Is the Carnivore Diet for Weight Loss a Good Idea?

In a society where obesity rates are increasing every year and becoming a major health issue, many people are looking to get rid of their excess weight.

For several years, the carnivore diet has been in the news for its many potential benefits , but also for the loss of fat mass.

Focus on the carnivore diet…

Happy reading to you, my Mouvers!

Why am I gaining weight?

In the vast majority of cases, weight gain occurs when you consume more calories than you expend .

These excess calories are stored as fat in your body, which can lead to weight gain in the long term.

And excess calories often rhyme with an unbalanced diet, rich in sugars, which will contribute to weight gain.

Processed foods and sugary drinks are often the culprits…

That's because when you consume sugar, your body releases insulin , a hormone produced by the pancreas, which is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels.

But it also plays a role in fat storage!

In fact, when you consume too much sugar, your insulin levels increase, which can lead to excessive fat storage.

Forget preconceived ideas about fat, the real enemy is sugar!

But excessive food proportions can also play a key role in your weight gain.

The body is much better able to handle lack , rather than excess.

Hence the fact that our body is very efficient at fasting, but that's another subject...

A sedentary lifestyle , characterized by a lack of physical activity, will slow down your metabolism and promote the accumulation of fat.

It's pretty logical that inactivity will have a negative impact on your overall health, and that's what the Mouvers concept is all about!

Some people may be genetically predisposed to gain weight more easily.

It is a reality, but not inevitable.

Indeed, genetics is a small factor compared to those mentioned above.

So, it is essential to focus on your lifestyle habits to make them as healthy as possible.

Metabolism, which is the rate at which our body burns calories, can vary from person to person.

Age, gender and muscle mass can influence our basal metabolic rate.

Sleep , the great forgotten of the 21st century, plays an essential role in weight gain or loss .

Coupled with chronic stress, it's an explosive combo that will make you store fat, because it will disrupt your hormones, including those that regulate appetite and fat storage.

Of course, there are also certain medical conditions, such as hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), or certain hormonal diseases, which can lead to unintentional weight gain.

It will be a matter of finding the cause of the problem in order to resolve it and improve your overall health.

That being said, it is essential to remember that weight gain is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon .

To achieve a healthy weight, it's important to consider your entire lifestyle: a balanced diet, regular physical activity, stress management, and quality sleep will make a big difference.

How to lose weight?

For most people, losing weight is not a very complicated process to understand; it involves expending more calories than you consume over the course of a day, week, or month.

Either by doing a sporting activity that will increase your calorie burn rate, or by reducing your food intake.

These two solutions are the ones most advanced by modern doctors and nutritionists.

However, another solution exists…

A low-carb diet , such as the carnivore diet or the ketogenic diet.

Why will the carnivore diet help me lose weight?

The carnivore diet is a diet that excludes all foods of plant origin .

This diet was directly inspired by the lifestyle of our hunting ancestors who hunted animals ranging from partridges to mammoths for food.

Thus, humans, having lived in the period before the discovery of agriculture, would have fed mainly on meat and fish, depending on their geographical areas.

At that time, humans consumed animal foods to meet their nutritional needs, particularly protein and fat.

As you will have understood, this diet focuses only on animal products , such as meat, fish, eggs and depending on the variant, some dairy products.

First, the carnivore diet will promote weight loss because it will use fats as the main source of energy, instead of using carbohydrates which are no longer present in the diet.

This is also how the ketogenic diet works, by removing carbohydrate sources, the body will change its way of producing energy by switching to ketosis mode .

Instead of burning the sugars you consume, it will use the fats that are stored in different parts of your body by transforming them into ketones.

Ketones that will be used as an alternative energy source.

Second, eliminating foods containing fiber will benefit your digestive health.

In fact, a study conducted by several scientists in the United States has highlighted the fact that a diet without fiber intake will help eliminate bloating and pain related to your digestion, but also greatly improve it.

Fast and efficient digestion will allow your body to store less fat.

No more bloated stomach for hours, your physical appearance will be improved!

What are the benefits of the carnivore diet for weight loss?

Some followers of the carnivore diet, like Jordan Peterson, report benefits such as rapid weight loss, appetite suppression, and improved body composition.

The carnivore diet would also boost testosterone , which is very useful for strengthening the body and its power.

The advantage of this diet is its simplicity...

No more need to rack your brains every night to know what to eat , how much, find new recipes, be sure to have all the nutrients your body needs, etc.

All you need to do is find a butcher nearby, make sure the meat is good quality, take your steak or calf's liver out of the fridge and cook it for a few minutes...

It's ready to eat!

Why is it essential to listen to your feelings when changing your diet?

All you have to do is search any social media for these two keywords:

“Carnivore diet” and “weight loss”,

To find dozens and dozens of testimonials on weight loss linked to 100% carnivore.

These positive testimonials can generate great interest in this type of diet, especially for those looking for quick and visible results.

To get an idea, it may be interesting to browse these different testimonials in order to form your own opinion, and then have your own experience .

For my part, I regularly give my opinion on the carnivore diet, sharing with you exactly what I eat on a daily basis.

And by inviting distinguished guests, such as David Siegl, Jean-Christophe Ordonneau, Jérémy Dalzon and Nicolas Mercadier, all big meat eaters.

At Mouvers we like nuance, not simple, ready-made answers.

Everyone is different, there is no absolute good or bad thing.

As Marcus Aurelius , the great Stoic and Emperor of Rome, said,

“ Only the righteous matters .”

This type of diet may work perfectly for someone at a given time, and may not work at all for you at that particular point in your life.

Because you have to take into account the social aspect, your environment, whether you live in the city, in the countryside, etc.

And this does not mean that the carnivore diet is bad, it simply means that for you, at this time in your life and in the current conditions of your life, it will not be suitable .

Or the other way around.

So you will have to test it, step by step, listening to your feelings all along the way.

Moreover, there are several reasons why this type of diet would suddenly improve health, and it is not just the fact of consuming only meat and eggs.

Some followers of this diet change their diet completely, moving from a basic industrial diet to this diet very rich in micronutrients.

So, losing weight and being healthy can be due to the carnivore diet, but it can also be due to stopping processed and industrial food , called process food in English.

This theory is entirely plausible and would explain why drastic dietary changes in process food, towards a diet richer in micronutrition and more natural such as primal diet , meat diet, ketogenic diet or even a vegan diet with healthy products, would make it possible to overcome a large number of health problems .

So, despite the positive testimonials, the carnivore diet for weight loss is also associated with some questions .

For example, some doctors believe that excluding all plant-based foods would lead to nutritional deficiencies.

It will therefore be up to you to form your own opinion with the information you have found in this article, on the internet, in books, in rich conversations with beings of light!

To help you, I also wrote a super comprehensive article on all the dimensions of the carnivore diet , the benefits, the negative points, the subtleties, the ecological aspect .

Thank you for your attention, my Mouver!

And if you want to bounce back or simply share your experience with meat-based eating, I look forward to hearing from you in the comments section 😉

Nomad Slim
Founder of MOUVERS