Hi Everyone.... Newbie here and I am in Adelaide, Australia. I am 46 days Full Carnivore looking forward to getting to 90 days to see how many changes and what my body has decided to start healing.... Already noticed a good few things...... Feeling excited..... 😄😄😄

I would be curious to know what your why is for adopting a carnivore lifestyle? Did it start as something different from what it is now? For me I struggled for years with obesity. Then I had gastric bypass surgery in 2007. Two years after that I developed post-bariatric reactive hypoglycemia. For years, I had no idea what it was or how to treat it, all I knew was that it just kept getting worse. I never got an official diagnosis, but after years of researching my symptoms, I finally found the name for what I had. Then in 2016, I went on a ketogenic diet to lose weight (I had gotten back up to 195 pounds at 5'3"). It was during that time that I discovered the link between diet and controlling the RH symptoms. That worked for a long time, and my reactions became less and less frequent. Then I tried to add some more carbohydrates back in... mostly to get more fiber since I was also battling with chronic constipation. None of that helped. In 2013 and 2021, I had bowel obstructions that required surgery, and in 2021, I actually lost an additional length of my bowel. I have no duodenum whatsoever, so malabsorption is a big issue for me. I tried paleo and Whole30, and those were okay... but I still was having issues. Then on Thanksgiving 2024 I had a paleo meal.... something I had eaten many times... it was very meat-heavy, hardly any carbohydrates really... just a bit of plain sweet potato with butter and cinnamon, turkey, and some green beans. A meal that should have been totally fine.... HOWEVER... I had one of the worst RH reactions ever. It was after that I gave up carbs completely... at least for the next 3 of 4 months. I have been able to test and add a few non-carnivore things back in, but I am now 98% carnivore and I feel the best I ever have! No more constipation, no more psoriasis, no more bleeding gums... ADHD.... and best of all, no more hypoglycemia episodes, which came along with a lovely dose of neuroglycopenia. I will never go back to my old way of eating!

Before carnivore when I was eating a lot of carbs the sun was harmful because I had to have pre-cancerous skin removed by the dermatologist. I am a roofer and out in the sun so I wore protective clothing and still had problems. Knock on wood, the last five years I have had zero pre-cancerous lesions removed. I hope it continues.

So glad to be here!! I've been carnivore for over a year now. Best decision ever!

Thank you to everyone who has joined. Here's a snippet of the article for tomorrow, which is based on all your responses. The full text will be on Substack (which is free to subscribe to) On 1st January 2026, I opened the doors to the Common Sense Carnivore community, half expecting a trickle of interested souls to wander in over the week. Instead, I was wonderfully overwhelmed by over 190 people joining up on the first day alone. Clearly, there are a lot of you out there who’ve had quite enough of being lied to about food. As part of the welcome, I asked each new member a simple question: What’s the biggest health myth you’ve been told? The responses came flooding in, and I have to say, reading through them was like listening to a greatest hits album of dietary bollocks – the same tired tracks on repeat, decade after decade, ruining lives and health in equal measure. Different doctors, different decades, different countries, but the same misinformation delivered with absolute confidence by people in white coats who should know better. So, I thought it would be helpful (and therapeutic) to compile the most commonly mentioned myths from those 190+ responses and address each one with the respect it deserves – which is to say, very little. The Top Myths (In No Particular Order of Absurdity) 1. “Cholesterol is going to kill you” 2. “Eating fat makes you fat” 3. “You need vegetables and fibre to be healthy” 4. “Red meat causes cancer” 5. “Eat a balanced and diverse diet” 6. “Seed oils are healthy/good fats” 7. “To lose weight, just eat less and move more” 8. “A plant-based diet is healthiest for you and the planet” 9. “Carbohydrates are essential” 10. “Fruit is healthy and good for you” 11. “Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day” 12. “Salt is bad for you” Conclusion: The Comfort of Company Reading through these responses over the past few days has been both heartbreaking and heartening. Depressing because of the sheer volume of damage done by well-meaning but profoundly wrong advice. Heartening because of the resilience, critical thinking, and courage of the people who’ve joined this community.