Today marks 11 years as a carnivore. A progress report: -Nutritional deficiencies: zero -Blood tests taken: far too many -Blood tests showing problems: zero -Scurvy symptoms: zero -Fiber deficiency symptoms: zero -Chins: 1 -Manboobs: zero -Deadlift personal best: 2× body weight -Sleep: effortless and deep, 5–7 hours every night -Afternoon crashes: zero -Brain fog: zero -Calories counted: zero -Bloating: zero -Digestive problems: zero -Mental health on a scale of 1-10: 12 -Books written: 4 -Books I’d have written had I been eating plants: zero -Days I was bored with steak: zero -Plans to change: zero -Sugar junkies concerned about my health: all of them -Sugar junkies who were concerned about my health when I was fat and eating garbage: zero -Convincing reasons sugar junkies have given me to eat plants: zero -Health problems sugar junkies told me I would get from not eating plants: all of them -Health problems I actually got from not eating plants: zero -Years required before sugar junkies stop asking me whether carnivore is sustainable: more than 11 My guide to eating and cooking meat, which I wrote after 5 years of carnivore: