During my transition into the Carnivore lifestyle, I decided to blog my weekly meals that classify as Carnivore. My spices aren’t perfect yet; Carnivore purists would say “Salt Only”. Use this as inspiration, or for meal planning on your own journey. In an effort to save money, I’ll be shopping with the weekly grocery store sales, and I’ll vary my protein sources. This week was post-Thanksgiving holiday, so I didn’t visit the grocery store until Tuesday.
The weekly specials at the grocery store:
$7.99/lb whole top sirloin, cut as desired
Buy 1, Get 1 Free eggs
Sunday – SAD (Standard American Diet) garbage meals
Monday – SAD garbage meals
Tuesday – Sirloin beef stew bites, cooked in butter
Weds – Uncured bacon and eggs, cooked in bacon grease
Thurs – Top sirloin, cooked in butter; topped with 133 calories of gorgonzola cheese.
Friday – Eggs cooked in butter, with uncured turkey bacon (**Won’t eat this bacon on Carnivore, since sugar is an ingredient.)
Saturday – Top sirloin, cooked in butter
Looking back: While these meals seem simple and repeated on multiple days, I felt satiated where cravings weren’t pestering me all day. No ingredients were wasted. Because I waited to eat until I was truly hungry, every meal tasted great. Simplicity, flavor and no food-waste are all wins in my eyes.
Have a great week, and may God bless you and keep you.
Let’s create an exhaustive list of all the different diets that have been created over our lifetime.
Low Fat
High Protein-Low Carb
Whole 30
Carnivore
Atkins
Keto
Vegetarian
Vegan
Mediterranean
Sugar-Free/Low Glycemic
All Exclusion diets
Paleo
Crash diets like Cabbage Soup diet
Intermittent Fasting
There’s variations that I’ve missed, but suffice to say, there’s a plethora of options for food or diet plans to follow. But why have I chosen the Carnivore style of eating for this time in my life?
Testimonies – Carnivores report improvements from reduced snoring to dramatic reduction in tumors or the elimination of major health concerns. Is any of this a guarantee? No, but I’m willing to catalogue my list of health issues, and then journal if I see any improvements.
Diet simplicity – Carnivore is essentially an elimination diet. High inflammatory foods like gluten are removed, so health improvements can be a result.
Removal of highly processed foods like refined sugars, factory-made substitutes, junk food and excessive filler ingredients (like soy protein).
Satiety = I may finally feel satisfied from and between meals, without feeling hunger two hours later as I have with carbs. Carnivores have reported the reduction of “food noise” or cravings for junk food while eating this way. This would be a massive win for me!
Some cons to consider based on all my research:
This is a lifestyle choice. Adding in junk food like carbs or sugar will bring back all the old cravings and old health issues with them. If I find success on this food plan, Carnivore will need to be my only way of eating. “Cheating” causes immediate bodily reactions like stomach issues and joint pain, based on others’ results. While there are certain veggies or fruit that I enjoy, I’m not planning to reintroduce them anytime soon.
Must plan for trips – On the road, I’ll need to pack my go-to snacks, seek the carnivore snacks in gas stations, and know my best restaurant meal options. Luckily, other Carnivores have made videos about this topic, noting that hard-boiled eggs, cheese, sugar-free jerky and hamburger patties are available most places. See this video from Laura Spath about Carnivore on the road:
What happens if I try Carnivore and can’t stand it? I’ll be going to the Whole 30 style of eating. Same elimination of trigger foods like simple carbs and sugar. My main goal is to remove highly processed foods, processed oils and long-ingredient-list junk foods from my diet.
I really appreciate you following along on my journey, and pray that your health journey is a success also! May God bless you and keep you.
Who in their right mind idolizes food? Right? That person must be pretty messed up.
It’s true. I am…or at least I was.
Since 2022, I’ve been on a journey to heal my mental hang-ups and broken mindset, all of which brought me to my lowest point at the age of 39. I didn’t realize that my thoughts and my mindset were that messed up, but my life was the proof. Emotional eating, poor dating choices, fear of trying a new career. I was just living a life of “middling”. I had just enough, but not more of the life I really wanted. My relationship with God was one of petition, “please give me this” instead of “Lead me, God”.
For self-improvement and discovery, YouTube was my go-to site. They have countless experts (and influencers) focused on that very topic. I had watched many that helped me realize my broken dating mindset. And after a year of introspection, God convicted my spirit that I had been idolizing marriage as a means of security and self-worth. WOW! A lightbulb, an “aha”, and an “oh, man” ran through my mind. That would explain a lot.
One of the main gurus of self-motivation and change is none other than Tony Robbins, the influential giant with decades of experience and research. I was listening to Tony’s content one day, and he mentioned that everyone is looking to fulfill 6 primary needs. My ears perked. What are they?
Certainty
Uncertainty/Variety
Significance
Connection/Love
Growth
Contribution
Then he asked something along the lines of “What lights you up, what do you enjoy?” My first response….”Food”. “What the heck?” I thought. That’s kind of embarassing. I immediately felt shame. However, I knew I was finally recognizing the problem after all these years. My driving needs at this low in my life were needs for Certainty and for Variety. By doing self-improvement, I was focusing on Growth also, but that didn’t light me up in the same way. Food was my dopamine hit, the thing I looked forward to, would plan, and knew I could rely on to be enjoyable.
All of this doesn’t explain why I call Food my idol though. After further reflection over the months, I saw that food was linked to that idol of Security. Having food made me feel secure. Having a relationship used to make me feel secure. “But food is an essential need!” That’s true. But it became my means of living life, feeling like life was worth living and exciting. When I fasted from food, or when I restricted an area of my diet, I felt empty. Like I was going through withdrawal. Instead of looking towards God for security, I was using things of this world to feel fulfilled and protected from lack.
But why is Security my base idol? As a child of the 1980s, the ecomony went through a recession which affected my parents’ income. My father was hired at a big box store, just to layoff people after a holiday season. He didn’t last long at that job himself, and he went through multiple jobs until the early 90s. I remember looking at an empty refrigerator, no gallon of milk, nothing to drink but water. Back then, water was the absolute most disgusting thing to me (I enjoy it now). The 2nd most memorable moment was 4 adults and 2 kids sharing a thin pan pizza, and that’s all we had to eat. One slice to a chubby kid was like deprivation.
I thank God that He’s showing me the areas of my life that need healing, that need Him. Before, God was trusted with just a few areas of my life, but not all of my life. After a few years of really reading the Bible, I can finally see that God is Omnipotent in all. Even after all my mistakes, all my sins, I know God sees my repentant heart. He loves me, and He is my Security and my Rock. In the spirit of this topic, I found a website with verses all about God and lack. A favorite is:
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
I was raised a Christian, and for just as long, I’ve struggled with my weight. The last photo taken of me thin and at a healthy weight was at 18 months old….That’s right, I was a toddler.
With both Christianity and food, I’ve heard half-truths, false information, false beliefs, false teachings, actual truth, had lived experiences affirming or nullifying what I’ve heard. I’ve read opinions, seen studies and reports, watched what others have done, tried and failed, tried and seen success, had mindset issues, and I’ve cried and I’ve despaired.
And here I am, full of faith in Christ….but my weight and health issues persist. I’m in my 40s, still struggling and chastising myself for my lack of control with food, my lack of satisfaction no matter how much food I eat. Despairing my energy, my future, my lack of hope. I don’t want to live like this….300 pounds at 5’3″. Depressed with thoughts that my old age will be full of pain and health issues, and devoid of energy and vigor.
So I cried out the Lord, and told Him my worries, that my energy level, my neverending hunger and my weight were the exact opposite of what I want. That I want to do more for Him, to do more with my life, but I just felt overwhelmed by my own weakness. Everything I was doing just wasn’t enough to combat myself. God, help me to figure this out! I don’t want to live like this anymore.
Then YouTube. I’d been watching YouTube for years, looking for helpful videos for lots of different topics like my current career, gardening plans, homesteading, travel, etc. But one day I saw a video by HomesteadHow. Never noticed any recommended videos from this channel before, and I ignored it a day or two. The title finally caught my attention, and I can’t even remember which video it was. But I was introduced to Carnivore eating, and my hope for an answer was renewed.
I’ve watched video after video about Carnivore eating over the month of November 2025, the same month I heard about it. I’ve even tested out how satisfied I was after a high-protein or animal-based meal. It’s completely different from my high-carb meals, which left me hungry after 2 hours. Testimonial after testimonial are confirming that others have similar experiences to me. Practicing medical professionals are giving their testimonials about the positive effects of Carnivore eating. I’ve watched, and I’ve listened.
So…..it’s my turn to try.
To record my experience, I created the Christian Carnivore blog. Every day or multiple times a week, I’ll be blogging my meals, my reflections, my wins, my struggles, and everything in between. If this strikes a cord with you, please follow along. May God bless you and keep you.
Christian Carnivore 