The Intentional Carnivore Chat: Transition To Carnivore, Dry Fasting, Tips and Tricks

Hey everyone, here is another chat you may enjoy!

Live chat now available as a playback. Shawn the 'Intentional Carnivore' hosted the livestream.

0:00 Coach Stephen's Story

07:36 Stephen is a UK Carnivore Coach with expertise in physiology, diabetes, and obesity.
- He initially believed in high carb, low fat diets but later realized their ineffectiveness.
- He discovered low carb and keto diets, which improved his health significantly.

15:12 Carnivore diet has been life-changing for the speaker
- Transitioning from keto to carnivore improved the speaker's health
- Being 90% carnivore has significant benefits compared to being 80% carnivore
- Listening to hunger signals and eating enough is important for food freedom
- The speaker experienced improvements in tinnitus, hair quality, and overall health
- The community surrounding the carnivore diet is supportive and valuable

22:48 Eating a carnivore diet is sustainable, filling, and improves overall well-being.
- Influences on adopting the carnivore diet include Paul Saladino, Dr. Chafee, Mark Kay, Kelly Hogan, Laura Spath, Bella Slake, and Buttergang.
- Introducing carbs back into the diet negatively affects performance and overall well-being.
- Fasting is beneficial for weight loss, satiation, and overall health.

30:24 Overcoming mainstream misconceptions and under-eating are obstacles to finding success in the carnivore diet.
- Mainstream opposition often dismisses the positive results of the diet despite evidence.
- Under-eating and fear of weight gain can hinder progress in healing and achieving desired results.

38:00 Keeping insulin low helps in burning fat.
- Eating smaller meals with more frequency can help if you struggle to eat enough on a carnivore diet.
- Intensity of exercise is individual, don't compare yourself to others.
- Start somewhere and take small steps to improve your health and fitness.
- Cutting out carbs and doing some activity increases insulin sensitivity.
- Protein and fats have minimal impact on insulin compared to carbohydrates.

45:36 Exercise stimulates the need for glucose and improves insulin sensitivity.
- High intensity workouts are better for stimulating glucose uptake.
- Walking after meals aids in glucose absorption and insulin management.

53:12 You can have too much fat, but it is difficult to do so.
- The Minnesota prison experiment showed that the group consuming carbohydrates overate by about 8000 calories, while the fat and protein group overate by 838 calories.
- There is no certain ratio of fat to protein that needs to be followed. It is suggested to focus on whole foods with a one-to-one ratio of protein to fat.
- Individual preferences and taste should also be taken into consideration when including butter in meals.
- If you feel like you need more fat initially, it may be beneficial for your health to consume more.
- Taking ownership and making it difficult to access sugary foods can help prevent falling off track with your diet.
- Staying accountable and consuming filling animal products can also reduce cravings for sugary foods.

1:00:48 Identify the triggers behind sugar cravings and address them
- Evaluate your emotional state and determine if unhappiness in one part of your life is causing sugar cravings
- Keep a diary of your moods to identify possible triggers like weather or work-related stress
- Adjust your meal times and composition to avoid fatigue and unnecessary sugar cravings
- Eating excess fat does not directly lead to fat storage, but it may be metabolized differently
- Beef protein powder is a convenient and versatile option for cooking and baking

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