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NYC recap

For my 34th birthday, I flew to New York City just for fun and had an eventful and fun weekend filled with laughter and FOOD. I didn’t eat keto but I had some NY staples: pizza, bagels, street food, etc. So much amazing food and the culture in NYC is just dynamite, always moving. I […]

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Lazy keto fajitas

Onions, bell peppers, jalapenos seasoned with salt, pepper, etc and air fried. Grilled pre-cooked “fajita” strips on a low carb tortilla with a bunch of cheese. I did shrimp, and I’m doing chicken next. “Meal prep”

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I’ve been a bad little keto boy

In regards to diet only, i’ve been eating too many carbs in the name of “self care!” I’ve still been killing it at the fitness planet. I am not concerned however because, well, I’m tired of feeling like shit physically lol. Massive carb intakes make my bones ache! This is a good reminder that waves […]

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Binge eating and mental health

I started introducing carbs to my diet more because I’m having amazing workouts and I’m gaining muscle. But i’ve been binge eating and I remembered how I would feel when I was 400 pounds, I felt guilty. After some thought I was like, “what if I just flip the narrative?” and I started changing my […]

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Spicy sichuan chile oil

fresh sliced shallot fresh sliced garlic fresh sliced habanero a handful of green sichaun peppercorns (blitzed in pepper grinder) sambal white vinegar soy sauce fish sauce fresh sliced green onion some hot oil (i used canola) ground ginger Lol, that’s it. I just put everything (except oil) in a bowl and then heated up my […]

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Listening to my body is good!

I’m glad I don’t have to manage many injuries and the ones that I do have are minimal. Anyway, 3 weeks ago I strained my groin/hamstring area, last week I strained my shoulder, but I was able to rehab those issues and work past them! A quick healing routine includes lowering weights on my sets […]

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All of a sudden, I was happy.

Nearly all of my gym sessions are therapy in a way. I hate when people say that about things but what I mean is I am often very focused at the gym. I seldom get acknowledged, and I prefer it that way because I’m dealing with mental battles while I’m there. I go there to […]

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Slow cooker chili with a surprise!

The Ingredients: Ground Beef (I used premade 75/25 patties and drained the excess fat) Can of crushed tomatoes 2 fresh tomatoes (I think I used Roma) Roughly 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke 1/2 cup brewed coffee (I used my leftover, team #nowaste) 2 beef bouillon cubes (i added about 16 fl oz water in the vessel) […]

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Space for healing

Received a lovely reminder this week that healing is not linear. It was a few minor triggers but unfortunately it was hell for a few moments within my mind, a drastic decrease compared to 6 months ago however thank God. Making time for my mental health can be tricky, given that I still am (tepidly) […]

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Keto gains, the stomach flu, and creatine

Today is about recovery, my son got the stomach flu on monday and then I got it on wednesday. So much puke, but we are both better now thank God. I post on my instagram about exercise often, but i’ve been weight training consistently for roughly 5 months now and it’s made a difference in […]