Beginners Quick Start Guide to the Carnivore Diet

Welcome to your Quickstart guide to the carnivore diet. No fluff, no filler, just everything you need to be successful in your first month or two on the carnivore diet.

I’m Jenny, I’ve been on carnivore for over a year. This is the video I wish I had watched before I started this way of eating, and it contains some foundational information that is going to set you up for success down the road.

Today we will cover what carnivore is and isn't, prepping for day 1, some roadblocks you may encounter in that first month or two including keto flu and how to deal with it, and a simple and easy to follow plan to get used to the Carnivore diet.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 What Foods are Carnivore?
0:27 Macros
0:46 Minimum Protein for the Day
1:21 What Cooking Fats are Allowed on Carnivore?
1:39 What Foods are NOT Carnivore?
2:14 Spices and Coffee?
2:42 Prepping for Day 1 on Carnivore
4:04 Grocery List
5:12 Meal Prep
5:28 Day 1 on Carnivore
7:32 Keto Flu Information
9:14 Mouth Boredom
9:43 Simple Plan for Success

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A disclaimer that I am not a doctor, so do not take any of this as personal medical advice. I’m just a person that is very curious, I read a lot, and I run dietary experiments on myself and share the results with you.

[TXAslingr]

This is probably 200 hours of videos distilled into 11 minutes.

Thank you!

[BoydsofParadise]

My wife and I are both in our 50s. We started the carnivore lifestyle 2 months ago. I can say without hesitancy, it's been a game changer in many ways, some I did not anticipate. I won't go into a lot of detail, but I can say it's been a complete paradigm shift. I sleep much deeper and awake alert and ready to go! My body is no longer achy in the morning and my mind is clearer. I stopped all sweets and alcohol, day one. Never looked back. Sweets are no longer appealing. In fact, you could put a plate of donuts in front of me, and it may as well be a plate of rocks. No temptation, whatsoever! Also, there is a heightened realization at just how menacing the food industry truly is. The realization that they are literally poisoning us becomes palpable. There's no turning back!

[kimberlydragon-flournoy]

Thank you for not dragging this out for 2 hours!! Such a great summary in 11 mins…

[yvonnehebert]

I've been Carnivore for almost 2 years. I have seen SO many of these beginners guides. This one is great! 🎉

[samanthahudson-kemp]

Celebrating my day 30 of Carnivore today 🎉 Down 21lbs & I feel amazing! My swelling is all but gone, trying to fix my metabolism & insulin resistance!! Praise God! & thank you for all the hard work you put into this channel & helping others ❤

[MarvellousMarjorie]

Wow, that really was a no BS, no click bait, straight to the point informative video. I was watching this while eating my very first Carnivore meal. Thank you! I’ll be getting my mother to watch this later also.

[rudolphsadaraka]

32 days on Carnivore ive lost 33lbs, did have a cheat day, 1 coffee and muffin, still never put on weight but i wont make it a habit.i still have 60 days left on Carnivore. Im loving it more energy and feeling more positive about everything I do. Best of luck to all👌🏼

[ocarolina]

You speak
CLEARLY AND DISTINCTLY

BRAVO👏

[YouTwtFace]

I’m almost 30 days in and I want to add my thoughts. 1.) Bart Kay says to take 6 weeks to transition from SAD to carnivore. I wish I did that instead of cold turkey. I would do carnivore + fruit and slowly reduce the fruit over that time. 2.) I was drinking way too much water. It was removing too many electrolytes. I now only drink when I’m thirsty. I went from 32+ oz a day to 16 or less. Yes add in a pack of electrolyte mix and if you can do dairy a piece of cheese with each meal as it has sodium and calcium which will help.

[petebowen]

I have more measurements but I’m just gonna post the highlights:
Starting weight 230.8
Waist 46.75
B/P 145/81
Blood glucose 98
Ketones .3
See ya in a week!

[petebowen]

Been off and on carnivore all year. My main problem has been alcohol. But I’m going to do a 90 day challenge with you starting tomorrow….leaving shift work for a straight dayshift job too! Super excited!!!! I have a blood glucose and ketone test meter, will get my measurements and weight checked first thing. Would like to have gotten more blood work done but I have a pretty good baseline. Also, 90 days, 90 I just turned 60 and I’m hoping to roll back 10 years on my health!!!

[EK]

Damn.. this was extremely detailed and helpful, I'm on my first week and this educated me a ton. I appreciate you.

[lydiachee]

Thank you for this video. Very informative and such clear and good delivery of this topic.

[katheakaija]

REALLY well outlined!!!
VERY important info about eating when you are ACTUALLY hungry!! We eat for SO many OTHER entertainment, eating our "feelings", habit, peer pressure, etc.
Most of us in the "First World" have never even felt REAL hunger!

[earthbender]

Starting tomorrow. My fridge is fully stocked, got electrolytes, and mindset is ready! 🤞

[MadPick]

Great video, Jenny, that really nails so many of the key points!

[TimeEnding]

I want to thank you for opening my eyes, now I’m in more than a month, and I can feel the changes in my body for sure, I’m avoiding getting on the scale to frustrate myself, and I’m feeling the difference in my clothes.
At the beginning It was a bit hard to adjust to the diet, but I’m glad I took the decision to start right away. I didn't wait till the beginning of the week, I got my meat products from Costco, eggs and cheese too.
I’m happy to continue and see the results soon.

[thespencerowen]

Finally! I’m in day 7 and I’m really struggling with fatigue and feeling awful. I’m so glad I found your video. This really helps.

[MSRez]

This channel rocks!!
This video is straight to the point and she breaks it down so it’s easy to understand how to begin. No BS!
This is all the info I needed to get started. Thank You!

[rachelharvey]

❤thank you for posting this information. It was really helpful.