I found carnivore through YouTube after putting a few reels aside at first.
A six-month plant-based period was hard for me to maintain.
Dr. Anthony Chaffee's material on day-to-day and athletic benefits made carnivore feel relevant to performance, not just weight loss.
Zero-carb athletic performance was the question that pulled me in.
Weight loss matters, but this became a lifestyle change.
Health background and why change was needed
I had a small health scare after three "CO" jabs, recovered, and did not investigate it further.
My bigger issue was an unhealthy lifestyle while chasing esports, which led me to neglect my health.
Growing up in a large Filipino household with a giant rice cooker normalized overeating for me.
Overeating became one of the habits I needed to break.
Starting carnivore and adapting
I started around January 2024 and have stayed with it for about two years and some change.
I went in cold turkey.
The first two weeks were a real adjustment, with gut issues, frequent bathroom trips, and unstable energy.
Milk stayed in because I love milkshakes and kept milk within how I was approaching carnivore.
After that early adjustment, sleep, recovery, and general day-to-day feeling improved a lot.
Family response and longer-term view
My siblings gave mixed reactions, but they understood the case for animal foods as nutrient-dense.
They also warned me about cholesterol, how I was feeling, and possible internal damage.
My brother Michael was especially supportive and kept checking in.
He now eats mostly animal foods himself and feels great on that approach.
I am taking this year by year, but I expect to keep eating far more animal foods because my energy stays consistent and I do not crash.
Work, fasting, and daily structure
Carnivore plus fasting made me more productive at work because the afternoon dip largely stopped.
I usually have coffee in the morning and wait until later to eat, and that helped regulate my tendency to overeat.
Meat becoming less appealing once I have had enough feels like my body telling me to slow down.
My weekly structure is 500-calorie coffee-and-milk days on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with bacon, eggs, steak, side meat, and another egg on the other days.
My eating days are about 2,500 calories, my lighter days are about 500 calories, and that is far below the 5,000-calorie overeating pattern I used to have.
Food noise, weight loss, and body change
Food noise dropped sharply, and I can now watch a movie without constant thoughts about going to the kitchen.
Chips and milkshakes used to make it easy for me to eat thousands of calories without noticing.
I started at about 220 kg, sit around 150 kg now, and lost 70 kg over two years.
I lost about 35 kg in the first year and about 35 kg in the second year.
I want another 50 kg off and see carnivore as the best weight-loss tool I have used.
Slower loss feels better for body adaptation, and so far loose skin is mostly limited to my stomach and love handles.
How I explain it to other people
I tell people the first two to four weeks are hard, so they need to find a version they can actually sustain.
My practical advice is to eat animal foods, lean hard on staples like beef, butter, bacon, eggs, milk, honey, and seafood, and take it one day at a time.
I see the goal as changing your life, not proving something for 30 or 90 days.
