Stop Obsessing Over the Results

Do the work that actually heals you.

Lately, I’ve been talking with quite a few people who tell me they’ve “been carnivore for years,” but they still aren’t getting the results they hoped for. They still have joint pain, stubborn weight, cravings, fatigue, inflammation, or poor lab work. And almost every time, when I ask a simple follow-up question—“Okay, but how long have you actually been consistent?”—the story changes pretty quickly. Usually the answer is something like, “Well, I’ve been back on track for the last two weeks,” or “I’ve mostly been carnivore except for weekends, holidays, birthday cake, chips, a few bites here and there…” And listen, I say this with love because I understand exactly how hard food addiction can be. But at some point, we have to be honest with ourselves about whether we’ve truly given our bodies the chance to heal.

That’s what this episode is really about: not perfection, not shame, and not some magical hack—just the powerful difference between obsessing over results and actually building the habits that create them.

The Problem Usually Isn’t a Lack of Hacks

In this episode, I talked about a woman I’ll call “Kate.” She was frustrated because she felt like she was doing everything right, but she still wasn’t getting the dramatic results she saw other people experiencing.

As we talked more, though, I learned that she regularly cleaned up bites of her kids’ leftovers, licked peanut butter off the knife while making sandwiches, grabbed a handful of her husband’s chips at night, stayed up scrolling on her phone, and was living in a home with mold exposure. At the same time, she was desperately searching for a faster solution—wanting to know whether she should try a sardine fast, a fat fast, calorie restriction, supplements, or some newer “hack.”

The truth is, I don’t think most people in that situation need a more advanced strategy. I think they need more consistency.

We’re Already Obsessed — Just With the Wrong Things

One thing I’ve learned after all these years is that people are often terrified of becoming “obsessive” about tracking habits, counting steps, or being strict with their food choices. Meanwhile, they’re already obsessing all day long—just in a different direction.

They’re thinking constantly about:

• How uncomfortable they feel in their clothes
• How frustrated they are with the scale
• How exhausted they feel
• How badly they want cravings to stop
• Whether they’ll ever finally “get there”

That mental energy is already there. The problem is that it’s focused entirely on the outcome instead of the process.

For me, carnivore isn’t about chasing perfection or earning some imaginary gold star. It’s about finally deciding that I’m no longer willing to knowingly hurt my body with foods that wreck my health, trigger cravings, and make me feel miserable.

“Just a Little Bit” Still Counts

If sugar, processed food, sweeteners, and constant snacking contributed to obesity, inflammation, hormonal issues, poor sleep, skin problems, and obsessive food thoughts in the first place, then it shouldn’t surprise us when “just a little bit” keeps those issues hanging around.

I used this example in the episode: if someone had a peanut allergy, we wouldn’t be confused if they kept reacting after occasionally licking peanut butter off a knife. We’d immediately recognize that exposure is still exposure.

Sometimes we want the healing without fully removing the thing that’s harming us.

And I get it. Truly. But there’s also incredible freedom in finally stopping the cycle of “starting over” every few days and simply becoming consistent long enough for your body to settle down and heal.

Healing Is Bigger Than Food Sometimes

This episode also touched on mold exposure and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), because some people are doing so many things right nutritionally while still living in an environment that’s keeping their nervous system inflamed and stressed.

Carnivore can absolutely help lower inflammation, but no amount of steak is going to fully fix a house full of mold spores.

Sometimes healing means addressing the bigger picture:

• Sleep
• Stress
• Movement
• Sunlight
• Nervous system regulation
• Environmental toxins
• Lifestyle habits

I also shared some supportive tools that may help people while they work on healing, including sauna sessions, omega-3 fats from fish, breath work, red light therapy, Epsom salt baths, lymphatic work, and spending more time outside.

The Real “Secret” Is Usually Boring

What I hope people take away from this episode is that real healing usually looks a lot less glamorous than social media makes it sound.

Most of the time, it’s not about discovering the perfect macro ratio or finding some magical supplement stack. It’s about:

• Eating real meat consistently
• Sleeping better
• Walking more
• Managing stress
• Getting outside
• Staying away from foods that hurt you
• Repeating those habits long enough for your body to trust you again

That’s the work.

And yes, sometimes it’s repetitive. Sometimes it’s inconvenient. Sometimes it’s slower than we want. But it works.

One Small Step Still Moves You Forward

If you’re feeling overwhelmed right now, don’t focus so hard on the finish line that you forget to take the next step.

Instead, ask yourself:
“What’s one small thing I can do today that my future self would thank me for?”

Maybe that’s cleaning the junk food out of your pantry. Maybe it’s taking a walk after dinner instead of scrolling on your phone. Maybe it’s finally committing to a stretch of true consistency instead of constantly restarting every Monday morning.

Small steps matter because repeated small steps become habits. And habits are what change lives.