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I’m 28M. I’m at a point in my life where all the substances have become a thing of the past. Backstory: I smoked cannabis throughout my twenties and I’m now 86 days clean.

Since stopping, I’ve been drinking occasionally, a bit more than I would have when I was smoking, but not to the level I was at with cannabis. I wouldn’t call myself addicted to alcohol.

Yesterday I went out and had a few drinks. I got quite drunk and it reminded me of my teenage years, when I’d drink and do stupid things. I felt like I ruined the night because one of the bartenders had been giving me attitude all evening, so before I left I pulled them aside to ask if there was an issue, and ended up being followed out by the manager. I wouldn’t have done that sober; I’d probably have just ignored it. It reminded me of my younger self.

With 86 days cannabis-free behind me, I think I’m ready to knock everything on the head. I don’t do anything else besides drink occasionally. I’ve got one more birthday celebration coming up where I’ve already agreed to drink, and a trip to Ireland in November to see friends where I’ll also have a drink, as both of these were pre-planned before I made this decision. Beyond that, I want to go fully sober, including on special occasions going forward.

My issue is with dating. I’m still single, and every date seems to involve “drinks?” I also have friends, including the ones I’m going to Ireland with, who love a drink, and I feel like London work culture revolves around drinking too. When I was smoking heavily, drinking never crossed my mind. Now it’s become my one guilty pleasure, every once in a while.

I go to the gym and have access to a spa and pool, but nothing quite hits the same as what a joint or a drink used to give me. By “hit” I mean that sense of “ah” that people chase in life, whatever gives them that lift.

How did people here manage to put their foot down and commit to going sober? And what gave you that same hit elsewhere in life?

Also, how did friendships / relationships with people change? How’s life been since? What have been some of the biggest benefits? Thanks in advanced.

To anyone here in the UK, I’ve recently bought some pasture-raised eggs. Delicious. No side effects or problems with them. However, at 77p an egg and long lead times, it becomes hard to obtain them consistently due to both pricing and wait time. But eggs will be the staple of my way of eating going forward as I aim to gain more muscle. I’ll need a lot. Anyone in the UK that can suggest where to bulk buy eggs similar or pasture-raised quality? What the chickens are fed is extremely important for me - as my stomach is sensitive.

I live in London and can’t drive at the moment, for context. I got the recent egg haul delivered from Oakstream Pasture. Thanks for any advice or comments!

I have a friend who is slightly younger than me. We met through her ex - an old friend of mine. They broke up, and I decided he was an arse for everything he’d done to her and also how he’d treated me.

The first peeve of mine is that she’s now dated two guys, the first one I knew, and another after whom have shown no loyalty or desire to be loyal long-term to her. Both doing separate horrible things in the relationship - she was wise to rid herself of them.

I found out that the first ex (my old friend) she’s been accepting on Instagram when he tried to add her back a few months after he’d blocked her at the breakup. She’s had three separate convos with him since they broke up.

The other ex, she’s also had conversations with after her ‘big talk’ up in London at a coffee shop with him. She’s even met him for, you know, to think we get what I’m getting at. And after I expressed my frustration at the time, she’s met with him again after all I did to help her through how she felt during what he was saying to her, all the homophobic things he’d said about me, and how he generally thought of gay people, she’s gone to his birthday at the end of last year.

I had a chat with her about how I can’t control her life, I don’t care who she speaks to, but when I’ve been personally wronged by both of these people - and when I’ve invested so much time in supporting her - to just continue chatting to them throws me and what I am as a person and my efforts to support her under the bus. She apologised after my recent chat after I found she was still in contact with the first ex.

She also just takes ages to reply. We both have ADHD, but I asked her if there’s any way we can communicate better. What REALLY grinds my gears is when we are together - there are moments she’s glued to her phone and replying left, right, and centre to others. And it makes me feel a bit like less of a priority when I reach out?

Btw - I am not controlling them. I quite frankly do not care who they talk to. I find myself thrown under the bus though when 1. Those EXes have said derogatory things about me and 2. When I invested countless times supporting her through the things they did.

Thoughts?

I mean, if everyone ate carnivore, the prices for meat would be ridiculous. So there’s that.

But I hate how indoctrinated society has become with food. What happened to eating simple, real food? It is like I’m an outlier in a world of disease, obesity, addiction to food.

Every single year I see more and more “health trends”. I say, there’s no health in the wellness aisles. I see people suggesting new ‘protein drinks’ or a new way of eating that has tens of thousands of flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, veggies but something so plain and simple like an egg? Oh, we can’t do that. It’s too ‘boring’. But I suppose drinking a chemical concoction made in a lab isn’t.

As a society, I feel we’ve become so addicted to food, everything needs to look ‘editable’. I see influencers attempting to create restaurant-equivalent looking bowels, friends buying loads of ingredients for one meal to appease their taste buds. And I’m there with my steak and salt.

I see friends and family suffer with autoimmune or metabolic conditions and fall victim to Big Pharma drugs that do nothing to help in the long term. Friends concerned about my heart due to red meat but have IBS, always tired (and buying energy drinks) or drinking multiple times a week. Yet will then lecture me on cholesterol and how “it runs in the family” for them so they can’t eat an egg. But that takeout box from the food market at lunch is … just perfectly fine.

There’s always a new trend to jump on too. Whether it be a new shake, new food, or meal prep company. People LOVE it. Trust me, I was once this person. But once the wool has been pulled from over your eyes, it becomes abundantly clear that we just need what our biology thrives on.

I see friends calorie counting and exercising themselves to death to lose weight, maybe succeed for a bit, then fall victim to new marketing and UPF again, and the hamster wheel keeps spinning.

It’s just a sad world, and I thought I’d share my thoughts. Not to say we are ‘superior’, no. We chose to eat what our biology has evolved to eat. I always say, our biology didn’t evolve, but our behaviours did.

And none of this is really people’s fault. I was a victim of the big food industry for years! Overweight and unhappy. And it makes me sad (and maybe a bit mad at those companies) when I see unhealthy people walking about or when I walk around the grocery store and look at what’s in their basket. I have a friend who’s just qualified as a PT and told me we need ‘everything in moderation’ and that the food plate guidelines are ideal for the best health 🤢 - if only he knew proper history of nutrition! Ironically came down really ill the other week - whilst I’m thriving from 6 months of no illness (I’m bound to of caught a cold by now!)

My uncle is T2 diabetic but follows the doctor’s advice, who’s told him “not to eat too much red meat - a steak a month”, “not too much saturated fat”, but grains/carbs are one of the biggest suggestions on the food plan. This isn’t a vent, a rant, or trying to feel superior - just sharing my thoughts and grateful I found such a new way of eating, forever and always!

Started a fast yesterday evening at 9.30 p.m. UK time. Feeling great, keeping hydrated. I want to continue for as long as my body tells me it needs replenishing. I do feel a small hunger sensation now but I’m sure it will go with some time. My energy is completely fine right now.

My plan was to end Tuesday at 9 a.m. after my first weight session of this coming week. But I think I can go longer (maybe!) if so, any negative effects on fasting and muscle?

I’ve been stuck at 96kg for a month and a half! I’ve tried so much to shift the body fat but just can’t. So this is my next go-to. I started the fast with eggs, beef patties, and some pork.

Hello my carnivore friends,

I’ve recently become aware that I’ve had Seb Derm for years, well at least I think.

Don’t shoot me - I’m not 100% carnivore with some olives and mustard seed in the mix. Happy to go 100% carnivore to see its effects on Seb Derm.

However, I was wondering if anyone here has suffered with Seb Derm specifically on their scalp, resulting in dry flakes that basically are glued to my scalp.

Two months ago my bloods showed low Vit D so I’ve been trying to get that up, unsure on which meat I could eat to help with this. More organ meat? Maybe that was a contributor. I also had very low iron last year on bloods but the ones two months ago showed very good levels of iron since starting predominantly carnivore at the start of 2026.

My Dr has told me to continue with Nizoral and have used twice so far.

Even if anyone has advice outside of carnivore that has worked for them, I’m open to hearing it. I worry because hair looks thin in the areas where it is present on the scalp and I’m like ‘nooo, don’t wanna go bald 😭’ but have been assured it will grow again in time when it’s under control, besides it isn’t as bad as my brain makes it out. Thanks all for any advice in advance!

The other day I posted - https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked\_edge/s/7mbLxw4aCf - I said my new Henson ++ felt like death.

I’d like to retract that after some helpful comments. Specifically, the one left by a Redditor to use Bic Chrome Platinum.

Today I had my first shave using that blade. I lathered up well after wetting my face thoroughly, and it was such a BEAUTIFUL shave. Much smoother than the first time and smoother than my Harry’s.

I’m new to the world of clean shaving. I used to go to a 0.5 / 0 on an electric. Then I lost loads of weight, hated my facial hair, and decided wet shaving is the way forward. Thanks to those who helped, and I can now fully accept my new HS ++ as a birthday present.

I’m new to this type of razor. I actually never wet-shaved before but started to with a Harry’s razor after I decided I didn’t want my facial hair anymore 😂. I hated that I had to replace the blade every day to get a smooth shave and it was a bit expensive with Harry’s. So I researched and found the Henson ++ was a good fit. Until I opened and used it today, it felt super painful to use. I’m using the blades that came with it and ordered RK stainless blades as extras.

I see people talk of different angles, etc., but… what angles? 😭 It was such a rough shave. I’m open to any suggestions. I tried both pressing down mildly as suggested, didn’t get close in certain areas. Pressed a bit harder and ended up with cuts which were far worse than cuts I got with Harry’s.

I can’t return it but it’s only been one use, so I’m keen to learn if I’m doing something wrong. But it kills to shave on that one use… I also heard try different blades but I don’t want to be spending loads of money I haven’t really got rn to find the perfect blade. Thanks for any advise from a newbie in this field!

Why tf are ppl so one dimensional??? Especially when it comes to their diet, bro ur supposed to eat everything. Like wtf is wrong with u eating only red meat because vegetables have toxins?? Are you stupid?? Ur scared of lentil soup but don’t mind eating half cooked beef for breakfast lunch and dinner daily??? If ur gonna eat like shit that’s fine do that but don’t act healthy and blame toxins in vegetables for ur diet, nobody has died from eating vegetables, and ur absolutely stupid to be worried about something that has literally never affected ur life in any way WHATSOEVER. Ur literally more likely to choke to death on soup than to be affected by the “toxins” in it (which literally don’t exist post cooking) And for the love of everything don’t try to become a food influencer, we don’t need teens with more eating disorders, we have more than enough!!!

Sincerely a non vegan, just a person with 1 somewhat functional brain cell, working enough for me to at least enough to know that shit like this is stupid AS FUCK

Yesterday I discovered Weetabix, and now it's the best food for me! You can make it with your favorite fruit, add yogurt, etc. The best combination is with vanilla milk. I'm going crazy eating it for the second day in a row, and I won't eat anything else.

I think this is the best food for autistic people with ADHD))

Anyone here in Shawn Baker’s online community? carnivore.diet

Recently joined and assumed there was a meeting a 5PM BST as per the calendar but haven’t got anywhere. Sorry, I hope I can post this question here, seems likely some people here would be in it haha

And generally, for those who are, how is it in general?

Hi everyone. So I’ve been predominantly carnivore since the start of the year. I’ve dropped 80 lbs. I’m a 27-year-old male and 6 ft 2 (around 190 cm, I think).

For a while now, I’ve been stuck at around 97 kg / 213 lbs. I still have body fat to lose and my ultimate goal is to be lean for the first time in my life! My body fat to go is mainly around my torso now and thighs.

I weight train x3 a week and eat twice a day. My food consists of ribeye, brisket, short rib, butter, and eggs. I did have some dairy but have since stopped. I have to admit, occasionally I’ll have olives or nuts. Yes, not strictly carnivore, but I do this to allow flexibility when out and about. I mostly don’t eat them, though I just wanted to give the full picture so as not to be misleading.

What could I do to shift more body fat? I’ve seen Dr Chaffee suggest eating more fat so your body doesn’t think it’s in a time of famine, but I could be completely wrong. The stall has been going on for around three weeks. I don’t track calories any more, and saying that, I also don’t really track my macros (protein/fats)…

Anyway, I’ll be very grateful for any suggestions! And happy to provide anymore info!

Has anyone successfully put into remission full-body hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) via carnivore? I went on the Lions diet for a bit and noticed a slight reduction, but I’m unsure if that was just because the weather was cool.

I paid to see a private dermatologist who just conned me out of £600 for a full blood panel (luckily health insurance covered it), then said nothing they could do and presented me with ‘treatment plans’. I guess at least I have my full bloods on the bright side.

I’m not as strict as I could be but willing to hear others’ success (if any) and take advice as it really is a bummer. I don’t want to go back on the meds (propantheline bromide) the Dr put me on for years (this was way before carnivore) as they gave me horrid side effects.

😂 had to laugh at first. So stupid me, I drank some raw milk and had some raw cheese and holy f**k today has been like having a baby stuck up my a**.

I’ve tried:
• Duck Fat (3 spoonful)
• Warm water with Celtic salt
• A bath
• Had a short rib
• Even took my first trip to the pharmacy in ages and got some Microlax

There’s liquid passing through but imma be real, this is very painful to sit with and couldn’t concentrate all day 😢 help my lovely carnivore buddies 😭

Hello Carnivore people, eugh so a member of my family wanted raw milk. They said if I could get some, they’d try it. So I grabbed said raw milk. On the label it contains an advisory of bacteria because of non-heating and that it may be harmful to health. The family member starts going “should I be drinking this, I’m a bit worried” that same family member drinks alcohol every night, sometimes two cans of beer, eats seed oils, sugar and is of an old age. Wow, we’ve been brainwashed haven’t we? Sorry to post, I’ll keep it short but I was angered. Someone has gone out of their way to find them raw milk and secondly, they question the bloody milk but not anything else that causes them to be on a load of meds, have high blood pressure and the reason they’re hungry first thing in the morning… 🥱

Please remove my rant if not appropriate

I, 27M, live with my Grandmother, 79F. Over the years, she's been progressively harder to live with. I have plans to move out at the end of next year, but living with her at present causes me major overstimulation, at a time when I'm trying to heal myself from different things (losing a tonne of weight, stopping some bad habits and addictions, and trying to distance myself from family, as there's a lot of bad history).

Whilst I love her, she's hard to:

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If it ever gets to a point where my patience is lost (and trust me, I have a lot), she'll cry and scream "leave me, leave me".

Any time I'm around her, I'm overstimulated (I have ADHD), my heart rate goes up (bad because I have a heart condition), I can't think straight, and I fear she's about to say something that will make me blow.

I can't speak to my family about it. I don't have a good relationship with my Mum and Dad. My Aunt, who is her closest family member, mollycoddles her to a point where it validates my Grandmother's behaviour.

She lost the love of her life in 2017 and has had a very dull life since (in my honest opinion). She doesn't have many friends because she and my Grandfather were always stuck together. We've encouraged her to join clubs but there's always an excuse. She's just successfully recovered from her knee surgery, which is a great thing, but I fear she won't take the initiative to get herself down to the local shops, which I think some time out of the house would do her good.

As I said, I've recently cared for her, alongside my Aunt, through her knee-surgery recovery. Interesily, she was more tame when in recovery, now she's out, it is back to her old ways again. I hope i didn't come off as a dick for what I wrote, I love her, but our relationship is fading away. I'm not sure how to deal with it, I used to smoke a lot of cannabis, but that habit isn't a part of me anymore, but as a result the withdrawals are making my ADHD harder to manage

I have a friend who is extremely bad at getting back to me. I have no issues nor do I message-watch people. But it is getting to a point where it feels quite… rude? I’ll message and sometimes it’s days before a reply. This makes our relationship as friends hard to maintain (for me anyway) and occasionally they’ve been bad at communicating things to me, i.e., we are due to meet at a certain time but they rock up late without letting me know.

We both have ADHD and so I understand their ways. But what I think bugs me the most is when I’m with them, on many occasions, I’ve seen them reply to others pretty quickly, as in, they’ll be on their phone and actively using it. I’m making it take the wrong way and have minor RSD. But I try to give the benefit of the doubt, I’d never be good at that before. I’m also not good at confrontation especially if I said something and sounded like it was coming off the wrong way.

They are a great friend and I like to think they think highly of me. We are off away together this summer (again) and so if they were to dislike me, no way would either of us agree to a holiday 😂 but then again… I’ve always had to turn off read receipts, last seens, etc.. being ignored has always been an RSD trigger and sometimes I “read in between the lines” too much!

Any advice?

So I’m interested in hearing some educational replies to my question. I’m indeed intrigued by nutrition every day since I started Carnivore but also realise this isn’t the only way to eat, and don’t want to sound like I’m “in a cult” but can’t help but believe as an ex-obese on the SAD diet, with a stint of vegetarianism along the way, that eating animal-based is how we are meant to eat as humans - after I’ve basically reversed 90% of my ill-health… in such a short time.. anyway!

The question is, how true is it, that when people (like a colleague of mine stated) “we all need to find what works for us”? What came to mind is in the wild, do other animals think “well I can’t eat a zebra because it doesn’t work for me, I need to find a giraffe” but there might well be some context I’m missing for our human biology. Another colleague stating “there’s many ways to skin a cat” so someone could thrive on being fully plant-based versus that same person struggle animal-based - I wanted to get my head around it but couldn’t. Similarly, I got told by people that they need carbs to survive.

Really interested in being pointed to good sources or hearing from longer Carnivore-eaters on this.

With all of you being like-minded people, I thought I’d share some frustration that pertains to carnivore in some way. This is a vent, I’m not looking for hate in the comments. I LOVE carnivore and I’m not asking for anyone to point out the obvious. I’ll explain.

My grandmother was thriving on Ketovore before her surgery (some of you may remember me posting about it), losing weight, fewer water infections, better COPD symptoms, and she said she felt great overall. Her only real slip was the occasional beer. Post-op though, the hospital fed her absolute garbage, and since coming home various family members have been cooking with what we’d call swear words in this community: potato starch, rice flour, vegetable and seed oils. She’s now ordering her old snacks back in (biscuits, etc.), complaining of hunger, and I sense things are heading back to square one pretty fast.

It’s a lonely lifestyle. Nobody takes my core principles seriously: put the ultra-processed food down and check your ingredient labels. You don’t even have to go carnivore. Yet they wonder why they’re exhausted, ill, or pre-diabetic. Vegans get restaurant options; we get nothing, probably because there’s no money in selling meat and water or you can’t make some random protein balls or carnivore milkshake like you can on those ways of eating.

Friends and family choosing weight-loss jabs frustrate me too. Everything the jabs do (appetite control, hunger suppression) carnivore does naturally, without the side effects or rebound weight gain when they stop.

The hardest part is watching people I care about suffer needlessly. I’ve lost 60lbs this year, my bloodwork is excellent, and my mental health has improved around 95%. I don’t push carnivore, but I do explain those same core principles, and yet I’m still the crazy one. My 18-year-old sister has thyroid and hormonal issues and my mum still thinks she “eats fine” and that “she’s young, it doesn’t matter.”

“I need carbs to survive” for me just means “I’m addicted to sugar but want your results without the effort.”

We can’t change people. We can only see clearly now: the companies making us sick, the sugar addiction dressed up as normal life. Nobody saw me ordering 3 takeaways in a night. The transformation I’ve made through hard work and education gets written off as a miracle or madness.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.. anyway rant over. Love you all and carnivore!