From Poor Diet to Carnivore: Bernardo’s Journey Bernardo is a police officer and says his diet before discovering the carnivore way of eating was very poor. He ate a lot of bread, pasta, rice, and other high-carbohydrate foods. Bernardo says he wasn’t sleeping well, felt very sluggish, and carried a bit more weight than he would have preferred. The
Health and fitness have been a big part of Josh’s life. He says, “I have spent the better part of my adult life exercising and on some sort of ‘diet.’” Josh graduated college with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in health. He thought he knew what it took to live a healthy lifestyle. He ate several high-carbohydrate and
Health Struggles and Experimentation with Diets Eric describes himself as a bit of a “foodie” and enjoyed eating unique foods throughout his life. Before finding the carnivore way of eating, Eric thought he was healthy. Eric ate a lot of vegetables and said he was an avid beer drinker, even as a teen. He is also a weightlifter and regularly
From a Mediterranean Diet to Weight Struggles Maria lives in northern Michigan with her husband. Maria’s father was Lebanese and was “raised there and came here when he was in his late teens,” so she grew up eating a Mediterranean-style diet. She says she “never had a weight problem or any health problems growing up, and I had
A year ago, Rob’s life was awful. He was close to 400 pounds. He couldn’t sleep horizontally or play with his kids. He ate processed foods—mac and cheese, spam, fast food, pasta, and seed oils—and he drank too much. His job was stressful. Early in 2020, his health plummeted. He and his wife thought he was going to die. Rob
Michael says he has been on a 20-year journey to find health. He had asthma as a teenager. By 20, he’d gained weight from eating too much fast food and drinking a lot. He says he also had strong sugar cravings and a lot of digestive issues. Michael joined a boxing gym and lost 65 pounds in three months. He
Lisa has always been a very active person. Even before discovering the carnivore way of eating, Lisa was a long-distance runner. She also enjoyed hiking and dancing. Lisa is now sixty-one years old but says she struggled with maintaining her weight in her forties and fifties. She ate a primarily low-fat diet and relied heavily on artificial sweeteners. Lisa says
Craig’s Struggle with Migraines Craig has spent almost forty years struggling with debilitating migraines. Craig is someone who has always been into health and fitness. Craig is a bodybuilder and says he thought he was eating clean, but he followed a high-carbohydrate and low-fat diet for most of his life. Craig’s first migraine occurred when he was just twenty
Growing Up with a Love for Food and Unhealthy Eating Habits Andy lives in Britain and was fortunate enough to grow up with parents who were also chefs and introduced him to a wide range of foods. He says he never really thought much about his health when he was younger. Andy was very active– he lifted weights and
Botond’s Weight Loss Journey: From Low-Carb to Carnivore Botond has been morbidly obese for most of his life. He says he would try a diet for two to three weeks, lose willpower and find himself binging on cookies. At the end of 2017, Botond was enjoying the Christmas holiday with his family and found his pants that fit
