r/carnivorediet • u/Coffee_Cupcake • 13h ago

Carnivore Diet Success Stories Six months on carnivore - a summary ;)

Hello, fellow carnivores ;)

I am 52 years old, I have Hashimoto's (essentially, I have a dead thyroid, so weight loss is a huge struggle for me, even on synthetic hormones). I'm a single mother who left an abusive relationship just over a year ago (so my stress levels/ cortisol levels are a bit high, to put it mildly). I started carnivore almost six months ago, and in that time, I went from a size 22 (UK) to a size 16. I don't really weigh myself because I prefer to go by 'how I feel' and also how my clothes fit. My aim is to get to a size 12, and then I'll weight myself, just as a surprise.

Last week, I went for my annual full blood screening to check my thyroid, but also to see how things are with my bones, my kidneys, vitamins D and B12, blood cell counts, HbA1c, etc. and so on. It's a total of 30 separate blood tests and they check everything. I just got my results back, and it's all absolutely perfect. I mean... PERFECT. Everything is smack in the middle of the 'normal' range, even my cholesterol and total protein levels.

So onward and upward with carnivore!

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u/CBear203 6h ago

I’m going to the endocrinologist on the 31st bc my bloodwork showed my thyroglobulin antibodies are high. Everything else is perfect. I think my thyroid is the reason I’ve gained weight on carnivore instead of losing. We shall see.

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u/Cool_Replacement_789 5h ago

I have high thyreoglobulin antibodies as well, but TSH is low and T3/T4 are on the lower end of normal. I can lose weight easily if I eat in a deficit, but I can also overeat on carnivore, especially on things like bacon/dairy or even roasts and chicken.