“Slaptember!” Challenge


(Edith) #51

I already found today a little easier than yesterday.

This morning I had two eggs and roast beef fried up in suet. That lasted me many hours. I was hungry again mid afternoon, so I had a snack of roast beef cooked up in suet, just enough to tide me over until dinner since I wanted to eat with the family.

The dinner was roast beef with the suet again along with a salmon burger. I did put a little garlic aioli on the burger.

I thought was going to want to use seasoning on my meat, but I’m actually finding the salt tasty enough.

The challenge I was finding today was to not snack on processed meat like beef sticks or salami. That’s more of a habit than a craving. They’re just so convenient.

I’ve also given up Diet Coke for the 20th time. I think I’m a little more motivated this time, because I am doing it to support my husband. He gave up all alcohol and is particularly missing having a beer or four on the weekends.


(Edith) #52

I hope carnivore helps you out with this.


#53

I find pre-baking/ roasting a few kilos of salted chicken wings broken down (disjointed) into “niblets” make an excellent carnivore craving crusher. They just sit in a big container in the fridge. Any craving - go and grab a wing. It’s important, I think, to have these instantly available carnivore foods available during a challenge.

Back, before, as @Fangs predicted, I realised that I don’t drink anymore, I used to sip about 30mL of Grey Goose vodka. Now that sounds like a gangsta-rapper juice. But the thing that struck me was that it had flavours (like a really nice whisky). I used to regard vodka as pretty much ethanol. But it was surprising how taste appreciation changes on low carb eating, once all the sweet stimuli are put in the past. Now I find all the different flavours in water. I have the option for spring water, rain water, mains water, or bottled water. The tap rain water on a friend’s farm is so delicious that I bottle it to drink if I am in the city. The tap rain water from my own tanks is so pure but doesn’t have a twist of some minerality as the friend’s rain water.

I heard something about the benefits of using rendered suet as a tallow base in which to cook. Is it the fat from around bovine kidneys? It is something to do with an extra-long long chain fatty acid in that fat source that helps with human body fat loss (aka the Croissant Diet guy). Am I on the right thought track?


#54

@Fangs our loved ones will need us when they get properly sick. We all know that the person least listened to are the ones that are closest.

Ha, with my mum, she will show me a book or a TV show on better health and low carb eating and say that looks good. Even though I have been eating LCHF for 6 years and with her telling me I will get fat(ter)… still waiting for that prediction. But she sees me. She sees my energy. She sees that when I say I’m not hungry is because I am actually not hungry, not because will power is stopping me from eating crappy carbs.

There is more to communication than what is said. Only 20% of communication is through speaking, and that’s only if you are listened to. The rest comes from being present and being healthy.


(Edith) #55

Yes, I need to have some easy to eat snacks that are not processed.

As far as suet is concerned: yes, it is from around the kidneys, but I know nothing else about it’s composition.


#56

I think suet tallow is high in stearic acid. Ah, grass fed suet more so (just read the bottom link)


#57

Thanks for all for letting me scream a bit. I had to vent it out.

I am surrounded by sugar and more sugar like you would not believe. Just crappy eating all the time. My 15 yr old eats better than her Dad LOL at least I did put more LC ways in her life so I am happy on that, but my hubby, omgoodness he best come to the light. I mean he is only like 30 lbs gained but I swear he is heading into more and more down the line. He is just increasing sugar intake more and truly not giving it a thought, which at some point, I will again assert myself again and say COME ON! LOL

but right now…letting it all drop again, try to steal my nerves against the horrible food I see around here and just let it all pretend to me it doesn’t exist. Best I can do at this point, I mean I turn blind eyes all the time, then that one day, BOOM, Momma goes crazy over it HAHA

But I vented, I am over it. I will just move forward and close my eyes and keep on trucking :wink:

yesterday food was

2 beef tenderloin steaks
1 chicken breast
Big chunk of leftover pork roast

Off to mom’s house (she is 92 and raring to go) and off to take her shopping and have to stop for pool chlorine and then home later, when I get home I got a monster ribeye with my name on it :slight_smile:

Back to normal ZC programming now HA


(Liz) #58

This is what I am struggling with ! My mind is still getting adjusted to the idea of no calorie counting and eating til sated but I am getting better.Already feeling the bloating and inflammation are really lessening, able to take less painkiller which I really want to do. Sleep is improving, hip measurements down and half a pound gone on the scales…all giving me the reasons to stay zc.
Food wise today has been omelette stuffed with wonderful fatty pork salami and leftover pork belly on the side…I anm a happy old gal right now! Later I have lamb mince, 25% fat which is ready and waiting to devour with probably extra butter or dripping. So simple to cook and eat this way, loving the benefits and not missing dairy right now so onwards and upwards…hope everyone doing ok today :+1::handshake::crossed_fingers:


#59

Had a couple burger patties last night after work. Used the fresh beef, and was it ever tasty!!! The issue I have with getting my eats back on track is really centered on my work schedule right now. I don’t get hungry until around 11 or 12 each day, and can’t always take lunch or a break when I’d like to. If I’m in the stock room or behind the counter, that’s fine- I’m distracted enough to forget about it. But if I’m in the pharmacy, standing still counting pills and the tum tum starts grumbling, that’s another ballgame. Concentration is key in there- so - I’m trying to adjust my eats to accommodate that situation. Today, it means eating when I am not exactly hungry just to hold off the grumbles- until after I’m out of the pharmacy. Hoping to get my OMAD schedule back, and just eat a 6pm - 7pm window.

Got a 5day business trip in a couple weeks, so, perhaps by then I’ll have it under control. Got to get ready for work. We already lost power here from 530 to 8am. High winds are kicking in, so it will likely happen again.

On that whole hubby and family thing- oooooo - Been there, done that. Do I have the stories!!! LOL!
Hang in there. I don’t try to win all the battles, just so long I win the war. Hubby has kept off his 15-20 pounds after I challenged him to fast and to carnivore. If you have a competitive spouse, a good challenge or bet is a handy tool at affecting change in their diet.


#60

Interestingly went to 2MAD today with the omelette at 2pm and steak (with an egg) at 6pm.

It’s interesting because in August I set up the OMAD days for Tuesday and Wednesday. It seems my body is used that timetabling.

Omelette is 3 eggs + bacon + mackerel (tinned)

Had a coffee and a discussion about vaccination at the local coffee van.

The oranges remain untouched. I almost mindlessly ate a carrot. It was just there in the fridge. Almost.

I’ll get more chicken wings tomorrow.


(Edith) #61

I just took some wings out of the freezer to cook them up for go to snacks. Thanks for the idea!


(Heather) #62

@Fangs I know exactly how you feel. My hubby does the same thing, tries to “eat less” to lose weight. It lasts for a couple of months and then he is right back to the bad habits. He’s seen the success I’ve had with carnivore, but says, “I could never eat that restrictive.” If he would only try…

My bright spot is my 14 year-old daughter, who has joined me in carnivore. She’ll be celebrating her one month carniversary tomorrow! I am so incredibly proud of her and it certainly helps to keep me in line as well. She still has little “treats” here and there (whipping cream w/ cocoa and one drop of sweetner), but overall, she’s really rocking it! She also does the same strength training as me, albeit with lighter weights.


(Edith) #63

I’m really settling in to full carnivore better than I expected. I was not really hungry today, and thought about trying for a 24 hour fast, but I decided to have lunch. Last time I 24-hour fasted, my exercise the next day was terrible.

I had a 10 ounce ribeye seasoned only with salt for lunch. Boy, am I full! I’m not sure how much I will be able to eat for dinner.


#64

I always felt my favorite vodka flavorful. Very subtly, it’s vodka, after all, but good vodka HAS flavor. That’s why I drink it, I only drink tasty stuff (except beer in good company on a hot summer day, even pretty meh stuff works for that).

But I definitely feel water (and zillion things) sweeter now… Water had different flavors before too, surely most people feel it, that’s why they like one tap water and not the other or use their favorite mineral water… At least many people must work like that… But I know we don’t need to go low-carb for feeling things way sweeter, skipping added sugar only works like that too (at least it does in my family), I don’t know why.

For some reason, carnivore (those rare days in my life! so few… I don’t understand how they can be that effective) brought way bigger and way, way quicker changes regarding my taste as keto. Keto did nothing at all taste wise.
My tiny carnivore times made me feel raspberries SWEET. Really, really sweet. What. I never felt them sweet on keto. Maybe not eating sweeteners on carni while eating them all the time on keto had some effect :smiley: But I still eat sugars between carni times (and sweeteners but drastically less than before and I never ate much. just often). Doesn’t matter, my sweetness perception stays at a weird level. It has some tiny use even on carnivore as there are sweet things on that woe too, first of all, cream… I still don’t feel it overly sweet. But sweetness is overrated. I only want desserts sometimes and they are perfectly fine without being sweet. Sour cream with a tad of lemon and vanilla (it fits into my carnivore-ish) is nice. Inferior to eggy desserts but it takes less time to make it… It’s useful when I have less food than what I need. Lucky people with meat probably don’t need it as much. I go shopping soon. The beef farm is still silent.

After many years looking at carrots and seeing sugar, I am so fine :smiley: I still would taste the oranges. Just a bit. Or just look at the caleidoscope, that’s joy too :smiley: No, I would eat a slice and Alvaro would eat the rest. If I was a deadly sin, I would be Greed. Not gluttony, I want to know things. Sometimes it’s through eating.

I building my discipline or what with my weightlifting. Finally, I am totally back at it! I imagine it will do good to my (basically non-existing) discipline at eating as well. I don’t need much, I changed a lot and I like healthy-for-me food and can’t seem to stay away from carni for long. I had my experimenting, rebelling, questioning phase, I feel ready again. We will see.
(I kind of decided that I go back to low-carb as I don’t have proper meat and will come later but I can’t. I don’t have the type of willpower to eat more than insignificant amount of plants every day. I slip back to something very close to carnivore. I am doomed :slight_smile: )


(Kellyn ) #65

I had beef roast for lunch today. I am going out with my husband tonight and will be eating rib tips. I am going to try the vodka soda with lime, so I will post what I thought of it tomorrow. If I don’t like it, then I am cutting alcohol completely and just drinking soda water. I have to say that reading and posting on the zero carb threads have really kept me motivated and accountable. I am so grateful to be a part of this group.


#66

wow to me it does sound like you are getting good improvements so just hold on for the ride!

and yea it is weird that the ZC Plan to heal is don’t limit anything. Just eat and eat all you need at all times…you know that is one of the most attractive things about this plan, I get to eat and never fear one ounce of guilt on any food I eat thru the entire day…old times I would be like, omg carb counts, kcal counts, I can’t eat that! and on this plan, I just eat and eat all I want, and when I am not hungry and super satisfied it is so natural not to eat. I lost all that feeling of deprivation on amts I can eat in a day so it is a great perk on this plan. Natural eating as we heal, our appetites will change as we heal and just follow the whole natural pattern for you personally and you will be fab on this plan!


#67

Thanks, I am happy to know but sad to know also LOL that many of us have to deal with these situations.

My hubby can literally eat like 1 biscuit less in the morning, eat way lower amt of bread for lunch and dinner and cut back a bit and he can drop weight SO fast…but he won’t even do that. But again, he will figure it out cause he is huffing and puffing with the 30 lbs on him, if he continues to gain he will be forced to do something so…ball is in his court right now :wink:

Very very cool about your daughter, mine won’t go to zc with me but luckily she holds the ‘lc ways’ a bit so it is fab when we got kids that ‘get it ya know’…hey we are teaching them truths on carbs out there.


#68

I am super glad you re-thought about fasting. Fasting is truly something ‘longer term zc people’ wil try and use thru some experimenting but they are more long term on plan and have healed their bodies alot more so that makes a difference big time.

Newer ZC people just want to eat. Just as you need. No need to stuff up or go crazy or go overboard ya know…you just eat and be happy eating :slight_smile: When we try fasting when new it can screw up your healing/ your appetite changes/ your nutrition your body direly needs but you deny it just that…so I am so happy to read you ate up that ribeye and enjoyed it!! Plus with exercise on new zc, go lighter on yourself a bit. You are dealing thru adaption which might be easy or moderate or ?? and pushing tough exercise as your body is changing over isn’t recommended, so take it easy on yourself, do what feels good but don’t go too hard.

You sound like ZC is floatin’ your boat :slight_smile: Happy for ya!!

And we are super grateful to have you in this group!! A good support group is only good if all of us do the supporting and chatting and you contribute alot!

I also love support groups and getting a good one like this, they are rare ya know…but I need them too, they keep my ZC as a real focus and knowing others are healing and getting great results keeps me wanting my plan. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I think that is smart about your booze, try things and just see. Best you can do and you will find your best path thru it for some drinks in your life!


(Ella Darcy) #70

Vitamin E can slow down Aunt Flo quite a bit. Check for interactions if you take any meds.


#71

Slap HI to all :slight_smile: Slaptember is rolling along, seems like it is gonna be a fast month, I don’t know why I feel that but I do. Like time is gonna fly on this challenge.

Yesterday food was

1.5 lb. ribeye steak
1 lb. jumbo shrimp

wow it was alot but I got down every single bite…last few shrimp and a few bites of ribeye were taunting me but I handled them in the end! LOL

That was all I could eat in my day but later, around 8 I wanted ‘something’ but could not ‘do meat’ cause I was not that hungry. I wanted some salami slices, you know ‘processed light convenience food’ and realized I gave up that processed stuff for my challenge. I had no idea truly how much I do rely on it. ugh.

So I ate nothing, which was fine cause I ate big and well anyway and could not eat easily so it all worked out well. But now I find I am irked I ain’t having that processed food option like my salami in the fridge LOL
My sausage links, my meat sticks and more. They are truly part of me and my way of eating. I don’t do much at all with processed foods in any variety, but the few I was living on were a huge part of me and my day. Hmmm…see that, take away something and boom, you don’t even realize how much of an importance it was in your life.

Day 4 and no processed stuff but I don’t know if I can make my goal of this challenge :wink: I truly find myself wanting this stuff. For convenience mostly and for ‘lighter eating’ too but will hold strong as long as I can at this point and keep my ‘fresh food’ only for the month challenge…eh, will see how this goes down for me :sunny:

Feeling so great.
In my zc zone definitely.

All going well so far, just cruising along.

today I got beef tenderloin and I am hitting store for some other junk I need in the house for the family but I might ‘stalk the seafood counter’ and see what is there, scallops? crab legs? cause I got me a seafood hankering and shrimp is my go to but want something different. I wish I did oysters or clams or mussels but not a fan so will wander the store and find me ‘a to die for seafood side’ for my tenderloin.