SheCallsMeHobbit

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part seven – finally, the plan.

Now, let’s get to the good stuff. Working out. First, let’s define them: Dead lifts – squat down, bending your knees, keeping your butt over your heals. Pick up weights from the floor and stand up with a little hip thrust at the top. Lower slowly.Overhead press – bring weights to your shoulders. Press the weights up straight over your head, do not look up. Lower slowly.Bench press – lay on your…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part six – moving heavy things.

Damn, I feel like I’m on Sesame Street counting off hamsters or something, up to part six. I didn’t really expect this to drag out so far. If you have been with me from the start, thank you and good job. If you jumped right to here, I recommend you go back to number one and review each one. It isn’t required to work out, but there’s science that I think you might find helpful. Or not. Depends on…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part five – cardio.

If you’ve stuck with me in this series this far, WAY TO GO. I know, this isn’t nearly as much fun as meatballs or onion rings, but if you want to end up as the best you, it needs to be addressed. Today we are going to continue to build on everything we’ve learned thus far – and the most important thing in all of this? YOU. Any success you get isn’t because the Hobbit, nope, this is all you. All…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part four – setting macros and calories.

The last few articles in this series we’ve been talking about getting prepared mentally, emotionally, and gaining knowledge so that we can set ourselves up for success. I hope it has been interesting and helpful to this point. I know, you’re chomping at the bit, want to get to the meat (and riced cauliflower) of the subject: HOW DO WE USE THIS, HOBBIT? Before we start hitting the practical…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part three – calories.

Phew, we’ve covered some tough stuff so far, a lot of it looking backwards. Now, let’s look forward. Where do we go from here? What do we do? What numbers are we looking at? What do we need to learn? Are you ready to learn? When will Hobbit stop asking damn questions? :). This is going to be a simplified (within the limits of science) and some of the statements will reflect that. In other words,…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part two – what we learned to get here.

Did you think about what I told you yesterday? Did you go in front of the mirror? Good job! I know, it feels weird in the beginning but it does work. CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) can be a powerful tool. We will leverage that in the days to come. I’ll try to be less touchy-feely today, but no promises :). Today, we will continue to build on what we talked about yesterday. Losing fat isn’t…

Yup, talking about this again: caloric intake, macros, mental, and metabolism – part one.

I stepped away for a few years to regroup, as many of you know. I come back, and the same questions and issues still exist in the broader landscape of the keto world. Some of the stuff I preached from the beginning is now slowly getting accepted, I like that. Some of those things are higher protein, watch sugar alcohols, watch out for dairy, not everyone is the same, and yes, you can eat too much…

Hobbit reviews: Silk’s non-dairy Half n Half.

Why am I looking at, let alone using a non-dairy half n half? As we’ve discussed recently (and I’ve been preaching this for years), dairy isn’t always your friend. While yes, you can cut it out completely, that kinda sucks when it is iced coffee weather or if you want to use a cream-like liquid in a baked or cooked recipe. Up until recently, there were not many options. There have been on the…