What is the definition of “cold weather” where you live?
Carnivore 31-day Challenge - Can't Tell A Lie Carnivore July 2024!
Shinita
#42
It may be individual but egg white is pretty tasteless to me so even if I base a food on it, I always add some yolk (and other things) 
Yolks are very tasty and I need the fat too.
Breads and bread replacements are tricky but I kind of need them. I was fine using mere eggs before but now that I bake all the time (but at the very least 1-2 times a week)… It is tempting. And crunchy crust is lovely. My carnivore sponge cake buns only reach crispiness but I will keep experimenting…
Texture wise, whipped whites are quite lovely, I have many recipes starting with them.
Sometimes I wonder about that. We don’t use such numbers here except I see it on the “scrap meat”/sausage meat packages. I am not sure it’s totally right but it’s INSANELY fatty so I trim a lot of it and make scratchings (if a skinless meaty thing can be called that but I don’t know a better word for it) and get very much lard in the process. I love fatty pork but not THAT fatty, normally, that’s good as I can’t afford nearly that much fat (when not on a fat fast day) and most pork cuts are leaner too. Even pork shoulder is way too fatty (no problem, it loses the excess in the oven or in the air fryer) but it’s below 70/30 - and varies a lot, of course, I never can tell the fattiness of my meat, only can compare it to pure lean meat and pork chuck level…
Interestingly, processed meats are fine for me even if they are almost all fat… I do need the tiny meat. Very many people love pure pork fat here, basic part of a traditional breakfast and travel food, Mom often ate it too. With bread but still, no meat part, it wasn’t ever tempting to me, at all. Only ate it when she cooked it and covered it with paprika. Even so, I preferred meats but we almost never had fresh meat at home except chicken and I disliked that. Well, I can make up for those times now And I really enjoyed all my food back then too even if it wasn’t the right type for my body… I ate my fill from highly delicious plants for life, it feels sometimes… I can remember them fondly but I don’t fancy almost any of them ever. That’s good. The exceptions are troublesome enough.
Maybe I should go back to lean meat soon but I quite enjoy pork shoulder and processed stuff now (I still don’t eat a proper amount of meat but got closer. I had some low meat weeks, no idea why, I just didn’t want meat for a while. maybe I should have let myself become hungrier as it wasn’t meat boredom when I rather starve but don’t touch meat, that’s very different and I am not sure I could reach that without dropping food variety to an unusually low level). Couldn’t resist to buy pâté again… It is a chore to make it myself and the result isn’t that smooth… But mine has a much better ingredient list even though I buy the better ones…
Even Alvaro’s Mom cooked pork this time and not chicken! (There were chicken necks with the soup.) Pork belly so it was too fatty even for me, not like I really complain, it was still good 
A tad fattier than ideal but not problematic, it was nicely meaty too. Just very fatty as well. It’s fine sometimes.
I still couldn’t quit coffee… Or skip lunch. I keep trying. Alvaro is on holiday so I don’t get the usual big temptation to join him for lunch. I should use the chance. I start to forget how proper hunger feels like, again.
Karen18
(Karen)
#43
Weather has perked up again… not to great ° heights but warm enough to be n shorts n T. After my indoor exercises and reading in the sunshine, i walked into the local town, Beeston approx 2.8m. Had a scrumptious cheese omelette for brunch and walked back home again. Felt a bit pooped when i got home and ended up reclining the lounger and almost nodded off! Not like me!
Steak rump for dinner very very tasty cooked just right. Followed it with a can of tuna.
LizinLowell
(Liz )
#44
Got some tidying done in the yard early, it’s already over 90°F out there now. Been hunkered down with bad depression, it comes in waves and abates after a few days usually, but it’s a drag to wait through. And since I am the center of my household (me, my disabled 90 year-old mom, and my sweet husband) it drags them down too and I am sorry about that. Usually my energy sets the tone for everyone. It’s a lot of pressure and I used to try hiding my true condition, but anymore I just let folks know I’m struggling. They appreciate knowing and I don’t have to fake it.
I still have to care for my mom though, no days off from caregiving no matter how lousy you feel. I do have help 2x a week so I can run errands & go to appointments but those days go by very quickly.
We have a short vacation next week I’m planning like a complex maneuver with charts and instructions. I know things won’t be the same as how I do it, that’s not important to me, I just want to create a situation that the caregivers are able to do the best they can with the fewest failure points. They are the kindest folks and my mom gets along with them well.
I won’t be able to fully enjoy myself while I’m away, that’s just my uptight nature, but I told my husband if I have a 50% good time I’ll consider it a huge success. Summer is my favorite season and I hope we get beach days.
I made reservations at our favorite restaurant for two of the three nights, they do an amazing steak that’s incredibly salty, I just love it. They don’t blink when I request no sides except the herbed butter. The bartender knows us, knows my drink, an un-sweet margarita.
Remembered to take a pic last year only after I’d eaten half of it
One fun thing is I made the coasters they use. They asked me to design an eco-friendly re-usable coaster a few years ago and so I did 
We’ll be staying at mom’s summer cabin, super rustic, but there’s an outdoor shower we love. In years past we’ve grilled the one night we don’t eat out but we might skip it this year. Not sure yet. The meat market sells a two-inch thick top grade ribeye for $50 lololol we’ve indulged in that before, cut it sideways into two one-inch thick pieces, absolutely fantastic. We’ll see.
beannoise
(Bean)
#45
I made a small batch of sort-of pemmican with some tallow and my dried ground beef.
This is very much an experiment and I got my tallow too hot when I originally rendered it. It has a smokey taste, so I added a little non-carnivore peanut butter powder. Weirdly, it works. It’s only about 6 oz for the whole batch, so I’m sure I’ll make use of it camping this weekend. The local grocery has lean eye of round on sale this week. I may pick some up for drying when it’s cooler. I already some kidney fat to render.
It was a very Monday Monday at work. I’ve felt off the last few days.
Lunch was leftover lamb burger and brisket. Dinner was more leftover brisket and some fat chunks from “pemmican”
Geezy56
(Geoffrey)
#47
Yes we will use any and all fat including the suet. With venison, because it’s so lean, we have to buy fat from the local butcher’s to add to it. I will sometimes add bacon to the venisonburger as well.
With the beef there is usually enough fat trimmings from other cuts to add to the sausage and burger.
When I have a processor handle mine I can’t guarantee where they get the fat from so more than likely it comes from grain finished beef.
LizinLowell
(Liz )
#48
well, they come with a ton of anxiety and doubt so I’m not sure you really want them haha 
Karen18
(Karen)
#49
Cancelled my CrossFit booking first thing this morning. I had slept over 9 hours…must have needed it, but found it hard to drag myself out of bed. I was up a few times through the night and it was a dark dismal morning with rain and i couldn’t face running in the rain or more to the point …not running but driving and not feeling adequately warmed up before the session. So i remained in bed an extra hour just lying and looking at the phone then got up …a bit stiff and decided to change the bed… turn it round and pop the topper i had on my old mattress on the one i replaced it with. I was glad to take it off the bed when i renewed the mattress because it always felt too hot to sleep on but it was at a time i was having so many hot flashes so i am really hoping that i am not going to feel too hot tonight. I am hoping for a very comfy night.
I had quite a job to do all that this morning as the topper was being stored on top of the old mattress in the front bedroom and i use the room as a dressing room so i was junking lots of stuff on top of it all. So i bagged up the old duvet cover and a pillow for the local dog shelter, bagged up some jumpers for the charity shop and had to bag the duvet which i can use in the Autumn when the night get cooler then all the carting and shuffling about and remaking the bed.
I could see the rain was going to hold off for the afternoon so i took the opportunity for walking into Long Eaton … not quite as far as to Beeston yesterday but still a good 3m or so… before i left i made a tinned pink salmon omelette which was very nice. Whilst in LE in went to The Company Shop and managed to get some ribeyes… haven’t seen any in there for so long. Also for some Black Pudding which i have never seen and some Rollmop herrings…i have never seen them either and i love them.
Also picked up some faux flowers and made up a terracotta pot with them as a table decoration to brighten up Raymonds porch… hope he likes it … he will cos he will just love that i spent time doing it for him.
So dinner was the last Rump in the fridge, very very tasty and tender which i followed by the last 2 black pudding in opened packet and then just a short while ago i just had to open one of the rollmop tubs! Yum!
FrankoBear
#50
Under 15’C 
Under about 60F. It’s still t-shirt weather for me. If it goes under 10C (50F) the moaning is horrendous. But that is rare, we are too near the ocean and at about 33.5’ S latitude. About equivalent to LA, Phoenix or Atlanta or Beirut. LA climate would be closest.
davelansing
#52
Actually, xanthan gum is not a bacteria. It’s a polysaccharide produced by the fermentation of the simple sugar glucose, or the disaccharide sucrose ( glucose + fructose). Fermentation is the same process by which alcohol is made (wine, beer) as well as yogurts ( fermentation of primarily lactose in milk). The controversy with xanthan gum is whether this non-digestible polysaccharide irritates the lining of the small intestine.
beannoise
(Bean)
#53
Did you intend to post on the carnivore thread? I’m asking because the intent of the original comment was around “plant or animal”… and xanthan is bacteria-derived.
I am carnivore. It works for me. Eggs don’t aways work for me. Xanthan seems okay, unlike most things plant-based.
Karen18
(Karen)
#54
Yay, the topper appeared to work last night and i only got up once for the loo! it works again tonight.
An early start and off out for the U3A trip to Go Ape tree top challenge. Now the group i go to these events with is the ‘out of you comfort zone’ group and this was no exception as i have a real fear of heights! It was scary just climbing up the first ladder, and thr first crossing was a single wire to walk over and i just thought that i wasn’t going to get very far but the thought of climbing back down the ladder scared me more than clumbing up it so that wasn’t an option! 
i just had to grit my teeth and keep going and i did grow more confident the more i clamped and unclamped the hooks but by the end my stomache didn’tt feel any better at the heights 
. I think i enjoyed it overall … when my feet were back on good 'ol terraferma unless that was just the euphoria of the sense of achievement
I was Hank Marvin at the end and we went in the cafe and i had 2 sausagea to get me home. It was about 2.30pm.
When i got home i put belly pork in oven. Turned out beautiful and i managed to get through it all. It wasn’t a big belly pork but just big enough for me. I followed it shortly after with Rollmop Herrings… and just eaten some black pudding. Nearly ready for bed.
Just_Juju
#55
Just had to respond to this because I really like a lot of things Indigo Nili shares on her channel. I just made these again tonight, I had forgotten about them until seeing your post. They were delicious. Literally just eggs with yeast. 1.5g carb per roll and so tasty. I always add garlic to the butter on top too.
http://indigonili.com/herbed-dinner-rolls-keto/
I’m thinking I can shape them however I want, even squarish rolls for sandwiches.
Geezy56
(Geoffrey)
#56
Been really busy here lately with some family stuff so I’ve gotten behind so it’s time to get caught up.
Here’s what I’ve been eating lately.
Two kinds of venison sausages and egg sandwiches using paffles.
Cube steaks and eggs.
Venison burger, cube steak and bacon. All to lean so butter was needed.
MythBuster
(Myth Buster )
#57
I carnivored successfully once in 2018 .
I had several attempts since then, but could not do it because of my colon pain(Diverticulosis).
This time though I was successful, I used castor oil whenever I feel pain. Not sure how it works. Not sure if it is SIBO or just slow bowel and castor oil is helping. I have strong feeling that I have SIBO, and the bad bacteria in the transition period is not happy at all.
So I have been on hard core carnivore for 3 weeks (Started June 20) Zero carb zero fiber. Only meat and eggs are allowed. Plenty of butter and ghee.
So far so good.
Karen18
(Karen)
#58
Hi @Fangs put me on to pure Aloe Vera juice for my dance partner Raymond. He was in terrible pain from diverticulitis as her other half had been. He took a shot a day and my goodness he couldn’t believe the difference… no pain at all and he has tried to go without a shot and the pains return so now he is truly convinced it works. He has just started his 2nd bottle.
Karen18
(Karen)
#60
Food today was a cheese omelette for brunch in cafe and then a leg and thigh from the chicken followed by herring. I have just had 2 black pudding and qill be in bed soon.
Raymond has developed a bad cold n cough so no dancing today. He needed a couple of things so i decided to take my trolley for a walk, got him the stuff from the corner shop and walked up the steep hill, along rhe back of the tram terminal and along the trail …up another steep hill and down the other side to Raymonds house… approx 4 miles from my house. Sat outside in the porch with a cuppa… don’t want his nasty bug then walked into Beeston centre, had brunch and walked home via a charity shop or 2…of course! The trolley got quite full and a bit heavy so i was glad of a sit down when i got home. 8m walking in mild weather! Luckily this time i didn’t get painful hip flexors so avoided having to get a bus home.
