I'm a year and a half into the Carnivore Life. (And, loving it!) This was an absolute game changer, yet so contrary to everything I learned my entire life.
I write this not so much to advocate this path for everyone. It's probably not for everyone, as the
work of Denise Minger continues to illustrate. I'm just sharing a mental block that held me back.
It's mental blocks that hold us all back.
For me, the mental switch was realizing meat was my BASE.
If we have a mental picture of seeing certain foods as the starting point, what we build on and around, this can create mental blocks to our new way of eating.
Growing up with uncertain financials, there were good times, when we had stew for dinner, and bad times, when a can of tuna was "stretched" over a whole noodle casserole.
In my family, noodles was the base. Others might be pasta, rice, or vegetables. All of those are off limits to me now.
I eat meat and everything else is condiments. I eat eggs and everything else is omelette filling. And I make griddle muffins with pork rinds, eggs, sour cream, and fruit.
That's about it. I'll just call it a creative challenge.