First Bone Broth attempt

7-30-2020

Two chicken feet

Two small garlic knots, halved

Two small bay leaves

One pound marrow bones, beef

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Spices, salt, dehydrated onions afterwards to taste.

Starting very plain with whatever I have to work with, which isn't a lot.

Roasted bones (not feet) for about twenty minutes on 450 degrees.

Instapot. Soup/broths setting, low pressure for two hours.

Will update when done n taste tested. Probably won't be great but hopefully something I can stomach so I can get the nutrition. Btw,the marrow in the bones smelled tasty but idk. 

Don't try this, it sucked. Will post second attempt.

Lazy Carnivore Nachos

Macs pork rinds

Ground beef

Seasonings you can handle. I'm using dill, cayenne, paprika, and marjoram due to allergies to cumin etc.

Shredded cheese n sour cream ( I abstain due to allergies).

Onion diced finely n added to beef cooked in lard or butter

Any other toppings you're not allergic to 

Do I want the aggrevation of turning the rinds into a chip shape? No. Ain't nobody got time for that. This is a lazy recipe that keeps as strictly with the carnivore diet as possible. I can have garlic n onion n most spices. I skip dairy n lettuce n definitely skip tomatoes. It'll satisfy my nacho craving just fine because I could always do without cheese. I may add fresh cilantro in the future. But here you have a carnivore recipe that isn't more geared towards keto n thus more allergy friendly. Next, chili. That should be interesting.

Monodiets can get boring. Play with your food.

Month One Recap

So it seems to me that week three is a dump week. I made great health improvements the first two weeks but the third seemed to backslide. I introduced lard, cut out all dairy n eggs, and started pork rinds. Week four was getting back on track improvement wise but still not as good as the first two weeks. 

I've found chicken gives me more energy, in particular white meat which is why I added pork rinds for the fat content. Still can't find chicken liver anywhere in the tri state area right now, but I'm not even sure if I can force myself to eat it. Bone broth by kettle fire is awesome but expensive because I'm bumping up to half cup a day. Each $7 box gives me four days. 

I'm still on diet mountain dew code red and still smoking a lot. I understand that these things are probably hindering my progress but I'm not ready to cut them out quite yet.  

I've lost 19 pounds this month which is way too much. However, half of that is probably just water weight n when you start as a big person, you tend to lose big in the beginning. So, I'm not worried yet but I am trying to eat more. My appetite is null and it's a struggle to break 1000 calories a day. I'm still struggling with eating meat n fat because I generally don't like the taste, especially from beef. Switching from vegan has been hard in that respect as well as emotionally.

I buy my meat through butcherbox not only for the high quality but for how they treat the animals. I'll probably do a review in a month. I want to at least wait till my second shipment. I will be adding bacon next month to get the fat content boosted more. Salmon once a month because it's expensive and I'm concerned about Mercury content.

Hair is still doing amazing, it's finally growing. I haven't needed a haircut in three years, for context. I need one now. Skin not so much. I'm waiting to heal because I do think it was the dairy. Then I'll readd eggs n test them separately. Hopefully it's just dairy cuz I can easily give that up without any struggle whatsoever. Nails have always been strong ironically. Teeth ... Idk about cavities n I'm still on soda pop. But they do feel cleaner even before I brush which is hard to explain. My sweat doesn't smell very bad anymore but I did have that improvement going vegan too. 

Sleep still seems better while not miraculous. Depression is apparently a thing of the past. Anxiety a bit better too as I'm definitely more personable with strangers n even family outside of my house. Energy still rather low but I'm no longer living for my naps. Knees are still trashed though back is pretty decent. Muscles went back to being tight the third week and haven't come back around. Headaches at the right hand base of my skull are still there n no improvement.

I think that's all. Have a wonderful day if anyone ever reads this.

OMG bone broth

So I bought this classic beef bone broth from kettle fire. Now I dunno if it's because I was dipping pork rinds in it or if it naturally tastes like this, but it reminded me of coffee. Except, I don't like coffee, never did. But this was truly tasty! Maybe it's closer to dandelion tea, which also tastes coffee-like to me. All I know is that I'm excited to be able to include this important carnivore staple into my diet. Unlike liver.

Adding the broth, pork rinds, and lard has given me a bit more energy. I was raised the fat was the devil. And after veganism, I was petrified of saturated fat and cholesterol. However, I can't argue with results.

My heart palpitations are gone n only occur when I try a new food sometimes. Afterwards, I often find out that food had trans fat or a ton of sugar or both. I'm learning to listen to my body and that's left me better than listening to doctors and scientists. Go figure.

7-7-2020

I'm terrible at keeping a schedule. So, hair has stopped falling out. 17 pounds lost. I started toback track I'm guessing cuz I didn't have appetite to eat enough. Though switching butter out for lard seemed to help. Idk why. Also added plain pork rinds which kinda taste like popcorn. Trying to get my calories up. Cut out dairy and eggs due to a skin reaction. I tested allergic to dairy but they didn't test eggs so I a month, I may try eggs again. 

I had a patch where I felt I was going back downhill but since the changes stated above, I'm feeling great again. 

Posting before and after pictures for the hair difference in what, three weeks?

before

after

I'm happy in the picture just tired n sun was in my eyes. The hair thing is just crazy.