April improved her eating disorder on a carnivore diet

For years I struggled with binge eating after a bikini comp. Looking back, I realize I entered the bikini comp during an intense manic phase due to my bipolar disorder.

Before the bikini comp, I had no issues with binging, even when undiagnosed with bipolar disorder. The competition served as a trigger, and from that point on (almost ten years ago), I would start a cycle of binging and restricting.

The Trigger That Started The Cycle Of Binging And Restricting

During my binges, I used the excuse of bulking, and the weight I got to was 138. As soon as I saw that weight, I would restrict back to 122. Rinse and repeat. Even at 138, I never looked very heavy to others.

Did not feel good or sexy at that weight just looked “normal.” And I never wanted to be the “best friend of the sexy girl.” I wanted to be the “sexy one.” Lol. But food addiction prevented that.

From Overexercising And Restricting To Keto And Carnivore

What did I eat during my food addiction? – I was eating 4 to 5 containers of frosting a night, two dozen donuts for breakfast, etc.; ppl thought it was funny bc I was tiny and could eat all of that, except it was not funny.

No one would laugh at a heroin addict. Why did I stay tiny? Because I would overexercise for hours the next day by running for hours, biking from one end of Chicago to the other, or eating until I vomited. Eventually, my manic phase would end, and I would enter a depressive state and gain weight until I hit 138 lbs. I’d see the number. Rinse and repeat for over a decade.

And then 2017. The year that changed my life. Back when I thought my life was over. The man I loved left me. I attempted suicide and was sent to a psych hospital.

I was given a psych med (one of the most notorious weight gainers on the market with a BLACK BOX warning which stated that users might develop metabolic syndrome.) I was sure I wouldn’t. I was an athlete, after all. But I was no snowflake. This med made me go from 122 to 155 in less than three months.

Overexercising no longer worked. Restricting didn’t work. I even stopped binging to become healthier and decided to eat healthy whole grains and more veggies and fruits.

Nothing worked. I was no longer suicidal but depressed about my weight. I binged again. Now my binges showed. My fasting glucose rose, and now my weight has risen to 165. I had never been that weight. Not even when I was pregnant. I stopped weighing. Enter Keto.

Conquering Binge Eating With The Carnivore Diet

I lost weight in rapid succession by cutting out grains and sugars. I reached my “goal,” or what I thought was my goal. I went from 165 to 112 ….but I still struggled with binging, even on keto.

In Jan/ Feb, I binged on keto sweets and fat bombs, which led me to binge on the real deal. Two boxes of cupcakes and a whole sheet cake. Soon I was 127. Not 165.. but 127. Sure, it wasn’t as big as I used to be, but it was a sign I had to get my binging under control.

I did strict keto and got down to 119 lbs. I looked great. I figured this was my goal weight. No need to lose any more weight or body fat, but I still struggled with cravings and the urge to binge. It was strong. And I knew it was a matter of time before I would give in. So I went Carnivore.

I cut out all fruits and veggies, just meat, eggs, and fish, in the hope I could conquer this demon once and for all.

The Healing Power Of Meat

My appetite was reduced to the point I could now eat once a day. Sugar cravings left. Psoriasis, which I had struggled with- GONE. My psych meds were reduced and then eliminated with the approval of my psychiatrist!

Most importantly- no binge urges for sugary foods! Gone. GONE! GOne! And interestingly enough, I thought I had reached peak physique with keto. Not true.

Carnivore took me down a path I had never gone before with not much effort! I looked better ten years after I did a bikini comp with less exercise and no feelings of deprivation! My weight and body fat went down again with Carnivore.

I have never been this lean in my life, even compared with keto. People think I compete! True, I do compete in strength sports- Olympic lifting and kettlebell sports. But I do not compete in bikinis or figures. Yet people think I do! I don’t have any ups or down and no bipolar episodes since Carnivore. Meat truly does heal.