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  • Carnivore – Weekly Weight Tracker

    My weight has fluctuated so much due to cheating, that I decided to consolidate all my weigh-ins to one page that gets updated weekly. I only weigh in weekly, versus daily, because daily weigh-ins were defeating for me when my weight would go up. Even if that weight was just for the day. Seeing the number only 1x a week is so much better for my mind.

    Must for reference, my very highest weight was 320 pounds in 2012 after I finished college, and I ate a lot of pizza with my corporate paychecks. In September of 2025, I was around 302 pounds.

    DateWeightNotes
    March 1, 2026293.2I had already started the transition to high protein
    4 months prior.
    March 8, 2026283.8
    March 16, 2026279.8
    March 22, 2026282Cheated
    March 31, 2026280.2
    April 5, 2026280.6
    April 12, 2026277.8
    May 10, 2026288.2Ate lots of snacks and some gluten on road trip.
    May 17, 2026284Recovering with meat/dairy Carnivore, but gluten
    symptoms still 8 days after the trip.

    The scale isn’t always down, but I’m thankful this isn’t the measure of my worthiness.

    God bless you all.

  • Day 1 Lion Diet/Carnivore – Weigh-In Sunday

    After a 9-day road trip, poor eating and recovery, I find myself with an empty house for a week. My mother is taking a week-long birthday cruise with a friend, and this seems like the perfect time to try out the Lion Diet. My mother doesn’t like food repetitiveness, but when it comes to steak, I don’t even care! Give me the beef!

    Weight: 284 pounds

    • Starting weight 293.2 (beginning of Carnivore)

    Meal 1 – Steak Bites w/ 1 tsp of ghee and salt

    Unfortunately I’ve been mixing excess beef fat and bacon fat in my glass containers, so my only options for cooking “oil” were butter or ghee.

    Snack – beef stick (not pure beef, but no sugar with minimal ingredients) + 1 glass of black tea (to fight caffeine withdrawal and oxalate dumping)

    Meal 2 – Hamburgers 1.3 pounds (4 patties) with salt and garlic powder

    I was able to save about 2 ounces of beef fat for future cooking. Problem solved! As far as spices go, I am limiting my seasonings this week to salt, garlic powder, onion powder and perhaps some infused/smoked sea salts. I’ll include them in my meal notes.

    Snack 2 – beef stick

    Cravings: Last night I did have a cheat dessert before starting. However, I’m going to avoid all sweeteners, even fake ones, this week. I won’t be having sugar-free electrolytes either.

    Energy: Pretty good today, but I did take a nap because why not?

    Today is a day that the Lord has made. Thank You, Lord, for modeling and advising the importance of a Sabbath day.

  • Ketovore Meals – Week 4/12 to 4/18

    This week was not very successful with tracking or eating well on plan.

    Grocery list for this week:

    • 8 eggs
    • 8 oz bacon
    • 4 oz chicken breast
    • 2 servings turkey breast, sliced
    • 4 oz chuck roast
    • 2 pound pork
    • 1/2 serving salami
    • 1 cup Greek yogurt plain
    • 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • 3/4 cup almond flour
    • 2 servings string cheese
    • 6 tbsp SF BBQ sauce
    • 2 tbsp cacoa nibs
    • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
    • 3/4 onion
    • SF electrolyte packet – raspberry, orange
    SundayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Miller’s Ale House Chicken Club Salad
    Leftover chuck roast, chicken fajita, 2 string cheese
    McDonald’s SF Iced Coffee
    MondayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Bacon and Eggs
    Pork
    Chocolate Raspberry Greek Yogurt + 2 string cheese
    TuesdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		off plan
    Keto Flatbread Sandwich w/ Turkey & Salami
    off plan
    WednesdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		off plan
    Pulled Pork w/ Onions & SF BBQ sauce
    Chocolate Orange Greek Yogurt + 2 string cheese
    ThursdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Steak and Eggs
    BBQ Platter w/ Pulled Pork SF BBQ, Kielbasa, Chicken
    Chocolate SF Greek Yogurt + 2 string cheese
    FridayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		off plan
    SaturdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		off plan

    Hopefully this menu gives you great ideas for your own journey.

    God bless you all.

  • Day 47 Ketovore – Clean Up

    After 2 days of eating off plan, I wanted to clean up my eating today. Carnivore and Keto is just as delicious, or even more so delicious, than regular standard foods. Today I was enjoying the Ketovore options.

    Meal 1 – Steak 10 oz with 4 eggs

    Meal 2 – Pulled pork w/ onions + 4 tbsp SF BBQ sauce + 1 ounce chicken breast + 6 oz kielbasa

    Snack – 3/4 cup Greek Yogurt w/ 1/6 orange SF electrolyte + 1 tbsp cocoa powder + 2 servings string cheese

    Cravings: I just wanted delicious Carnivore foods today.

    Energy: Good today

    Thank God for another day to try again.

  • Day 46 Ketovore – Food Noise

    My mindset was to just go for the “normal food” desires, since the cravings came up. My feet are puffy, and show that the gluten is affecting me already. I even lost more hair in the shower this morning, another side affect of eating gluten.

    Meal 1 – off plan

    Meal 2 – Pulled pork w/ onions + 4 tbsp SF BBQ sauce

    Snack – 3/4 cup Greek Yogurt w/ 1/6 orange SF electrolyte + 1 tbsp cocoa powder + 2 servings string cheese

    Cravings: Woke up just fine, and the idea of eating off plan didn’t occur to me until my mother said she was going on an errand. Then the idea of McDonald’s or Dunkin breakfast came to mind. Bread. I ate off-plan obviously for my 1st meals.

    Energy: Woke up feeling a bit blah, but energy was fine afterwards.

    I feel so much more calm today, versus the last couple days, and that realization about Ezekiel yesterday really helped my mental state. Bringing my thoughts current into today, versus all my past years, feels so much more free. I’m grateful to God for that.

  • Day 45 Ketovore – Off Plan

    I’ve grown to dislike the “cheater” for any eating plan, because the words sounds like I’m sinning. Since what I eat is of my own free will, I no longer want to call it cheating. From now on, I will refer to what I do as being “off plan”. And OH BOY, was today off plan.

    Meal 1 – off plan Olive Garden

    Meal 2 – Keto flat bread sandwich w/ 2 servings turkey breast and 1/2 serving salami (flat bread had 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/3 cup Greek yogurt plan, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese)

    Snack – off plan

    Cravings: I didn’t start my day planning to eat non-Ketovore, however with stuff going on, and an invite to Olive Garden….plans changed? And then the desire for ice cream after dinner started. Having eaten off plan already made it too attractive to go ahead and make the day a disaster eating-wise.

    Energy: Was sluggish and overwhelmed by something else, so my mood wasn’t great. I still technically had energy to do life.

    I’ve been reading Ezekiel in the OT, and during my down mood, Ezekiel 18:21-24 came to my mind. These verses talk about an evil man returning to God, and leaving his old ways, and his transgressions would be remembered no more. Having been angry at myself for all the wrong I’ve done in the eyes of God, this brought me comfort in the moment. I turned from my old ways, and I want to follow God’s best now, God’s ways. My past is remembered no more. Thank You, Lord.

  • Day 44 Ketovore – Puzzling Surprise

    Today I was just going on “feels”, and today felt like a great day for bacon!

    Meal 1 – 4 scrambled eggs + 8 oz bacon

    Snack – unsweet tea w/ SF electrolyte

    Meal 2 – Pork bites 1 pound

    Here’s the surprise: I didn’t label the meat after I originally packaged it in a 2-pound portion. I seriously thought this was beef, and that I was going to get some steak bites. Well, surprise, surprise, it was pork bites. My mom was thrilled because she secretly wanted pork chops, but said nothing. Winner, winner, pork’s for dinner!

    Snack – Chocolate Raspberry Greek Yogurt (3/4 cup Greek Yogurt + 1/6 packet Raspberry SF electrolyte + 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder) + 2 string cheese

    Cravings: Just fine today. Was actually stressed about something, so my stomach was in knots all day. No cravings today.

    Energy: Pretty good level today

    Do you ever just hear a message that you are needing, about totally relying on and depending on God for everything? I went my own way for so long in my life, I am still peeling pieces off to hand over to God on a daily basis. Lord, I know you have the best way.

  • Day 43 Ketovore – Weigh-In Sunday

    Weigh-in time

    Weight: 277.8 pounds

    • This week -2.8 pounds
    • Total -15.4 pounds
    • Starting weight 293.2

    Meal 1 – Miller’s Ale House Blacked Chicken Cobb Salad w/ Blue Cheese dressing (had hard-boiled egg, bacon bits, chicken, tomato, greens and red onion)

    Met up with my friend today after her trip to Michigan. Her grandmother just passed, and she gave a faith-filled eulogy about her granny. This was a great lunch to just catch up, and for her to release the valve on some thoughts.

    Snack – McDonald’s SF iced coffee

    Meal 2 – Leftover chuck roast 4 oz + leftover chicken fajita 4 oz + 2 string cheese

    Cravings: Nothing until snack time, and then I wanted iced cream. That’s when I got a coffee because it wasn’t completely a “cheat”.

    Energy: Pretty good today, but I slept in pretty late.

    God is so wonderful. In Isaiah 43:25, He says “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”

  • Carnivore Meals – Week 4/5 to 4/11

    Note: I’m pretty positive that I missed things on this grocery list.

    Question: Have you noted how much more complicated meals are with Keto versus Carnivore?

    Grocery list for this week:

    • 1 dozen 4 eggs
    • 2 tbsp cup bacon bits
    • 8 oz bacon
    • 1 pound 8oz chicken breast
    • 1 pound Buffalo Chicken dip (homemade or store)
    • 2.7 serving Canadian bacon
    • 1 pound 4 oz chuck roast
    • 3.7 servings chicken breakfast sausage
    • 5 oz pork belly
    • 2 Costco 1/3 pound burgers
    • 3 cup Greek yogurt plain
    • 1.2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • 3/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
    • 1 cup almond flour
    • 6 servings string cheese
    • 4 oz Jarlsberg cheese
    • 2 slices cheddar cheese
    • 1 serving Korean jerky
    • 8 servings pork rinds
    • 2 servings Frank’s Red hot sauce
    • 4 tbsp SF BBQ sauce
    • 1 tbsp SF sweetener
    • 5 tbsp cacoa nibs
    • 1.5 tbsp cocoa powder
    • 1 onion
    • 3/4 bell pepper
    • 4 stalks celery
    • 1 head cauliflower (I ate half, and the other half went to my mother.)
    • SF electrolyte packet – orange, raspberry
    SundayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Eggs and Bacon
    Pork, Sausage, Chicken Dip, Heavenly Eggs + junk
    2 servings string cheese
    MondayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Leftover Smoked Chicken w/ hot sauce
    Breakfast Burgers
    Korean Jerky + Chocolate Keto Yogurt
    TuesdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Omelet w/ Canadian Bacon & Jarlsberg Cheese
    Buffalo Chicken Dip w/ Celery
    Orange Greek Yogurt w/ Nibs + 2 string cheese
    WednesdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Restaurant Steak, Eggs, Sausage and Bacon
    Cheeseburgers and Coleslaw
    Coke Zero, Korean Jerky and Meat Stick
    ThursdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Chuck Roast w/ Onions
    BBQ Chuck Roast Pizza w/ Almond Flour Crust
    Pork Rinds + String Cheese
    FridayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack    		Frittata w/ Chicken Sausage & Jarlsberg Cheese
    Tender Roast Beef + Cauliflower
    2 string cheese + Pork Rinds + Meat Stick
    SaturdayMeal 1
    Meal 2
    Snack
    Snack    		Leftover Frittata w/ Pork Belly
    Chicken Fajitas w/ EggLife Wrap and Cheese
    Pork Rinds + Coke Zero
    Chocolate Raspberry Greek Yogurt

    Hopefully this menu gives you great ideas for your own journey. My grocery list is so much longer with Keto items!

    God bless.

  • Day 42 Ketovore – A Little Bit of Everything

    Let’s just eat all the different meats today! That’s how it felt as I analyzed what I wanted to make.

    Meal 1 – Leftover Frittata 1/2 serving + 5 ounces Pork Belly

    Snack – 4 servings pork rinds + Coke Zero

    In an effort to avoid a decision on something personal (it’s not overly serious), I decided to go do some retail therapy. But as I was going to grab a drink, I really had the desire for carbs. To avoid the carbs, I got the pork rinds. I don’t really want to eat 4 servings of pork rinds normally, but based on calories, it’s the same as a big slice of pizza. I wanted the pizza, but I got the pork rinds instead. I was fine with the pork rinds, and don’t miss the pizza now. I’d call that a mini win.

    Meal 2 – Chicken Fajita w/ EggLife Wraps & Cheese (7 oz chicken, 1/3 onion, 2/3 peppers, 3 wraps + 1/2 cup cheddar cheese)

    So full from dinner, but wow….it really hit the spot for Mexican cravings.

    Snack – Chocolate Raspberry Greek Yogurt (3/4 cup Greek Yogurt + 1/6 packet Raspberry SF electrolyte + 1 tbsp cacao nibs + 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder)

    This dessert was so good! I will definitely have a version of this on repeat.

    Cravings: Literally only craved the foods I ate…..until my mother mentioned ice cream. She wasn’t satisfied with the greek yogurt dessert I made. We did not give in to the craving though.

    Energy: Ehhh, a bit low still.

    As I contemplate different options in life, I pray to God for His guidance. I really want to do what is good, better and best in life, and I want God in these decisions now. When I was younger, I was too afraid to ask God for guidance. After all the not-great decisions I’ve made, God, I really want You a part of them.