Week 01 on a Carnivore Standard Summary:
This week has been a crazy week, i never thought I’d only eat meet, mostly beef for an entire week.
Here’s what i’ve experienced so far:
Pros:
- Sharp mental clarity
- Stable, good mood
- No morning aches/bloating
- Tauter, ungassy belly
- Clearer urine and less frequent
- Keratosis pilaris (lifelong benign skin condition) is clearing up.
- Leaner, flatter stomach (lost 6kg)
- Buttery skin and Natural hair oil
- Less achy bones
- Painful creaky knees gone
- Refreshed wake-up
- Low/no stools and farts
- Mild erectile disfunction gone
Cons (which have now subsided):
- Up-and-down energy
- Mild stomach cramping/tightness - Cravings for jam/milk
- Sleep-induced headache
- Quick heart rate
- Fruit cravings
- Mild diarrhea
- Heavy digestion
- Sugar crash shakiness
Cons that i’m concerned about:
- Heavy chest
I’ve had inflammation in my chest for the last decade, i’m also asthmatic. Despite this i’ve never had a problem with lung capacity or day to day shortness of breath, the asthma only hit with heavy exercise. But since starting the diet i’ve noticed more shortness of breath and my chest feels inflamed. But Shawn Baker notes in The Carnivore Diet that increased inflammation during transition is normal and should subside. So i’m keeping an eye on it.
But other than this I feel great! Best week I’ve had in 5 years at least!
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