🔴 Are You Eating Enough On The Carnivore Diet?

Summary (key wellness strategies + self-care/productivity tips)

The speakers discuss common reasons people on a carnivore diet struggle with hunger control, getting the right macros (especially fat), and digestive/energy issues—along with troubleshooting steps to improve results.

1) Don’t under-eat: relearn hunger using taste (not hunger cues)

• Hunger signals can be much milder and subtler on carnivore (especially compared with carb eating).
• Early on, people may seem “not hungry” even after multiple days, yet still enjoy eating when they do.
• Use taste satisfaction as a more reliable marker:
  • Fatty meat tastes best when you’re still needing it
  • As you get enough, food becomes less appealing
  • Over time, forcing it can lead to negative taste/reward feedback

2) Ensure adequate fat intake (fat drives satiety + nutrient delivery)

• A common carnivore mistake is not eating enough fat, even if someone eats a lot of meat.
• Reference point: wild/carnivore diets are described as often ~70–80% calories from fat.
• Fat is framed as:
  • A key satiety driver
  • Source of essential fatty acids (animal-based)
  • Provider of fat-soluble vitamins
• Practical troubleshooting:
  • If energy/workouts drop, consider whether fat intake is too low.

3) Avoid “overdoing” fat via unnecessary supplements (especially ox bile)

• It’s claimed to be very difficult to truly over-absorb fat under normal conditions because absorption depends on bile.
• Over-absorption is more likely if someone:
  • Takes ox bile / digestive-enzyme approaches intended to increase fat absorption
• If fat is excessive for absorption capacity, the body may respond with:
  • Loose stools / diarrhea (described as an “overflow” response)

4) Fix loose stools by removing common triggers (not by forcing more supplements)

For people starting out, diarrhea/loose stools may come from:

• Coffee (described as a laxative effect on carnivore)
• Artificial sweeteners / sugar alcohols (including some “natural” sweeteners like stevia as potentially laxative)

Suggested first steps:

1. Eliminate coffee
2. Eliminate sweeteners
3. If doing only strict meat/butter/eggs/water, reduce fat (since fat may be more than the body is currently using well)

5) Coffee may mask fat intake problems and can harm energy/sleep

• With dry, hard stools, the speaker suggests it may indicate:
  • fat isn’t being excreted as expected (i.e., more absorbed than desired/excess friction)
• Coffee can change stool patterns and may make people think they’re “fine” while other markers (energy, skin, hair) aren’t.
• Caffeine transition approach:
  • If someone wants the “kick,” consider caffeine tablets/pills to reduce other coffee components (diuretic/inflammatory factors).
  • Avoid cycles of: morning high → lag/drag → withdrawal feeling, described as typical caffeine effects.
• Claimed benefit of avoiding caffeine: better sleep → better next-day energy

6) Avoid sweeteners to support fat loss and metabolic signals

• Another major mistake: keeping sweeteners (monk fruit, stevia, sugar alcohols, etc.).
• Rationale given:
  • Sweet taste may trigger metabolic signals (e.g., insulin/rebound hypoglycemia concerns discussed)
  • Sweeteners can interfere with fat-loss goals even if someone feels better in other ways
• Broad recommendation:
  • For “optimal health,” aim to eliminate non–meat triggers down to meat + water + salt (if desired).

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Presenters / sources mentioned

• Dr. Anthony Chaffee (referred to as “Dr chaffy” / “Anthony”)
• Carnivore Bar (video sponsor)
• Stockman Steaks (video sponsor)