Carnivore/Zero Carb January 2017!

[Charmaine-OLD]

The only thing that’s missing from the picture is the liverwurst. But this was awesome! And there was no issue with blood glucose either.

[Rosemarie]

Disclaimer: Female specific question
I’m on day 13 and was humming along just fine but this afternoon I was hit with major mood swings and random crying spells. I’m not normally emotional, in fact I’m the most stoic person I know! I do not have any life stressors and I’m not prone to PMS so I’ve ruled that out. The only change in my life has been the zero carb plan so I’m wondering how no carb might impact hormones…assuming it’s hormonal. Any insights would be appreciated.

[ketohorse]

It’s possible that certain hormones, or hormone-stimulating compounds are being released as you burn fat, because they’re all fat soluble.

[Fiorella]

@amber, in preparation of launching into my ZC month trial following my 7 day fast, I would really appreciate your help in taking a look at my test plan, and welcome any advice/comments. I basically took your advice and started with beef and beef bone broth at beginning to re-feed my body after the fast, and as you suggested it tends to be the least problematic protein.

I followed that with proteins that my Italian ancestors (Northern and Central Italy) would have eaten, thinking they would be the least problematic for my body (just a hypothesis).

I left eggs and cheese at the end, as they are typically notorious for problems with many people.

I am giving each protein 4 days. And I plan to meticulously record how I feel each day - to see if I can detect a difference. Here are the testing details:

Day Protein Testing protocol
Day 1 Beef Combination of bone broth + meat + liver, cooked in tallow
Day 2 Beef Combination of bone broth + meat + liver, cooked in tallow
Day 3 Beef Meat, cooked in tallow
Day 4 Beef Meat, cooked in tallow
Day 5 Pork Combination of pork meat cooked in lard and + pork liver pate
Day 6 Pork Pork cooked in lard
Day 7 Pork Pork cooked in lard
Day 8 Pork Pork cooked in lard
Day 9 Fish Salmon, Cod, Halibut, Haddock, Tuna, Mackeral, Sardines or Anchovies, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 10 Fish Salmon, Cod, Halibut, Haddock, Tuna, Mackeral, Sardines or Anchovies, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 11 Fish Salmon, Cod, Halibut, Haddock, Tuna, Mackeral, Sardines or Anchovies, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 12 Fish Salmon, Cod, Halibut, Haddock, Tuna, Mackeral, Sardines or Anchovies, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 13 Seafood Squid, Clam, Mussels, Oysters, Crab, Scampi or Shrimp, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 14 Seafood Squid, Clam, Mussels, Oysters, Crab, Scampi or Shrimp, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 15 Seafood Squid, Clam, Mussels, Oysters, Crab, Scampi or Shrimp, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 16 Seafood Squid, Clam, Mussels, Oysters, Crab, Scampi or Shrimp, cooked in tallow or lard if needed
Day 17 Lamb Lamb, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 18 Lamb Lamb, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 19 Lamb Lamb, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 20 Lamb Lamb, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 21 Chicken Chicken, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 22 Chicken Chicken, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 23 Chicken Chicken, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 24 Chicken Chicken, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 25 Egg Eggs, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 26 Egg Eggs, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 27 Egg Eggs, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 28 Egg Eggs, cooked in tallow or lard
Day 29 Cheese Cheese (cow origin) cooked in combination with beef or pork products (cheese not from whey source)
Day 30 Cheese Cheese (cow origin) cooked in combination with beef or pork products (cheese not from whey source)
Day 31 Cheese Cheese (cow origin) cooked in combination with beef or pork products (cheese not from whey source)
Day 32 Cheese Cheese (cow origin) cooked in combination with beef or pork products (cheese not from whey source)

Spices and Flavourings Allowed (very small quantity):
Fresh garlic and garlic powder
Fresh onion and onion powder
Salt and pepper
Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Apple cider vinegar
Red wine vinegar
Dry thyme, rosemary, basil, parsely, sage, etc

Track these each day:
How does gut feel?
Hunger level?
Mood?
Energy level?
Sleep?

Other details:
Drink water, coffee, tea - no sweetener, no cream
Eat once per day - supper time (circa 7 pm)
Protein level 1 to 1.5 gram per kg lean body mass

I am very grateful for your help. I’m excited about this test and look forward to learning more about my body/health.

[Adam]

Nice, I tried liverwurst for the first time a few weeks ago & really enjoyed it.

[Adam]

What did you Keto today?

Ate a fair bit y’day, meal 1 at 1pm Beef Tataki & Salmon Sashimi plus half a small rotisserie chicken. Dinner 6 hrs later was the chicken only part of a souvlaki, the server seemed shocked, so no bread? - no, any salad? No, garlic sauce? NO just the meat - and some salt. Today was a buffet b’fast, 1 plate full of lovely fatty bacon, scrambled eggs & a couple little snags - 12 hrs later still not hungry so will fast 24 hrs at least thanks to that. [image]

I’m eating out a bit lately, which I don’t usually do, as I’m on a few weeks leave from work. It’s been quite easy to find or modify fast food that falls into LC/KETO & now ZC however have had a few funny reactions from the people serving the food, plenty of repeating myself to reassure them of what I’m after, they seemed surprised, shocked - which is funny to see.

Blood glucose tracking along nice & low on ZC now 11 days in, back to where I was with strict keto before things went a little sideways late December.

[Shazbug]

I’ll also be on the Low Carb cruise and will be looking forward to Amber’s presentation , getting ready to start 30 days of meat n’water

[amber]

Looks great! Even small amounts of onion and garlic powder seem to bother me, personally. If you’re willing to hold them off for a few days, it might be informative.

[amber]

Some people will at least understand if I tell them no plants from the get go before I start ordering: “I don’t eat any plants at all, so I’d just like the burger patty on the plate by itself…”, even if they do look surprised, but many people still offer me all manner of vegetable even if I start like this. It’s amusing.

[amber]

Nice! What’s the sauce-like stuff?

[amber]

No idea. Are you taking any supplements or medications?

[Fiorella]

Ok, I will abstain from using garlic and onion.

Thanks for your help! Looking forward to the n=1 experiment!

[Becky]

@Charmaine-OLD what is in the lower left of the pic? Is it a soft cheese blend?

[Genevieve]

I’m excited for your n=1!! Looks great. I look forward to your findings.

[Charmaine-OLD]

It’s like one of my favorites now!

[Charmaine-OLD]

@Becky @amber I made baconnaise.

[LindaKetoOn]

Hi all, I am with you on this way of eating! I started early in December, but didn’t know it was actually a lifestyle. I just decided to do a fast from carbs. Then on December 12 I heard Amber on the Dudes podcast and I was all in! Thank you Amber! My goal is to accelerate my last bit of healing from autoimmunity and metabolic syndrome. I had already been keto, have had no problems with the transition, and am feeling great!

[LindaKetoOn]

Wow! This is so impressive! It will be so interesting to hear what you learn!

[Fiorella]

Yeah…same here!

[Rosemarie]

water pill for htn and diltiazem for tachycardia. i have read that estrogen can be released from fat and cause significant hormonal effects and since I started keto my cycles have been completely out of wack (for the past 3 mos). they were regular prior to keto. So, these mood changes lasted for 24 hours and now I’m feeling like my old self. I did add pure coconut oil during this period as i intuitively felt that my body needed more fat. So now that I’m feeling good, I’m ready to embark on the Jan zornfast!