I’m forty as well. I’ve had three children and am keto/carnivore because…nuts. Anyway, I’m curious. Have you asked yourself why this “ideal weight” matters to you? Is there an unconscious belief hidden behind that goal? Are you not worthy of a proposal without a lower number on the scale? Are you not worthy of your own approval without that lower number? In my twenties and thirties I could reach those ideal numbers with “will power”, but I was always thinking about food and my hormones were a mess. I had acne, drank coffee like a junkie, and was a “mean mom”. I developed disordered eating which started with extreme restriction and ended with binging and purging. To recover/heal in my mid thirties I had to allow my body to gain, overshoot, and then level out where it wanted to be. I’m so much healthier now than I’ve ever been, but the number on the scale does not have me looking like a lean body builder. That’s okay. I’m a not mean mom anyone and I don’t yo-yo and feel shame constantly. So what does that lower number promise you? Is it true? Does this non-committed boyfriend play a role? I can’t imagine that it helps.
I'm in my forties, ok almost 50 and so much like you, but I had to give up the "ideal" weight number. I am so rigid with myself, and if I don't, I binge eat too. Also, it seems like if I have something to achieve, I tend to sabotage myself.....why? Uff, life is hard!!!
Kelly Hogan gained over 20 lbs the first year of carnivore. She stuck with it because of the healing she experienced and then the weight fell off for good. Thanks for the update!🎉
So true! And she only lost the remainder of weight she wanted to lose (something like 30 pounds) when she increased her steps every day! She gets like 30K steps a day! I’ve hiked 14’ers that are 11-14 miles long and only get 20K steps! That walking pad she has indoors is key I think! I want one.
Kelly doesn’t eat that much and walks a lot… coming from a binge eating background.. upping my walks to 3 hours and fasting caused me to be hungry after being on carnivore for 3 years now Im trying to get back mentally to be carnivore and ok with a little extra weight…. It’s such a roller coaster and counting calories has been an eye opener as the labels and apps are always off… all the ribeyes I get from the butcher are different. Isn’t the point of carnivore to be simple 😂
@@SheriMorgan-l8i Kelly Hogan eats way more than I can eat. She eats like 4 hamburgers in one sitting. I can only eat two. She’s also two inches taller than me. I also have way more muscle mass than her and lifts weights heavy and play tennis. My point being, there are lots of variables. We all try to compare ourselves to others but we need to just be only looking at ourselves. But 30K steps a day is boarding on outrageous kinda. That’s a lot! Overkill.
@@marneangel7 I think she looks too thin as well. She is 5’9” though. She has extra height to spread that weight across. She and I weigh the same but she’s two inches taller and I have way more muscle mass than her. I feel my best when I’m doing all the things-walking about 12-15K steps a day, weight lifting, and playing tennis. She needs to addd some muscle to her frame and walk less I think. She’d look more balanced. I think that Keto influencer Maria Emmerich looks downright malnourished and cachexic with sarcopenia.
I am so thankful you did this video. I keep coming back to it because I catch another helpful sentiment each time. I have felt weak, alone, and pathetic as I navigate this lifestyle. I have so much to heal and beating myself up for backsliding is not helpful. Learning about the year it took Kelly Hogan to heal then lose weight was a giant revelation. These are things that make a difference!! I am looking forward to your future posts on meal prep and online trainer info. Thank you very very much for enlightening us all!!!❤
To me, you are the poster child of carnivore. You’re real. You’re beautiful. You’re positive. You’re grounded. Keep it up, I am always looking forward to your videos.
There are too many carnivore influencers that are touting that the carnivore diet is not failing you, you are failing the carnivore diet! Bullshit! Love your channel….you bring to light the struggles we all face and you’re showing that persistence and inflection will show us how individually, we can reach our goals! Great video! Thanks for sharing!!
I agree Pete. I’ve developed a digestive issue since Carnivore. Tried to get some answers. Paid for super chats but no resolution. Eating more fat is not the solution. Docs are telling me to eat fibre. Very conflicted here. Good to hear you feel this way.
It sounds like you need to go 90 days Lion Diet. Over and over I heard "I'm just adding this in, or that in". In my opinion, you still have not healed. I also see your husband and his mother being a problem when it comes to supporting you. Quit everything other than beef water and salt for 90 days. Eat as much as you want as well. I know if I eat bacon, I don't have that stop eating feel and will eat it all up. Doesn't matter how much bacon there is on the plate, I will eat finish the bacon, but it's not that way with fatty beef. I'm 6 months in and do not have those cravings anymore but I went quite a while Lion Diet only.
Yes!! Even using it, or anything with stevia, monkfruit, etc. as a meal ender can derail me. I'm using up what I have and then not buying it anymore. I'll perhaps consider something like peppermint tea, (though not Carnivore) if I truly feel tempted to have a sweet treat.
I know you’re trying to stop sweet tastes but have you thought about trying allulose? I have been using it on my kefir everyday. I don’t have any cravings and actually I have my appetite reduced. And I am carnivore for over year and no weight loss. I am a 56 year old lady so my metabolism is slow, on top of that I have lipedema which makes even harder to lose weight. Good luck to you. You look fantastic, you are beautiful !
It’s been said that pretty much ALL our and the world’s problems are the result of us not being able to sit in uncomfortable feelings. Addictions to anything seem to stem from this. I learned this the hard way. But it’s freedom ❤
Thank you for sharing so authentically! I can so relate to you. I’m 48 and have been a compulsive binge eater since about 13. Carnivore (mostly) for a couple of years helped overcome that but like you I was slowly gaining weight. The only thing that has helped me to get the weight gain under control is fasting 20:4 for 5-6 days a week, and really feasting on carnivore foods that I love during my eating window. I have found doing this I can eat until I’m completely satisfied, not having to track macros or calories, and not feeling restricted because I can eat as much as I feel like I ‘need’ during my eating window. I pray for you that you will find what works for you, we’re all so different ❤
Earlier this year I went through a really tough time emotionally and found myself drinking in excess. I committed to not drink for about a month and a half and now I'm able to moderate. Something about abstaining for a long time helped shift my mindset around drinking. Maybe fasting would help. Just a thought. Thank you for sharing and for being transparent. You look fantastic btw
I really love your brutal honesty! I don’t have a binge problem necessarily, but if I do go off track a little, I tend to stay off track a while. I do your meal prep recipes all of the time! Please keep them up! The chicken nuggets and the enchiladas I have done twice and shared with others!!!
I struggle with "all or nothing" mentality, which sounds similar to what you are saying. I will do so well for awhile, but if I have that one little bit of something that is not on my plan I go completely off the rails like a crazy woman. I feel ya. I am rooting for you to figure it out. Maybe that will help me figure it out!! It is so frustrating. Thank you for sharing.
Yep and I feel very heavy Bec I'm not used to full glycogen stores I will feel that water weight I also need carbs though so I'm doing meat & veggies for now . Super clean & leaner Meats . Well see how this goes
I love that you share all these details because I struggle with the exact same issues and I haven’t found another carnivore that does and it helps knowing I’m not alone. So happy I found your channel❤
I love being your people! 🤗 You can do this. I am working on it too. Busy healing 45 years of disordered eating. We’ll overcome. Praying you find freedom from binging again, Jenn. ❤🙏
I started eating pork skins with cream cheese as a snack. Started gaining. I found out I can't snack between meals. I only eat 2meals a day. Hopefully that will start my weight loss again. I have a lot to lose. I'm back to Dr Chaffee's suggestion of beef, salt and water only.
Eat more fat & less protein. Substitute some of your beef with chicken and fish. Make sure it's well salted. I also eat more eggs and cut out cheese. No milk at all. I started losing some weight when I changed up what I was eating. I was told to only walk 15-20 min a day. No weight or resistance training until I am closer to my ideal weight. Working out causes you to be hunngry. I' m 56 and my skin looks great since doing the carnivore way of eating.
Oh my dog..I've found my tribe! I've almost quit carnivore for good several times, b/c I got off on the wrong foot for the same reason as you! I started out wanting to loose a little around the belly on my 5'5". I am lean - 5'5" from 98-100 lbs, ideal with an eating disorder history - binging etc. And I'm sorry - I can binge on meat just as easily as any carbs! So, to hear I could eat as much as I wanted , and "calories don't matter' sounded wonderful, and I did. What a shock, I gained weight.. I stopped going on the scale after 7 lbs. I had less energy , and now was depressed about the weight gain. Bottom line, of course calories matter. I get they are trying to say it is a bit more nuanced; but if you take in more energy than you need, it gets stored - doesn't matter if it is from fat, protein or carbs. Those without a REAL history of binge eating, like large muscular professional athlete males, don't understand. It's about the stress relief gained through eating/filling up that void.. it's a behavior. True bingers know we can (and will binge on whatever is available if needed). Now , I'm struggling to lose this weight , which is proving harder than ever before. I have not weighed this much in decades. Right now, my experience has not been positive. I think if I had better advice going in, I might have had better results. I always try to be careful with online advice.. but it's hard sometimes.
Howdy, do you watch any other carnivore channels? You may like Dr ken berry, Dr Anthony Chaffee, Dr Elizabeth Bright, Dr mindy Pelze , Dr Annette boz. Also, steak and butter gal, my zero carb life with Kelly Hogan, 5 min body with Mina, etc. Each has their own perspective on how they do carnivore. Also Laura spath. I am constantly learning new things to try. Hope this helps
@@dianejones4276 There is too much conflicting information out there. These people are trying to make a living off of this. They want you to join their groups and pay for coaching. I was strict carnivore for 2 years. I'm in worse shape than when I started. It doesn't work for everyone.
Two thoughts. Set up a habit tracker for your four goals is one. Second is to walk every day even if you can’t make it to 10k. Something is better than nothing.
Thanks for talking about the benefits and highlighting that some of us don't lose the weight. My husband and I love the diet and the benefits but after 20 to 25 lbs lost.... now nothing for months. And we both have lots to loose. I get frustrated with all the influencers saying just eat meat and the weight will fall off. Not for all of us. And no we aren't cheating. Thanks for saying it and best of luck with the revised plan!
Have you checked your leptin levels? Sounds like you have leptin resistance bc you don’t feel satiated. Check out Sarah Kliener’s Leptin Resistance course. It’s a game changer
Never having been a binge-eater, I’ve never been able to understand it, but you’re expressing it so well that I’m starting to get what you’re saying. I was tempted to say, “go to two meals within a six hour window so that you get an autophagy boost”, but, from this video alone, I can see that’s not possible for some. Thanks for being so honest. I’m still learning, even from other people’s experiences that don’t affect me directly. Good luck to you!
Definitely needed to keep a notebook for my carnivore journey. What I found out for myself is fruit is a problem not so much for gaining weight but inability to lose weight, and the other was the heavy cream in my coffee snd the last was eating non carnivore foods late at night
Please watch strong sisters last video , so informative, and it might help you . The guest is Kathleen,in the video. One more thing , you do the same calories everyday, but when you train you need to eat more . So if you train hard defiantly you will be more hungry later in the day or definitely next day .
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Ketovore and WW has been really helpful for me. I've had to restrict my dairy because sugar in dairy and sweet things can amplify my food noise. Even Kiwis and high fiber fruit. I miss cheese lol. Make sure you reward yourself when you eat the right things and follow your plan
I can not help but think that the medication you were on did some damage to your body. I had an illness that lasted for over 3.5 years, could not hardly eat and lost 45 pounds. To clarify how bad that is I was probably only 5 to 10 over weight to start with. I went carnivore to stop putting poison in my body and get some strength back. It is working good a year into carnivore. My long winded point is that it was a very slow recovery and still recovering from all that damage that was done to my body. So if you are not losing the weight you want to right now I urge you to stay as strict carnivore as you can and not go down the side paths. This may take longer than you would like but I truly believe that carnivore will heal most of the damage that was done to you and then you will see better weight loss results. Worse case is that damage done to you was too much and will not heal but carnivore is still your best chance at the healthiest life moving forward. Just my thoughts, thanks for sharing so openly. Wish you the best of luck moving forward and will add you in my prayers.
I am happy for you, and your new plan! This is what has worked for me. Lots of overlap with what you are doing; but some variances. I've lost 43 pounds (5'5; 54 years old; I've gone from 165-122 since 2/20/23): Mainly beef; some eggs. A little pork (bacon) if I'm getting bored, or craving it. I can go 3-4 weeks without; and then make a whole pack of bacon and eat it over 2-3 days. It doesn't seem to impact me too much-but it's so yummy that I could/would probably overeat if it became a daily thing. I have coffee in the am; split a chocolate salt LMNT between my 2 big cups. LOTS of sun. As much as my schedule and the weather allows. I used to burn. I don't anymore; now that I don't consume seed oils. I don't count calories. I eat until I'm satisfied to bordering full (not stuffed.) I don't count steps; but I do walk every day; and my job is reasonably active. I no longer crave sweets. Cheese is a rare treat which I indulge in. I sleep the best that I ever had in my life. Thank you for the update.
I should really watch the whole video lol. I think your plan is good. Weight training is so good!. I follow an online weight training person. She walks every evening after dinner. This is a great idea. It lowers the blood glucose after dinner. I have to get back to it too it even if its just an indoor walking video.
I hear you loud and clear. I had a big accident in January, was still losing weight until March while recovering, then was stress triggered in April and binged 40 lbs back. Blew my goals out the window for the summer and autumn and now starting over. Figured out the stress trigger and I'm better prepared to deal with it if it ever happens again. Keep up the fight Jen !
What about eating per your menstrual cycle? I’m menopausal now, but if I was still having cycles I would be eating for that. There are different phases of your cycle where you are more hungry for good reason. You want babies too, right?
I do want babies. For a while I was trying to increase carbs a bit around ovulation and menstruation but I kept returning to binge eating. It may be something that I’ll try again in the near future though
@@delightedtomeatyou maybe instead of adding carbs during that phase you just increase your calories of carnivore foods during that phase of your cycle?
I have certainly over eaten at family gatherings, but I would never binge because people would see. But I’m sure that it opened the floodgates for lots of binges right after events like that
Have you looked at dr Elizabeth Brights work? 1800 calories is not enough and puts you in diet mode rather than nourish mode. If you’ve been binge eating for a long time your body is screaming for nourishment. Once it gets that and you feel “safe” the tendency to binge will go permanently. You look great and you can see in your face the change. Pounds are not as important as healing. Just some thoughts!😊
The only way to lose the weight, is to heal my heart. Carnivore is just a massively helpful tool for clearing the path, and I know this, but I'm not there yet, still on the journey. You are not alone ❤
Yes. I'm in the same boat. And my boat has many cracks and fissures, but I'm sure I'm not sinking anymore. As I heal physically and my brain is less inflamed I find I can deal with the emotional hurt and overcome the setbacks they cause. In my case, binges on just about any type of destructive pattern, are slowly coming to light and I have can work on them. Best wishes to you on your journey.❤
The only way I found to lose weight is One Meal A Day (OMAD). The trick to losing weight is intermittent fasting. It takes about 4 hours for your body to process a full meal, while it's processing that meal it's in fat storing mode. You have to stay in fat burning mode, fasting, as much as possible. If you eat multiple meals a day you are stopping your body from burning fat. I keep 4% cottage cheese in my fridge just in case I can't make it to meal time. I eat a few spoonful's, enough to hold me over, until dinner. If Matt won't propose to you I will. Jenn, will you marry me?
Food sabotage is real. I'm sorry this happen to you. My neighbor likes to bake cakes if she notice I'm losing wright. Getting back on track is so hard and they never understand. LMNT is loaded in Natural Flavors. Chemicals. Make your own.
I was strict carnivore for 2 years. I never lost weight and probably gained some. Terrified to get on the scale. It didn't help my psoriasis either, in fact made it a little worse. The only benefit was thicker hair. I tried all the different tweaks and none of it worked. My energy was super low. I finally quit. This way of eating was supposed to give me food freedom, simplicity and a healthy weight. It just didn't work. My energy was so low I couldn't even exercise anymore. I finally went back to a whole foods balanced diet with carbs. I feel better and I can exercise now and I'm probably eating fewer calories because I feel full after eating now. I'm so tired of having to obsess over food and exercise. It's not healthy.
Don't beat yourself up. You are doing amazing just get back on it. Maybe go to a therapist to explore reasons for the binge eating. We all cheat though. I just had a dount 😤 but it's OK. I have lost weight but my stomach mid section hasn't shrunk at all for 8 months. Lost weight every where else. But foot problems gone, back pain gone, sleep better, eczema getting better
The one thing that helped me get past the binge eating after restricting myself for long periods of time is getting myself to remember that I can have whatever I want if I really want it. I never acted on it because part of the problem with binging is because in the back of our mind we feel like we have to eat it all now because when we start restricting again it will be off limits. So we kind of panic and irrationally convince ourselves” get it all now because we won’t be able to have it again!” 😳. It’s a retraining of your thoughts. It won’t happen over night but the longer you can have that kind of mentality, “ Oh can have that anytime I want, I just don’t want it” the more you will believe it. At some point it will become second nature.
Check out the book The Mood Cure by Julia Ross. Sounds like you may need some supplementation to help with mood to avoid binges. I am exactly like uou and keep falling off carnivore and binging. Mine is related to when I need that dopamine hit from carbs. Maybe you're the same way. I haven't tried the supplements yet mentioned in the book, but when I do, I'll report back
I can't stop eating either. Meal prepping for the week has helped me. I make sure I have no food that I can snack on. Only what I have meal prepped. Good luck! I look forward to your updates.
I hate to tell you this but age 35 to 55 is rough. Lots of mental obsessing and self doubt with more than just food. From what i can see from watching your videos snacking is your problem. Eat all you want but make it your meal. If you was eating 3 -4000 calories a day and only gaining a little weight what about 2500 calories a day with it being 2 or 3 meals? 1800 seems too restrictive. You look tall. Hang in there sis, you are beautiful! At 70 I am more comfortable in my skin than I ever been. Loving being mostly carnivore.
I so feel the same on carnivore! I just keep getting bigger! So I've started add-in a few other things in. Keto things! I feel ok about it. But we'll see if it helps! 💓
I think you are playing on the edge with allowing LMNT and probably a few other things. If I’m being completely honest, I would suggest you not to focus as much on calorie intake and getting on a strict lion diet. And eat till you are full.
I agree the that is partof the issue with me carnivore us the only way to keep my life in order I'll be eating non stop . If my eating sleep and exercise is on point yhe rest of my life is too
Question: Is the binge eating triggered by your mom or grandma? That might be where you go to diffuse the old behaviour. Be healthy, stay safe and many blessings, Morgan
Have you heard of the sardine challenges? You get really full on a lot less calories. I was gaining as my losing same 5-8 pounds on a lot less calories than you , and a sardine challenge broke that cycle.
I always admire your honesty. Just wondering if you've calculated your TDEE. Given your intense workouts, I'm wondering if you could up your calories on workout days and lower them on rest days. When I calculated mine, I got totals for those. I know you've tried all sorts of things but just thought I'd mention it. I love to hear you talk through things - think out loud. It's interesting how those things we do as teens affect us decades later.
I have figured out my tdee many times and it's about 2500 calories per day, but you're right about how it would be higher on harder workout days. That's something I'll have to consider.
It sounds to me as though you are not getting enough nutrition this is why you do Not count calories or macros if you are working out in the gym you are probably making cortisol which will prevent you from loosing weight
Ha! Agree about the word "journey." It's an accurate word but overused to the point of cringe by some people. I'm so glad you're doing this series. I started carnivore over 7 months ago (in October 2023) and haven't experienced the magic that so many others report. I lost a little weight -- maybe 10-20 lbs -- early on but then it stopped and I go up and down the same few pounds for five months. I get frustrated and do little cheats during dinner out with the family once a week or so, and am getting more sloppy because it's like what's the point? It isn't working anyway! I stopped watching your videos for a few months because I thought you were reporting success and I didn't want to be annoyed at yet another carnivore reporting magical weight loss while still it eluded me. Sorry for my judgement. I admire your tenacity and commitment to success. You are inspiring me to tighten up my game. Sorry I don't have any magic solutions but know you will figure it out. Meanwhile, you're still very beautiful and I hope you're appreciating the skin you're in now.
I relate to so much of what your saying. I do alot of experimenting in this area. What I wander is if you may be starting to big 🤔 Why not start with not gaining weight rather than loosing weight, then when your clear on what maintenance is for you attempt to loose from there. If you cant stick to maintenance without going off plan then your focus perhaps needs to shift to healing the binging mindset rather than the physical. X
Have you tried Dr. Boz’s Sardine Diet. Dr. Boz does a 72 hr sardine feast 3 days a week. And next time you say your really hungry than open up a can of sardines. And hey you probably won’t ever binge on sardines. Try it. Everyone hates sardines, but I heard it said about sardines “eat your medicine” Best of luck.
Thank you Jen. I really believe our ancestors food situation matters to how we seek food today. I bet your had times of famine and genetically you are wired to eat whenever food is available. Just my two cents. I'm rooting for you❤
Thanks for this video. I'm struggling, too. Went off the rails for a week and am paying for it. Dr. Chaffee says it takes about 3 weeks to get over going off the plan. He's right! I gained 10 lbs in that 1 wk which had taken sooo long to lose! Well, let's live and learn. One tip: Forget the past and start from today. We all did a lot of crazy dieting most of our lives. Forget it. It's a new day! One day at a time.
You sound exactly like me, and I have late stage addiction to food. It is a progressive primary brain disease. Having no off switch for meat, eating packs of gum just to get the flavor, eating protein that tastes like a milkshake... All of these things are just evidence of how progressive it is. I would suggest that you actually enter a recovery program to discover how to manage addiction through abstinence, emotiinal work and brain retraining. Just manipulating food will never manage it.
Bone Marrow has been a lifesaver too… basically a Ketogenic Carnivore Diet is what helped me with 40 years of binging… sounds crazy but if I try to mess with it … I lose control and it’s miserable! Thank you for sharing as we all should give grace to ourselves and quit self harm binging! You don’t deserve the pain that comes from the binge… please let’s all make a goal to be kind to ourselves & stop this silent self harm! We are so kind to animals but slowly harm ourselves… you’re an angel !!! 💙💙
You can still lose don’t worry 😉. What about your cardio exercise routine and the intensity of it? But yeah the consistency of hitting your macros and exercise will get you there. Sustainability is the key 🔐 I gained on carnivore when I was in a surplus so no matter how you eat, you can gain or lose
I know how you feel. But you have to realize the milk has sugar in it. I drank that every day growing up on a farm that could bring your cravings back. I know that helps you sleep but there is sugar in it
Hi Jen, thanks for your videos, really helpful as always. Today you really made something click for me - I was constantly dieting as a young teen and on and off throughout my adult life. I definitely created a terrible relationship with food, addiction and issues with sweet tastes, dopamine hit, boredom eating, constantly grazing etc. I get everything you've said and also struggle to reach my target weight, only loosing a little after 36 hour fasts but gain back weight afterwards. I've gone semi carnivore and am learning what foods to completely avoid, trigger foods as well as foods that make me puffy or sluggish and tired. Good levels of meat /chicken/eggs in every meal really helps stabilise blood sugars, curb cravings, keep me satiated. A mostly carnivore diet would be my ideal, but I still enjoy rice, a little fruit and veg, lots of seasoning, herbs and spices. I think the truth is these foods are me hanging on to carbohydrate addiction. Good luck getting to your target weight, I'm here in the UK doing the same. Let's get there! Zoe x
I feel like you just don’t really believe in yourself to be honest. Just fast?! What’s the problem? You want to loose weight and eat 3 meals a day ?? How is that supposed to work. Sorry to say it like this. Fasting is EASY. Especially on carnivore. Plus it is something you can work your way up to. If you can’t do a water fast do a fat fast. It’s almost as effective ! you can do this 💪🏻 I dropped 16kg in 8 months. BMI of 22 now. the fastest way for results is alternate day fasting on carnivore and eating AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE in one meal on eating days every 48 hrs. You will loose an average of 9lbs in a week if you stick with this
I appreciate that you had a great experience with fasting, but I have tried several methods of fasting and it has not been a good fit for me. Now that I’ve got this binge eating thing under control, I feel very certain that fasting is one of the worst things I could do in that it would make it much harder for me not to binge eat
Cortisol - Elevated cortisol levels can cause food cravings, especially for sweet, fatty, and salty foods. Under stress, you are more likely to order a milkshake with fries than you are a balanced meal. Leptin - Leptin is the satiety hormone and is the main hormone that tells you when it is time to stop eating.
You know what’s really interesting is that I had a Dutch test done last year and found that my cortisol was actually low! I couldn’t believe it. Though I think the Leptin issue may be true for me.
@@delightedtomeatyou I've been doing carnivore for a few months. Haven't lost a pound. I did not have any health issues or skin issues to address but was wanting to clean up my eating. I no longer have cravings and don't snack anymore but still not lost a pound. I'm going to the doctor next week to get some tests run. Hormones, thyroid, etc. 10 years ago. I changed my eating and all the products I use on my body and in my house. I healed from asthma, hay, fever, severe severe cat, allergy, and eczema. No health issues identified in previous tests but there has to be a reason I can't budge a pound.
Thank you for sharing. I relate so much! I can’t talk with anyone about this. I had some non carnivore foods at a birthday party yesterday and now I’m fighting binge desires. I’m laying in bed watching your video and trying not to cry. Thank you for helping me not feel so alone.
I binged on crunchy peanut butter on a fat piece of bread. Doesn’t seem terrible butttt I struggled this morning not to pack a pb sandwich for lunch. Like literally took the bread out and put it back. That’s the power of binging.
Excellent video. I love your stuff cuz you're so straightforward. I'm a binge eater too and you can binge on carnivore foods just like you can binge on any foods. I basically have to be black and white about it. But I hear what you're saying because when I'm bored, and that's essentially when this happens, I will add a carnivore food to a meal I've already eaten. I know I'm full. It's about boredom. Also, I totally understand from an educated point of view that calories in calories out is not a thing. According to scientists the body can't even use calories like they are defined. But certainly if you want to use them as a guideline and you know where you start running into trouble, I don't see any harm in that. However, I guarantee you that if you eat a thousand calories of junk food which are addictive, and you eat a thousand calories of meat and eggs, your body's going to use that food very differently. To that degree, calories are misleading. Your body just plain uses protein and fat much differently than it uses the standard American diet. I'm not saying this works for everybody. I really appreciate Dr Shawn Baker, who has not joined the cult of people who say you have to do it exactly the way we do it or it isn't going to work. You know, take your carnival card away. People who say moderate and eat a little of everything don't understand addiction. Some of us just can't do that and we have to be honest with ourselves about it. My daughter was here this weekend. I made sweet rolls for a brunch I had and there were other foods that I had to avoid. Frankly, it didn't bother me at all, but I did find myself, as you said you did, Lisa, eating an extra piece of breakfast casserole, which was totally carnivore, but still too much. Anyway, I'm rambling. Keep up the good work. I hope this works for you. By the way, I have to take the electrolytes or I get muscle cramps. Usually takes me two packets a day, but I've worn a glucose monitor and my sugar doesn't go up with stevia. Lucked out there. It also does not cause cravings. So I see no reason to give it up. And I do so love my butter coffee in the morning. Now if I could just get myself to walk and lift! By the way I'm 77 years old, with Sterling blood tests and no prescriptions. I also wondered what your fat protein ratio is because I found that if I ate a little more fat, I was much more sociated than if I ate higher protein.
I just finished the sardines fast… the results was very good only did it for 5 days. Back to carnivore for 2 days and back to sardines 2 days. I am 58 and feel pretty great.
I have been planning to do this but I do just one day and then I give up. What’s the best brand of sardines you can stick to that tastes much better. Do you do with oil or water?
@@mariak9871 I liked King Oscars in Olive oil, I tried like 4 more different kinds but back to the King. Lost 6 pounds it’s a great kick start. Look up sardine challenge on TH-cam. You will find the ladies doing this challenge and they change it up a bit. So you don’t get burned out
There is definitely something to this. I did a 3-day and lost a few lbs. I didn't gain it back and I appreciated my regular Carnivore diet when I resumed it. I just dread the thought of doing it again. Still...I might. Perhaps look into Keto Maria's protein sparing modified fast and compare? She and her husband Craig recently did a video about sardine fasting. Its on her channel, Maria Emmerich. I used Season brand of sardines with the skin and bones included, and ate 3 cans per day. Substituted a couple cans of mackerel at various points, as I heard that was acceptable on the fast. I did have my one cup of black coffee each day as well, with no sweetener added.
I am the same way. No shut off switch. I’m struggling so much and have now gained 12 lbs since last fall. I appreciate your channel so much! I was carnivore for almost 3 years with the last 6 months being only meat heavy. Now I’ve almost given up. I am mostly eating whole foods and doing calorie restriction. It’s miserable and I am failing terribly.
Thanks for sharing! I grew up eating so much processed crap foods. I’ve had a lot of the same experiences as you with binging and also with great health benefits from carnivore. I’ve had struggles sticking with carnivore and not binging as I too started having issues with sleep and muscle cramps and tried adding things in, I appreciate your honesty and will be praying for you! You are my people!
I appreciate this SO much!!! Over a year ago I went carnivore with online help (not pd) but so hung ho AND LOST 20 pounds in 2 months and cured other things, especially mental health. End of summer ‘23 I somehow hurt my back quite bad. In just a few weeks is my daughters wedding and I’ve gained all my weight back + SO Now I’m better enough to do this again (as of 2 mos ago) and I can’t seem to not be hungry. There must be a reset. Steak and butter Gal on TH-cam is helpful ….in the struggle with you.
If you haven't, check out Maria Emmerich, she and her husband use protein sparing fasts, basically eating a lot of lean protein but letting the body use body fat for fuel, instead of dietary fat (butter, fatty meat et al). They're big into fat and cals do actually matter, like you're saying! This method burns body fat but maintains muscle. 🤍
I think he smoked it at 275 degrees until the internal temp got to 170 degrees, then he wrapped it in butcher paper and put it back in until the temp got to 190 degrees.
I love your video and really appreciate everything you share and your honesty. I would worry about your future MIL once you have kids, offering them sugar and carbs. Overall you're doing great! Cheering you on 🎉
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I’m forty as well. I’ve had three children and am keto/carnivore because…nuts. Anyway, I’m curious. Have you asked yourself why this “ideal weight” matters to you? Is there an unconscious belief hidden behind that goal? Are you not worthy of a proposal without a lower number on the scale? Are you not worthy of your own approval without that lower number? In my twenties and thirties I could reach those ideal numbers with “will power”, but I was always thinking about food and my hormones were a mess. I had acne, drank coffee like a junkie, and was a “mean mom”. I developed disordered eating which started with extreme restriction and ended with binging and purging. To recover/heal in my mid thirties I had to allow my body to gain, overshoot, and then level out where it wanted to be. I’m so much healthier now than I’ve ever been, but the number on the scale does not have me looking like a lean body builder. That’s okay. I’m a not mean mom anyone and I don’t yo-yo and feel shame constantly. So what does that lower number promise you? Is it true? Does this non-committed boyfriend play a role? I can’t imagine that it helps.
Hmm, Those are very important questions that I need to really ponder.
I'm in my forties, ok almost 50 and so much like you, but I had to give up the "ideal" weight number. I am so rigid with myself, and if I don't, I binge eat too. Also, it seems like if I have something to achieve, I tend to sabotage myself.....why? Uff, life is hard!!!
@@bb_lars2711 bingo.
Love your vulnerability. You talk about real struggles that so many people are battling. You are helping so many people Jen!
Thank you Erin. I really appreciate that.
Kelly Hogan gained over 20 lbs the first year of carnivore. She stuck with it because of the healing she experienced and then the weight fell off for good.
Thanks for the update!🎉
So true! And she only lost the remainder of weight she wanted to lose (something like 30 pounds) when she increased her steps every day! She gets like 30K steps a day! I’ve hiked 14’ers that are 11-14 miles long and only get 20K steps! That walking pad she has indoors is key I think! I want one.
I may have an unpopular opinion. I think Kelly is looking too thin right now. I'm hoping she is ok cuz I love that girl!
Kelly doesn’t eat that much and walks a lot… coming from a binge eating background.. upping my walks to 3 hours and fasting caused me to be hungry after being on carnivore for 3 years now Im trying to get back mentally to be carnivore and ok with a little extra weight…. It’s such a roller coaster and counting calories has been an eye opener as the labels and apps are always off… all the ribeyes I get from the butcher are different. Isn’t the point of carnivore to be simple 😂
@@SheriMorgan-l8i Kelly Hogan eats way more than I can eat. She eats like 4 hamburgers in one sitting. I can only eat two. She’s also two inches taller than me. I also have way more muscle mass than her and lifts weights heavy and play tennis. My point being, there are lots of variables. We all try to compare ourselves to others but we need to just be only looking at ourselves. But 30K steps a day is boarding on outrageous kinda. That’s a lot! Overkill.
@@marneangel7 I think she looks too thin as well. She is 5’9” though. She has extra height to spread that weight across. She and I weigh the same but she’s two inches taller and I have way more muscle mass than her. I feel my best when I’m doing all the things-walking about 12-15K steps a day, weight lifting, and playing tennis. She needs to addd some muscle to her frame and walk less I think. She’d look more balanced. I think that Keto influencer Maria Emmerich looks downright malnourished and cachexic with sarcopenia.
I am so thankful you did this video. I keep coming back to it because I catch another helpful sentiment each time. I have felt weak, alone, and pathetic as I navigate this lifestyle. I have so much to heal and beating myself up for backsliding is not helpful. Learning about the year it took Kelly Hogan to heal then lose weight was a giant revelation. These are things that make a difference!!
I am looking forward to your future posts on meal prep and online trainer info. Thank you very very much for enlightening us all!!!❤
To me, you are the poster child of carnivore.
You’re real. You’re beautiful. You’re positive. You’re grounded.
Keep it up, I am always looking forward to your videos.
You are so sweet to say that, thank you so much.
Jen, I 💯 agree with this comment. I couldn’t have said it better 🧡
There are too many carnivore influencers that are touting that the carnivore diet is not failing you, you are failing the carnivore diet! Bullshit! Love your channel….you bring to light the struggles we all face and you’re showing that persistence and inflection will show us how individually, we can reach our goals! Great video! Thanks for sharing!!
I agree Pete. I’ve developed a digestive issue since Carnivore. Tried to get some answers. Paid for super chats but no resolution. Eating more fat is not the solution. Docs are telling me to eat fibre. Very conflicted here. Good to hear you feel this way.
It sounds like you need to go 90 days Lion Diet. Over and over I heard "I'm just adding this in, or that in". In my opinion, you still have not healed. I also see your husband and his mother being a problem when it comes to supporting you. Quit everything other than beef water and salt for 90 days. Eat as much as you want as well. I know if I eat bacon, I don't have that stop eating feel and will eat it all up. Doesn't matter how much bacon there is on the plate, I will eat finish the bacon, but it's not that way with fatty beef. I'm 6 months in and do not have those cravings anymore but I went quite a while Lion Diet only.
LMNT was another thing I was addicted and had to quit
Yes!! Even using it, or anything with stevia, monkfruit, etc. as a meal ender can derail me. I'm using up what I have and then not buying it anymore. I'll perhaps consider something like peppermint tea, (though not Carnivore) if I truly feel tempted to have a sweet treat.
I know you’re trying to stop sweet tastes but have you thought about trying allulose? I have been using it on my kefir everyday. I don’t have any cravings and actually I have my appetite reduced. And I am carnivore for over year and no weight loss. I am a 56 year old lady so my metabolism is slow, on top of that I have lipedema which makes even harder to lose weight. Good luck to you. You look fantastic, you are beautiful !
It’s been said that pretty much ALL our and the world’s problems are the result of us not being able to sit in uncomfortable feelings. Addictions to anything seem to stem from this. I learned this the hard way. But it’s freedom ❤
Thank you for sharing so authentically! I can so relate to you. I’m 48 and have been a compulsive binge eater since about 13. Carnivore (mostly) for a couple of years helped overcome that but like you I was slowly gaining weight. The only thing that has helped me to get the weight gain under control is fasting 20:4 for 5-6 days a week, and really feasting on carnivore foods that I love during my eating window. I have found doing this I can eat until I’m completely satisfied, not having to track macros or calories, and not feeling restricted because I can eat as much as I feel like I ‘need’ during my eating window. I pray for you that you will find what works for you, we’re all so different ❤
I hear you Tash. Fasting works for me too. As soon as I start counting or thinking too much, 29:13 worry comes back about gaining again. 👏🇦🇺
Earlier this year I went through a really tough time emotionally and found myself drinking in excess. I committed to not drink for about a month and a half and now I'm able to moderate. Something about abstaining for a long time helped shift my mindset around drinking. Maybe fasting would help. Just a thought. Thank you for sharing and for being transparent. You look fantastic btw
I really love your brutal honesty! I don’t have a binge problem necessarily, but if I do go off track a little, I tend to stay off track a while. I do your meal prep recipes all of the time! Please keep them up! The chicken nuggets and the enchiladas I have done twice and shared with others!!!
oh yay, I love that you've been making the food!
KC Chiefs!!!! Yes- I see your blanket in the background 💖
I struggle with "all or nothing" mentality, which sounds similar to what you are saying. I will do so well for awhile, but if I have that one little bit of something that is not on my plan I go completely off the rails like a crazy woman. I feel ya. I am rooting for you to figure it out. Maybe that will help me figure it out!! It is so frustrating. Thank you for sharing.
Water only fasting for extended periods of time is the only thing that really works for me.
What is there to figure out? It's food addiction. Pure and simple.
Yep and I feel very heavy Bec I'm not used to full glycogen stores I will feel that water weight I also need carbs though so I'm doing meat & veggies for now . Super clean & leaner Meats . Well see how this goes
I love that you share all these details because I struggle with the exact same issues and I haven’t found another carnivore that does and it helps knowing I’m not alone. So happy I found your channel❤
Spoiler alert…I don’t think it’s just the 2 of us! It’s just that people aren’t talking about it!!
I struggle with the same as well
I love being your people! 🤗 You can do this. I am working on it too. Busy healing 45 years of disordered eating. We’ll overcome. Praying you find freedom from binging again, Jenn. ❤🙏
I have 2 words.‘sardine fast’
You really didn’t watch until the end of the video.
I started eating pork skins with cream cheese as a snack. Started gaining. I found out I can't snack between meals. I only eat 2meals a day. Hopefully that will start my weight loss again. I have a lot to lose. I'm back to Dr Chaffee's suggestion of beef, salt and water only.
Eat more fat & less protein. Substitute some of your beef with chicken and fish. Make sure it's well salted. I also eat more eggs and cut out cheese. No milk at all. I started losing some weight when I changed up what I was eating. I was told to only walk 15-20 min a day. No weight or resistance training until I am closer to my ideal weight. Working out causes you to be hunngry. I' m 56 and my skin looks great since doing the carnivore way of eating.
Maybe start with unrestricted carnivore as reset then taper?
Oh my dog..I've found my tribe! I've almost quit carnivore for good several times, b/c I got off on the wrong foot for the same reason as you! I started out wanting to loose a little around the belly on my 5'5". I am lean - 5'5" from 98-100 lbs, ideal with an eating disorder history - binging etc. And I'm sorry - I can binge on meat just as easily as any carbs! So, to hear I could eat as much as I wanted , and "calories don't matter' sounded wonderful, and I did. What a shock, I gained weight.. I stopped going on the scale after 7 lbs. I had less energy , and now was depressed about the weight gain.
Bottom line, of course calories matter. I get they are trying to say it is a bit more nuanced; but if you take in more energy than you need, it gets stored - doesn't matter if it is from fat, protein or carbs. Those without a REAL history of binge eating, like large muscular professional athlete males, don't understand. It's about the stress relief gained through eating/filling up that void.. it's a behavior. True bingers know we can (and will binge on whatever is available if needed). Now , I'm struggling to lose this weight , which is proving harder than ever before. I have not weighed this much in decades.
Right now, my experience has not been positive. I think if I had better advice going in, I might have had better results. I always try to be careful with online advice.. but it's hard sometimes.
Howdy, do you watch any other carnivore channels?
You may like Dr ken berry, Dr Anthony Chaffee, Dr Elizabeth Bright, Dr mindy Pelze , Dr Annette boz. Also, steak and butter gal, my zero carb life with Kelly Hogan, 5 min body with Mina, etc. Each has their own perspective on how they do carnivore. Also Laura spath. I am constantly learning new things to try. Hope this helps
@@dianejones4276 There is too much conflicting information out there. These people are trying to make a living off of this. They want you to join their groups and pay for coaching. I was strict carnivore for 2 years. I'm in worse shape than when I started. It doesn't work for everyone.
Two thoughts. Set up a habit tracker for your four goals is one. Second is to walk every day even if you can’t make it to 10k. Something is better than nothing.
Thanks for talking about the benefits and highlighting that some of us don't lose the weight. My husband and I love the diet and the benefits but after 20 to 25 lbs lost.... now nothing for months. And we both have lots to loose. I get frustrated with all the influencers saying just eat meat and the weight will fall off. Not for all of us. And no we aren't cheating. Thanks for saying it and best of luck with the revised plan!
I guess you have to eat less even on a carnivore diet
Have you checked your leptin levels? Sounds like you have leptin resistance bc you don’t feel satiated. Check out Sarah Kliener’s Leptin Resistance course. It’s a game changer
I think leptin is about the only thing I haven’t checked yet 😂
It's not all your fault. Check out Katie Souza Ministries on healing soul wounds to get healed from food addictions.
Never having been a binge-eater, I’ve never been able to understand it, but you’re expressing it so well that I’m starting to get what you’re saying. I was tempted to say, “go to two meals within a six hour window so that you get an autophagy boost”, but, from this video alone, I can see that’s not possible for some.
Thanks for being so honest. I’m still learning, even from other people’s experiences that don’t affect me directly. Good luck to you!
thank you for watching and for your kind words. That means a lot to me.
😅*just eat until you’re full* does not work me neither 🤣😶 …oh my god, I could eat SOOO much meat and butter😬😬😬
so much!!!
Definitely needed to keep a notebook for my carnivore journey. What I found out for myself is fruit is a problem not so much for gaining weight but inability to lose weight, and the other was the heavy cream in my coffee snd the last was eating non carnivore foods late at night
Same if I eat too close to bed I'll stall . I need to move after I eat each meal .
Please watch strong sisters last video , so informative, and it might help you . The guest is Kathleen,in the video.
One more thing , you do the same calories everyday, but when you train you need to eat more . So if you train hard defiantly you will be more hungry later in the day or definitely next day .
Same. I’m carnivore since April 2023 and I gained 5 pounds… Hoping to lose weight before summer !
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Ketovore and WW has been really helpful for me. I've had to restrict my dairy because sugar in dairy and sweet things can amplify my food noise. Even Kiwis and high fiber fruit. I miss cheese lol.
Make sure you reward yourself when you eat the right things and follow your plan
I can not help but think that the medication you were on did some damage to your body. I had an illness that lasted for over 3.5 years, could not hardly eat and lost 45 pounds. To clarify how bad that is I was probably only 5 to 10 over weight to start with. I went carnivore to stop putting poison in my body and get some strength back. It is working good a year into carnivore. My long winded point is that it was a very slow recovery and still recovering from all that damage that was done to my body. So if you are not losing the weight you want to right now I urge you to stay as strict carnivore as you can and not go down the side paths. This may take longer than you would like but I truly believe that carnivore will heal most of the damage that was done to you and then you will see better weight loss results. Worse case is that damage done to you was too much and will not heal but carnivore is still your best chance at the healthiest life moving forward. Just my thoughts, thanks for sharing so openly. Wish you the best of luck moving forward and will add you in my prayers.
I am happy for you, and your new plan! This is what has worked for me. Lots of overlap with what you are doing; but some variances. I've lost 43 pounds (5'5; 54 years old; I've gone from 165-122 since 2/20/23):
Mainly beef; some eggs. A little pork (bacon) if I'm getting bored, or craving it. I can go 3-4 weeks without; and then make a whole pack of bacon and eat it over 2-3 days. It doesn't seem to impact me too much-but it's so yummy that I could/would probably overeat if it became a daily thing.
I have coffee in the am; split a chocolate salt LMNT between my 2 big cups.
LOTS of sun. As much as my schedule and the weather allows. I used to burn. I don't anymore; now that I don't consume seed oils.
I don't count calories. I eat until I'm satisfied to bordering full (not stuffed.)
I don't count steps; but I do walk every day; and my job is reasonably active.
I no longer crave sweets. Cheese is a rare treat which I indulge in.
I sleep the best that I ever had in my life.
Thank you for the update.
I really, really appreciate this feedback. I will be chatting it and referring to it frequently!
I should really watch the whole video lol. I think your plan is good. Weight training is so good!. I follow an online weight training person. She walks every evening after dinner. This is a great idea. It lowers the blood glucose after dinner. I have to get back to it too it even if its just an indoor walking video.
I hear you loud and clear. I had a big accident in January, was still losing weight until March while recovering, then was stress triggered in April and binged 40 lbs back. Blew my goals out the window for the summer and autumn and now starting over. Figured out the stress trigger and I'm better prepared to deal with it if it ever happens again. Keep up the fight Jen !
You do the same!
What about eating per your menstrual cycle? I’m menopausal now, but if I was still having cycles I would be eating for that. There are different phases of your cycle where you are more hungry for good reason. You want babies too, right?
I do want babies. For a while I was trying to increase carbs a bit around ovulation and menstruation but I kept returning to binge eating. It may be something that I’ll try again in the near future though
@@delightedtomeatyou maybe instead of adding carbs during that phase you just increase your calories of carnivore foods during that phase of your cycle?
I've been getting at least 10,000 steps a day for the past month and I'm really surprised how much it has changed my body!
If you are working out you are probably gaining muscle and you have cortisol which will prevent you from loosing weight
Do you binge at family gatherings or after? For me, it was always after. Didn’t want to feel my feels or a binge to decompress.
I have certainly over eaten at family gatherings, but I would never binge because people would see. But I’m sure that it opened the floodgates for lots of binges right after events like that
I can recommend the book Never Binge Again. It's got some useful tools and maybe the advice would work for you/anyone.
I’ve actually read that one too!
Thats because Carnivore sucks. I lost more weight eating lucky charms cereals than Carnival diet.
Have you looked at dr Elizabeth Brights work? 1800 calories is not enough and puts you in diet mode rather than nourish mode. If you’ve been binge eating for a long time your body is screaming for nourishment. Once it gets that and you feel “safe” the tendency to binge will go permanently. You look great and you can see in your face the change. Pounds are not as important as healing. Just some thoughts!😊
The only way to lose the weight, is to heal my heart. Carnivore is just a massively helpful tool for clearing the path, and I know this, but I'm not there yet, still on the journey. You are not alone ❤
Yes. I'm in the same boat. And my boat has many cracks and fissures, but I'm sure I'm not sinking anymore. As I heal physically and my brain is less inflamed I find I can deal with the emotional hurt and overcome the setbacks they cause. In my case, binges on just about any type of destructive pattern, are slowly coming to light and I have can work on them. Best wishes to you on your journey.❤
@@DiS5064 ❤️ you too!
The only way I found to lose weight is One Meal A Day (OMAD). The trick to losing weight is intermittent fasting. It takes about 4 hours for your body to process a full meal, while it's processing that meal it's in fat storing mode. You have to stay in fat burning mode, fasting, as much as possible. If you eat multiple meals a day you are stopping your body from burning fat. I keep 4% cottage cheese in my fridge just in case I can't make it to meal time. I eat a few spoonful's, enough to hold me over, until dinner.
If Matt won't propose to you I will. Jenn, will you marry me?
Food sabotage is real. I'm sorry this happen to you. My neighbor likes to bake cakes if she notice I'm losing wright. Getting back on track is so hard and they never understand. LMNT is loaded in Natural Flavors. Chemicals. Make your own.
I was strict carnivore for 2 years. I never lost weight and probably gained some. Terrified to get on the scale. It didn't help my psoriasis either, in fact made it a little worse. The only benefit was thicker hair. I tried all the different tweaks and none of it worked. My energy was super low. I finally quit. This way of eating was supposed to give me food freedom, simplicity and a healthy weight. It just didn't work. My energy was so low I couldn't even exercise anymore. I finally went back to a whole foods balanced diet with carbs. I feel better and I can exercise now and I'm probably eating fewer calories because I feel full after eating now. I'm so tired of having to obsess over food and exercise. It's not healthy.
Don't beat yourself up. You are doing amazing just get back on it. Maybe go to a therapist to explore reasons for the binge eating. We all cheat though. I just had a dount 😤 but it's OK. I have lost weight but my stomach mid section hasn't shrunk at all for 8 months. Lost weight every where else. But foot problems gone, back pain gone, sleep better, eczema getting better
The one thing that helped me get past the binge eating after restricting myself for long periods of time is getting myself to remember that I can have whatever I want if I really want it. I never acted on it because part of the problem with binging is because in the back of our mind we feel like we have to eat it all now because when we start restricting again it will be off limits. So we kind of panic and irrationally convince ourselves” get it all now because we won’t be able to have it again!” 😳. It’s a retraining of your thoughts. It won’t happen over night but the longer you can have that kind of mentality, “ Oh can have that anytime I want, I just don’t want it” the more you will believe it. At some point it will become second nature.
this is great advice. Thank you
I binged a few times in May…..weighed myself and to my surprise I actually lost weight 😅
Check out the book The Mood Cure by Julia Ross. Sounds like you may need some supplementation to help with mood to avoid binges. I am exactly like uou and keep falling off carnivore and binging. Mine is related to when I need that dopamine hit from carbs. Maybe you're the same way. I haven't tried the supplements yet mentioned in the book, but when I do, I'll report back
I can't stop eating either. Meal prepping for the week has helped me. I make sure I have no food that I can snack on. Only what I have meal prepped. Good luck! I look forward to your updates.
Same I find that when I'm prepped I'm all set . If I'm not I'm more likely to snack off plan
I hate to tell you this but age 35 to 55 is rough. Lots of mental obsessing and self doubt with more than just food. From what i can see from watching your videos snacking is your problem. Eat all you want but make it your meal. If you was eating 3 -4000 calories a day and only gaining a little weight what about 2500 calories a day with it being 2 or 3 meals? 1800 seems too restrictive. You look tall. Hang in there sis, you are beautiful! At 70 I am more comfortable in my skin than I ever been. Loving being mostly carnivore.
I think ten pounds is GREAT. I'd love to lose 10 lbs, LOL.
I think she should dump her boyfriend. He's causing her too much stress. She wants to get married and needs to move on to somebody who is ready.
I so feel the same on carnivore! I just keep getting bigger! So I've started add-in a few other things in. Keto things! I feel ok about it. But we'll see if it helps! 💓
I think you are playing on the edge with allowing LMNT and probably a few other things. If I’m being completely honest, I would suggest you not to focus as much on calorie intake and getting on a strict lion diet. And eat till you are full.
I agree the that is partof the issue with me carnivore us the only way to keep my life in order I'll be eating non stop . If my eating sleep and exercise is on point yhe rest of my life is too
Is there any way you can explain the "sleeping" problems and how you used milk to help that?
Read The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathon Haidt. It talks about lot about our brains ‘the elephant and the rider’
Question: Is the binge eating triggered by your mom or grandma? That might be where you go to diffuse the old behaviour. Be healthy, stay safe and many blessings, Morgan
Have you heard of the sardine challenges? You get really full on a lot less calories. I was gaining as my losing same 5-8 pounds on a lot less calories than you , and a sardine challenge broke that cycle.
I always admire your honesty. Just wondering if you've calculated your TDEE. Given your intense workouts, I'm wondering if you could up your calories on workout days and lower them on rest days. When I calculated mine, I got totals for those. I know you've tried all sorts of things but just thought I'd mention it. I love to hear you talk through things - think out loud. It's interesting how those things we do as teens affect us decades later.
I have figured out my tdee many times and it's about 2500 calories per day, but you're right about how it would be higher on harder workout days. That's something I'll have to consider.
@@delightedtomeatyouwow 700 calorie deficit, that would make my brain think it were starving.
It sounds to me as though you are not getting enough nutrition this is why you do Not count calories or macros if you are working out in the gym you are probably making cortisol which will prevent you from loosing weight
Have u read Food Junkies by Dr Vera Tarman
I can't stop eating either. I struggle with nibble foods. Cant have them
Ha! Agree about the word "journey." It's an accurate word but overused to the point of cringe by some people.
I'm so glad you're doing this series. I started carnivore over 7 months ago (in October 2023) and haven't experienced the magic that so many others report. I lost a little weight -- maybe 10-20 lbs -- early on but then it stopped and I go up and down the same few pounds for five months. I get frustrated and do little cheats during dinner out with the family once a week or so, and am getting more sloppy because it's like what's the point? It isn't working anyway!
I stopped watching your videos for a few months because I thought you were reporting success and I didn't want to be annoyed at yet another carnivore reporting magical weight loss while still it eluded me. Sorry for my judgement.
I admire your tenacity and commitment to success. You are inspiring me to tighten up my game. Sorry I don't have any magic solutions but know you will figure it out. Meanwhile, you're still very beautiful and I hope you're appreciating the skin you're in now.
You are so very sweet, thank you for your kind words. Especially the reminder to enjoy the skin. I’m in now. I hope you’re doing the same 🩷
Sweet Jen I hear all your frustrations. Your vulnerability is so precious!! I’m here to support you on your journey!
I relate to so much of what your saying. I do alot of experimenting in this area. What I wander is if you may be starting to big 🤔 Why not start with not gaining weight rather than loosing weight, then when your clear on what maintenance is for you attempt to loose from there. If you cant stick to maintenance without going off plan then your focus perhaps needs to shift to healing the binging mindset rather than the physical. X
From what ive listened to Dr Ken Berry Dr Anthony Chaffee is you eat till comfortably satisfied .....not calorie control
Been there. Tried that. Gained weight.
Have you tried Dr. Boz’s Sardine Diet. Dr. Boz does a 72 hr sardine feast 3 days a week. And next time you say your really hungry than open up a can of sardines. And hey you probably won’t ever binge on sardines. Try it. Everyone hates sardines, but I heard it said about sardines “eat your medicine” Best of luck.
You are the poster child for the real women ❤
Cut down the fat up the protein
I undereat on strict carniviore i get tired and heavy 🪨 fast evwn on small meals
Thank you Jen. I really believe our ancestors food situation matters to how we seek food today. I bet your had times of famine and genetically you are wired to eat whenever food is available. Just my two cents. I'm rooting for you❤
I can’t wait to hear about your online trainer-I need one too! Looking forward to your upcoming video as well.
Thanks for this video. I'm struggling, too. Went off the rails for a week and am paying for it. Dr. Chaffee says it takes about 3 weeks to get over going off the plan. He's right! I gained 10 lbs in that 1 wk which had taken sooo long to lose! Well, let's live and learn. One tip: Forget the past and start from today. We all did a lot of crazy dieting most of our lives. Forget it. It's a new day! One day at a time.
You sound exactly like me, and I have late stage addiction to food. It is a progressive primary brain disease. Having no off switch for meat, eating packs of gum just to get the flavor, eating protein that tastes like a milkshake... All of these things are just evidence of how progressive it is.
I would suggest that you actually enter a recovery program to discover how to manage addiction through abstinence, emotiinal work and brain retraining. Just manipulating food will never manage it.
Is there program you recommend?
Bone Marrow has been a lifesaver too… basically a Ketogenic Carnivore Diet is what helped me with 40 years of binging… sounds crazy but if I try to mess with it … I lose control and it’s miserable! Thank you for sharing as we all should give grace to ourselves and quit self harm binging! You don’t deserve the pain that comes from the binge… please let’s all make a goal to be kind to ourselves & stop this silent self harm! We are so kind to animals but slowly harm ourselves… you’re an angel !!! 💙💙
You can still lose don’t worry 😉. What about your cardio exercise routine and the intensity of it?
But yeah the consistency of hitting your macros and exercise will get you there.
Sustainability is the key 🔐
I gained on carnivore when I was in a surplus so no matter how you eat, you can gain or lose
Oh I wrote this before you finished 😅 so yeah good plan
I know how you feel. But you have to realize the milk has sugar in it. I drank that every day growing up on a farm that could bring your cravings back. I know that helps you sleep but there is sugar in it
Hi Jen, thanks for your videos, really helpful as always. Today you really made something click for me - I was constantly dieting as a young teen and on and off throughout my adult life. I definitely created a terrible relationship with food, addiction and issues with sweet tastes, dopamine hit, boredom eating, constantly grazing etc.
I get everything you've said and also struggle to reach my target weight, only loosing a little after 36 hour fasts but gain back weight afterwards.
I've gone semi carnivore and am learning what foods to completely avoid, trigger foods as well as foods that make me puffy or sluggish and tired. Good levels of meat /chicken/eggs in every meal really helps stabilise blood sugars, curb cravings, keep me satiated. A mostly carnivore diet would be my ideal, but I still enjoy rice, a little fruit and veg, lots of seasoning, herbs and spices. I think the truth is these foods are me hanging on to carbohydrate addiction.
Good luck getting to your target weight, I'm here in the UK doing the same. Let's get there! Zoe x
I feel like you just don’t really believe in yourself to be honest. Just fast?! What’s the problem? You want to loose weight and eat 3 meals a day ?? How is that supposed to work. Sorry to say it like this. Fasting is EASY. Especially on carnivore. Plus it is something you can work your way up to. If you can’t do a water fast do a fat fast. It’s almost as effective ! you can do this 💪🏻 I dropped 16kg in 8 months. BMI of 22 now. the fastest way for results is alternate day fasting on carnivore and eating AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE in one meal on eating days every 48 hrs. You will loose an average of 9lbs in a week if you stick with this
I appreciate that you had a great experience with fasting, but I have tried several methods of fasting and it has not been a good fit for me. Now that I’ve got this binge eating thing under control, I feel very certain that fasting is one of the worst things I could do in that it would make it much harder for me not to binge eat
Have you considered getting some personalized coaching from someone who specializes in Carnivore like Dani Conway?
I have had some with Jen Winkler who is wonderful. Dani may be a good option too in the future
Cortisol - Elevated cortisol levels can cause food cravings, especially for sweet, fatty, and salty foods. Under stress, you are more likely to order a milkshake with fries than you are a balanced meal. Leptin - Leptin is the satiety hormone and is the main hormone that tells you when it is time to stop eating.
You know what’s really interesting is that I had a Dutch test done last year and found that my cortisol was actually low! I couldn’t believe it. Though I think the Leptin issue may be true for me.
@@delightedtomeatyou I've been doing carnivore for a few months. Haven't lost a pound. I did not have any health issues or skin issues to address but was wanting to clean up my eating. I no longer have cravings and don't snack anymore but still not lost a pound. I'm going to the doctor next week to get some tests run. Hormones, thyroid, etc. 10 years ago. I changed my eating and all the products I use on my body and in my house. I healed from asthma, hay, fever, severe severe cat, allergy, and eczema. No health issues identified in previous tests but there has to be a reason I can't budge a pound.
Are you walking? That really changed things for me.
I just started prioritizing walking!
I never meal prep. I'll eat it all at once.
Thank you for sharing. I relate so much! I can’t talk with anyone about this. I had some non carnivore foods at a birthday party yesterday and now I’m fighting binge desires. I’m laying in bed watching your video and trying not to cry. Thank you for helping me not feel so alone.
happy to help. You are not alone!
Try Berberine. It has helped with my sweet tooth!
I binged on crunchy peanut butter on a fat piece of bread. Doesn’t seem terrible butttt I struggled this morning not to pack a pb sandwich for lunch. Like literally took the bread out and put it back. That’s the power of binging.
I commend your self control to put it back today!!
Excellent video. I love your stuff cuz you're so straightforward. I'm a binge eater too and you can binge on carnivore foods just like you can binge on any foods. I basically have to be black and white about it. But I hear what you're saying because when I'm bored, and that's essentially when this happens, I will add a carnivore food to a meal I've already eaten. I know I'm full. It's about boredom. Also, I totally understand from an educated point of view that calories in calories out is not a thing. According to scientists the body can't even use calories like they are defined. But certainly if you want to use them as a guideline and you know where you start running into trouble, I don't see any harm in that. However, I guarantee you that if you eat a thousand calories of junk food which are addictive, and you eat a thousand calories of meat and eggs, your body's going to use that food very differently. To that degree, calories are misleading. Your body just plain uses protein and fat much differently than it uses the standard American diet. I'm not saying this works for everybody. I really appreciate Dr Shawn Baker, who has not joined the cult of people who say you have to do it exactly the way we do it or it isn't going to work. You know, take your carnival card away. People who say moderate and eat a little of everything don't understand addiction. Some of us just can't do that and we have to be honest with ourselves about it. My daughter was here this weekend. I made sweet rolls for a brunch I had and there were other foods that I had to avoid. Frankly, it didn't bother me at all, but I did find myself, as you said you did, Lisa, eating an extra piece of breakfast casserole, which was totally carnivore, but still too much. Anyway, I'm rambling. Keep up the good work. I hope this works for you. By the way, I have to take the electrolytes or I get muscle cramps. Usually takes me two packets a day, but I've worn a glucose monitor and my sugar doesn't go up with stevia. Lucked out there. It also does not cause cravings. So I see no reason to give it up. And I do so love my butter coffee in the morning. Now if I could just get myself to walk and lift! By the way I'm 77 years old, with Sterling blood tests and no prescriptions.
I also wondered what your fat protein ratio is because I found that if I ate a little more fat, I was much more sociated than if I ate higher protein.
Wow, 77 and no prescriptions is incredibly impressive!
I just finished the sardines fast… the results was very good only did it for 5 days. Back to carnivore for 2 days and back to sardines 2 days. I am 58 and feel pretty great.
I have been planning to do this but I do just one day and then I give up. What’s the best brand of sardines you can stick to that tastes much better. Do you do with oil or water?
Did you lose the weight? Thanks
@@mariak9871 I liked King Oscars in Olive oil, I tried like 4 more different kinds but back to the King. Lost 6 pounds it’s a great kick start. Look up sardine challenge on TH-cam. You will find the ladies doing this challenge and they change it up a bit. So you don’t get burned out
@@mariak9871 yes lost 6 pounds …. I was pretty happy in 5 days
There is definitely something to this. I did a 3-day and lost a few lbs. I didn't gain it back and I appreciated my regular Carnivore diet when I resumed it. I just dread the thought of doing it again. Still...I might. Perhaps look into Keto Maria's protein sparing modified fast and compare? She and her husband Craig recently did a video about sardine fasting. Its on her channel, Maria Emmerich.
I used Season brand of sardines with the skin and bones included, and ate 3 cans per day. Substituted a couple cans of mackerel at various points, as I heard that was acceptable on the fast. I did have my one cup of black coffee each day as well, with no sweetener added.
I feel you so hard!! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I am the same way. No shut off switch. I’m struggling so much and have now gained 12 lbs since last fall. I appreciate your channel so much! I was carnivore for almost 3 years with the last 6 months being only meat heavy. Now I’ve almost given up. I am mostly eating whole foods and doing calorie restriction. It’s miserable and I am failing terribly.
Some are doing sardine fasts for a period to re set . It does work . I've done it
It works for some I should say as we're all different, but I feel full on them . I've done 24 hours . Some do three -5 days
I'm so sorry. I hope you can find the right fit.
Thanks for sharing! I grew up eating so much processed crap foods. I’ve had a lot of the same experiences as you with binging and also with great health benefits from carnivore. I’ve had struggles sticking with carnivore and not binging as I too started having issues with sleep and muscle cramps and tried adding things in, I appreciate your honesty and will be praying for you! You are my people!
🩷🩷🩷 you’re my people too!
I appreciate this SO much!!! Over a year ago I went carnivore with online help (not pd) but so hung ho AND LOST 20 pounds in 2 months and cured other things, especially mental health. End of summer ‘23 I somehow hurt my back quite bad. In just a few weeks is my daughters wedding and I’ve gained all my weight back + SO Now I’m better enough to do this again (as of 2 mos ago) and I can’t seem to not be hungry. There must be a reset. Steak and butter Gal on TH-cam is helpful ….in the struggle with you.
I wish you the best!
If you haven't, check out Maria Emmerich, she and her husband use protein sparing fasts, basically eating a lot of lean protein but letting the body use body fat for fuel, instead of dietary fat (butter, fatty meat et al). They're big into fat and cals do actually matter, like you're saying! This method burns body fat but maintains muscle. 🤍
I’ve had the same problem around weight loss on carnivore, I’m also trying this protein sparing diet now and am hopeful.
Hey Jen, I want to know how you made that brisket it looked phenomenal
I think he smoked it at 275 degrees until the internal temp got to 170 degrees, then he wrapped it in butcher paper and put it back in until the temp got to 190 degrees.
Here's the exact recipe we followed! howtobbqright.com/2019/02/08/smoked-brisket-recipe/
That Chinese app 😭
Honestly, that's how I felt at first too. And then I came to my senses and realized that everything I buy on amazon is from china too
I love your video and really appreciate everything you share and your honesty. I would worry about your future MIL once you have kids, offering them sugar and carbs.
Overall you're doing great! Cheering you on 🎉