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Showing posts with label experiment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experiment. Show all posts

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Carnivore Update - Butter is Out

Ten days of eating mostly an animal-based diet and I really miss my Whole Foods 365 French Vanilla stevia! I had become very liberal in using it in and on my egg waffles, mixed with coconut oil, and even in my coffee! The craving for it has not really decreased with time, but we'll see. As a treat and just to try it one more time, I consumed a ton of butter the first three days. Oh, how I love grass-fed, salted butter. Yet again, however, it caused quite a bit of puffiness around my eyes and cheeks. I had to take it out...and instead have been using coconut oil. I know this is not from an animal, but I need the extra fat and calories. I've also varied the protein with bone broth, sardines, smoked oysters, egg waffles, smoked salmon, ribeye, liverwurst (no fillers), turkey, beef baby back ribs, chicken wings, pork/beef meatballs, egg bake, hamburgers, etc.

I do not feel any different--no better, no worse--so I will continue for now.


Monday, December 31, 2018

Carnivore Experiment

Ready, set, go! Ketogenic diets were all the rage in 2018, and carnivore has some promising popularity for 2019. In the spirit of the ever-evolving and tweaking nutritionist, I am going to try carnivore...aiming for 30 days. Due to celiac disease and mold allergies, I eat quite closely to this diet anyway (and I LOVE meat/fish)--so I don't think I will have any issues with compliance and I'm interested to see if I will feel any different. I can't recommend what I haven't tried myself (n=1), so we're starting off 2019 with this one. The plan will include any and all forms of animal proteins and fats, plus coffee, mineral/spring water. Did I mention I am a huge fan of fat? And, I love organ meat! I'll record the majority of my meals via Instagram with periodic blog updates as well. Yum, yum, yum!