One of the things that came up yesterday when I talked about the 7 Day Challenge was "Carnivore Harder", meaning the idea that you need to be more and more strict in order to lose weight or heal, and often times the responses you get online when you talk about the fact that you are still not healing or not losing weight is that you aren't being strict enough.
Now sometimes that might be true in cases where you are still having some carbs or having alcohol or keto treats etc. But in a lot of cases you could be doing everything right with carnivore, not having any cheats, fasting, etc but you still aren't losing weight or not healing fully. Lots of people online will tell you it's because you aren't eating only grass finished meat, or you are having PUFA's in pork, or you ate in a restaurant one time, or you just must be doing something not perfect ENOUGH.
While some seasonings/oils/sweeteners etc can cause issues for people they likely aren't the root cause of your stall or why you are still sick. If these minor things are causing you an issue there is likely some other root cause issue that might not be healed by food. Things like hormone imbalances, thyroid issues, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).
Carnivore is very healing and can fix a lot of issues but often times we think we are doing something wrong if it's not fixing EVERYTHING for us. It doesn't mean you're doing the diet wrong, it just means there is something else going on.
You might need to take a deep dive into your hormones (and remember the doctor tells you that things are in "normal range" doesn't mean you don't have an issue), or mold issues, or you are having sleep issues or extreme stress (these are big ones).
And most importantly, remember that most of us have spent a LIFETIME overweight or sick and we can't expect to reverse/heal that in only a few months. Focus on fueling your body, being consistent in not having carbs/junk, getting adequate sleep, (reduce stress) and try to be patient for your body to heal.
Has the diet healed everything for you or is there anything you have had to address OUTSIDE of the diet in order to fully heal?
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Monday! We made it to Big Sky, Montana yesterday, WOW it's so beautiful!! It just feels like you are in a movie all the time. We grilled steaks and just spent lots of time outside enjoying the beautiful weather.
The house we are staying in is owned by LMNT, so it has all kinds of electrolytes and wellness goodies everywhere. Plus all kinds of natural soaps and laundry soaps etc. They host a lot of meetings here so one of the walls upstairs is a huge dry erase board so the kids are having fun drawing on it.
We sat in the sauna 🥵 and took turns doing the cold plunge. 🥶 Today we are going hiking and white water rafting.
How was your weekend? What is your non-negotiable for this week?
Happy Sunday! We made it to Idaho Falls last night, it was just a stop over place for us and we had no idea that it would be so beautiful. We got here early in the evening after the hot springs and had a really lovely walk along the river. The weather has been so nice!! We are only 3 hours from Big Sky so headed over there this morning, we are staying in a house there for 5 days. I am excited to stay in one place for a few days. 😂 We are super excited because the house we are staying in has a cold plunge, a sauna, and a gym.
What are your plans today? You doing any prep for the week ahead?
Yesterday we had a PACKED day and some really amazing experiences!! We started the morning in Page Arizona looking at the Glen Canyon Dam, which opens up to the beginning of the Grand Canyon. It looks like you're on a totally different planet!
We then headed up to Redmond, and stopped along the way to take a hike up to some Salt Caves. The drive alone was just amazing as well!
In the afternoon we took a tour of the Redmond Salt mine, WOW what a cool experience!! We went down 700 feet and were completely surrounded by salt! They have 29 miles of tunnels through the mine! I will tell you all about it on a future Livestream! But we all licked the walls and the kids got to mine for their own salt rocks!
We ended the day just south of Salt Lake City. It was a super packed day but thankfully everything went very smoothly.
Today is going to be much more relaxing, and the kids planned the perfect "Mom" day. A slow morning followed by a soak in some Lava Hot Springs this afternoon. ...
