they don’t. Not on ZC!
TO ALL-----------
so we are not controlled ever on ZC thru kcal intake, our minds think this is a thing thru the crazy evolution of dieting.
you won’t gain ever, yes you might while healing and changing body contents thru hormones and more TO THAT reset natural body, but in the end there are 5’2 women out there who are pillars of ZC eating 3K to 4K per day and aren’t actively doing exercise to death to burn anything.
thing is this is a per journey and one that ZC gives guidelines.
eat the darn meat, all you want, all you can handle, and IF THE BODY thru time says I want leaner then eat leaner, LISTEN to the healing is what this ZC plan will always and ONLY be about 
but no one will ever be on another’s timeline for what it takes for our own personal bodies.
so…one big key thing we say in ZC land is ‘Keep the Faith’ and it can be earlier for some or yrs into it for some but if one does it, changes come and we know.
So this is how zc happens. eat the plan and stop the other dieting info crazy out there and listen only to what the body wants and will direct in its time.
Yet so many can never do this plan or ever grasp on the concept unless one does it…so…guesses on it all are useless for others wondering people all in carni do so well…cause they haven’t done it longer term and all in for what it takes. Some get results fast, others have to wait alot of time but ALL IN carni is key.
there is never an option for that ya know. All in or forget carnivore and all it gives to those who do it.
sorry but it boils down to that mostly.
One who goes into carnivore ‘controlled’ thru whatever old thoughts doesn’t have a prayer in learning real zc. Truth again.
One either commits and learns this zc plan and goes all in or wallow in the entire crazy ol’ thinking of dieting and manipulation one can’t win, you can’t win that on zc for sure mostly, just eat as one requires! In truth it never gets simpler than that but another can’t ever see the cheats, the extras, the just this times, or the added so if one does ZC all in and for real, life changes but never on a timeline one might want!
OK ALL just a chat on this.
ZC is not kcal controlled ever and should never be. WHEN longer on plan we can play a bit and experiment but if a person thinks one can control ZC in a big way, carni ain’t for them
Our health is what is most important, but the vanity sure does creep in.
I’m grateful to have a very mild case otherwise–just a few sniffles, chest congestion and headaches. I’ll take it! My job allows me to work from home in these instances, so it is nice that I’m able to do that instead of just sitting around for the next week or so.
I still never restricted my calories forcefully, that’s not me, that’s my SO so he is the slim one in the family. He loses fat super quickly if he makes his mind. He never had problems with reaching his desired figure in some (several when he was fat in the beginning) weeks if he was serious. I am the fat one who can’t lose fat due to eating too much (and that’s where a good enough carni OMAD should help if I manage to stick to it long enough. most of the time). And I don’t want to waste food. If I only need some amount, I should eat less and lose fat nicely while spending the least possible amount of food and money while still eating good, enjoyable food.
but hope that all clears for you fast!
