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Mindfulness time in the garden

Goodness I love gardening, it’s so rewarding. I think I just love creating things, am I a creator? Over the past few days (weather permitting) I’ve been out in the garden just tinkering. So far I’m growing mammoth sunflowers, cilantro, fresno chiles, and an unknown chile because I lost the seed packet. My time outside […]

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Whoosh, 4 pounds gone in 24 hours

Listen friends, water weight gain will have you down bad. I’ve been snacking too often and the numbers have been climbing and all of a sudden I found myself at 312 pounds on Tuesday. My lowest was in January at 294 pounds, but a lot of that weight loss came from depression…I digress. So I […]

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I’ve been avoiding the gym in the name of self care

The premise: Yes this is kind of a click-bait-y title but for real I’ve been super busy. At my gym you get a monthly bonus for going 5 times per month, right now I’m at 3 this month and I was in the gym parking lot this morning but didn’t go in. Since I’ve been […]

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Midday bacon cheeseburgers

Another lunch post, another quickie meal. For the burgs: 73/27 meat 1/2 teaspoon salt black pepper to taste 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder couple dashes of liquid smoke couple dashes of bagel seasoning – because it sits in my cupboard, unused I formed into palm sized balls and placed on high heat […]

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Grilled chicken tacos

This recipe came together very quickly and I didn’t plan it, but it turned out delicious. The ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs Valentina hot sauce 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper I coated the thighs with the above ingredients and then took them out to the grill. Right before grilling I sprinkled more […]

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Coffee rubbed pork neckbones with pan gravy and summer squash.

For the marinade: 1.5 teaspoon sea salt1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon onion powderLeftover coffee grounds1/4 teaspoon cayenne1 teaspoon liquid smoke1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoon vegetable oil1/4 teaspoon black pepper1/4 teaspoon chili powder Mix marinade together and rub onto neckbones. Refrigerate up to 24 hours I used a cast iron skillet on medium high heat with […]

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Well, here we are: an introduction to keto life

Hi all, I’m a 34 year old man living in Kansas and have been overweight as long as I can remember. I grew up piggybacking on fad diets which never worked out. I would get hype over losing 15 pounds only to gain it all back plus some. Those diets are not sustainable over a […]

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Keto Introduction

I’ve been on a weight loss journey with keto since the Fall of 2016. Here you’ll find recipes (Instagram), stories, mental health notes, exercise things and random shit I decide to post. Welcome and read my story here. Toodles.