Health Journey 2026 - Day 18

Rupert, Idaho
August 20, 2026 11:43pm CST
Hello again everyone, how are you doing? Thought I would share today's food and everything. Tomorrow will be another weigh in. I know I have gone down, just not sure the total yet. So, what did I eat today? I started the day off (well I got up at like 10 and didn't eat till almost 1 PM) with 2 eggs and 3 oz pork sausage. I don't know if I will do that again, I am not a big fan of pork in general. The eggs were good though. Then about 6 PM I had a protein drink, wasn't too hungry but I know I hadn't had near enough protein for the day. After Eli's back to school night I was starving, so we got a bottom round steak at the store. Had I planned to cook it tomorrow I would have marinated it. It was pretty tough, well in certain parts. The taste overall was good. I ended up having a little over 3 oz of that. Cooked everything in butter, of course (not the protein drink lol). Also had a little butter on its own, carnivore should be called fativore, as someone said. To drink I have had water, a bit of zero sugar soda, and a zero sugar energy drink. The last two I know aren't carnivore, but help me stick to it. And I don't do the energy drinks often. However, they do add a few carbs from the sugar substitute in them; so that is why the carbs are a bit higher then they should be. Also the protein drink has a bit of carbs. Macros for the day: 1,189 calories, 9 carbs, 94 fat, 74 protein Mostly good macros for the day - carbs should be closer to zero, and protein I want to at least be in the 80s, but it's pretty close. Then fat to get me to the right amount of calories. As for blood sugar - it was higher today for some reason. I think I started higher, and it just went up from there. After walking around his school I was in the 150s. Also didn't help that I was out of my CGMS to track my sugar every 5 mins. Thankfully the doctor called in a fresh prescription quickly! What do you think? I also thought I would explain the meals today instead of just listing them. Do you like that better, or prefer the list?
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22 Aug
You did a mighty fine job of explaining the meals Courtney
• Rupert, Idaho
22 Aug
Well just wasn't sure if that made the post too long. But just wait for today's weigh in
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• Rupert, Idaho
22 Aug
@Ineeddentures I'm sure most of mine are long, I don't know how to organize my thoughts.
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22 Aug
@MommyOfEli2013 It was a bit long But hey ho there you go The devil is in the detail
@jstory07 (149432)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Aug
You did a good job of explaining the meals.
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Aug
Thought I would switch it up, especially with just sharing one day of food. I know I don't get to sharing this series daily so have to put more than 1 day in one discussion.
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@jstory07 (149432)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Aug
@MommyOfEli2013 You did good.
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Aug
@jstory07 Well thank you. Maybe I will do it this way for when it is just one day in a post.
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@MarieCoyle (61989)
21 Aug
I honestly have never heard of anyone just eating butter by itself. I know you have faith this diet will work for you...I couldn't do it. I have some gastric issues and have to really watch how much fat/grease I consume. I do use butter on foods of course, not a lot...but like I said, never heard of anyone eating just plain butter by itself. Glad you are tracking the blood sugar.
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Aug
Oh, plenty of carnivores do it lol. I just know my blood sugar does better when I have more fat than protein, but I don't like the fat that is on meat. A lot of time I will cook with it, or add it to the meat...but when I don't I will eat some on the side. And that is understandable. Not everyone could eat this way if they have certain issues. I am doing it to fix my blood sugar, lose weight, and reduce inflammation which is caused by sugar. Not always sugar alone, but its a big factor.
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@Wrexxo (5911)
21 Aug
I think you are going great. You just need to be more careful about your sugar level
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Aug
I definitely have been over the last 18 days...except for on my planned carb days like 2x a month.
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