<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Jeff Swann wrote</title><author_name>Jeff Swann (npub1aj…ftppj)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1ajv7m32k0cpgzha32qszsh304qusjvwwmavus0ttktzldms4xzusuftppj</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>The hardest thing about being carnivore is the transition. A lot of people are mentally prepared to beat themselves up in the gym, but they are not mentally prepared for the emotional rollercoaster of breaking a carb addiction or the fear that eating only meat is somehow dangerous--which is amplified by all the discomfort of withdrawal &amp; the lack of fat adaption.&#xA;&#xA;The transition pains vary from person to person, both in symptoms &amp; duration, but can be very flu like. Hangry cravings are pretty much inevitable &amp; everything that isn&#39;t sugar may temporarily taste like cardboard. Dying organisms in your gut release chemicals that manipulate your mood &amp; responses to certain foods. Generally after about 2 weeks people feel dramatically better, but it does take longer for some.&#xA;&#xA;Ability to work out or run with the same intensity as before can take time to recover. Your body has to get good at predicting &amp; producing all needed glucose for high intensity activities. It&#39;s helpful to think of it similarly to the adjustment that comes with working out at high altitude, however, recovery from all exercise should generally be better &amp; faster.&#xA;&#xA;Focus on consuming fatty meats (not chicken), saturated fat is your friend. If you want to burn fat you need to eat fat. Carbs &amp; sugar put you in a hormonal state that produces fat rather than burning it. Calories are mostly irrelevant. Your brain is the most resource hungry organ &amp; will consume much more energy in the form of ketones &amp; glucose (produced by your liver) after you become fat adapted. So you will actually be able to consume more calories from meat without gaining weight.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s important to distinguish between carb cravings &amp; real hunger, if steak or eggs or salmon don&#39;t sound good then it&#39;s probably not real hunger. But when you are really hungry, eat as much steak &amp; eggs &amp; other real foods as you want. Liver &amp; other organs are NOT necessary, &amp; based on my experience may even be detrimental. Keep things simple &amp; consistent.&#xA;&#xA;After 5+years of carnivore, fatty steaks, eggs &amp; lots of salt every day, my blood pressure is lower than when I started. BP dropped from ~130/80 to ~100/60. Everything the fiat medical industry has to say about diet is wrong. Fat is not a body type. Stop listening to them &amp; fix your health. Most &#34;incurable&#34; health issues are curable.&#xA;&#xA;#health #carnivore #meat #zerocarb #grownostr</html></oembed>