{"id":30459,"date":"2024-12-04T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=30459"},"modified":"2024-12-04T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:05:47","slug":"im-done-with-the-carnivore-diet-cha8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/im-done-with-the-carnivore-diet-cha8\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m done with the carnivore diet. cha8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’m done with the carnivore diet. 🐄<\/div>\n
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I defeated carb addiction, and boosted my testosterone with lifestyle changes, in 5 months.<\/div>\n
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I’m currently 5 months into a cut, working on reducing body fat. Before that, I ate a carnivore diet for 5 years, paleo\/keto since 2011.<\/div>\n
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I agreed to add 60g of carbs pre-workout at the start of my cut, per my trainer. Also 1g protein\/lb body weight, with fat for the remaining calories.<\/div>\n
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Carb addiction is something I battled my entire life. Moderation was impossible for me – the cravings were the worst! Keto and carnivore diets can be lifesaving for people with this issue.<\/div>\n
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That said, I still couldn’t lose stubborn body fat, so I was willing to make changes.<\/div>\n
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The cut was going great initially, but my energy levels dropped off a couple months in. I felt like a zombie. I knew at some point it could happen, and I know hormones are impacted by a cut.<\/div>\n
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I had blood work done pre-cut, and my total testosterone was 575ng\/dL. Normal for a mid-40s man, and I always felt great & healthy. No complaints!<\/div>\n
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10 weeks later: total T dropped to 205 ng\/dL. 😲<\/div>\n
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My body was telling me something needed to change.<\/div>\n
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For the first time in nearly 15 years, I switched to a high carb diet. I started eating 165g carbs per day, timed around pre & post workout meals.<\/div>\n
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My weight skyrocketed ~10lbs, even with only 1885 calories\/day. Most of that was likely water weight, but my workouts at the gym started progressing at crazy levels, likely because of increased muscle growth.<\/div>\n
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Even so, it felt bad seeing that scale number shoot up when I’m trying to *lose* weight. I rolled with it, understanding that body recomposition can take many months.<\/div>\n
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By the end of November I felt incredible. Energy through the roof, huge mood improvements, etc. The carbs were working! So I decided to get more blood work done.  The results?<\/div>\n
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Total testosterone jumped to 1005 ng\/dL. Free testosterone 205.2 pg\/mL. 🤯<\/div>\n
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This…WAS a surprise, to say the least. WOW!<\/div>\n
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My long break from carbs helped overcome the addiction and cravings. For the first time I can moderate these foods with ease. This is the biggest win so far, and I’ve had a lot of W’s recently.<\/div>\n
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My perfect diet down the road (post-cut), will still be heavy on beef, but also foods like fruit & honey. Never processed garbage.<\/div>\n
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It took a long time to fix this issue, but it’s real growth to be able to have a healthy relationship with carbs. I still have a ways to reach my current goal, and lots of building to do after that, but I thought I’d share this interesting development.<\/div>\n
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Can’t say I expected my total T to drop 50%, and then nearly 5x within a few months, like it was the #Bitcoin price chart. 😂<\/div>\n
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(FYI: all blood work took place early AM in a fasting state)<\/div>\n

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I’m done with the carnivore diet. 🐄<\/p>\n

I defeated carb addiction, and boosted my testosterone with lifestyle changes, in 5 months.<\/p>\n

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I’m currently 5 months into a cut, working on reducing body fat. Before that, I ate a carnivore diet for 5 years, paleo\/keto since 2011.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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