Alan’s struggle with weight and health
Alan is a 61-year-old runner who has been eating Carnivore for approximately eight months. The diet changed everything for him. “I call it the Fountain of Youth,” he quips.
Alan battled with his weight all his life. At 6 feet tall, he was his heaviest, at 305 pounds. About five years ago, he decided to lose weight because he was metabolically ill. He describes his weight loss as seven months of starving himself. “I was cold and tired and hungry all the time.” He got down to 195 pounds.
Alan’s journey toward improving his health
Alan started running and then began training for marathons. He says he had a hard time figuring out what to eat to give him energy and keep his weight down. He wanted to stay lean so he could run faster, so he ate a lot of chicken and broccoli and counted calories.
The high-fiber veggies gave him gas and made him bloat. He describes feeling cold, tired, hungry, and exhausted, with a lot of muscle aches.
Plus, he had no muscle mass. Although he felt better after his weight loss, he says that “it really wasn’t sustainable.” Alan wanted to qualify for the Boston Marathon and started searching for something to help him have better energy when he trained.
Alan’s experience with the keto diet
Like many athletes, Alan was searching for a way to improve his performance, and he discovered how saturated fats may be good for you. Alan started keto about a year ago, eating lean meats, such as chicken breasts, along with lots of low-carb veggies.
Keto helped with his recovery but not his muscle mass. About seven months ago, Alan challenged a family member to start eating the “beef, bacon, and eggs diet.” His carnivore journey had begun.
Alan’s transition to the carnivore diet
Alan’s digestive issues are completely resolved. Overall, he “trained more, felt better, got more sleep, and had constant energy.” The biggest change for him was his recovery.
He went from training five days per week to six and increased his miles from 45 to 65 per week. Alan started with a few pushups and squats—no weights—and within a month, he was getting abs. He gained an inch on his quads, glutes, and arms.
Alan’s improved performance and recovery
Alan qualified for the Boston Marathon with a time of 3:43. After carnivore; he improved his marathon time by 11 percent. He says he doesn’t need carbs to train and trains fast every morning.
He says that carnivore has eliminated his carb and sugar addictions, and he’s satiated after a meal. He eats a lot of beef and eggs, salts his food, and uses electrolytes because he sweats so much. He eats a 20-ounce ribeye, a few slices of bacon, and 4 or 5 eggs for breakfast and another ribeye or 1.5 pounds of very fatty ground beef at dinner.
Alan wants to help people get healthier and tells everyone he can about his success as a carnivore. He calls it the Fountain of Youth and credits it with changing his life for the better.
