This is going to be an uncertain couple of days with the food situation. Apparently the organizers of this conference are trying to be “healthy.” What that means is “as close to vegan as possible.”

Today’s snack options were fruit, some fiber-laden handmade energy bars, and/or a handful of nuts.

Even at the peak of health before I went carnivore, only one of those things would have been considered a snack!

Tomorrow’s breakfast is supposed to be a continental buffet, which means a tableful of decorative pastries but no real food. I doubt even a hard-boiled egg will be in sight.

That is why I took a trip yesterday to a nearby Whole Foods to stock up. My fridge contains the remains of a seasoning-free roast chicken and some hard-boiled eggs from the salad bar. And if I get really hungry, there are a few pop-top cans of tuna. If I were still eating dairy, I would have gotten some Babybel cheese or some similar portable cheese as well.

A couple weeks ago I decided to lock down my consumption to only meat and eggs, and I’m determined not to cheat because of a stupid conference.

This morning I went exploring around the hotel and found a Mexican grill, a Brazilian steakhouse, and a burger place that does breakfast. (And who gave me extra bacon in place of hash browns. Score.) There’s also a McDonald’s a few blocks away if things get really desperate.

I never would have done something like this when I was in the depths of my SCD low-FODMAP food elimination adventure. It would have been much too stressful and it would be difficult to take that much food on a plane.

Switching to all meat has been freeing in so many ways. (Not the least of which was me stealing a bunch of beef kebabs from the buffet tonight.)

The world isn’t set up for full carnivores–let alone aware that we exist–but it’s way easier to hustle food with this way of eating.