Note: These were taken a few days into the Carnivore Experiment, more than a week ago. I look very different at this point, at least in my opinion
This second set of these crochet bikini photos has me thinking, partially of all the stuff I've been doing lately in an attempt to change certain things about myself for the better.
I got to thinking, it's funny how we're born with just one body and yet it seems like everyone's always trying to change it. We're never happy and this is partially because as we age things begin to look or feel less good naturally. It's all part of the human phenomenon and I've been pretty ignorant of it until the last few years.
For most of my life I was literally ignorant of diet. I'd heard whispers from people that couldn't follow their own advice on how I should eat less sugar, making it so I couldn't take what they said seriously. If live without sugar is so great, why aren't you doing it?
Even when I went vegetarian giving up sugar wasn't really on the table, if it was I'd be going to honey or maple syrup the reportedly "less refined" stuff. But now that I've been on the carnivore diet for a little over two weeks I'm only now starting to understand the effect food can have and I'm also starting to understand most of what we know is wrong.
For example I'm still suffering from carb cravings daily despite being past the "two week carb flu" period. It's not like it's something my body needs, it's more an emotional attatchment which in some ways makes it easier to stick to. I'd always been of the belief that too much sugar was a bad thing, maybe it's just the substance in general.
I'm on this diet experiment for many reasons and they all relate to changing myself, either physically or mentally. I'm sick of being tired and low energy, having headaches constantly and being irritable as a result. I dislike feeling sick and I find that I get irritated by a lot more foods than I expected, which in some ways is calming to finally get a grasp on.
Every time I consider going and baking something to essentially break the diet, I remember the slight changes that have occurred. I'm no where near where I want to be but I do have more energy, less pain and am experiencing less anxiety despite some certain pressing stresses in my life. I have had the slight issue where I feel overwhelming need to do physical activity these last few days, to Rebel Dog's benefit.
Don't get me wrong, I get the carnivore thing is weird. Most people look at us and thing vegan/vegetarian and while we've done vegetarian it was more concerns with meat supply and less ethical or moral issues beyond the care of the animals. I'll admit I'm a bit weirded out by the fact that I eat steak twice, sometimes three times a day and nothing else but meat, not even cheese at this time. It's funny to me to cook regular food for the dogs, as we don't really want it in the house and we don't want to eat it. (We usually make their food, but not out of the food we used to eat). I'm even more freaked out by the fact that I do feel better, even though everything I've been told my whole life is that I should consume more vegetables and less salt and meat, not the other way around.
So in all, yes, I feel better. I'm not ready to quit and at this point the most tempting cheat items are chocolate and berries, which is a drastic change from my old love of doughnuts and anything baked. I plan to do the full carnivore thing for as long as I have to and I might even consider cutting out butter if it actually fixes my skin.
Lots more to come in the carnivore adventures, I hope you enjoyed the second set of my crochet post.
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Final thoughts on my first bikini: Too small, but good enough for a photo shoot! The pattern was repeatedly adapted from youtube tutorials to fit my skill set and body size, I'll be making another one soon but timing all my progress so I can accurately price them for sale, as lots of people have shown interest!
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Carnivore in Crochet
The Carnivore Experiment: Day 16
The Carnivore Experiment: Day 15
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