Fasting & the Carnivore Diet

What Our Members Say

Members across these threads frequently ask about how to structure fasting windows alongside carnivore eating, with questions ranging from optimal fasting duration to whether fasting is appropriate during health challenges like Hashimoto's, surgery recovery, or early dietary transitions. Coaches consistently emphasize individualization, urging members to consider their specific health circumstances, healing needs, and goals before adopting rigid fasting protocols. A recurring theme is that longer or more aggressive fasting is generally discouraged for those in healing phases, while electrolytes, meal timing flexibility, and gradual approaches are broadly supported.

• Coaches consistently advise against strict or prolonged fasting for individuals who are healing, newly starting carnivore, or managing conditions such as Hashimoto's or insulin resistance, favoring gentler approaches like 12–14 hour overnight fasts or simply avoiding snacking between meals.
• Electrolyte supplementation, particularly sodium, potassium, and magnesium, is recommended during extended fasts of 36–48 hours to support the body, with coaches and members alike endorsing this practice.
• Breaking a fast is linked to insulin release, and coaches note that protein and carbohydrates stimulate insulin, while staying under 50 calories of pure fat is considered a general guideline for maintaining a fasted state.
• Coaches repeatedly frame fasting recommendations as highly individualized, emphasizing that factors such as current health status, goals, activity level, and how long someone has been on carnivore all influence what fasting approach is appropriate.