Dirty Carnivore Testimonial

Sammy, Canada

meat is murder!!!!!!!! ......... tasty tasty murder

She would be SO PRETTY...... if she would just lose some weight! Story of my flippin youth right there.....

SamGrowing up in my household, there was no such thing as wasting food. My mom would make a special supper Sunday night, and it would reappear in various forms throughout the week as left overs. Mashed potatoes became potato soup, fried potatoes, potato puffs, you get the picture…. She would invent the craziest left over dishes. Topped off with a can of mushroom soup! The meals were always very high on the carbed up list, and not a whole lot of meat. The meat we did have was hamburger, wieners, liver. Very seldom steak or roast. Chicken on occasion. Mom always made it taste pretty good, we were a middle class family, and luxuries with food weren't often afforded.

I thought I'd died and gone to carnivore paradise the first time I enjoyed prime rib. Not til my teens.

In grade school, I was becoming aware of my body and my size. Every girl in my classes seemed smaller and daintier than I and it drove me crazy. I felt very out of place until high school. High school was great in that there were kids of all shapes and sizes. I was 150 lbs in grade 9. I spent the beginning of grade 9 feeling relatively happy with myself until auditions for cheerleading were posted.

SamIt became obvious pretty quickly that I was the beefiest girl on the squad. I hadn't felt fat until I looked around at the other cheerleaders. Damn skinny witches!!! It was in high school where other members of the squad introduced me to the world of eating disorders. Fast forward, struggled with eating disorders in various forms for most of my adult life. Was always on stage and performing in my career and was very critical of my appearance and size. When I discovered low carb, the eating disorders came to an end.

Finally... a way to eat REAL FOOD, and NOT gain weight! I couldn't imagine! Seems everything I ate in my 20's went straight to my hips. I didn't attribute it to the fact that I'd likely done severe damage to my body with all those years of abusing it. My metabolism had clearly gone to hell in a hand basket.

I dropped quite a bit of weight on Atkins Thank you Dr. Atkins you saved my life! When I was serious, the weight came off. I was eating protein and veg. But when the frankenfoods started coming about, and were being pushed and sold on the various low carb forums, like a herd of sheeple ... many of us fell victim to the hype. I stalled so bad I was sitting at one weight for over a year.

SamWhen I got it through my thick skull that I was simply replacing all the carby crap I'd given up with a lower carb version of it and gave it up, I started losing again. I was straight meat and eggs for awhile and was walking and running as well.

Was one of the Kimkins members too a few years back. Eating a palm sized piece of dry chicken breast a day and working out like a crazed woman. What were we all thinking? I started losing hair and many others were getting sick. I got booted from my paid membership for suggesting that people need to add some good fats in with their protein. What a waste of time that was.

After reading about The Bear, Stanley Owsley. I found remnants of him on a carnivore friendly forum answering questions for people about the zero carb woe. I then tried out the Warrior diet for a short spell. I became instantly aware that meat and fat made me feel amazing. Shiny strong hair. Soft skin. Regular easy bathroom visits, Lots of energy, Great sleeps. Increased libido… hey I always had a good one, but now its gosh dern remarkable! .

I was fortunate to have stumbled across zioh when I was still starving for carnivore information. I learned a great deal while I was there, even learned how to make pemmican. Some great people there too. In the past year on zero carb I have lost over 40 lbs. Probably more now, as I haven't weighed in a very long time. I can tell by my clothes though, they are much looser. I estimate I'm about 20 lbs away from where I will be happy. I will weigh myself in another month. I don't obsess over the scale anymore. It lies! Clothes tell the tale, so does the mirror!

I was damn serious about meat meat meat for much of the past year. I learned that my body needs fat and meat, and to feed it when its hungry. I eat meat, some eggs, cream in my coffee, butter, garlic, spices, shellfish and liver. I also take a womans one a day every day.

I have noticed that I don't lose weight eating the above if I eat more than once a day, unless I workout a bit 3 to 4 times a week. If I eat once a day only, I will lose regardless of whether I work out or not. I am enjoying feeding my body when it is hungry, so I'm of the "feed myself as many times a day as I need and work out" frame of mind. I don't do weights or anything yet, I just power walk and run a bit every second day for about an hour. In the winter, I will likely go back to one meal a day as I am MUCH less active.

SamThe debate is on, do we need to add veggies to enjoy optimum health? I personally think that I do much better on meat and fat, and the trace carbs I eat in my usual foods, than if I were to add back in a bunch of greens. I do crave salads still though, and I know that once I am at my weight goal, that I will likely add them back in once or twice a week with my protein. If they don't cause me to gain, or crave, then they can stay. 98% of my weekly intake will continue to be meat and fat.

I have noticed that there are days when I seriously crave liver, sardines and eggs. Not all at once usually. But there have been those times as well. I am not particularily fond of any of those items, and find it strange that I crave them. I do give in to my body when it wants something, and almost always feel a surge of energy after eating ...whatever it was I was obsessing over. This is me finding out what my body is wanting, and likely what it is deficient in. At least here at Dirty Carnivore, I can explore what is best for my optimum health without breaking someones unreasonably stringent forum rules.

I am finally, at a place where us Dirty Carnivores, and Pure Carnivores in kind can share information, and even be our crazy selves! We will not be condemned here for adding in some herbs, or deviating a bit from the meat plan. The cult mentality does not exist here. Thank you Satya for inviting me to be a part of your intelligent carnivore community.

Oh and to toot my own carnivorous horn, I was the one who named Satya Dirty Carnivore! She liked it, and it stuck! And now here we are! A star was born!