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Slippery slope

Oftentimes this phrase is used to indicate a negative thing but I am thinking positively about dieting and exercise. Roughly a year and a half ago I stopped strict keto for a few reasons, one of those being my fatigue levels in my workouts were high. Fast forward to now, I am hitting a groove […]

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Low carb fajitas

The Ingredients: The Method: Fajitas are easy but a lot of prep, easy to convert into low carb. Enjoy -nathan

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Revisiting intermittent fasting

What a goofy ass title, it was cumbersome to type but why change it? Is it not accurate? Am I not quaint? I digress… AS the title suggests, I am back on intermittent fasting, this is in addition to my post about keto here Well do you want pros and cons? Pros: awesome at shedding […]

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Mental health updates

Oooh, what a cryptic headline! What could he mean? Who is he now? What has changed? Not much, I’m just happy. I have the Lord to thank, my son, my friends, ashwaganda vitamins, a consistent gym routine, a supportive group chat where I can vent my mental health frustrations to, proper diet. I don’t have […]

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Back to keto, with some tweaks

I don’t care how much muscle I put on due to adding carbs to my diet but I am tired of not losing weight. So a couple weeks ago I went back to keto eating and I have since dropped SEVEN POUNDS of (i’m assuming water) weight. Now the cons… My workouts are EXHAUSTING and […]

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What now?

This may come as a shock considering my lengthy history with keto, but I have switched to macro tracking and using a fitness app to better my strength training. Yes, i’ve heard the yells, “How dare he!?” I’ve heard the laments of the keto community, “He has abandoned us!” I benefit from having strong counsel […]

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My 2022 fitness summary

Much like Sp0tify Wr@pped (no free promo here bitches!) where it summarizes your music at year’s end, I dug into my 2022 fitness stats. I found a lot to celebrate: 86+ gym workouts, monthly averages of 1100+ calories burned, good sustainable heart rate numbers, etc. So it got me thinking, wouldn’t it be cool if […]

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My weird turkey brine

I’ll be honest with ya, I don’t want to go to the store so I’m being stubborn! The Ingredients: The Method: I am using what is available from my home! This is true bargain stuff hope you enjoy!

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Cast iron jumbo scallops

The Ingredients: The Method: Very simple, very fast, very yum, the butter adds a nice charring effect. These were on the high side of my budget so I made sure to not overcook them. I feel I cooked them perfectly, they had chew but not overly and were very sweet. I posted a pic on […]

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Breakfasts

Breakfast can be anything I want it to be! Sometimes I’ll do sausage, or leftover roast, or just eggs and spinach! But breakfast help me stay on track, high protein and high fat ones! A lot of the time I’ll fry up some sausage, add eggs and spinach, season everything well, add some cheese and […]