in this video I'm gonna give you four strategies for sticking to a carnivore
diet while you are in quarantine I am currently implementing these tips
to help me stay on track during this pandemic these tips will not only help
you stick to a carnivore diet during this time but they will also help you
save money and reduce your stress load
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that the current situation is different depending on where in the world you live
for some people it's been really hard even buying meat for other people there
have been restrictions placed on how much you can buy at one time this video
is going to address all of these limitations and provide you with some
solutions tip number one is to practice intermittent fasting if there was ever a
time to experiment with intermittent fasting this would be it
if you aren't familiar I do have a whole other video on the topic you can check
out afterwards but basically intermittent fasting just means you have
a fasting schedule 16/8 is one popular version pretty much you fast which means
you don't eat for sixteen hours out of the day and then you have all your meals
all your calories within an eight-hour window another popular variation is ohm
at one meal a day which means as the name says you only eat one meal every
single day you can also implement 24-hour fast either weekly or monthly
and the idea behind this is simple if you're frequently fasting you're eating
less often and you're probably eating less and of course fasting has numerous
other benefits as well especially if you have fat to lose I highly recommend
giving this a go you can think of your stored body fat as food because that's
what it basically is when you're fasting your body is tapping into your stored
body fat and burning that for energy and this really doesn't have to be extreme
in order to be effective if you do not currently practice any form of fasting
even just trying to fast for 14 hours every day that can make a big difference
and the good news is the more you do it the easier it becomes tip number two is
to shop online with local butchers and farmers I encourage you to reach out to
local butchers local farmers and see what they have to offer even if they are
not currently open for business maybe you can work something out where they
can deliver to your house leave it on your porch you can go pick it up it
really doesn't hurt to explore your options the website eat wild calm is
great for finding local farmers if you're in North America unfortunately I
don't know of a similar site in Australia if you're shopping online this
is also gonna reduce the amount of times you have to go out and do grocery
shopping you can buy in bulk and then freeze the meat and honestly buying
online it makes things so much less stressful especially right now you don't
have to go out and wait in crowds and lines I usually enjoy the experience of
going out and grocery shopping and buying my food but right now it's pretty
miserable tip number three is to make the most of what is available make the
most of whatever you can get your hands on maybe you're having a hard time
finding steak but there's still lots of eggs
so just eat more eggs or tinned fish this is underrated but tinned seafood
salmon sardines mackerel crab oysters these are all extremely nutritious and
also shelf stable and all of these things have been pretty much fully
stocked every time I've went to the shops and
there is also canned meat chicken even beef yeah this might not be your first
choice but it is there or maybe you don't usually eat pork or chicken you
stick to beef these are both foods that you can add in at least for now even
frozen seafood you can buy fish you can buy shrimp and these can go a long way
and finally tip number four is don't be afraid to adjust your diet you might
currently be eating a pretty strict carnivore diet and not want to stray
away and then don't blame you eating carnivore makes you feel really really
good but I want you to take a step back and know that it's okay to make
adjustments if you have to I want to go over it what I believe to be the
hierarchy of diets and what exactly makes up a healthy diet at the very top
we have a carnivore diet also known as a zero carb diet this is basically an
extreme elimination diet you are taking everything out that can be inflammatory
this diet is based around meat fish eggs and sometimes dairy but as you probably
know if you're watching this video these are becoming harder and harder to buy
right now now one step below that we have the keto diet the staples of this
diet will be meat fish eggs dairy just like carnivore but then also non starchy
vegetables low sugar fruit and nuts and seeds it's still mainly based around
animal foods as the carnivore diet is but there is a lot of room to add in
fruits and vegetables which you might find are easier to buy right now and
then at a very baseline level we have the Paleo diet this diet is based
around all Whole Foods so again you have meat you have fish you have eggs you
have all types of vegetables all types of fruit all nuts all seeds there are a
lot more options with paleo than there are with keto and even more than there
are with Carrefour with paleo there are no limitations on sugar and carbs as
long as they're coming from Whole Foods but you will not be having any processed
food you will not be having any refined carbs or refined sugar and those last
two are the two worst offenders for our health now all three of these options
are 100 times better than eating the current standard American diet or even
following the dietary guidelines but what about getting at with all this my
point is that if you are currently eating a carnivore diet and having a
hard time sticking to it having a hard time buying enough meat then you might
need to take one step down and start eating more keto add in some avocado
some olives maybe some zucchini noodles or macadamia nuts also non starchy
vegetables if you're currently keto and having a hard time sticking to it then
you might want to go more paleo this gives you more flexibility to add in
things like sweet potatoes and squash which yes are higher in carbs but
they're also going to provide you more calories this is the hierarchy I use
whenever I eat out whenever I travel when I'm at home I am mainly carnivore
but when I eat out I try to stick to meat and vegetables sometimes I do leave
a little bit of wiggle room to have that side of potatoes or whatnot and I don't
let myself feel guilty about this because I know that I am eating so much
better than the alternative I could cave in have a burger have fries have a big
bowl of pasta or even worse have something sugary but if I am eating all
whole foods I'm doing a pretty good job anyways guys those are my four tips for
how to stick to a carnivore diet during a pandemic if you have any other
tips leave them in the comments section down below and also if you have a tip on
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