So glad you’re rockin’ this! Yes, sleep improves SO MUCH when on carnivore. That was one of the first things I noticed.
As for the bathroom issue…well. Before being carnivore, I always felt like I had to go all the time. Ever since I had a C-section and had a cath (which was over 15 years ago), feeling like I had to pee was constant. After fasting then going strict carnivore last summer, that UTI feeling just suddenly went away. When we went on vacation for that wedding back in June, and I went off the deep end with bad eats, the feeling came back. Now that I’m back to carnivore, the feeling is going away. So, yeah, I’d say there is definitely something going on related to that issue. Has to be toxins, irritants, somethings that are floating around inside that go away when you eat carnivore. It is cool, isn’t it?!
As for life here in the north, we have 200 miles of thunderstorms coming across Lake Superior -heading right for us. One of my kids was supposed to take a boat out to the island for a camping vacation, but I think there must certainly be coast guard warnings against that today. Lake Superior is NOT the ideal place to “test the waters”. We shall see.
So…I have a few short of hours of peace and quiet before the 8.5 hour shift. I ran the gauntlett yesterday with the pharmacy, curbside orders, photo orders, and being shorthanded. Today, one of my co-workers is handling pharmacy for the entire day shift, so I can work on a 500 pc truck for the majority of my shift. YAY!
I don’t know how much anyone follows news here, but retailers are getting slammed by some customers complaining about the shortages in TP and everything else. I get yelled at a couple times a week (on average) because we don’t have EVERY.SINGLE.BRAND.or SIZE package of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and coffee on our shelves. They get mad, and yell at us about how we let “hoarders” take everything so no one else can buy what they need." So…couple news flashes. Ours was one of the first retailers locally to place strict limits on certain items. Second, it ain’t the day to day customers that are hoarding… it is the state governments doing it. The Seattle Times had an article, and there was also an expose’ done on one of their local TV stations about how the state was stockpiling PALLETS full of food and supplies. Applesauce, peanut butter, etc…“shelf-stable” items. So, imagine anywhere from 5,000 to 12,000 pallets of food, stacked to the ceiling in a warehouse. Ya think that might cause some supply-chain issues!!! Multiply by 50 or so…and do the math. DUH.
If you look at your particular state, and search a bit, you can probably find where abouts your state rates in terms of “readiness” based on CDC or FDA ratings. Michigan, lo and behold, scored 99% in terms of readiness to handle shortages, emergencies, etc. To me, that says the state has stockpiled TONS of food and supplies, and have thus helped to create our supply chain issues. (If you are interested in learning about this sort of thing, or are curious about how weather, etc affects our food production - check out the Ice Age Farmer. He has some great videos on his website.)
I’m ranting a bit here, but when I come into work, and see customer comments posted that reflect this sort of complaint, it pisses me off. The customer is blaming us- the workers - for not keeping the shelves stocked. It’s a little irritating. I can’t help if it our state governments pull rank with the manufacturers and get the product before we do. Nor can I help it if manufacturers run out of raw materials. But, when you try to explain we don’t have the product, and its not a hoarder issue - that, for instance, the material used to make their precious Clorox wipes is the same material used in PPE production and there is shortage of that material due to the increase in PPE production- a few of them come around, but there’s more who don’t give a crap about an actual explanation. If any of you have friends or family who are like that…please share with them that individual stores and sales people do not have control over state government circumvention of products, and shortages of raw materials.
Off the soapbox now. I’m going to throw together some various meats for lunchies today, stay the course, and finish my Aeropress coffee. There’s a few items on my to-do list that need to be tackled before I go to work. Going to stretch, do some push ups, and get moving. Have a lovely carnivorous day!
It was so delicious and very satiating. It’s the best meal I have had in a long time.
