Carnivore 2023

Quick google on it there it seems the gauchos the argentinian cowboys used to survive for months at a time solely on beef and mate tea.

Another thing i happened to think about today on how the carnivore lifestyle trumps the modern western diet is how the pioneering populations of America and Australia survived back in those days before they had nutritionists telling them how to eat. I listened to the book Kings in Grass Castles a story about the Durack Family and The Overlanders who opened up huge tracts of land in Australia and i cant seem to remember a whole lot written in the book about fruit and vegetable consumption as they would have been non existent through most of the year. What was in abundance the whole way through was cattle i.e. beef and they seemed to live fairly fulfilled and reasonably long lives for the 1800s anyways.

@Bullocks and @igCorcaigh

This might be of interest to you, its similar to the chapter in his book i am listening to at the minute. Im close enough to a tier 5 at the minute with honey and minimal fruit.

https://www.carnivoremd.com/resource/what-to-eat-on-a-carnivore-diet-your-carnivore-diet-meal-plan

So far its ranged from €60-80 pw in the butchers and you could say €10 tops on top of it for some dairy/fruit/honey. Seems a nice but however ive seen a post on facebook recently how someone who hust started couldnt realise how cheap meat actually was in comparason to what crap they were consuming before. The thinking behind it was weve got this much superfood compared to that much crap for the same money. Someone else also posted how they are saving money by not eating out anymore on this way of eating. Id have been partial to a takeaway beforehand, a sourdough pizza locally could be roughly €15 maybe add wings and a drink thats exceeded €20 and will most likely be only one meal out of the week maybe a slice or two left for breakfast. I thought about it last weekend i havent huge options for eating out/takeaway on this lifestyle if i went for Thai, they can cook without oil yes, im sure they would without vegetables and then the chips/rice is obviously out the window too if i was to go for it its a pricey enough meal when compared to the fella in the queue beside me paying the same price but getting his veg and chips and whatever else with it. The chipshop is no good no matter how you dress it up best i could do is tray of kebab meat with a bitta cheese and really take the piss by getting a bit of onion on it just so they dont reckon im a complete nut.

Beef looks cheap compared to a takeaway now doesnt it.

In one way i suppose im fortunate i dont have chick nor child to support at the minute so its a bit easier financially. However i am mixing in minced this week and hoping to mix in diced beef next week. The problem this week with the mince i found was it was awfully strong tasting funnily enough my coworkers reckoned the steake taste a lot stronger than mince/diced at this butchers, reason for the strong taste is due to the grass fed and grass finished beef i believe. The other problem with the mince/diced is it has a shorter use by date.

Fish is strictly off limits for me, i used to love it as a kid however in my teens i went off it and went off it in a big way. Chicken wings would love to give a go, oyster thighs were my go to back in Australia when i went high protein animal based there i was eating 6 a day back then. Chicken i believe demands a premium for organic/free range/pasture raised whereas in this country anyway the majority of the cattle in this country there diet is a high % of grass/forage.

Unfortunatly not, i succumbed to scurvy in the end and ive went vegan in the meantime as animal based/carnivore is bullshit.

Disregard the piece above, ive been fairly animal based/carnivore since tbe 03/01 however i have a family emergency at the moment here andci was planning on doing a 60 day update next week however thats not going to happen right now. I will be looking at significantly reducing dairy intake in the future an im not gonna lie there was a few drinking sessions aftercthe 30 day point which will not have done my progress any favours. I will update in the coming weekscwhen this passes over.

Just shy of two weeks in now. In the past 7 days im down 2.5kg however i didnt lose much inches wise. Figures as of today

Weight 130kg down 4.5kg

Neck 17.5 same as last week

Waist 42 same as last week

Gut 43.5 same as last week

Chest 44 same as last week

Shoulders 52.5 down 1 5

RH quad 23 same as last week.

Total loss so far in 4.5kg and 8.5 inches. Had a fairly tough triathalon this morning im going to break for tonight and enjoy a few handy pints this evening. Not looking for a lecture on how alcohol isnt animal based.

@MickyBest quick google search on that shows that animal proteins such as meat, eggs and milk are classed as complete proteins as they contain all 9 essential amino acids required by our bodys. Plant based sources of protein such as nuts, beans and legumes do not contain all 9 essential amino acids and are classed as non complete proteins. Ive been listening to several podcasts over the last week on this topic and i have yet to hear anyone mention taking a plant based supplement in any of them. Soms of the guests on the podcasts have been living this way for years so there is a fair timescale to work with.