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RE: I have eaten an all-meat diet for over 7 years.
Very interesting, I have been doing low carb / keto for about 50% of the time the last years and when i am on it I defiantly feel better. Can only image what just meat for 7 years feels like.
How long would you say it would take to notice any benifits transitioning for just low carb (<20g per day) ?
The adaption to an all-meat diet is a lot more difficult than adapting to a keto or low carb diet. At least for me anyways. I ate a low carb diet for about a year before attempting an all-meat diet and the adaption phase was still a little difficult.
The mental aspect of it all is the cravings and the doubt. This way of eating would be considered as extreme by many people although it really isn't. Only in a modern and cultural context would make this seem extreme. In reality, its logical and has plenty of evidence to support it. Both biological and anthropological evidence. But, eating is learned through acculturation, so it is hard to unlearn things that you have believed since you were a child. It is like learning a new language almost. Also, its just hard to give up some of your favorite foods. Mine was pizza and I dreamed about eating it. My mouth would water just thinking about it. Variety was another thing that I struggled with, but you can find variety in the animal kingdom too.
They physical side of the adaption is also difficult. Many people get muscle cramps. The skin, mouth, and eyes can get dry too. Also, finding energy to do anything is almost impossible. The thought of eating meat and fat is sort of disgusting for the first week. However, after that steak becomes so delicious. My favorite food is now a rib-eye cooked rare. I honestly enjoy it every single day. It always satisifies me for many hours. It took about 6 months for me to physically adapt to this way of eating completely. After 6 months, I felt really good. I had all the energy i wanted, my skin was feeling great, I no longer felt dehydrated, and I have not had a single muscle cramp in 7 years.
I think for many people, this way of eating just isn't worth it. If you like to eat a few carbs here and there and it doesn't effect you then I probably wouldn't do it. Cheat days are not okay with this way of eating, because you will have to deal with adaption all over again.
However, for me, it changed my life. I had asthma, epilepsy, and was always sick. My nose was always runing, I constantly suffered with a sore throat, and I was over weight too. Allergies were just a normal part of my day. I got pneumonia often and that doesn't go well with asthma.
This way of eating stopped my asthma completely. I discovered that if I eat anymore than 5g of carbs then my asthma comes back. Also, I have only been sick three times in the past 7 years. I haven't even had constpiation or diahrea in all of those years. The highest fever I have had was 98 degree's farenheit.
I still have asthma, but only if I eat carbs. The source of carbs doesn't matter. Even if I eat too many eggs or heavy cream, then my asthma comes back. So, its directly carbohdyrate related.
Also, I used to weigh 180 pounds. My weight dropped down to 135 pounds in about 6 months or so. Now, I can't get my weight over 135 pounds no matter how much I eat. I can eat 3 pounds of rib-eye per day and my weight stays the same. Its nice being able to eat based on intuition and not have to worry about calories. Just like every other animal on this planet. I used to get fat so easy. I can gain weight by lifting weight and adding muscle, of course.
So, this was just my experience with it. Everyone is different and I am not trying to make any extraordinary claims. I just think this deserves some more attention. I think there is something to it. Inuit did it very successfully and so did the maasai. We have lived through many ice ages as well, so its certainly possible. I don't think that 1 cup of vegetables is keeping people healthy on a low carb diet. It simply isn't needed. There is nothing in plants that we need that cannot be found in the animal kingdom. And, it is more bio-available in meat as well.
Maybe, some people need fiber or something, but I have not had any issues with that over the years.
Who knows, but I will continue to do this until it becomes a problem. So far, blood test are great and so are my vitals. I feel as good as ever too.
Sorry for any bad grammar.