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?
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 Saturday! I hope you are all doing well. I know some people in the group have had some recent tough news for themselves or family members. It really puts the day to day issues we face into perspective, and reminds me to just focus on doing the best I can to be as healthy as possible. To those who are having a hard time, we are all here for you and sending you some prayers and support. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Just focus today on doing the best you can and remember that food isn't going to bring you the comfort you are looking for.
Here is a little video of Penelopes performance from her piano recital l last night, she's been taking lessons for about a year and a half. 🎹🤍🖤
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Happy Friday! I made it back from Calgary with no issues yesterday, I even got an earlier connection so I got home earlier than planned. I didn't get much sleep on this trip so definitely early to bed the next few nights to make up for it. My vertigo was a a lot better the last few days also, so I think those exercises I was doing helped. Thank you for your prayers.
How has your week been? Any temptations this weekend that you are nervous about?
Last weekend we had a young elk buck hanging outside our cabin. It was amazing being so close to such a huge wild animal. Ironically a buddy of mine shot an elk this week and brought me a bunch of meat for my freezer. Full circle. I've never been much of a fan of game meat due to the gamey flavor. I think the ground meat and sausage will be fine but there's also a chuck roast.
What tips do any of you have for preparing it? Are you a fan of deer/elk?
