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After a year and a half on carnivore, I realized that my transition would have been easier if had adapted my favorite textures into a carnivore way of eating. I love soups, so I found a way to make chunky carnivore soups that would satisfy. I love crunchy, so I make sure I have chicken wings often. I love creamy, so deviled eggs fit the bill. Carnivore is now easy for me. 😊

1. Yes, you CAN gain weight on a carnivore diet. 2. Protein is important, don't undereat protein. 3. Stop snacking (emotional eating). 4. Carnivore "rules" don't really matter, they are more like guides. Look at effects on your own body, positive and negative. 5. Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. You don't have to be perfect. Consistency IS important. 6. Carnivore can't fix everything or heal all health issues. You might need additional help or tools. Bonus: Find a way to sustainably incorporate exercise, starting slowly and building up.

If my name was Laura Spath, I would not be able to stop myself from calling my channel Laura's Path with Laura Spath. Learning a lot from you, thanks!

I stumbled across your KZfaq channel a few years back, as well as many many others. I was looking for an answer to my Type 2 Diabetes. Today I'm "mostly" carnivore. I rarely watch those other KZfaqrs. I do keep coming back to yours though. I find you and your videos very legit, honest, definitely helpful, and even inspiring. So thank you for being here. My Diabetes update: Over the last couple of years my A1c has gone from 13.2 to a current 5.4! I just want you and Chris to know how grateful I am for having found y'all. You are the real deal!

I just LOVE your hair with this darker ash blonde color - it's GORGEOUS!!!

And this is why Laura Spath has 279K subscribers. So honest and so real....great advise. Thanks so much for sharing your journey and struggles.

I agree with Laura 100%! Hello, I'm a 50 year old perimenipause woman who's in remission from chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was on a weekly biologic injectible medication "Enbrel," with other prescriptions like Celebrex, Methotrexate, Tramadol & Prednisone at times that made my immune system sick and my body obese & weak starting at the age of 27. I started eating a ketogenic lifestyle in September 2019, and I'm mainly carnivore "Ketovore" now. This way of eating is the only thing that has helped my weight loss of 60 lbs, severe pain, inflammation, and other metobolic health conditions. Also, I started implementing lifting heavy weights, strength training & balance exercises 4 times a week last April. It has been a new life for me! You can seek your true health every day, starting with what you eat/drink & don't eat/drink. Peace & Health, Christine Peters

On May 1, I started month 9 of carnivore. Easiest thing I’ve ever done! I did keto for several years and then transitioned to carnivore. In the process I lost over 40 pounds (I’m about 8 pounds away from my goal weight), and as of a week ago, was told by my doctor that I no longer have sleep apnea! That was never on my radar because I didn’t know that was even possible! He told me it was the weight loss and the change in diet.

I have been on carnivore for 4 weeks now. I have gone from 360 lbs to 330 pounds. 30 pounds in a month! I have watched a bunch of your videos and would like to thank you for your help. I have a long ways to go but I am committed.

Day 29 for me, so just getting started. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I am just taking it one day at a time. Thankfully, with my husbands encouragement, we are doing this together. So appreciate you and Chris for all your wisdom from experience, frankness and recipes/cooking tips. We wish you all the best on your upcoming adventure.

I'm on Day 9 of Carnivore and most of my aches & pains are GONE! Laura has quickly become my favorite educator. Thank you for helping me do this right!

Appreciate your channel.. I’m 65, I started at 270 1st of Dec 2023, I’m now at 235, I’m headed for 210.. I believe in flexibility, I’m not a protein/calorie/ macro counter, focus on cutting carbs and eating my steaks in the evening.. 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon in the mornings, if needed a FEW pork rinds and or jerky for lunch, usually a steak w/ mushrooms and onions for dinner.. sometimes pork chops/fish/chicken.. sometimes small salads and vegetables.. if I don’t get enough protein I get hungry at bed time.. for me a lil popcorn has taken the edge off.. All this while drinking Diet Cokes all day long.. I know, I can see the anti soda folks shaking their heads, and I agree, but it’s my vice, for now I’m losing weight. I have a cruise at the end of the month, I plan on continuing on the carnivore (ketovore) on the cruise (which I don’t think will be that hard) and after.. it feels good to have the weight off after 10 years.. thanks again Laura and to all the encouraging comments from your followers.. everyone needs to find what works for them..

Cravings disappeared after 6 months. That's when I got strict, quit artificial sweeteners and cheese, figured out I had to stop trying to make carnivore sweets and hacks that just kept the addiction going. It also helps to know how toxic seed oils are, I can now smell the rancidity of anything with seed oils and I don't recognize it as food.

Thank you Laura. Consistency over perfection was truly the most meaningful for me.

I was on Keto for about 6 years. Then at the beginning of the year, I did a water only fast for 40 days. After that, I began doing carnivore. My situation is different, though. 19 months ago, I had foot surgery, then another, which became infected. Finally, after 8 surgeries, they removed all the hardware they had installed before. Now I'm in a worse condition. I can't walk, and my body is in stress due to my foot. As a result, my blood sugar is elevated. But the surgeon won't do the corrective surgery that I need until my blood sugar is normal, but my sugar is elevated because of my foot. I called my sugar doctor, but the earliest he can see me is 3 weeks. Meanwhile, I'm continuing doing carnivore, but it's a bit discouraging.

You were my first carnivore influencer I followed and still my favorite! Please keep the videos coming, very helpful!!

Thank you so much for your insights. My son of 28 years came and stayed with me for Easter. He is vegetarian so I made fish and a nut roast for him. He is a nutritionist so it’s hard to tell him what I need but I managed to convince him that I have a problem with gluten. He accepted that even though I wanted nothing to do with grains or carbs. It’s really hard.

Another awesome and helpful video. Keep them coming Laura, we appreciate it!

I recently learned a similiar lesson, Did Keto for about 4 years, lost a lot of weight, but then stalled before getting to my goal weight. I switched my way of eating a couple of months ago, this time, making sure I am in a calorie deficit, while keeping my protein at 1gram per pound of body weight. Finally have achieved my goal and can see my Abs. Keto was a great learning experience, but at the same time, It is very important to know your calorie maintenenance number and work with that. Was eating way too much, Especially as fats are very high in calories

Laura- you are my FAVORITE MOST INSPIRING honest fun real life person in this community. Whenever I’m down I find your videos and remember what’s possible. Thank you ❤️

Thank you for sharing this. I love your videos. I did carnivore for a year and lost 80 pounds the first few months...then I stalled but I still had a lot of weight to lose. I had watched many videos and tried so many things to get over the stall for about 8 months and no change, I was so discouraged and slowly started eating unhealthy things...I gained the weight back, as well as a lot of pain. I felt great on carnivore but all the "rules" I just couldn't deal with...seeing this encourages me to begin again and know I don't have to feel guilty if I eat a salad from time to time. I'm literally in tears because I've been so disgusted and angry at myself, but this has helped me feel hopeful again and forgive myself...I am starting again right now...thank you so much. ❤️

You are one of my favorite carnivores because you're very down to earth and relatable! I love that your whole family is trying to eat healthy together! Cannot wait to see your Spain videos! And I love that your whole family is traveling there! What an incredible experience for your kids!

Laura, I SO appreciate your transparency and generously sharing your experience for the benefit of others. I am still new to keto/carnivore, only about a month in, so honeymoon phase. I am closing in on 65, and have battled my body since the age of 10! Something you said really hit me, and that is (and I’m paraphrasing) that you reached a point when you really needed to figure out why you have issues with food. BOOM! I am beginning to see the factors that have led me to turn to food in every circumstance of life. That is finally changing, and even more than getting the weight off, I believe the real victory will be releasing the emotional weight! Thank you. I wish you and your family a wonderful adventure in Spain! God bless you all!💖

You absolutely have helped me with understanding my husband’s carnivore journey! He watches Ken Barry And I watch you. You relate a lot to his situation in my eyes and he has lost 60 lbs so far. Thank you for being a creator on KZfaq for carnivore diet

Love the way you share with us, straight to the point with easy explination…. You deserve all good that comes to you. Love, blessing and continued healing are wished upon you beautiful Laura.💕🙏🏼🌹🫶🏼💖🥰👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Yesterday was Easter. I have had problems before when doing carnivore but the holidays have tripped me up and then I fell clear off the wagon. I got my husband M&M's, so I had one. It didn't test that good. Then later I had a piece of apple pie. It didn't really appeal to me any more. I think giving in to a slight craving before it became a monster kind of put it in its place. Today I am back in carnivore. Lesson to learn don't wait to give in to a slight craving until it becomes an uncontrollable monster.

Thank you Laura for the inspiration. I also appreciate your meal prep videos. So very helpful. Struggling to get back on track since Christmas & incorporating some exercise. Was sidelined with nerve damage & pain which prevented me from even walking. I’m doing better now & starting again today. Bless you❤🥩

Love you so much!! you are so accepting and kind. keep it up!

Hope you and your family are adjusting to your new location! Thanks for the great advice!

Thank you for sharing such great information!

Laura, thank you so much for this video! It is extremely helpful. Always enjoy watching you and learning from your experience.

I really enjoyed this! I appreciate how honest you are. I know you will find something you enjoy that you can stay consistent with to move your body!

Great lessons, Laura, thank you. The one about snacking particulary resonated with me.

Can't thank you enough for your wonderful and extremely helpful videos.

Just found you and so glad I did. I can't tell you how I needed to hear this. I fgured how was I ever going to go on strict carnivore because I enjoy eating my fruits and veggies. They don't bother me in any way and I just like eating them. So many carnivores out there are like this is the only way to heal yourself etc... I was hoping there was a voice out there so I didn't have to closet eat my fruits and veggies. Again thank you so much.

Thank you for your honesty about your journey and so many other things. I’ve noticed lately more carnivore coaches are realizing that perfection is not something that they should push on people. I also appreciate your comments about how it doesn’t fix everything. So many people out there probably think they’re doing it wrong when not getting all the results they see others getting. Keep up the great work!

Great vid! Thanks for sharing! 👍

Thank you for this encouragement!

I need to delve more into what triggers me to eat. My emotions are definitely in play. I need to get to the root cause- please share more about this in a future video. Thanks so much Laura!

Great informative videa Laura! Thanks for all you do. You are amazing and you have helped me so much over the last few years. I am excited to see what happens next in my journey❤

Thank you for this. I just started this diet and this video is really helpful and encouraging.

Spitting truth. Thanks Laura!

Thank you, Laura. A voice of reason.

Excellent video 😊. Very helpful information. Couldn’t agree w/ you more on your bonus tip. Some type of movement every single day.

Good video😄 congratulations on 6

Hi Laura, thank you for this super helpful information. Im 52 and have started low carb two weeks ago and am a little overwhelmed at the conflicting advice out there but your advice makes perfect sense to me. I love meat, and I have decided to go low carb to start with to see how that helps me lose the 50lbs I need to drop, then I realise I may need to try total carnivore at some future junction. I can report that even after 2 weeks, I have dropped 9lbs, and I am sleeping better and my painful joints have eased so much plus I have so much more energy. Even if I had not lost any weight, I would stay on this just for the other benefits it has brought to my life so far. I will keep in simple I think......eat when Im hungry, stop when Im satiated, try and eat as much protein and fat as I want to and see how I go. As you say, I may need to tweak things here and there along the journey. I appreciate your help and you look amazing.

Thank you, Laura, this is so helpful for me. I've been Carnivore since Jan 17, was Keto first starting Dec 4, I'm down 73. Have a lot to go so saying I don't have to be legal and if a couple of olives or little pickles or a little saurkraut is ok for me. I do have trouble le some days getting in all the meat. I'm glad to hear you encourage walking, I'm getting that in. You make a difference in lives here, so I appreciate iate you.

Such an amazing video Laura!!! So much here that was very practical to understand and that is completely practical ❤…. Thank you 😊

Started today, very excited.

Thanks Laura! I've been carnivore for 20 months or so and if I've learned anything, it's that it just take time to figure out what works best for me. There's no magic fix for sure. But, after 20 months, I've got it down to where everything is really good. But, of course, I expect I'll go on tweaking as I age, things change, and whatever else happens!

An excellent video with the most helpful advice 👍

I am so glad I ordered LMNT before my husband and I started this diet!

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:53 *🍽️ Weight gain is possible on a carnivore diet due to broken hunger signals; setting boundaries and monitoring non-scale indicators of health are crucial.* 03:52 *🥩 Adequate protein intake is essential on a carnivore diet to support bodily functions and prevent fatigue; calculate lean body mass to determine protein needs.* 05:44 *🚫 Snacking on a carnivore diet is often emotional rather than hunger-driven; aim for satisfying meals and allow time between meals for digestion.* 06:51 *📜 The rigidity of carnivore rules is less important than how foods affect individual health and align with personal goals; focus on sustainability and individual needs.* 09:11 *💯 Consistency trumps perfection on a carnivore diet; prioritize long-term adherence over strict adherence to rules or sourcing.* 11:02 *💡 Carnivore is not a cure-all; addressing emotional food relationships and considering other health interventions may be necessary for overall well-being.* Made with HARPA AI

This is really an excellent video with excellent advice.

I usually don't leave comments on videos, this is actually my first. I want to thank you, Laura, for all the helpful information you provided and for easing my fears. I don't have to eat only beef; beef here is very expensive, lean, and pricey. Instead (and now i know this thanks to you), I eat eggs, pork, chicken, bacon (I wish I could find the quantity you buy there also here in a single pack), and I have a bad habit of drinking diet cola or vitamin water with no sugar. At first, I didn't believe in this diet. I've tried many others before, like vegetarian, greens, and chicken. To this day, I still dislike chicken breast. I've even tried fasting for 3-5 days, but I always ended up gaining back the weight, even double or triple. I was always hungry. For 6 days now, I've been following a carnivore diet with some bad habits still lingering, like my cola and occasionally coffee with milk and no sugar. These are my results, and it's all thanks to you. You convinced me when I believed I couldn't do anything to lose weight: Start date 4 April 2024 Neck - 16.54 inches (42 cm) Bust - 51.97 inches (132 cm) Waist - 49.61 inches (126 cm) Hips - 62.99 inches (160 cm) Left thigh - 35.43 inches (90 cm) Right thigh - 33.86 inches (86 cm) Weight: 295.41 lbs (134 kg) DATE 10 April 2024 Neck - 15.75 inches (40 cm) Bust - 50.39 inches (128 cm) Waist - 45.67 inches (116 cm) Hips - 58.27 inches (148 cm) Left thigh - 34.65 inches (88 cm) Right thigh - 33.07 inches (84 cm) Weight: 284.17 lbs. (128.9 kg) Thank you for restoring my hope and showing me that I'm not alone on this journey. You've truly changed my life, and I will be forever grateful.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you for this. Very wise tips here.

Laura you’re great. Thank you!

Thank you for this video!! And, keeping it real.

Thank you for this video. Really appreciate you.

Could you do an episode on how to do well in maintenance mode and losing that last 10 pounds- tips and tricks? I find working through maintenance tricky. Thank you 😊

Thank you for #4, I have been struggling with a few things, mainly events that I want to attend and there is no way for me to eat carnivore there or to bring food. I also am a gardener and LOVE my veggies ... so I figured; there can be exceptions and I'll eat my home grown veggies in season!

So good Laura!!

Thank you Laura❤

Nice job Laura! You are inspiring lots of people. Very important for people to understand that you can overeat on Carnivore. Anyone who says otherwise is steering you wrong.

Love this video!

Love you Laura! Consistency is better than perfection! Amen 🎉❤

Great commonsense realistic tips. Thank you😊

I’m struggling so badly to get through the first week of cravings. This is insane man.. I feel like an addict.

Always helpful! And I love your shirt. Mind sharing where it's from?

Great words Laura. Love you xoxo

You look really good Laura. Thanks for all you do. I’m trying to take this message to my African community with a Very starchy food culturally Any tips?

Thanks ❤

My solution was calories still matter. I used my fitness pal for a few weeks and logged my food and exercise. Sure enough when I was in a deficient I lost weight. It was surprising how little things made a difference. Also it’s tracks macros in the same process

Helpful.. thank you 😊

Well said!

great info

Excellent and Realistic! 💪 🥓

Thanks!

Wonderful tips exactly what I would have said too. 😊

I just started recently, but I have found eating twice a day works best, however, as far as a snack goes, I work in a moderately labor intensive job and find myself needing a bit more fuel by 2 or 3 in the afternoon. I always take 2 hardboiled eggs to work with me for those instances. I have even begun calling them my "power bars." Just a small boost to keep me moving til quitting time.

In terms of exercise....I have also struggled to find sustainability. I find that I am my happiest with a 20 min Yoga every morning, first thing and then 1-2 leisurely long walks with family throughout the week. It took time to make it a habit but so worthwhile..

You’ve probably answered this many times but I’m a new subscriber and new to Carnivore. I see many videos eating at home. Total control. But what about gatherings and dining out? Holidays? Hugs

Gratitude!!!

Thanks Laura. Tip of combining meats is making my second attempt this week work much better. So today I made your meat balls, cut a pork belly into strips, added lamb chops, steak in small pieces and minced beef to stir fry with maybe eggs. So now I can have a mix which makes it more palatable. I hope I’m ok in mixing up some sour cream, cream cheese and 1/2 lemon juice, salt and use maybe a teaspoon dribbled over to add more flavour. At least I feel more able to stick to it this time. Bread and pastries are totally my undoing. I’m old and very obese so I’d like the last bit of my life to be physically able to continue living alone in a caravan park.

Right on! BTW, you look great!

Hi Laura...by now you're living in Spain!!! Have a great life in Spain and can't wait to see videos you might post from there; hope to see you eating all the great fish that's available there. This video (I think you made it before you left Arizona for Spain) starts with you saying you only eat meat, but nearly every other video of yours shows you also eating some cheese here and there. I have found cheese is a very slippery slope for me and I just can't do it. You need to be a little more up front with saying you "...only eat meat..." Cheese is NOT meat. It's "animal based" and all cheese is not the same. Cheese from raw milk is better than processed milk as the source. And we have all heard the various carn. doctors talk about "casomorphines" (or is that quesomorphines?) which are totally addictive by design/evolution...so that babies will take in as much mother's milk as possible so they can grow quickly as infants. BUT I totally agree that "snacking" is an emotional event. I've been carnivore now for 27 months and your videos have totally helped me while on this path. Thank you!!

Laura, you look great! The problem of loosing too much weight for many people is the skin seems to also loosen. This creates a problem of looking that bit older. Somehow you look just like you are like this forever, so you must be doing something right.

The only carnivore influencer i follow

Great video, thank you, Laura!

Love Dr. CYWES too...he had the best April Fool's Joke on today!

Ugh I'm starting week 5 tomorrow and have been able to avoid snacking EXCEPT my knee swelled up like a beach ball so my doctor out me on prednisone after a shot of steroid in the tush... today...I snacked! Got the shot Thursday and today is Sunday...so I fought snacking yesterday...3 more days of pills! (Luckily prednisone makes me lose weight instead of gain like most people) Thanks for your channel!!!

Glad that I am no longer inclined to snack. A meal satisfies me until the next one.

Great video, so appreciate you being real!

I just watched a video by Limitless Lindy about her mini-trampoline use. I have had one for about 15 years and stare at it alot. When I do use it I notice differences, especially in my balance. I'm getting back to it 5 minutes a day to begin with. I follow several youtube channels on rebounding, one called I Jump Instead. It's easy and simple and studies show that rebounding for 10 minutes gives you more benefit than walking for 30 minutes. Plus, if you try 'walking' on a mini-trampoline, it feels like walking in sand and you feel it. Just thought I'd throw that in there on the exercise portion of your video. As for falling off - I started in August, more of a ketovore and did really well. Even though I did alot of cheating (we took my mom to Vegas for her 90th birthday) I managed to lose 26 pounds between August 28 and Christmas. January I didn't do a well, and Feb and March I totally fell off and went back to treating fast food places like my best friend. AND, eating more garbage in-between. I gained it all, plus about 6 pounds more back. So, I'm starting over. I'm 67 and I have to get a handle on this stuff. I just discovered I also have lymphedema (which has been building for the last 20 years and not a single doctor caught it). I don't feel like the health problems I'm starting to have are age, I feel like they're weight!

I love this, pretty fair-dinkum. Ive been on this diet for only a month and i really like it, and ots working. Ive tried it in the past and had out on weight. This time im counting caplories and am down 6kg. Its a great diet, easy to follow but its not a magic button

You look great. Well done 👏

You must include liver, heart or blood also. Protein is only building blocks for the cells. But in liver ... you get the nutrients to build those amino acids.

Hey folks, quick question- I hit the 12 week mark this week - went from 196 to 173 so far and feel amazing. My original goal was 170 lbs, but my new goal is 165. I feel great, and averaging 2 lbs a week. I’ve been doing either one meal a day recently or two on some days. Once I hit goal, I’m thinking of adding a bit of fruit each week and a bit of veggies. Any suggestions on changes to make once the goal is hit?

Thank you for your video. I started carnivore a few weeks ago and it’s been challenging. I am in my 60’s and morbidly obese. Since starting, I’ve tracked everything I eat in Carb Manager just to see where I’m at on protein. I don’t even come close. I pretty much stay around 40 grams. I have zero appetite and have to force myself to eat (never thought that would happen 😂). Is that going to change eventually?