Hi friends. I’ve been reading this web site for quite a while now. I’ve been on keto for about a year and a half with minimal results. (245 to 225 to 250 and now to 240 - each step over many months - all while in ketosis as shown by blood levels.) I’m also 2mad.
I’ve listened to most of the 2kd podcasts and read lots of web sites and books by Phinney, Fung, Westman and others. Right now, I’m not is a space where I can spend that much time on researching the carnivore diet as completely. I find lots of stuff on why carnivore is good for you, but have been a little frustrated with exactly what to do. Here’s what I’ve gleaned. Please let me know if I’m getting it right and it’s really this simple.
2 meals with about 1 lb. of animal protein a day. Any meat, fish, poultry. The fattier the better. No dairy at least at first. What I’ve heard about eggs has been equivocal. Some say yes, some no. I have 14 laying hens and eggs will be a big part of my diet.
About eggs:
Large eggs are about 2 ounces each. Rule of thumb for Phinney and Virta is one ounce of meat is about 7 g of protein. A large egg has 6.3 g of protein, so 1 egg counts as 1 ounce of meat. Also, calories from eggs are about 2/3 fat and 1/3 protein. I read in one of the carnivore sites that eggs don’t have the same ‘staying power’ as meat. Perhaps that’s because they’re counting a 2 ounce egg as 2 ounces of protein? It does get confusing when you have to translate between grams of actual protein and ounces/pounds of meat. I’m rarely able to eat an entire pound of meat or anything close to 16 eggs in a sitting. 8 is a challenge.