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Zero Carb Information Videos
Fangs
#217
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zioh2/posts/5743263059049212/?cft[0]=AZX6wbEz0feBbaGnHeZtTY5tL64dh-MW77lCGMZEeEHuG61JZsWcypJmDT-K_Zpx_l-IFxl8bkFV0f5Iypw–OOegOD84ae4U7CdWKDBUNVwSgvSEpm-grUBWZrr6Y1GRV0&tn=-UK-R
WOW IT IS TRUE…MCD’S HAS CHANGED ITS ORDERING STYLE…but many do not rely on fast food burgers, BUT MANY carnivores absolutely still use this in their daily lives…check out Kelly about it all 
Fangs
#218
Great post from Kelly from Zeroing in on Health:
Hi, ZIOH! I want to make some things a little more clear about the “Lean Lean Fat” protocol that I discussed in the video with Craig and Maria Emmerich .
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“Lean Lean Fat” tweak is NOT the same thing as Protein Sparing Modified Fasting. PSMFing is a very calorie-restricted diet. This group Is NOT okay with eating less meat than our bodies need. If your body is asking for 3 pounds of meat per day, eat it! I do not think it is helpful or wise to ignore your body’s requests for nourishment, especially when you are eating only meat. Your body knows how much meat it needs in order to feel great and to have optimal health. Eat what your body needs.
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Brand new Carnivores should not focus on tweaking anything. For the first several months or more per individual on Carnivore, I would strongly recommend that people just focus on breaking addiction, getting their health back, and eating all of the meat that their body needs. No tweaks. Just meat. And I think that should be any meat that you can afford, that makes you feel great, and that you enjoy. Just eat.
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Health is always more important than the scale. Please don’t ever do ANYTHING that makes you feel worse in the name of getting smaller. Without our health, we have nothing. I would focus on feeling great and living a long and healthy life, more than seeing a number go down on a scale.
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IF you are no longer dealing with health Issues and addiction, there are many ways to tweak your Zero Carb diet. Many people find that cutting out dairy allows them to drop some excess body fat. Some people have also cut out salt and have seen positive results. Some people find that getting sun, taking walks, sleeping more, or even getting a hobby can help them to finally balance their hormones and allow them to lose weight. All are great things to toy around with to see if they allow you to feel great and also lose excess body fat. Another option is to experiment with eating leaner meats or higher fat meats. (
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When I have a “leaner” Carnivore day, I eat unlimited calories and unlimited amounts of protein. I do eat less fat on those days. If you try some leaner days and feel awesome, great! You may learn that your body doesn’t need as much fat every day as you once thought. On the flip side: When I eat “higher fat” days, I still eat unlimited calories…but I eat unlimited amounts of fat, and with less protein. You may learn that you feel better when you add fat. You may find that switching back and forth has some benefit. Or you may find that you did your best when you just ate more of a 1:1 ratio. We’re all a little different. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting to see what works best for you. It’s all meat. Eating leaner or higher fat may not be the ticket for you, but there’s nothing wrong with trying different ratios to see if it helps you to feel better and to get the results you want.
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I do not think any size pants or any number on a scale is worth EVER feeling less than your absolute best. If your energy, mood, immune system, satiety, or general health ever suffers in the name of losing weight, I would re-prioritize. Health comes first. But I am also convinced that we can prioritize health AND be at a healthy body weight. Much of our weight is controlled by hormones, so reducing stress (or finding healthy ways to deal with stress) is a key factor that is often overlooked.
I love this group and all of its moderators. They are constantly trying to make sure that people are focused on health more than just a number on a scale.
I love you guys. I mean that.
************S0 I find this encouraging in that what one person on year 2 is NEVER a healed person who starts so as ‘we read’ about how we progress just remember if newer don’t DO WHAT longer term carnivores are doing just cause ya read it LOL in that we must go by the body, all the time, on what it asks, and the ‘devil is big in the details’ of being the worse path you can take when newer cause you don’t know you are carnivore just yet…that comes with time on plan!
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#221
I enjoyed this. I am eating more zero carb right now than carnivore - maybe a little cheese, teaspoon of heavy cream, some ghee if I am cooking a steak in cast iron, etc., however, I am interested in learning more about “carnivore.” What I loved from this video was when the author said she doesn’t feel guilty eating a “20 oz. steak.” I eat one meal a day, which consists of a large piece of meat, or a couple pieces. I’ve been feeling guilty about the quantity of my portion size, as I can easily eat a 16-20 oz. pork steak or two hamburgers, etc. It was giving me stress as I wasn’t sure if this was okay.
Another thing that resonated to me was how the author commented about the ease of eating carnivore. I agree! I take out a piece of meat from the freezer in the morning to thaw for dinner, pop it on the grill or in my cast iron skillet, and that’s it. I don’t like fussing with cooking, but I do enjoy making our meals now - it’s just meat. Sometimes I’ll fix my husband some brussels sprouts in bacon grease, but that is the extent of my “cooking.” I love that about carnivore. I also enjoy cooking and prepping for guests once in a while, but I never indulge in what I make them. I taste a small amount of what I prepare for salt/flavor, and then immediately spit it out. I only eat meat when it comes time to eat.
Love this community of folks.
Fangs
#222
I know you are heading toward carnivore alot of times and you do better off alot of plants then having them thru your journey but what I focus on is YOUR including some heavy cream IS FINE…your cheese IS FINE and you are carnivore…always remember a carb from animal source means nothing, we don’t count, hence the word ‘zero carb’ meaning zero carb from any plants so your few carbs from any dairy or animal is FINE if you keep it just right there.
So don’t give yourself no troubles on any I am zc or just quite carnivore or not…to me you are carnivore and doing great!!
I also am not a chef/kitchen person and my focus is on BIG meat and then throw some sides together the kid and hubby like and I just dismiss those and let them have their meal and I do all the big meat I so get your life on wanting simple kitchen life!!
You hang in there truly cause you see the path forward which is drawing you and let the time tick away on this lifestyle and changes come, might be slow, but darn they do come!!
also you can have some salt and flavor…even a tad of herbs on meat or spice on meat you cook is OK…as long as your body accepts them and if you do great on it, love the taste and it makes you happy you are ok to do just that.
time on carnivore changes our taste.
like when I started I used a smidge of fresh grated garlic on my steaks…omg I loved it, til about a year in it was ‘oh so sweet’ and was ruining my steaks more than giving a taste I wanted so I dumped it and these are all carnivore ways we make the plan work for all of us to hold plan, change, adapt and just learn thru it all.
You are doing great in my eyes!
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#223
Thank you so much, @Fangs! Again, I don’t know exactly about “carnivore,” and thought maybe it was just meat. I feel great knowing that I am doing fine! This WOE really suits me, and I am continuing to lose weight, slowly but surely. I don’t weigh and it is always a nice surprise to go to the doctor’s and see that I have lost more weight. Went Thursday for a routine follow up (don’t ask me for what), and I was down three lbs. (I have another “follow-up” in three more months(?).) I have 7-10 lbs. left to go to a weight I’ve only seen two other times in my life. Exciting! I’ll get there, but I am super happy right now.
Exactly! 
Couldn’t be easier.
Thank you so much!
Fangs
#224
Great info on dairy and ‘about dairy’ and how and why it truly doesn’t ‘suit us as humans’ but darn we all love our cheese HAHA
Fangs
#225
always watch that dairy intake to all carnivores
dairy is ‘a side option’ and not a food source, keep that in mind most times and ya got it made for those who can have some and do well…but dairy is that carnivore wild card we all deal with at some point
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#230
I suspected that excess dairy might be a no-no. I do LOVE cheese (gouda, Havarti), and can easily want to overdo it on that, but most often stop myself because I didn’t think it was a great choice. Definitely a comfort food I can eat to excess if I allowed myself.
I have to spend more time on the carnivore/zero carb thread and watch all these videos. So much to learn.
Fangs
#231
yea I do ok on dairy but even with that, I watch the amts also cause in the end, it is really still a comfort food for me. I know any snacking I did was with cheese and alot of it, in the bitter end of it tho, alot of cheese isn’t great for any of us darn it HA but it is good when we realize it, to put it in that side category to enhance taste on our plates but keep it in that category of being controlled.
oh yea we got a wealth of videos and stuff on this thread for sure. All stuff to watch a bit at a time just to gain some inside knowledge about why carnivores do what we do So many have posted such good things here!
Shatz
#233
What does calories have to do with fat-adaptation? If you dont eat carbs, but only protein and fat, then the body must start to use fat as fuel. This process is fat-adaptation.
It takes the body a few weeks without carbs to get efficient at this, in the meantime you can feel tired, but it will pass.
IvyKCKO
(Ivy)
#234
If you are lower than a BMR losing muscle more calories help in the first days of keto I was informed
Ive been told it takes 8 weeks , 12 or more actually
Not sure if you’re talking keto or ZC, seem like ZC