We GAINED FAT Eating Butter! (How Much Butter is TOO MUCH Butter?)

Here's what happened when we ate a high butter diet. How much butter is too much butter on carnivore keto diets?
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[@sheldonhendrix1983]

One of the reasons I have always liked this channel is because Lillie and Bryce (sorry if I misspelled) have always come off as honest and maintained their objectivity. Rarely dip into "carnivore" community content anymore, but when I do, it is places like this. I am a four (4) year carnivore who has a learned lot through trial and error, including that excessive fat intake is not necessarily a good thing.

[@LillieKane]

Thanks so much for your feedback Sheldon! I always give my truth, even if it is not the popular opinion or if other social media "gurus" don't agree. I really appreciate your comment, it means more to me than you know. Hope you have a blessed holiday season. Take care! :)

[@itukanaro2daknee]

Why at this point I really just Follow Lillie, Sally K Norton & Paul Saladino. They are just realistic and positive which is very refreshing as apposed to being told eating a piece of Romaine Lettuce is the equivalent of swallowing a cyanide capsule… I also recently see on social media from guys like Sean Baker a trend of Bullying and making fun of Vegans which although I am a Carnivore I feel if someone loves animals and dosent want to eat them because of that, their decision to not eat Meat should be respected not made fun of…

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

I’m going to do the lion diet for awhile to get away from butter. I may have some pork belly or beef trimmings to give me the fat I need instead of butter. I know the lion diet is supposed to be only ruminant meat, but I’ll see how easy or hard it is to get beef trimmings.

[@sheldonhendrix1983]

@@jeannedigennaro6484 experiment around and see what works for you. A lot of people feel best on just ruminant meat - it is the ultimate “elimination protocol”. As you dial in, don’t get distracted by diet labels and above all clickbait.

[@lifeofbeautyk]

What I like is as someone who is actually trying to lose weight and build muscle... they are actually physically walking the talk while some KZbinrs not trying to be mean but they look rather pudgy.

[@kennethh4904]

The following vitamins are found in high amounts in butter: Vitamin A. It's the most abundant vitamin in butter. ... Vitamin D. Butter is a good source of vitamin D. Vitamin E. A powerful antioxidant, vitamin E is often found in fatty foods. Vitamin B12. ... Vitamin K2.

[@christinabrown706]

You are both very young .... I am needing to up my fats as I was getting early dementia from mid 40s .... now 55 and happy to report that my brain, energy and sleep has got better since upping my butter and other fats. I think it depends on how metabolically you are damaged.

[@prodigaldawtr7907]

That's why I just started carnivore. I do have hypothyroidism as well, but my reason for trying this out was that I very suddenly started **really** struggling with my memory and was slurring & forgetting my words as well. I just turned 40 three months ago. We have a family history of earlier onset dementia as well. I am hoping this saves my brain from checking out too early. I already feel way calmer and it's easier to think and recall things after just a week. Too soon to tell but seems promising. If u c this, would you mind telling me what you generally eat daily? Thanks.

[@Sarahizahhsum]

Another thing that saved me from what I believe is dementia at only 27, is lithium orotate.

[@alexanderlindquist]

​@@prodigaldawtr7907eat more iodine for hypotyreos

[@LoriP123]

Look up hypothyroid signs/symptoms….most perimenopause & menopause symptoms are actually symptoms of low thyroid function.

[@devinpatterson2185]

I've been eating at least a third of a pound of butter a day and I've never been so shredded while making significant muscular gains.

[@serban2139]

Did eating so much butter destroy your appetite? Cuz it does kill mine!

[@PrayOnmykneesLouise]

Timely video! I totally gained eating butter and I wasn’t anywhere close to a stick a day. It does help me sleep but nothing else. Thanks for another great informative video!

[@Ki77a_WhSpRz]

I think if we eat the fatty meat and cook in butter, ghee etc, I think that's good enough... For me I can tell when I eat a stick it's fine but I don't feel as better just eating fatty food and cooking in butter

[@LillieKane]

Glad the video came at the right time! Thanks for sharing, it's always interesting to read what others experienced! Have a beautiful day :)

[@cyndeekim4671]

That was exactly what happened to me!!! I stopped having 1 stick of butter since yesterday. I’m hoping I can lose the weight gain

[@PrayOnmykneesLouise]

@@cyndeekim4671 no kidding! I have been in maintenance for 20+ years and adding the extra few TBLS of butter pushed me out of my regular 5lbs envelope so fast! It took about a week of 0-10 carbs regular Carnivore eating to get it off. You got this cyndeekim. You are not alone.

[@cyndeekim4671]

@@PrayOnmykneesLouise thank you soo much for your reply

[@chrisdykmans9683]

I've been carnivore for about a year and a half, and my opinion is that there are a bazillion things going on with weightloss. It's always gonna be different for each person, and it can be way more complicated than simply "eat a ton of butter and watch the body weight just melt off!" I think there can be TWO types of fat loss: the kind that happens when you stop eating crap and your hormones like insulin come under control (as well as other satiety signals), and the kind that comes with creating an energy deficit. In the first type, someone can probably switch to a carnivore diet and lose a bunch of weight right away (my buddy lost like 20 pounds in a month), but when you become much more balanced in the hormone and inflammation game, you'll probably start having to think about the second way to lose weight, that is, creating some sort of calorie deficit. Your body is not stupid! It's not going to burn body fat before it burns that stick of butter! It will make ketones from the fat you eat first, before it dips into body fat. Why would we expect it to be otherwise? And the body can store fat even without an insulin spike from carbs. But then creating a calorie deficit while remaining truly satiated and feeling good becomes a complicated game. There is a difference between a fast that feels forced and a fast where you feel excellent, as if you have all the energy you need. What are the factors that separate the two? Or, if we don't want to fast, how do we get away with eating less but still feeling satisfied? Maybe the trick is to eat a wider variety and thus get more nutrient-rich foods? I'm not so sure, because sometimes (in my personal experience) a toxicity or intolerance FEELS LIKE A DEFICIENCY. For example, when I start to add lots of dairy in, and thus technically get more nutrients, I start feeling as if I'm developing a deficiency. I get way more hungry, start waking up ravenous, and feel way more groggy. I end up eating way more daily. When I cut way back on dairy stuff, that growing sense of deprivation essentially disappears. (I am not saying to not eat dairy!) And how many of us are drinking way too much coffee and ruining our gut health? You ruin your stomach acid, and a whole plethora of bad crap will happen, which will likely in turn mess up fat loss and satiety. Also, in some people, coffee can raise insulin all kinds in meals without carbohydrates. I guess my ultimate point is that topics such as weightloss are always going to be multifaceted and potentially complicated. People are going to react differently to different foods, even if they're carnivore, and the only real tool any of us has in self-experimentation. We rely on others' anecdotes or points of view to help ourselves troubleshoot the speedbumps that can pop up on this WOE, but if something is clearly not working (like forcing down a stick of butter a day), be prepared to think outside the box.

[@mariauzcategui8755]

Well said! You are completely right! Thanks for the comment!

[@lisaleitch]

Thank you!!! Great explanation! Question, as I am a coffee drinker. I've done research on the the diff to your body that the caffeine does and I eliminated caffeine and switched to a water processed (not chemical) decaf coffee. Is it the caffeine, or the coffee in general?

[@chrisdykmans9683]

@@lisaleitch I think caffeine is the main problem, but also the bazillion other chemicals in coffee. I read somewhere that caffeine can deplete pepsin, the main digestive enzyme for breaking down protein, and other stuff in coffee can weaken stomach acid as well. I'd check out Stephanie Keto Person for more info on coffee. In my opinion, coffee and it's potential harm isn't talked about nearly enough in regard to its potential harm. For example, beyond potential gut issues, I've heard it can hinder/stall collagen synthesis and lower dhea levels-no bueno! Anyway, what's most telling to me is my experience in giving it up temporarily. I've given it up for a month before, and wholly cow could I tell the difference in digestion. On carnivore, my digestion improved drastically, even while still drinking coffee, and I thought my digestion was solid. However, when I cut out coffee for a month, my digestion like skyrocketed, in the sense that I could handle much larger amounts of meat wayyyyyyyy easier, like without feeling stuffed, nauseated, or getting excessively sleepy after a large meal. To be more specific, I'd say that while still drinking coffee, I could handle like 2.5 pounds of meat per day pretty well. When off coffee, I could handle like 4-5 pounds of meat per day and even more easily. I was blown away. Satiety got better. Minor joint paint like disappeared entirely. My gym gains were crazy for three straight weeks as well. Electrolyte balance/hydration seemed to feel way better as well. Stomach acid is huge, and in my experience, coffee can lower the acidity drastically. Messing with stomach acid in any way, in my opinion, is the easiest way to stall your results on this WOE. Hahah, all that being said, I've gone back to drinking a cup or two a day, but I am planning on taking the plunge and just going cold turkey soon, just because I can still tell it weakens my stomach acid and hinders my digestion.

[@lisaleitch]

@@chrisdykmans9683 Thank you for all that! I normally drink 2 cups of Peets decaf in the morning. Just cause I like it. I wish someone would split out the difference of caffeinated vs decaffeinated. I saw a video on the pepsin, but I believe it was geared toward caffeine. Alot of the Carni doctors drink coffee as well, so it is hard to base an opinion, without facts, if they are doing it. I will check out Stephanie as well and see if there is anything different. Thanks!!

[@martarico186]

@@lisaleitch Stephanie is adamant about fats mostly, so there goes another theory of a diet structure without much conviction on a particular individual

[@ninjafury5374]

I'm glad you guys made this video. I was having suspicions about all this butter hype. I'm hearing from other carnivores they're gaining weight, myself included, and we're supposed to think that's it's part of the healing process. I'm not buying it. Our ancestors weren't sitting around eating butter all day long.

[@avibhagan]

Maybe not your ancestors , but my ancestors did sit around eating butter all day (well ghee). Ghee , mustard oil and coconut oil.

[@lampardking]

nah boyo, they mostly hunted down mamoth and eat whatever were present there, ​@@avibhagan

[@avibhagan]

@@lampardking , nah boyo, I don't think that the mammoth's range extended to Tropical India 😆. They would have been eating mangoes and catching jungle fowls (wild chickens).

[@lampardking]

@@avibhagan yeah, thats still a hunter gatherer diet

[@avibhagan]

@@lampardking and then they domesticated cattle and started making ghee and paneer over 5000 years ago and have been gorging on butter for 5000+ years, before switching to margarine about 40 years ago because of western junk science.

[@jupitergirl9276]

Thank you. I was so much better before jumping on the butter band wagon. I thought that it was only me who was getting puffier!

[@ann-mariecoombes632]

I have a feeling that’s where my issues are; too much butter. I have put on a couple of kilos. Time for me to eliminate it for a bit and see what results from that. I do love butter though.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

U have to decrease ur protein lol

[@ann-mariecoombes632]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah is that the answer. When I started I was eating a lot of protein but maybe now since my body is ‘normalising’ I should decrease it. I can try that.

[@Carniekelly]

I do butter every other day and it works really great for me. 62 years old 117 pounds and holding ❤

[@christinahenderson5367]

This video was exactly what I needed to hear! I agree there has been such an emphasis on butter in the carnivore community lately. It was refreshing to hear a different point of view. I loved the part about energy vs nutrients. Thank you for posting this video!

[@DonaldMcIntyre]

No need to apologize to the other gurus in the carnivore community for your opinion. Nobody knows anything about this and the research is not yet robust enough to determine truths. Our personal experience is at this point the most valuable guide, and we may be different in our reactions to different things. I for one was eating 3/4 of a stick of butter per day and was gaining weight so this video really helped me validate my experience. Bye butter!

[@Esperanza..]

You’re a life saver. I did the butter thing too and gained weight around my belly and was SO SO hungry all the time. They say just eat some butter when you’re hungry, so I ended up eating LOADS of butter and still being hungry. Turns out it was a lack of nutrients as I also figured, since I thought i didn’t eat a viarity of food… But seeing this video I am sure that was the problem and it makes so much sense! Started eating low carb now and feel super satiated now 😊 I thought I was about the only person not thriving on the high fat/butter, but turns out it wasn’t weird at all considering all the comments 🤭

[@LillieKane]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience as well! I knew we were going against the more popular videos and opinions on butter so thank you for also helping us feel not alone. Hope you have a happy holiday season!

[@jujubunnybea]

I had the same response to high butter intake... weight gain and being hungry ALL the time, never feeling satiated. I also thought I was the only one having this problem and I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and why what all the "experts" said to do wasn't working ! Thank You and all the others here taking the time to share your experiences ... and Thank You Lillie and Brice for the video and providing a place for us to add our comments 🥰

[@Candyapplebone]

I was nutrient deficient when I was mostly vegetarian. I would eat 3000-4000 calories most days (I ran 3-4 hours a day so I actually burned it all off, believe it or not, for over half a year). But the calories would all be from low fat yogurt, milk, berries and salads. I didn’t consume much meat at all, or fats. I tracked my calories and made sure my fat intake was below 20 grams a day. I made sure to get almost no saturated fat at all in my diet. I would eat endlessly, I would go to eat with friends and order two entrees for myself, then clean their plates off too. I wasn’t getting enough nutrients, and that’s why I was constantly hungry all the time. Now I eat a pound of ground beef around noonish and I’m basically not hungry for the rest of the day. It’s great. Calories aren’t the whole picture. Nutrients matter too. Macronutrients as well.

[@Jane-pg8jv]

Likewise😢😘

[@dianavp9054]

@Esperanza: You say you "started" eating low carb, as though you were not already eating low carb. Was that after you ate the butter? Were you eating high carb when eating the butter, because then weight gain would totally make sense.

[@Berserk1Manga]

Steak and Butter Gal has left the chat. 😂

[@meditaion-bv5zz]

That's hilarious Devin

[@devintompkins9626]

Just commenting due to same name 😆 🤣 have a fantastic day!

[@alethiacharis2480]

Steak and Butter girl specifically said you can gain weight at first while your body starts healing. So I don't think she'd have anything to leave about:-D

[@JessClarkArt]

😂 that's hilarious

[@angelathompsonmack3583]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@natashajones4298]

I’ve noticed something with butter. All butter is not equal. Once I went off seed oils, I noticed an immediate improvement in health. I love the Kerry Gold butter, but while trying other butters to experiment, I noticed the taste was strangely close to the mouth feel of seed oils. Now I could be totally wrong but I believe some butter brands might be mixed with seed oils to save money and increase profit margins.

[@kaylaalbrechtson-pg6qo]

I had this problem with my store brand butter! I ate for months and months. Then I tried Kerry gold and was like, "Oh!! That's what its supposed to taste like."

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

Some are. Check ingredients carefully.

[@chrissyforanimals]

SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS. I totally had the same results. Gained weight and I felt like things were off.

[@DavidAg02]

I can have a few bites of butter with my steak, and it will taste amazing. But after a few bites, the butter just stops tasting good, but the steak still tastes amazing... That's a pretty clear signal to me of what my body wants me to be eating.

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

That's the signal that you've had enough butter. It doesn't mean your body doesn't want any at all.

[@beautifulgirl219]

I'm probably at 1-2 sticks of salted butter a day. I'm at the leanest I've been since my 20s, maybe ever. I think tallow etc. are great, but butter does have a fantastic omega 3 to omega 6 ratio, I view that as very cardio-healthy-protective. I'm NOT gaining weight. I experience that all the butter puts me thoroughly in a fat-burning metabolism, so I burn not just the butter I eat, but the fat on my body. I'm also muscular as I've ever been, no protein deficit. I eat less than 2 pounds of meat per day, probably more like one-half to three quarters pound of beef and 6 eggs are my "base" protein. Basically I cook everything in butter and love the taste. Electrolyte problems are NOT connected to butter per se but to ketosis, IMO. That means take more (iodized) salt, potassium (lite salt), magnesium (MagDelay), to replace that being lost. Sleep, energy, etc. all great.

[@oscarl.3563]

Great results! You mention something that was missing in the video - eggs. Egg yolks have a great nutritional profile and will really help you keep the meat low and fat high in your diet.

[@karsten1993]

Butter also works like that for me. I guess if someone is gaining weight on that way of eating. They probably dont have the weight their body wants. People saying they are gaining weight but did anyone tried if it stops ? Maybe at a ideal weight ? Im not yet done with loosing weight but ill write this down for next year as an experiment. Do you know how much protein you eat ? )with weight maybe)

[@lexipatynski6256]

I just wanted to come on here to say SAME. I eat 1-2 sticks of butter per day, and about 1lb of meat and a couple eggs. I was gaining weight eating higher protein, so adding more butter has been a godsend. This just goes to show how different all of our bodies are and that we don't need to prescribe to one way of eating as an end-all-be-all. I love the discussions these carnivore conversations provoke. :)

[@sonnigundheiter]

ABSOLUTELY same here :)

[@JohnnyHughes1]

But if you upped that butter to 3 or 4 or more sticks of butter per day, you would reach a point where you would gain weight. Excess digested 'energy' gets stored for when your body needs it. If you are eating excess energy, your body's processes are designed to save it for later use. You absolutely can gain weight on fat (just like any food) if you overeat it. 'Fat doesn't make you fat' is only true once your body heals from all the insulin resistance / sugar poisoning that years of the SAD has caused. But our body will send the proper signals so we csn stop eating as long as we haven't broken them. But we have to actually pay attention to the signals. If we keep eating more and more, and ignore the signals, we will gain weight. One can also under eat and wreck their metabolism also causing weight gain. The overall end result that works will require trial and error to find.

[@theresajopson4157]

THANK YOU! I haven't even finished the video but someone needed to say this. All we are seeing is to eat butter, butter and more butter to solve all of our problems. Well, it may be helpful for some but not for all. We have to be our own experiment. And it all may depend on your individual situation. So Thank You for speaking out! Great Job!

[@kaweka260]

People aren't just saying eat butter, they provide reasons for doing so.

[@Rose-nw9mg]

I love how you two simplified this. I have been gaining weight on butter. Now I know what to do. Thanks!

[@ann-mariecoombes632]

It’s actually really simple. Bryce is right, listen to your body. I ignored mine even though I am gaining body fat on eating a lot of butter. I’m switching it up as of today. No butter for 8 weeks. I eat fatty enough meat as it is and cook in animal fat and eat eggs so I’m feeling good with the amount of fat I am consuming without the addition of butter

[@ThriveAtelier143]

I will do the same too.

[@Jamison77]

Great video! I gained unwanted weight doing this as well! Thanks for balancing out the conversation around butter 👍

[@LillieKane]

Thanks for sharing, happy holidays!

[@desh7120]

So grateful to you both for shining a light on this!!

[@jasminedanh]

Thank you for this video. It explains a lot on why I was gaining weight on a high butter diet. It definitely seems like a lot of hype with all that butter. The only way I found out was to try it myself like the carnivore diet. Thanks for speaking out .

[@davidupton5213]

Really perfect timing for me to see this video! Great topic. Very much needed. Battling Lyme disease. Started carnivore November 26th. Taking my health into my own hands. 100% disabled vet. VA doesn't have the answers I need. I'm cutting way down on butter. Fantastic points y'all made. Thank you both for these great points you made. Had zoom appointment with an M.D. in the carnivore sphere yesterday and this video backs up some things that were mentioned. Keep up the good work y'all!! Blessings from Rockledge Florida!!!!

[@alethiacharis2480]

One thing I noticed from listening to Steak and Butter girl, is she said she gained weight at first; and she said it's possible to at first, because your body is healing. It's not necessarily a bad thing, and it doesn't mean it will last;-)

[@pattyinusa]

Eating a lot of butter is great to start with about 2 to 3 weeks until your body becomes fat adapted after that it should be limited to mostly tallow and meat fat thats my 2 cents worked for me !

[@marciaburrows7070]

A pad or two of butter at bedtime does seem to help me get to sleep and stay asleep. Loved your Very logical development of your explanation about nutrient density of food. Thank you so VERY much!

[@ahermitslife3684]

Definitely think you're on to something. This was my experience. I was using butter to help with cravings and eventually the scale started creeping up instead of going down.

[@seanveach950]

Ate two pounds of meat every day for 2 years and stayed exactly the same weight, plus or minus one pound over the entire time. Added a stick of butter and lost 5 pounds over the next 10 days. Then got sick and added coffee and heavy cream because it soothed the throat, and with 3-ish cups a day for two weeks, gained 10 pounds. Stopped the coffee and the weight is coming right back off. The heavy cream sure seems to be much worse, at least for me. Coffee has been a problem every single time I have tried it. I am coming from severe diabetes though and I think that makes a difference. I also think I was undereating for my size and activity level. As a carnivore, I think overeating is far better of an error than undereating, less chance of negative consequences. I do believe that animal fat is better than butter. The more fat, and really limiting protein seems to be very important if one is diabetic. The diabetes really messes with excess protein. When people are healthy, the protein does not seem to be nearly as much of a problem. I believe when one's metabolism is working correctly, it tends to work with the protein much better, and whatever it prompts to turn to sugar gets use up easier. Most of the successful, long term, carnivores I listen to talk about craving fat and protein at different times. I do think if the signaling is all working correctly, your body will tell you what it wants. Using the mind to decide seems to make it very easy to throw things off, though it is extremely hard not to do this. Adding the butter really changed the drier skin I was experiencing. My skin and nails have loved it. I think this would work with any good fat source though, I do the butter because it is easy to get. The journey is different for everyone, there are many, many factors that contribute to it. I like the openness so that we can all share the experiences. Although I think there is an appropriate human diet, I do believe individual circumstances will mean that each step is going to be somewhat unique for us to approach whatever level of health we can obtain. Hopefully we all move in the right direction, at least.

[@almabackstrom5414]

Thank thank you thank you. I have been so confused about this. I'm so happy to hear this. I got some butter down today. No more. I hate it. I'm sticking with what works for me. Thank you.❤❤❤

[@Intuited.]

Thanks so much to both of you, for speaking about this, I'm new to the Carnivore Diet. Initially I had not been eating butter but instead around 1 TBS lard per day, I could feel myself getting leaner, but now that I've added in eating 1 stick of butter for the past 3 days, I don't feel that feeling. It's great advice you're giving 🙂

[@adria_de]

Hello guys! So I experienced the same. At first - I was feeling great, that butter made a difference, and then... I started to gain weight rapidly, and my mood worsened. My muscle stopped growing. And my acne became even more inflamed. Now I just stick to the meat, and I don't add any fat, I'm also trying PSMF :) And finally, wieght is going down. Thank you for this honest review!

[@gijsbertlambrechts]

Really interesting video!! I had a similar experience, I stopped coconut oil and butter and replaced it with tallow because of bad sleep. This worked really well and I sleep great now, but also I lost fat and gained muscle without changing other things.

[@juliend9495]

Coconut oil ? This shit is absolute rat-poison.

[@gijsbertlambrechts]

@@juliend9495 In hindsight it sure seems that way

[@antonioj123]

That's interesting, I've always been using and eating tallow ever since I was on the carnivore diet and when I started eating the 1 stick of butter a day, I didn't use the butter as a replacement but more of a supplement. Like I stated before, I actually lost weight eating a stick of butter a day throughout the day. I wondering if people are actually using butter as a replacement for other fats.

[@keywestfan2503]

If you’re eating 2 lbs of meat, you are INVARIABLY not in ketosis and still are primarily a sugar burner. Look at Baker’s A1c of 6.3. Cut your protein in HALF and DOUBLE your fat and see what the results are The problem is you can’t get anywhere near enough fat eating ribeye in proportion to the excess protein you’re going to consume. Butter is absolutely key to getting enough fat in proportion to your protein intake. It’s not the butter that you’re adding to your 2 lbs of meat that’s the problem. It’s the 2 lbs of meat. Spiking sugar and insulin. Then your body is using that sugar for energy. So the butter you’re eating isn’t being used for energy and is just getting stored. Try this experiment: cut your protein intake to 100 grams daily and increase your fat intake so that you maintain the same caloric intake as the 2 lbs meat days. See how your body comp responds.

[@westnewwest4325]

This is true. There seems to be this common theme that eating carnivore allows you to bypass the concept of calorie control as if it no longer applies. It DOES apply. Eat too much of anything and your body will store it. Eating all the meat you want will work for a while because it is what you are NOT eating....that is complex carbs, sugar and processed crap. That weight loss is the reduction of water and inflammation. Long term, learn how to be always be just a little bit hungry....go to bed at night not full, but with the ability to eat if you could.

[@dna3930]

Practice fasting also. Once you do a good long fasting and learn to control craves and hunger, it isn't a bother to feel hungry. Now depending on many things depends on protein fat ratios. If you have a workout routine like me, you need high of both. I will eat 12 to 18 eggs a day and ½lb of butter and 1 to 2 lbs of red meat. Not counting a cup of yogurt and or some cheese. I stay mostly away from chicken meat because of cortisol hormones. I work out to fail with low weights but I do it 4 times a day! Technically in one day. I do 4 workouts same routine. Yesterday I did curls and pullups. I do 2 sets of 25 of each. 3 to 4 times a day. I also do the 30:30 rule of eating high proteins then working out 30 minutes later. In one day I will do 150 to 200 repetitions.

[@brindagannon7643]

Dang I needed to hear this. I've been trying to work up to choking down a stick of butter a day (been watching youtube people that swear by it) and I gag thinking about it. I'm so glad to hear that eating high fat foods is plenty of fat for this diet. I love the ribeye's and I LOVE crispy chicken skin, tons of eggs cooked in some butter etc............Since I started a month ago I have had sooo many amazing changes already. I really feel like I'm getting enough fat from what I eat in a day. Thanks for the video!

[@Rositasparks]

Dear God eating a stick of cold butter sounds so gross lol 😂 I know some of the influencers love and live by it but I think what you are doing now sounds much better….

[@brucewayne1662]

Make sure it is grass fed butter and possibly salted. That makes a huge difference in the taste

[@Rev_Kim_Love]

Yah, it’s gaggy for me too until I sprinkled some stevia on it 🤤 (don’t come for me 😂 ) it tastes like that thick bakery frosting I used to eat by the spoonful, I think it was made from lard & sugar. I whip the butter up with stevia put it in a covered dish in the fridge & eat a spoonful every now & then when I’m craving sugar 🍰 maybe = about half a stick a day. Has helped with my sugar cravings!

[@susannahfox7188]

@@Rev_Kim_Love I do the same! I also will add heavy cream to it too.....and it makes a great cappuchino when whipped in the blender!

[@Boababa-fn3mr]

Good unsalted butter tastes like double cream (delicious). It's trial and error. Determining how much fat you need is also trial and error.

[@victoriajennings6]

Same here gaining weight from butter. Was eating a stick a day along with only ground beef for awhile like you were. Would love to hear what the most nutrient dense meat/fat options are. I really liked how you broke down the nutrients in butter and would like to see that with other carnivore foods.

[@jujubunnybea]

👍👍👍😁

[@drerinwhite8511]

I eat about 4 burgers per day with goat cheese on top and about 4-5 tablespoons of salted butter on the side. I eat about 1600-1700 calories per day and wasn’t sure if I’m eating too much or too little. I haven’t lost any weight, but I’ve also had some hiccups along the way since I manage to munch on my kids snacks. I’m putting a stop to the snacks so I can get into ketosis and experience the amazing benefits.

[@cchand5211]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with butter. I have been trying to do a stick a day and i have gained a bunch of belly fat and all i could find in the grass fed butter was salted butter. I am going to back off of it to see if i can get my weight back down. Merry Christmas to you both.

[@christyncain9087]

Glad I found this video. I’ve been adding more butter and my sugar cravings have been out of control and I feel like shit.

[@craigosborne8667]

You guys are cool. You workout and young your metabolism is so different than us old folks lol 🤣😂🤣😂. I love watching your helpful info keep doing your thing.

[@DodgeChic69]

It's not that you agree or disagree, you have to find what works for you. We are all at different stages of disease and different stages of health! It's finding that balance that works for you! It takes time and patience and learning to listen to your body and not paying attention to the scale. When you do that your body tells you things a scale can not! 🥰

[@Golden-holden]

Thanks both of you. I really appreciate the way you put this together, kept my attention, and I learned that I’m probably too much butter! Haha I’ve been eating almost stick a day for 25 years and it generally works for me, but I think I’m depriving myself of some nutrients showing up in, cramping, muscle soreness also so so sleep. I’m gonna switch it up a bit. Thanks bunch🙏❤️🙌

[@LillieKane]

Wonderful thank you so much for the feedback! Hope you find some more options that work better for you. Have a blessed holiday season! :)

[@Jennifers_HappyPlace]

🤓OMG! Why is this so logical but I still followed the “add butter” trend and put 5 pounds on my 5’2” frame. Ugh! Thanks you both for this!💜

[@louiseedwardspeasybellafon1185]

This makes sense. I was not eating many meals because I was not hungary, but eating alot of butter, ( because I thought you had to eat lots of butter i.e steak and butter gal ) but now I can see why my weight lose was not great. So many experts saying so many different things. Thanks for the video, its really helped xxx❤

[@bobbynir2893]

I eat a lot of butter ..full fat dairy ..and. moderate protein...my skin is not dry anymore ...Don't count my calories...when i was doing high protein my skin waa dry...inspire of eating a lot of egg yolks...butter stopped hair fall and my skin is great ...but I'm going to try other animal fats to see what happens

[@desh7120]

Wow! I have been doing the additional butter for close to 4 months now (as per Dr Elizabeth Bright) and I have put on so much fat! Belly and thighs in particular. I have been waiting to see the health benefits everyone else claims to have had! It’s not happening for me!

[@tenazrael]

Bright recommends no more as a general rule of thumb 1 stick of butter to 1lb of meat. That's 1300 of calories from ribeye to 800 calories from butter as on example. The 800 calories from meat + 800 calories from butter seems way to small on meat which makes sense why someone would run into nutrient issues. But people also need to track what they eat. If you also consume eggs, yolks and all, you can easily cut back on the butter. Heck if you eat ribeyes + egg yolks, you could easily go without butter as you are mostly likely going to consume the fat from the ribeye and eggs. But if you do ground beef, usually the fat melts out of the meat and is left in the pan, so in this case, butter would help.

[@betsydurham9067]

Same here 😬

[@estefania1858]

your metabolism seems to be garbage

[@CG-mj8tk]

Desh are u eating carnivore with butter? So little carbs?

[@devintompkins9626]

Cut the carbs, sugars and learn intermittent fasting. If you are still grazing you are not giving your digestive system time to relax this being chronic inflammation keeping insulin levels up. You can't burn fat if your insulin. Levels are frequently spiked.

[@carolcercone7178]

I ate about a stick of butter a day for 5 days and I literally gained 4 lbs in 5 days 😬 I switched to ghee (I think Butter makes me crave more butter) and I eat much less of it. I’m feeling better and losing weight again

[@williammclean6594]

thats like 1000 calories lol and not that filling companied to meat

[@youaintmymommaonperiodt8007]

Did you ONLY eat BUTTER!?

[@inspiringminds7284]

Not everyone has those results from butter though. It's nice to hear other sides, but let's be honest, many have amazing results from just butter, meat, salt, water. Electrolyte issues are not caused by eating a lot of butter. It's from being in ketosis and flushing of fluids from the body that comes with that.

[@Pilarfitvegas]

Thank you for sharing bc I had the same experience. No bueno especially if you’re trying to make gains 💪🏾

[@LillieKane]

Whooo hooo! ESPECIALLY if you're trying to get the gains ;) Bryce has leaned up so much since reducing the butter

[@michaeljlink]

Excellent analysis... thanks for the info and Merry Christmas 🎄

[@LillieKane]

Perfect, thanks Michael! Merry Christmas to you too!

[@angiesullens2126]

I thought that eating a very high fat lots of butter diet was more for older women who have hormonal issues not young fit people

[@hjlumley913ktown]

It’s crazy to think that these gurus “hate” the term counting but yet they are still using it when they are trying to add in fats or protein or visa versa. I was dropping weight and kept it off when just eating a simple low carb diet, even when I splurged and craved, my hormones were regulating, I was feeling less insulin resistant and had more stable energy, less bloated, but, now though, I’m becoming obsessed with adding in more butter and cooking a ton with it, and lowering my protein feeling less satiated and more hungry throughout the day, and now I’m bloated and swollen in my face, neck, and fingers, and have now missed my ovulation! It’s screwing up everything that I’ve worked so hard to get to where I wanted to be this whole past year. Why are we being told to consume 200 g of fats a day when our grandparents and ancestors never lived by this rule? They ate until they felt satiated with Whole Foods, mostly meat, didn’t add in the crazy 6 servings of plants, added in butter for taste and just simply used lard or tallow for sautéing and that was it. They never went out of their way and measured and counted to see if they’re meeting their quota. I get influencers have KZbin channels and get paid to upload and use it to build a business and I get that some of it is helpful and useful because I wouldn’t have improved my health without this knowledge, but now it’s just becoming more forced than anything instead of becoming a helpful tool, and in the end it’s potentially causing our cortisol levels to rise from being stressed. None of it is good.

[@susannahfox7188]

Dr. Bright says the research shows that only FAT can lower cortisol, carbs and too much protein will raise it. This is revolutionary within itself.

[@meganlgarner]

Thank you for sharing your progress in using butter. This was extremely helpful to me. It wasn't in this video but one of your POVs changed me forever. It was when you explained that no food is a bad food. It just depends on your goals. No judgement. Eat accordingly to your goals. Great content! I've been a strict carnivore since May '22 and find all of your videos so entertaining + helpful. And I love the music you used here to really bring that laid back, approachable vibe. 👍🏻👍🏻 Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Fun-pf9lw]

I agree! Perfect timing of this video. Did a month trial of increased butter and had similar findings

[@paulettejackson1767]

I agree with you 100%. I only put butter in my coffee. Using animal fats other than that.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Butter is an animal fat, you mean meat fat.

[@LillieKane]

Yahooo! Thanks for sharing Paulette! Hope you have a delicious day!

[@sherlyr.]

Yeah. I tried the butter thing at night to help me sleep. It did NOT help. Only some good amino acids and Mg L-Threonate help me with sleep, which for me means eating a bit of protein at night works best. Other than that, Steak and Butter Gal's advice has tremendously helped me.

[@jakehoward1160]

Meanwhile Steak and Butter Gal is eating her twelfth stick of the day like it's a corn dog, lol. For me I don't consume a lot of butter. Usually just a tablespoon to fry my eggs in. Everyone is different though.

[@pamfay3834]

Like a corn dog 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lvncsr6166]

Excellent video. I was eating 1 stick of butter every day. COULD NOT STOP THE DIARHEA:( I really had to do something so I started substituting coconut oil and Tallow and it has made a tremendous change:)

[@KCCAT5]

The one thing that I have noticed as they are as a lot of voices in the wilderness. I follow a lot of carnivores on here because I find your stories to be inspiring and it kind of reinforces in me that I am doing the right thing and also listening to what works for one and not the other helps me to determine what's going to work for me Etc. We're all different and we all have to find our own Balancing Act. I wish there was some kind of blood test that we could take that would determined just from our blood profile what would be best for us to eat that would make things so much easier.😊

[@ashleycombs9683]

I wish I had this video before I ate a bunch of butter. I gained inches around my belly and it sucks :( Now gotta work it back off ugh

[@grantmail4112]

This was really clearly explained and will help me in the future to adjust my diet... thanks ...great info! 👍💥

[@LillieKane]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks Grant :)

[@jeffbennett6853]

I love your content. You are my favorite carnivore/health influencer. Thanks for keeping me motivated.

[@LillieKane]

WOW! Thanks so much Jeff for your VERY kind comment. I'm smiling ear to ear now. Hope you have a blessed 2023! See you in the New Year :)

[@kimgabrielli9636]

I love your videos you and Bryce are so dedicated to your Carnival way of life I am trying but fall off the wagging around holidays

[@marynguyen6417]

Thanks for sharing, this makes me feel better as I now realise that it isn't just me , but butter can make healthy young people putting on fat as well! My metabolism may not be that broken as I thought.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Fat diversity = nutrient density, got it. Cheese, cream, bacon, fatty ground beef, coconut oil, olive oil and butter are my go to fat sources. I take 500mg magnesium glycinate daily, because magnesium is such an important mineral and its very hard to get enough from food alone. I have recently discovered that the RDI for magnesium is set too low and 500mg should be the minimum people take, man or woman. Magnesium is also a cofactor for better absorption of Vitamin D3 + K2 as well as vitamin C. Be well my fellow fat-heads.

[@LillieKane]

TOTALLY! Couldn't agree more with what you said. We actually have been taking magnesium capsules as well as of lately to increase magnesium. So important! Thanks for sharing, have a happy holiday season!

[@HeartFeltGesture]

@@LillieKane Thanks to you too, happy holidays.

[@dianaperez9502]

You two are a Beautiful Couple and I AM THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE A SHORTY I CAN RELATE TO, b/c height is a factor,I have been following taller females and it’s not working, I see now the grams of my protein, carbs and fats need adjustments to what my IDEAL WEIGHT SHOULD BE, YOUR CHANNEL MAKES MORE SENSE TO ME….🎉THANK YOU !!!! Thank you for saying we can get good fats from other foods and it don’t mean it’s in addition to keeping the butter..YOU ARE AWESOME

[@karenb.2012]

I agree! Some of us need more protein & moderate fat especially for weigh training.

[@tamarap387]

Nice and timely video as I'm always working on what is best for this 62 year old body on Carnivore! Thank you both!

[@livincincy4498]

- Dr Elizabeth Bright actually created the butter thing. She was wanting to make it simple for her patients to visualize what to eat. We can typically buy a pound of meat and a stick of butter easily. She is 5’ tall, does not work out for hours and does not run every day. She has regretted this as it has been taken to an extreme. Many influencers fail to recognize they read her book. She also advocates eating meat fat. Meat fat is hard to visualize and quantify. Even our nutrition data is flawed because meat is much leaner in today’s market place. We also can’t buy a stick of tallow or lard. I can buy a pound of lard in a box the size of a pound of butter in my area. You have to cut it into 4 pieces. If you search PKD they recommend 80 / 20 in their clinic. They use animal fat not butter. It removes any issue with sensitive patients.

[@annie22krm]

Good video. I’ve started a carnivore diet and eat lots of butter. Not loosing any weight. This information which good information makes me feel lost. But I’ll try less butter and keep on with animal base journey. 🤞🏾

[@luciavasile2895]

Lillie. I learn the hard way. I use to cook, with butter before, or put in my coffee before i switch from ketovore to carnivore. I now cook only with ghee, and becon fat. I only eat cold butter with my meat. I don't even put it on hot cook meats. I bite on it cold.😘

[@LillieKane]

Same! The butter is cold and the tallow/bacon fat is the cooking fat :) Thanks for sharing, have a happy holiday season Lucia!

[@pooler6955]

With all the hype about butter these days, I really appreciated your perspective. Great point about becoming nutrient deprived. Thank you.

[@Meathead-10810]

Thanks, some interesting information. I sometimes eat butter as a snack and sometimes I use it as a condiment.

[@keywestfan2503]

If you’re gaining fat, you may need to look at the amount of PROTEIN you’re eating. Protein ABSOLUTELY has energy value through gluconeogenesis. Track your sugars after eating a bunch of protein and you’ll see. Eat a bunch of protein AND butter, spike your sugar, spike your insulin, drives EVERYTHING into fat storage

[@denisrusso8131]

This is a great video and I agree 100%. I just came to the same conclusion, a few days ago. I am in a weight loss stall, havent been sleeping, and can feel the fat on my belly and arms and thighs. I started cutting down on the butter. I hope I see an improvement soon. I have been in Ketosis for three weeks straight and gained 1 pound.

[@patrickmurray3724]

so, what comes to my mind listening to what you are saying is: when you don't get enough nutrients most days, you body starts to go into starvation mode gradually and you start gaining fat.

[@LillieKane]

Correct! You nailed it!

[@matthewstewart6426]

Feeling great here and staying lean while eating a lot of butter!

[@shirleydilleshaw5289]

I’ve always wondered why all the hype on butter lately. This makes perfect sense. I generally have 2T daily and eat the fat on my meat. I’ve been aiming at 35% fat. If I’m under that it effects my sleep. Great video and thank you

[@bobby123321bvbv]

You are the only one putting up numbers. These charts are priceless. Keep doing it.

[@CoffeeNinjaJinxy]

Love your willingness to speak your truth. I'm carnivore and what works for some doesn't for me, and vice versa. Keep being real 😉

[@Truthforcausa]

So glad you’re married now! We supported your channel a long time ago ❤

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

You got me thinking about your obese clients on low volume of food but still not losing weight. YES, in general it can be a nutritional deficiency and / or starvation signaling issues (nerve) combined with hormonal issues / hormones out of balance (brain, adrenals, thyroid, neurological,..many possibilities). However, I am sitting on a plane next to an oncologist colleague, he said - Never rule out hypothalamic obesity. Don't rule out the need for a brain scan just to be safe. (Tumor, damage, malformation at birth,...). Some people "fail" at a diet or any eating plan because of an underlying health condition / issue / disease.

[@1sr0]

I think when people suggest lot of butter they are also talking about reducing protein at the same time. 80:20 ratio. Probably people gain weight because they increased butter but did not reduce their protein intake.

[@susannahfox7188]

That is the truth! Dr. Bright said that you should only be eating total protein grams that equal your weight in kilograms, and the fat 3 x that much. And, she makes a point that women are best suited for this regime in most situations, because of their unique biological requirements.

[@matthewbickham4065]

Food is good butter is good. This world we live in has become complicated. Eat to survive your body knows. Like when not weight lifting I’m not as Hungry. When weight lifting I’m eating like crazy. Sure science shows things but adjust with understanding how the body works. It’s a complicated but simple thing. I say first listen to and observe what your body is saying. Awesome video

[@cynthiaproffitt8326]

Good talk!

[@LillieKane]

Thanks so much Cynthia, happy holidays!

[@slee7991]

Aren't all these people gaining because their not in a state of ketosis and not lowering their protein while doing this? Eating lots of protein w lots of fat will make you gain. It's either low protein and high fat Or just eat meat not upping the fat and see how you do. Stephanie keto person recommends as low as 45-65g protein 200g fat, she looks great and ripped for her age. I do tend to think people doing keto in general look better than others so it offers something to think about. So there's either carnivores in ketosis or not. I feel like thats what it comes down to?

[@alenakarpekina4907]

My A1C went up on high protein >100G/day with very few carbs. And there was some weight gain too, even though initially I leaned out. Trying to fix it now with lowering protein and upping fat. Also, no more IF.

[@lindarichie2585]

Thanks guys !! It sometimes makes it hard to determine the fat intake each day according to what I’m eating ! I feel like it’s a guessing game most of the time ! This did help ! ❤

[@mariabethmartin]

Oh goodness, I just started the butter and i also have 100ish lbs to lose. I'm also seeing the scale move up....

[@sunshinegirl1967]

Thank goodness! I've been trying so hard to work up to 1 stick a day until I just said "Today I just can't be bothered by butter!!!"

[@julieburetz6938]

You're so sweet, not wanting to offend. Don't worry about that, just do you❤

[@gsts379]

One possible explanation of how you react to high fat is your level of insulin resistance. Higher fat and lower protein will result in lower blood glucose and insulin. Since you two are already very fit and active, you likely have healthy glucose and insulin management.

[@cammieklund]

Since I track in Cronometer, I also realized how much less micronutrients I got when I tried the "stick of butter"-approach. And as I also cut back on protein, the amounts of nutrients I got during the day was way less than I get when I'm eating an animal based diet. I know that some people seem to thrive on this approach, but I'm a bit concerned for people that does it for a longer period of time. It's really difficult to get all the micronutrients you need on that approach. Not that I think that it's necessary to hit all the targets on Cronometer every day and it's certainly possible that the RDA:s are set to high on some micronutrients, but still...🤔

[@Lovepeacejoy..]

Merry Christmas Lilli & Brice🎄

[@LillieKane]

Merry Christmas!

[@awesomesauce3110]

Believe from Dr. Bright starting the 1-2 sticks a day? Her focus is for post-menopausal women with history of ED. No focus on “weight loss”. She said lose weight first (not body fat), then gain muscle. Now seems many “influencers”, pushing the butter. Maintain/building of lean muscle mass is what makes me apprehensive to up butter and lower protein. More muscle means lower insulin levels.

[@odnilniloc]

I’ve upped my butter intake recently and overall I feel ok BUT after taking in large amounts of butter (I often drink it with heavy cream and boiling water & add lots to my food) my gut doesn’t feel 100% and my fat levels have risen. I judged the fat level by looking at my vascularity. I was getting pretty muscular/veiny but the increase in butter has halted that progress. Now, I’m only 10 weeks into being carnivore and still experimenting so I’m happy I tried it but I know first hand heavy intake in butter (& cream) will add fat to my physique and take me out of that lean/mean/sculpted physique shape I’m looking to achieve and maintain. Good video guys!

[@Jessie-jv2fe]

Thank you so much for putting out this very important info!! Really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work!!

[@islaadele1212]

Totally agree. I bought into the stick of butter a day BS and it did nothing positive for me.

[@Aliciaskinsecret]

Yes I just figured this out myself about the butter and This December marks a whole year strict carnivore. Just tried the extra butter last 3 months. Not to mention after having a stick a day for maybe 2-3 months or so I started getting some mucus and I never get that unless I’m having dairy well butter is from dairy. I can’t have dairy more then 2-3xs a months so I should have known better about the butter. I just getting better for get a horrible chest/head cold for the first time in years! Like you said not everyone will be affected this way, so you don’t know until you try. I’m disappointed in my weight gained in my body & face but I’m happy to know it doesn’t work for me. So I have to work hard to loose the extra fat now

[@ingridinwonder1218]

The ‘small’ amount of lactose in butter was creating a whole lot of bloating for me. Insane gas bubbles pushing up against my heart, causing heart palpitations. Furthermore, the lactose was spiking insulin, creating inflammation and weight gain. NO MORE stick of butter for me!

[@nancevanderhart858]

Loved this video! I have been wondering about the butter issue and how some people do eat a stick a day. This put it in perfect perspective for me! Thank-you so much...I get it now!

[@dfarnsworth243]

As soon as I added extra butter I started gaining weight! This was a year after I started carnivore that I added extra butter to deal with meat aversion. It helped with the aversion but the weight gain was noticeable. 😮

[@jonahsonnentag1088]

Lots of times I just crave butter after my one meal a day I’ll sit back and eat 1/4-1/2 stick of butter after I already had a 1/2 stick with my meal!

[@seanveach950]

One more. Reading through all the comments. I do believe higher fat has to be done with lower protein. All those feeling hungrier on higher fat were likely producing sugar with too much protein, which will cause fat storage, hunger with the insulin spike, and the protein and sugar cause a greater insulin effect, at least as I understand it. Ben Bikman talks about this a lot. Why I think diabetics must watch protein and why they are advised to start with very high fat, but it likely does this in healthy individuals as well, with high levels of muscle being the hedge against it. ( Why people like Chaffee and Baker get away with high protein )

[@Ladynipchick2]

Some interesting stuff to consider here .