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I wonder if they did eat some plants, but just didn’t get enough fiber? I eat no fiber (strict carnivore) but have no problem with regular bowel movements.

shermantanktop 1y ago
Iirc from “Undaunted Courage,” a daily diet consisted of 10 pounds of bear meat, for men who were burning thousands of extra calories a day.
- sandspar 1y ago
  From that description, undaunted courage sounds like an apt title.
messe 1y ago
Why the strict carnivore diet? That is, if you don't mind me asking.
- cbdevidal 1y ago
  Health reasons. I lost 50 pounds, and no more career-threatening shoulder pain. Weirdest side effect: Mosquito bites no longer itch
- rsynnott 1y ago
  They're a cat.
  - hinkley 1y ago
    You’ve never seen cats near a house plant?
    - rsynnott 1y ago
      Cats will practice herbivorism strictly only when it comes with an opportunity to annoy a human.
      - hinkley 1y ago
        Heh. Technically not true, but practically yes. If I recall, they can handle about 5% veg in their diet. The funny thing is that wheat grass at the supermarket is cheaper, larger, and in better shape than the “cat grass” as the pet store and it’s the same stuff.
hedgehog 1y ago
They may not have understood the vegetation well enough, and stuck to meat out of caution. Apparently when they got close to the west coast they tried eating camas and got very ill the first time because they didn't prepare it properly. Lots of ways to go wrong when you are in an unfamiliar area (see also: death camas).
b112 1y ago
I think such a diet just means you need to drink more water than your body expects. Meat digestion seems to take more water.
jeffwass 1y ago
I’m curious to know what your diet is like. Eg, if you are only eating meat, do you eat more bones and sinews than the usual omnivore to get enough “roughage” for digestion? Eg, birds at a falconry can’t be fed just the usual bird “meat”, they need to have the skin and feathers attached which is essential for their digestive tract.
- cbdevidal 1y ago
  No bones, unless I miss one in the can of salmon. Mostly just threeish pounds of beef every day. Just passed five years. Not tempted to cheat because I’m stuffed all the time lol. Got inspired from Jordan Peterson’s daughter. A dear friend told me about it and I thought why not give it a try. Five years later, still going.

shermantanktop 1y ago

Iirc from “Undaunted Courage,” a daily diet consisted of 10 pounds of bear meat, for men who were burning thousands of extra calories a day.

sandspar 1y ago
From that description, undaunted courage sounds like an apt title.

messe 1y ago

Why the strict carnivore diet? That is, if you don't mind me asking.

cbdevidal 1y ago
Health reasons. I lost 50 pounds, and no more career-threatening shoulder pain. Weirdest side effect: Mosquito bites no longer itch
rsynnott 1y ago
They're a cat.
- hinkley 1y ago
  You’ve never seen cats near a house plant?
  - rsynnott 1y ago
    Cats will practice herbivorism strictly only when it comes with an opportunity to annoy a human.
    - hinkley 1y ago
      Heh. Technically not true, but practically yes. If I recall, they can handle about 5% veg in their diet. The funny thing is that wheat grass at the supermarket is cheaper, larger, and in better shape than the “cat grass” as the pet store and it’s the same stuff.

hedgehog 1y ago

They may not have understood the vegetation well enough, and stuck to meat out of caution. Apparently when they got close to the west coast they tried eating camas and got very ill the first time because they didn't prepare it properly. Lots of ways to go wrong when you are in an unfamiliar area (see also: death camas).

b112 1y ago

I think such a diet just means you need to drink more water than your body expects. Meat digestion seems to take more water.

jeffwass 1y ago

I’m curious to know what your diet is like. Eg, if you are only eating meat, do you eat more bones and sinews than the usual omnivore to get enough “roughage” for digestion? Eg, birds at a falconry can’t be fed just the usual bird “meat”, they need to have the skin and feathers attached which is essential for their digestive tract.

cbdevidal 1y ago
No bones, unless I miss one in the can of salmon. Mostly just threeish pounds of beef every day. Just passed five years. Not tempted to cheat because I’m stuffed all the time lol. Got inspired from Jordan Peterson’s daughter. A dear friend told me about it and I thought why not give it a try. Five years later, still going.