I am a former tech worker who lived in NYC for 30 years. At 50, I started an Amazon FBA business. Fun, but neither career allowed time for healthy living.
Last year, I turned 60, overweight, out-of-shape, pre-diabetic, with high cholesterol, and couldn't walk 20 minutes without resting.
In August 2023, I began the carnivore diet. I lost 65 pounds in 3 months.
Now, I can walk miles, have normal cholesterol and blood pressure, and am no longer pre-diabetic. I feel 30 years younger, and I'm passionate about sharing my story to help others.
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i've tried failed, tried failed with the sugar cravings. Hopefully I can get started again, you're doing great
“I’ve replaced short-term pleasure with long-term serenity.” Love this!
Aas we get older we start to see the consequences more clearly
Definitely hard when you’re surrounded by foods you love! But the healing I’m experiencing is worth it! Proud of you and so happy you found healing too
Awesome progress.. I started last week.. 5lb down so far.
Keep it up
Thank you I needed this reminder. Been on this path for 3 years, best thing I’ve ever done. Last night I ate a whole pack of biscuits! Stupid but I’m human. Back in path.
Love the shopping series. Can yo do more cooking videos? It wold be interesting to see how yo prepared yor food. Thanks!
I’ll try to come up with a few more. My cooking is very basic and simple, but I think people like simplicity.
@@Jaylwoodworth I would enjoy to watch, Im sure others would as well!
Hi Jay, lovely video! I'm almost 6 months carnivor, and nothing in the world is better than feeling healthy! I never want to experience any of what I was living thru again! It seems like I was granted a wish to be pain free ...and I love it so much!! Videos like yours help so much. I keep saying I am going to start a channel, but I am sooo introverted and shy. I have spurts and outbursts of energy, but then it's gone & done, until the next one. Some people can turn it on & off but I can't. Your calm, soothing , rational video is just right! ❤❤ Thank you for sharing. You did great by ordering the steak. I would have too. I have 1/3 box of chickpea pasta in the cabinet... it has been calling to me all week! 😂I just eat some butter, tell myself no and walk away. Then I think I should have a slice of cheese... again a firm no and walk away.😢Stupid cravings! I just want some pasta!😂But I won't give in!! Grrrr
I would donate the pasta to the local food bank. That’s what I did with all my non-carnivore food when I started the diet. You’re doing great, keep it up!
Hello Jay, I'm new to your channel. I'm 77 . Am I too old for this type of diet? I appreciate your reasoning.
Check out the KZread channel of Old Guy Carnivore. He’s in his mid 70s and has tons of videos about his experience with the diet.
Wonderful job with your carnivore eating and thank you so much for sharing your journey with us
You’re welcome 🙂
great post thanks ❤
You're welcome
Eat to live don’t live to eat
You touched all the bases, the first 3 months of carnivore I was losing weight great for me but I was also trying to get my digestion straight. My wife and I do not deny our real lives which is being in social eating situations but we limit it to 2 times a month. Lucky for us we live in the middle of no where Wyoming so there are no restaurants, well there are but at least a 45 min drive away which keeps us from going out so we only cheat if we have people over or a church function. I get it if you need to stay away from cheats but I love the contrast of feeling great when we hit a good run of carnivore for a few weeks to a month then have a carb meal and do not suffer the symptoms of a habitual SAD diet. My body knows what good for it and I have no urge any more to start eating carbs I like the process of driving myself back into ketosis with strict carnivore. I chucked when you said you don’t like rules, I left Connecticut and eventually settling in Wyoming 4 years ago for just that reason!
I think you have a good outlook. I’m still at the weight loss stage, but once I hit the goal I will experiment with relaxing things a bit. I grew up in suburban CT and hated it when I was a kid, and only came back for a couple years to help out my parents. It doesn’t bother me so much now that I’m older, but that cautious insurance company mindset certainly does pervade everything here🤔
@@Jaylwoodworth oh! One thing more! you mentioned a low grade fever and not feeling well, I’m 58 years young and I had that same thing happened about 2 years ago just felt like I had this low grade infection well I did! In my teeth! Ended up having my wisdom teeth removed on one side and a root canal with in the last year! Do not neglect your teeth, those infection in the jaw if you have them can travel around the body to even the heart. I feel great now.
I got my wisdom teeth pulled years ago. Whatever it was has cleared up and I feel fine now, but thanks for the heads up, it may help someone.
Keep doing what you're doing!!!! You're a great example to others! God bless you.
It's not a restriction Jay, it's defeating drug additions, drugs like sugar and carbs that deceive the brain into thinking one is being somehow inhibited by eliminating these so called "foods", don't forget it was these very things that destroyed our health before discovering Carnivore. . The language you are using can be deceptive to one's own self. Trust me I know. Day 401 Carnivore here. Day 647 smoking quit. Day 684 drinking quit. 93-pound weight loss and that is in the last year with a Hashimoto's autoimmune diagnosis to boot.. No one said our journey is easy. 51-year-old fella here from the north of the UK. Keep up the good work.
Yep, it’s all how you think about it. I do envy the folks who can eat carbs without gaining weight. But the reality is, they don’t work for me.
I've been meat based for about 18 months now which I've benefited from greatly. I didn't need to lose weight, which I have....it's hard for me to keep weight on.... but I feel really good most of the time. I'm 28 and can really enjoy outdoor activities again without major aches and pains and I can chase after my little kiddos all day long. I believe 100% that the carnivore diet is just amazing.... however I've noticed a trend over the last few weeks where carnivores are now eating nothing but sardines, nothing but eggs, nothing but expensive steaks....and saying that what they're now eating is the only way. I'm all for folks doing what makes them happy but it seems to me that their super, over the top restrictions are at cross purposes with the carnivore diet and what it started out to be. Am I wrong? I could be wrong. I would love to hear what others in the carnivore community think. ❤
I agree with you. Food brings out a controlling side in many people.
Hi Jay- you are so honest. This is so helpful. Beautiful to see you in nature.
Mouth wash is not good for you. Research it.
Thanks for sharing! I think you sound 👍. Good luck 🦖
Thanks! You too!
Do you make an attempt to minimize your exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and plastics? If not, this can have a big effect on your health as well.
Jay, I’m sorry you’ve been struggling lately, but I really appr3ciate the honesty of this video. It’s helpful to others of us who are also struggling at times to know we’re not the only imperfect carnivores. 🙂 I’m cutting way back on dairy, too, though I still have a little. I sometimes have half & half in my coffee, but often just black. And a little Parmesan cheese doesn’t seem to bother me, but most cheese is simply a trigger food for me. I tend to overeat it. Recently, I made the “viral carnivore flatbread”. If you haven’t seen it, it’s simply two ingredients: eggs and cottage cheese. You bake the thin batter on a pan in the oven, and it makes a pretty tasty flat bread. I ate half of it, and soon afterward my stomach started to bloat and I my sinus passages became congested- plus weight gain. It was the cottage cheese. So I need to stay away from it. It’s not worth it. One good thing: I made Mikaela Peterson’s crispy bits today, and that was the best carnivore snack/meal ever. I had a couple of leftover short ribs and shredded the meat & fat, cooked it in a pot until browned and crispy. Yum. Way better than flat bread. It’s hard to do carnivore and have a social life. I’m married, and my husband isn’t carnivore, so it’s even more difficult. I mess up a lot, but I’m learning, and I’m getting better at it, and certainly better than not doing it at all. My body lets me know pretty quickly now when a food isn’t right for me (dairy). I hope to get where you are in your journey. I think you’re doing amazing! And you have a great attitude. 👏 You’re inspiring others to improve their health, showing them how it can be done. I’ve only lost ten pounds in a little over a month (closer to two? I don’t know), but my clothes are looser, so pounds on the scale aren’t the whole picture. Thanks again for posting videos like this! Sorry for the long ramble but just wanted to let you know. 😊
It’s good that you are aware of your body and its responses to different foods. This makes a huge difference.
I quit coffee after I saw your last video. Thanks for the motivation. I hope you had a good dinner with your friends.
Im still only at the half regular / half decaf stage, but will rachet it up to 1/4 regular 3/4 decaf next week.
Get an egg separator and you can save the whites for something else or you can just buy “just yolks”. Cheers
No emphasis on grass fed?
Budget doesn't currently allow for grass fed.
@@Jaylwoodworth understand that... 😭
Make brown butter bites with bacon pieces.
Clean jerky, clean beef sticks, plain pork rinds…that’s about it.
Did I miss why eggs on the Lion Diet?
For me, I find that egg yolks add a lot of nutrition and body to my diet. So I will continue to add 3 or 4 to my ground beef for the time-being.
You can always make your own. Get a smoker and make your own smoked beef jerky strips. My friend makes venison jerky and I love those for a snack.
Wow, Jay - your doing awesome. It looks beautiful there. Ive done this way of eating for about 1.5 years. I didn't do this for weight loss really, although I thought I needed to lose a few pounds. I tried it to help my digestive issues. It not only took that away, but also arthritis and chronic migraines. Now I haven't been hardcore, because I have a sugar addiction. I was eating icecream at least twice a month. Finally, O got a horrible migraine the day after ice cream. Its been about 2 weeks and no more ice cream.
We don’t need ice cream - Or raw milk, which was always my weak spot 🙂.
you're OC ... going ALL in on all that you do ... careful there jay ... it's all good if 'directed' appropriately ... 🥴
Well done. If you find it difficult try some sauerkraut or kimchi with steak. The string taste means you only need a little that contains 1 gtam of carbs For me just knowing carbs are the issue to switching off hunger means I can increase or decrease calories any time I want so I can "cheat" when I want but still stay in shape
At 67 years old and 6'2" tall I recently cracked 300 pounds. I started a _'modified'_ carnivore diet a couple weeks ago. The _'modified'_ part is this... I'm paying much more attention to the sugar and carbs, and _'avoiding'_ them quite a bit. (about 80 to 90% less) I don't know if I'll get results this way, but I guess I'll find out and make changes if I don't. Thanks for the video!
Best of luck!
wait wait add some half and half to your coffee in the morning and it's the equivalent of eating a piece of chocolate cake? what kinda crazy ass creamer are you using, mine has 1g of carbs for 1/8th of a cup
i'm trying intermittent fasting 20/4 fast for 20 hrs and eat anything in a 4 hrs window. down 22 lbs in 2, months
Great! I’m doing 18/6 and it helps
Jay! Thank you!
You bet!
For me, drinking milk stopped my weight loss. Once I cut out milk and eat any meat, I'm heading towards my 21 year old weight. Coffee and tea are fine it's the milk that stops or reverses progress.
Agree, milk and dairy are the block here.
Make sure you are using enough salt. When starting carnivore i felt terrible until i started supplementing with extra salt , feel much better
I do use salt, but not a ton, as I don’t have a taste for it.
Did you just started on the Lion Diet? Are you expecting this will help you get off the plateau? How long have you been on the plateau? 🤔
I’ve plateaued for 5 months. I traveled to India for 2 of those months and stopped carnivore while I was there, but I’ve been on carnivore since and haven’t lost weight. I do think lion diet will help, especially since I’ll stay away from dairy, which can be high in carbs. We’ll see how it goes…..
@@Jaylwoodworth Thanks for the response. I just saw your other video on the plateau and your trip to India. I been on carnivore for only 2 months and I feel I'm at a plateau. So I'm interested if this Lion Diet will work. I heard the key is not to starve yourself because it will trigger a survival mode and holds onto that small amount of calories and therefore the plateau. I look forward to hear about your progress. Good luck.
Thanks! Yes, I also try not to let myself get too hungry.
Been thru many of these things you discuss myself, Jay. Im 98% Ruminant animal meat for past 6 months. Few eggs, but I hav issues w them as well. Down close to ~80lbs in ~200 days, & my fasting blood sugar is getting better ea month. My Pancreas & Liver was hammered from yrs of soda, carbs, & from foods like Mac & cheese as well as potatoes. Keep doing it !! 💪 Your internal organs will thank you. I enjoy the channel. I've been buyin primal Ribeyes in cryovac from *_Savalot_* on sale for $7.99 lb, & cut them to my my own thickness. They run about 12-14 lbs on average. We buy a few at time, & wrap in butcher paper - then freeze the steaks. See if u have a Savalot grocery store in your area. Mine has good meat sales.
Thanks for the encouragement. We do have a couple of save a lots in the area. I’ll have to check them out, as $7.99 lb for ribeye is a great price.
What a relief I am not the only one struggling on the carnivore diet every now and than! 👍
Yes, not always easy, but so worth it!
Thanks, that was nice scenery and conversation. Just completed 90 days on Friday( 2 days ago) and shooting for at least 3 more months. Really a year….. but baby steps. Loving it. I have lost many inches steadily. I don’t weigh myself, I go by how my clothes fit. I’d like to be able to fit everything in my closet and see if I can get off thyroid meds. At this point… when I stopped it before, i couldn’t lose weight. So I’m healing. Feeling good. 😁👍🏽
I'm not going to weigh myself for a while either. I do notice that my clothes are a bit looser today than they were last month.
glad you are feeling good about carnivore woe. i think we expect to drop all the weight so quickly because others do but depends on the damage done from prior years. i'm doing more of a level 1 gaps diet now...animal products, low carb low fiber cooked veg, broth, probiotics like sauerkraut, nuts. feeling better. i do drink one decaf a day and one LMNT. gaps says animal products for nourishing and select plants prepared for easy digestion are for cleansing. tending to agree with that these days. losing 70 pounds is quite an accomplishment and the rest will come off when the body is ready. thanks for sharing
Thanks for the comment! I may add in some of those things once I've reached my goal weight.
Keep it up. You are an inspiration to me. I have been doing Carnivore now for a week. Thank you for the great advice.
Keep it up! The first month is the hardest
Thanks Jay, beautiful park!
It really is!
Thanks for the motivation. Hope you feel better soon! Take care!
Thank you 🙂
I cleaned out my kitchen/house it's bare my refrigerator is bare except for thawed out Meat or Leftovers, Eggs, Butter, Sausages & Bacon and bottled water.
So wish I could clear out my house of all the junk. I have 2 other people in my house that are not carnivore. I've been carnivore for 15 months. Carnivore for life I'm sure.
Way to go Jay helping your friends to a better life.
@@wendyhammett I have my girlfriend and her son they would rather just eat meat but i'll ask if they want a veggie or potato/rice it's 50/50 I just want to make sure that they are comfortable. I'll just chew on my steak or chuck.
It is easy. If you are having a problem then you are doing something wrong. Part of the Carnivore Lifestyle, you need to exercise. Lifting weights is really important. Get off the dairy except for butter. You might want to include Sockeye Salmon and start doing magnesium supplements. You need to change it up and experiment and quit crying about it.
I bring up some of the issues I encounter for two reasons; 1: to share some of the pitfalls with others who are working on the diet; and 2: to get others to share their suggestions. This way we can all help each other. Thanks for your comment.
@@Jaylwoodworth I have learned over the years that the only pitfalls in any change are with people themselves. I have been Carnivore for a year and I am still learning and making adjustments. It isn't only about eating, it's about what is happening within your body and improving other areas in your life like exercise and hobbies etc.
I agree - so much of it is mindset and changing our habitual patterns.
Great video, Jay! Well said. -VT Comrade
Been binge watching everything carnivore. My blood nmbrs are horrible (all of them.) Im 5'8, 55yoa, 268lbs and that is disgusting. Need a right knee replaced and doc said surgery is NOT an option until i lose weight n get my blood nmbrs back in normal range. My diet suck. I LOVE soda and every bit of food that is not good for me. Maybe getting healthy again will help with depression/anxiety and the 'dark thoughts' that are starting to rear their ugly head. Thanks for this video sir and congrats to u.
they say admitting one's addiction is the very first step one should take. I don't know if that's true, but may it guide you on your healing journey. I am personally rooting for you and the likes of you for sure!
I was in the same place as you, minus the knee replacement. The first month was tough, but I felt soooo much better by the second month. I don’t miss the junky food at all anymore, and I especially don’t miss the way I felt. All I can say is, give it a try!
@@jeCktHeReal thnk u.
@@waden404 Seems like you’re feeling pretty hopeless. If I were you I wouldn’t step deep into carnivore, I’d go whole foods only and pay attention to portion sizes. Three meals a day, maybe a small snack in between, no grains, nothing processed. Basically meat and potatoes, no cakes etc, minimal carbs. And again, portion size and don’t overeat. Simple basic whole foods.
The problem with this approach for me is it keeps my carb addiction alive. We are all different though, so see what works best for you. Just be mindful about what’s really happening with your body and how different things make you feel. So many of us just eat out of habit and ignore the signals our bodies are giving us.
Bravo Jay! Love this! Visual motivation is the best kind. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video and thanks for the rose garden tour I love roses and flowers!
I wish I’d done a video when they were all in bloom!