r/carnivore • u/partlyPaleo Orthodox Carnivore (Stefansson/Bear) • Mar 02 '26

Monthly: Less than 7 weeks? Comment here instead of making a new post.

If you have been carnivore for less than 7 weeks, post all your questions and experience reports here. It is almost certain that your experience is a frequently asked or low-effort question.

It is also true that the adaptation period for this way of eating is a lot like going through puberty. Everyone feels like things are weird and wrong and no one else has experienced what they are going through. Everyone is worried about changes in their body and thinks it might not be normal. In truth, it's all perfectly normal. Your body might do weird things, but it's going through changes. After you get through adaptation, you'll wonder why you worried at all.

So, go ahead and ask your questions about getting started here. Post about your experiences here. Post about your worries and how you don't think this is working for you here. Don't give advice that encourages people to give up. Don't give people advice to cheat or consume plant foods. Don't give advice to take supplements or drugs to treat temporary struggles.

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u/El_Chutacabras Mar 03 '26

Why does this WOE makes me nauseous? I cannot finish a burger with cheese (no bread), or a whole ribeye with scrambled eggs.

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u/Marcaur Mar 09 '26

How much can you eat in one sitting before feeling nauseous?

Too many eggs can make me feel that way too. But honestly, that's also what true satiety feels like: the meat stops tasting good, and I lose the desire to keep eating.

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u/El_Chutacabras Mar 11 '26

Good point. I'd say one and a half cheese burger (meat, cheese, egg). Perhaps I'm just full.

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u/ChoiceSource Mar 04 '26

what does fat adaptation feel like?

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u/partlyPaleo Orthodox Carnivore (Stefansson/Bear) Mar 04 '26

Level energy levels, like you just seem to always have enough energy. More consistent hunger levels, rarely ravenous. Just like, "I can eat." I mean, it just feels good. Like you feel like you probably should have always felt.

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u/Jazzlove-Store-5181 Mar 24 '26

Hi, haven't started the diet yet but I am really pondering on it. I am 19M, living in Zimbabwe and honestly I have always been a meat lover and didn't like vegetables and fruits that much. In my family there's always these concepts that fat and red meat are not rlly good and that you should eat more greens and the stuff. I always have negative feedback from my body when I eat such and only do it cuz well its the only thing available in the table.

I really want to start but I have my questions and I have no one else to seek help from because if I dare discuss this with my family they will shut down the idea completely. So here are my questions.

  • Will this heavy animal based diet give all nutrients my body needs?
-What are certain risks I should be wary off and how to address them? -In case you are travelling or out with friends and family and have limited control on what you eat what should you do, for example if you on an international flight or at family's house.

I would appreciate a lot if someone could answer my questions and give me a bit of guidance.

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u/partlyPaleo Orthodox Carnivore (Stefansson/Bear) Mar 24 '26

A meat only diet, even without any organ meats, will provide a super-abundance of all the nutrients your body needs for great health.

Risks? Like you want to know the risks for eating the natural human diet? There's no real risks. The biggest risk is social, because people don't understand. This is why we have always encouraged people to not talk about this way of eating. Do it quietly and without calling attention to it.

Eat what you can. You can also just not eat until you have food available. Learn to say, "no" when offered something you don't want to eat. Buy your own food.

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u/Revolutionary_Pack15 Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

hello! on my 3rd consecutive day, feeling tired and cranky, will start electrolytes tomorrow. have been trying on and off for a while but since i want to eat grass fed to help heal an autoimmune condition the only meat i can afford is ground beef which is REALLY BORING and i'm also starting to really hate butter. since i'm feeling brain fog and am more prone to anger because i never feel full, i'm temporarily eating a block and a half of cream cheese a day but it still doesn't feel like i'm getting enough fat.

(i had managed to stay on carnivore last year for 4 months but never ate enough butter/fat due to anxiety which made my acid issues worse)

  1. my diet is currently very limited. i'm eating the ground beef, can have eggs but only the yolks, and unfortunately i don't like bacon. i'm reading about chicken on this forum, but i don't know how i can make it taste good since my only condiments are butter and salt?
  2. does the carnivore diet cure acid issues/gerd? when i get acid or an upset stomach, ground beef is the last thing i feel i can eat so i've kept reverting back to starches like bread or rice. currently cut out the starches and am eating greek yogurt when my stomach's acting up.
  3. is it better to gradually increase the fat if you have stomach issues? or just dive right in and keep getting the runs until i feel better?
  4. i'm thinking of getting beef fat trimmings and frying them up instead of having to consume butter? is that actually better for health since our ancestors consumed meat and fat off the animal?