to do the carnivore diet for a long time now. I read mixed things online as far as the affects carnivore has on the heart. I'm wondering if anyone else in my situation may be here, or if anyone has some sort of information on this topic?

I've been slowly transitioning to the carnivore diet the past few weeks, coming from a moderate carb diet with tons of plants and fiber. For the past week, I've comsumed less than 50 grams a carbs a day, only coming from some iceberg lettuce, broccoli, avocado and dairy products, while ramping up my meat and egg consumption, averaging about 1,5 pounds of 80/20 ground beef and 4-6 eggs a day. Bear in mind I have done OMAD at dinner time. It just seems natural to me.

General information; 23 year old male, 63 kgs, 178 cm. Lift weights 3-4 times a week, sprints/HIIT 2-3 times a week, while keeping my general daily activity level high, hitting 15k+ steps a day.

Goal with carnivore: Optimize hormones, better mental clarity, decrease inflammation, muscle building.

I think I'm ready to go full carnivore now. However, I have some questions;

- How much do you reckon I should eat to gain muscle? I've noticed the 80/20 ground beef lose a lot of fat while cooking, so I'm afraid I've probably eaten too much protein compared to fat...

- Doing OMAD, I'm probably knocking myself out of ketosis for 4-6 hours post eating because of the big meal/high protein. Is this an issue? Will it increase the likehood of water retention/storing the fat I eat?

- I've noticed I'm not thirsty during the day, however after eating I'm very thirsty and can easily drink 1-2 liters of water. How come? Is this a good sign, or am I doing something wrong?

- How often do you excersice? Do you see any problems with doing it fasted and then feasting afterwards?

- I don't poop that much, but when I do it's in the morning right after waking - is that normal? They seem normal in size and I have not experienced any diarhea so far.

- I'm not quite settled on dairy yet. I usually add around 20-30 grams of good quality raw parmesan to my eggs and ground beef and have also been drinking some full fat grass fed A2 milk as a dessert most days. Would you cut dairy completely or can it help with the muscle building?

- Regardring eggs. Do you recommend to cut them out in the beginning? Sometimes I throw away the whites to decrease the amount of lean protein, but wondering wheather I should drop then completely...

- Lastly; does any of you comsume any plant matter? I wonder wheather it's beneficial to comsume a little bit of low toxic veggies like iceberg lettuce. Also, I like the crunch...

I know this is a lot, but would really appreciate your help...

Hey, I’ve started the carnivore diet 3 days ago. No issues. Loving the meat. Loving the fat. Loving the butter. I’m currently 260 pounds and would like to get down to 200 pounds by summer. I read for the weight loss to really work, I need to have a 75:25 fat to protein ratio. Just double checking here, I do need to eat 260g of protein per day. Does that mean I need to eat 1040g of fat per day?

So I've been doing carnivore about 90% of the week for the past 3 weeks. With the occasional slip up on weekends if I'm being honest. But what I'm doing it FAR better than how I was previously.

So a little about me first. I'm male. 30 years old. 6ft tall. And weigh 205lbs. I have always been in decent shape, but I am my best at around 180-185 lbs.

My typical daily diet consists of eating carne seca (Mexican beef jerkey) throughout the day at work. It's made fresh at a local store nearby and is 100%natural. Then I go and workout after work. Do cardio every single day, plus weight training. Then for dinner, I eat 3-4 eggs and a ribeye or porterhouse steak. Maybe some ground beef here and there, but mostly just steak. All made with kerrigold Irish butter, salt, pepper. And some other seasonings. That's it. Other than the weekends, that's my weekly routine.

I see posts all the time about how people have lost so much weight as fast as the first couple of days, and yet I've maybe lost 1 or 2 over the course of 3 to 4ish weeks. I can't tell any difference in my appearance physically either, so I'm not convinced it's muscle gain. I still have the same exact stomach and "fluff" I had 3 weeks ago.

What's everyone eating in order to lose weight? As much as I love the food, I feel like Im better off going back to just counting calories and eating fruits and veggies again. I at least saw great results from that the last time I did it. Idk. I'm kinda losing hope in this diet for myself.

Anyways, thanks for reading. I look forward to reading your advice and suggestions.

I’ve got chickens and have an abundance of eggs. However I can only eat the yolks because I have a sensitivity to egg whites. My stomach cramps immediately followed by my skin breaking out. Was wondering what I could do with the whites instead of throwing them away. Sorry if this is the wrong sub I didn’t know where else to ask.

I know this isn't necessarily carnivore, but has anyone tried this? Did it taste okay?

Where do you buy hormone free chicken at? I can't seem to find any. I find antibiotic free but not hormone free. Ugh!!

Really, meat despite being best of foods smells really intensive. I’m living with non carnivore people and want to respect their space. A little disclaimer: I don’t care very much if it’s 100% natural. First of all should be effective.

I always love scrolling through this sub every now and then to gather some ideas.

Now I’ve started making butter bites and they’re my favorite add-on to my meal. Basically when I eat fish or something lean I will just eat butter bites with it.

I also sometimes just eat a butter bites instead of breakfast.

Also, thanks to another thread I found out that not all pork rinds are made equal. Some are actually fried in soybean oil or other horrid stuff. Luckily my brand is made with lard. Phew.

Thank you carnivore redditors!

...to check if having too much protein did any damage ?

hey all - finding depression, anxiety, and self loathing creep back in. all of these things are gone when i can stick to carnivore - but finding it hard to commit back to it. also - my wife is still breastfeeding so she’s not open to it right now - so the biggest hang up is needing to prepare meals for her while sticking to carnivore.

has anyone faced this dilemma? would love some accountability and support…

I am relatively new to carnivore (about 1 month in) and so far it has been great. But looking ahead, I have a remote hiking trip planned in October where we will be pretty remote and staying at tea houses. I heard there is little meat. Maybe some eggs, but mostly rice and lentils. My question is, how bad is it going to be for me to go off carnivore for two weeks? Should I do it before-hand to adjust? If so - what is a good adjustment period.

Carnivore for 16 months, bodybuilding on carnivore. As a naturally skinny/tall/lanky guy my body seems to be struggling to gain weight I need to progress further. I've started eating more fat with every meal since I can't possibly eat more meat (already eating a lot 4 times per day until stuffed).

The problem: even 16 months in, if I overeat fat, whether from too much bacon, fatty pork, mince, burgers, ghee/tallow, heavy cream or a combination of these, eventually I'll get diarrhoea. It is like my body has a hard limit on how much I can increase my fat/calories by. I've noticed that cutting out magnesium supplements raised this limit but only slight - the onset of diarrhoea just won't let me go further.

I cannot keep progressively overloading my training when I'm capped/limited in the calories intake department. Has anyone here experienced something similar? And how do you overcome it? How do I raise my fat tolerance ceiling?

I am sorry, but I just cannot eat large amounts of ground beef - it has no flavour. I need some sauce with it. I've heard hot sauces can still work on a carnivore diet, what are your go-to's? It might not be strict carnivore, maybe carnivore + sauce (I guess more keto?) but I need suggestions.

In the last two weeks I’ve passed 3 kidney stones . Is it from eating carnivore? I’ve never had this problem and it’s scaring me. The last one I passed was 3 this morning and it was brutal . Does anyone know if it’s connected?

I started first on keto last September 2024 then transitioned to ketovore and now transitioned to carnivore. I have been going to the gym 4x a week CONSISTENTLY ever since. I love our lifestyle because it doesn’t make me hungry and most importantly it helped me remove my medications from bipolar disorder.

BUT… this week, I decided to do some alterations to my strength program because I already lost weight and I can’t seem to lift what I normally lift. So I tried doing higher reps that I normally do. Still eating the same kind of food I eat everyday. And surprise surprise! I keep getting hungry every 3 hours! Unlike before where I can easily do fasting. It’s so hard now. The cravings are insane.

I’m 22F, 157cm and eats 1,200kcal a day. This is my calorie deficit. May I kindly ask for advices, or tips especially to people who went through the same or going through the same thing as me. Thank you!

Note: I do try to eat as much fat as possible because I read that it will help. But can’t think of any other more high fat food I can eat than pork rinds and ground beef

What would you recommend for someone that can’t eat red meat?

My wife has Perioral dermatitis and any type of red meat causes it to flare up.

Curious if anyone’s dealt with this. From my understanding red meat is essential on this diet.

Appreciate the help.

I just recently started the carnivore diet, like 3 days to be exact. I’m trying to go for 6 months and I have a potential problem though. I do an annual bar crawl for st pattys and I was hoping to still go. Is it possible to go and still drink and maybe have some bad food for the day and be able to recover to continue the diet?

Hi,

I am looking to understand how vegetables affect carnivore diet and why people avoid them on carnivore.

I understand that a lot of people get into carnivore diet because they have all sorts of digestion and autoimmune issues and vegetables trigger a lot of those issues. So I understand in this case.

However in my case I love vegetables and don't have any problems eating them at all. Mainly things like tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, lemons (not a veg, but still), avocado, broccoli, etc... with salt and pepper.

So I wanted to understand if eating vegetables on carnivore diet would cause any issues or reduce benefits of carnivore diet itself? Or maybe once you switch to carnivore eating vegetables becomes harder or starts causing issues?

Why is it that nobody includes at least some vegetables on carnivore diet? Specifically people who don't react badly to vegetables in the first place?

I just tested the carnivore diet for 2 days and my cravings for sugar and ,,hangryness,, went mostly away.

I want to continiue but 1 thing is pushing me back: My whole life, my family and doctors said: ,,Don‘t eat too much meat, you will get a heart attack and high cholesterol.‘‘

I also saw posts here on reddit, with blood-tests results with very high cholesterol ratio (Trig/HDL-ratio). So i‘m worried if this diet is the true one.

Can someone explain to me, what this anti-meat propaganda is and if this diet really disregulates the LDL/HDL?