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Lilbitoffit Airfryer Cheesy Beef Meatballs

Y’all know how much I love beef & my airfryer.⁣

I mean now, I have 2 airfryers (Instant 6qt)⁣

Named them Al & Abe. Abe travels with me 😂 

⁣After experimenting with all different kinds of ground meats, 80% ground beef chuck is my fav. I also rotate 85% ground beef & 93% ground chicken occasionally. 

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I used to bake meatballs all the time, but fell in love with the crispy edges on meat when cooking in the airfryer. I thought, why the heck not, let’s airfry’em. ⁣

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Simple Cheesy Carnivore Meatballs⁣

⁣Ingredients⁣

* 2 lbs ground beef (I like 80-85%, idc if it’s grass fed or grain fed. I feel people over complicate things. As long as it agrees with your health, eat it.)⁣

* 2 large eggs⁣

* 2 oz pork rinds⁣

* 3 oz shredded Italian cheese blend (or whatever you’d like as long as you tolerate dairy ok)

* 1 tsp pink Himalayan sea salt ⁣

⁣Instructions⁣

* Mix all ingredients in a bowl. ⁣

* Roll into balls (~1-2 inches in diameter) Should make 24 meatballs.⁣

* Cook at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Turn meat balls & cook for another 4 minutes.⁣

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Ballpark Macros per 4 meatballs⁣

(These’ll vary depending on your meatball size & what ingredients you include)⁣

Carbs: trace maybe from your cheese⁣

Protein: ~40g⁣

Fat: ~32g⁣

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Enjoy y’all!

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Lilbitoffit Airfryer Scotch Eggs Recipe

Y’all know my airfryer is bae & scotch eggs are one of my favorite things in whole world.

Nice to have a little extra time to make these with a morning off.

I used to bake these, but the airfryer — took these to a whole new level.

Easy to make carnivore/keto/paleo/whole 30/low carb — you can make scotch eggs with only 2 simple ingredients if you want: eggs & ground sausage. 

I used pork rinds, eggs, & turkey sausage (you can also use pork).

Here’s a cheat sheet for hard boiled eggs!
Cook egg to your desired preference !


INGREDIENTS 

(depends on how many you want)

1-2lbs sausage of choice 

6-12 eggs (Hardboil first)

Pork rinds (1/2-1bag)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Form 1 lb of sausage into 6 thin patties that are large enough to wrap around a cooked egg. (I like hard boiled)
  2. Place the cooked egg in the middle and wrap sausage patty around it closing any gaps, shape like a meatball.
  3. Dip the sausage wrapped egg in pork rinds.
  4. Place sausage wrapped eggs in air fryer basket in a single layer making sure there is space between them.
  5. Cook at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, fliphalfway through.

Enjoy!!!!

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How to Calorie Cycle for Fat Loss

The old school way of thinking in order to achieve our fat loss & health goals: “I have to ‘want it enough’ to achieve it.”

On one hand, they do have a point, it does take intention PLUS action.

On the other hand, it’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole of perfection & a totalitarian approach & restriction. 

Beliefs like eating nachos or excess calories on a Saturday night equates to failure.

Beliefs like eating a strict meal plan of chicken & broccoli with a kitchen overflowing of Tupperware. 

What you need to ask yourself, “Is this sustainable & how do I want to eat the rest of my life that makes me feel AMAZING?!

For me & many of my clients in the past, this restriction & perfection mindset meant come the weekend, we’d binge & purge aisle 5 of all the foods we’d denied ourselves & wash it down with 4-5 cocktails & wake up to self loathing & a week of over exercising later.

Sound familiar?

The longer we go trying to control things, deny flexibility & living LIFE, the less controlled & unfulfilling your life will become. 

Here are lessons I’ve learned about balance along my fat loss & healing journey. 

How to calorie cycle for fat loss! TAG & SHARE 🎉 

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✅Personally, I like to eat (roughly) the same 200-300 range of calories each day.

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✅I have clients who prefer cycling their calories based on when they work out.

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✅I have clients who cycle their calories to accommodate their weekend partying, too. 😉🍻

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👉🏻The Bottom Line ✅: success comes down to finding something you can follow consistently. While there’s nothing magical about calorie cycling, it can be an excellent tool for creating a more enjoyable plan 👍

Questions about macros & flexibility? Drop’em on Instagram!

Need something more in depth? Fill out the inquiry & we’ll chat🤗

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Lilbitoffit Crispy Airfryer Chicken Thigh Recipe

I mean seriously, the AirFryer is basically a one-pot wonder & magical basket for so many dishes! And for us carnivores who love a good crisp, it’s a life changer!

If I’m lookin to change up my red meat options,  chicken thighs are my fav! The airfryer makes chicken thighs come out tender & juicy with a deliciously crispy skin (best part 🤤)!

Great protein option for any diet!

**Common question: Can I use frozen chicken in the air fryer?

Answer: YES! Note cooking times will differ. Rule fo thumb, airfry frozen chicken thighs an extra 50% of time from the original recipe you’re using.

Tips

  • Choose pieces of chicken that are of equal size so they cook evenly in the air fryer. Don’t over crowd.
  • The internal temp for chicken should be 165°F
  • For ultimate juiciness, meat should set before serving to seal in the juices. 
  • Mix sauces & seasonings to add variety if you use different sauces and seasonings. Smoked paprika and sea salt are my two faves!
  • Chicken thighs keep about 5 days in the refrigerator & can be frozen up to 1 month.

Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Thigh Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs (bone and skin optional, pick what you like) 6 oz each
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
  • Season to taste (I like smoked paprika and pink Himalayan sea salt)

Directions 

  • Rub chicken thighs with olive oil & sprinkle with seasoning.
  • Preheat air fryer to 340°F.
  • Place chicken thighs in the basket, cook 22-25 minutes or until chicken reaches 165°F & crispy exterior 
  • Rest 5 minutes before serving or if you’re impatient like me, dig in!

**Homemade Seasoning: Combine 

1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt, garlic powder, black pepper, oregano

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Gut Healing: Trigger foods, safe foods, and supplements that transformed my life

Every transformation story has a common denominator — a decision. ⁣

⁣Someone decided to make a choice. Often times we don’t know what we don’t know.

We focus solely on aesthetic indicators of progress instead of things like energy level, happiness, health, healing from within first & that means more than just your gut, it means your shxtty relationship with yourself too.

⁣I chose to find the root cause of my health & life challenges. I chose to research ME & make decisions to embody the person I desired. 

I chose to be self-aware, even when it was painful & downright dirty.

A big thing learned since going meat based with my diet & spending time alone is I’ve lived a huge chunk of my life addicted to addictions.

One biggie — food addiction. I never viewed it as a true “addiction” like drugs & alcohol before — It is.

It was an enormous driver to my demise in every facet of life over my 38 years. It affected my mood, my performance, my relationships, my professional success — ERY thing.

⁣Serious talk – because many of us don’t realize we have a problem or understanding of our mind & body’s needs…

We don’t realize we’re not moderators, we can’t have just 1 chip or cupcake because it leads to self sabotaging. Our habits cause our gut problems, hormone issues, mental & physical state. Which all affect your life goals and ability to lose body fat & gain health.

I used to live to eat. Food controlled every thought — it controlled ME. I used to live for the highs like over exercising & people pleasing. What happens is you lose yourself.

To all of you who message me with heartbreaking emotions of desperation, hopelessness, frustration & confusion — I hear you, I see you.

And here’s what I’ll repeat — every transformation starts with making a decision to choose YOU & not an EXCUSE.⁣

⁣Choose to THRIVE.

⁣WELL FED WOMEN CHANGE THE WORLD.⁣

❤️🌻👑🥩🏋🏼‍♀️🦾⁣

⁣Things I Discovered

My Typical Gut “Safe” Foods

📝(I only eat eggs & meat primarily now)

🤍Meats: ground beef & chicken, beef steak, pork chops or loin, chicken without skins, salmon, shrimp, tilapia, any seafood 🥩

🤍Eggs & Egg Whites 🍳 

🤍White Rice 🍚 

🤍Baked White potatoes without skin (in moderation) 🥔 

🤍Rice Chex Cereal & Rice Cakes (in moderation) 🥣 

🤍Lowfodmap veggies: zucchini (without skin, avoid raw), mushrooms, black olives 🥒

🤍 Real butter (in moderation) 🧈

Supplements that help me:

🚨ALL LINKS & DISCOUNT CODES HERE🚨

💊 @nuethix_formulations 

  • Medipure DS (Protein, Vitamins/Minerals, Liver Detox, Gut Healing)
  • Utilyze (Digestive Enzymes)
  • Nu-Multi (Multivitamin)
  • Flora-Protect (Probiotic)
  • Cort-Eaze (Cortisol Control post workout)
  • Relax Liposomal  (Sleep Aid)

☕️ @strongcoffeecompany 

  • Morning Mix (Preworkout, Mental Clarity, Energy)

💦 @goultima Electrolytes

My Common Gut Triggers:⁣

▪️Gluten⁣ & Fiber 🥖

▪️Dairy⁣ 🧀

▪️Artificial sweeteners & preservatives⁣ 🍭

▪️Carbonated diet drinks with aspartame🥤

▪️Corn & high fiber grains ⁣🌽

▪️Nuts & seeds, popcorn ⁣🍿

▪️Caffeine (>400mg) & alcohol⁣ (>2 drinks)

▪️Beer, Wine, sugary cocktails 🍺

▪️High fiber raw veggies⁣, avocado 🥕🥑 

▪️Cruciferous veggies 🥦 

▪️Fruit with skins or seeds, lettuce 🥬 🍎

▪️Excessively large meals⁣ 🥘

▪️Eating fast, onion/garlic/spicy seasoning🧅

▪️Sugar free gum & sugar alcohols 🍬

▪️High fodmap, high lectin & oxalate food🥗

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Why you should stop avoiding cardio

Why you should stop avoiding cardio…

Had a client tell me yesterday she loved running but everyone said cardio was “bad” & she should only lift weights. 🤦🏼‍♀️ (but she hates it & is the reason she avoids the gym)

This is the problem with the inter-webs & having so much information at our fingertips. We get lost in the things we love, we ignore our intuition, & think we have to do what everyone else is doing.

I’ll ask you this, if you choose a form of exercise you hate, do you think you’ll stick with it? Don’t you think getting to the gym, period, is most important?

I personally love me some cardio. 🙋🏼‍♀️ Type A, give me that hit & high all day long. No shame as long as you are using it for the right reasons & from a place of self love, not self hate.

Too many people use it to punish themselves for overeating, or they use it incorrectly as a singular form of exercise thinking it will build them a booty 🍑 

You absolutely can use cardio to reach your fat loss goals. It’s just another tool for your toolbelt! Strength training can be abused as well, it all comes down to your application & relationship with food & exercise.

Cardio conditioning is a tool that improves your health, performance, & even allow you to build some muscle (yes, cardio can!).

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For example, why do many CrossFitters look so “jacked?” We combine cardio AND resistance training in our workouts. Is it for everyone? NO, not if you hate it. Will it work for you if you stick with it? YES. 

Cardio should be intelligently applied, just like lifting weights. 

We should be working all our energy systems & using different modalities, switch it up, your body does adapt.

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Benefits of Cardio🔽

  • Increased Aerobic Capacity, Endurance
  • Decreased Risk of Heart Disease (and more)
  • Improved Mood & Sense of Well-Being
  • Burns Calories
  • Improves Insulin Sensitivity & Blood Sugar Metabolism
  • Decreased Recovery Time Between Sets/Sessions
  • Improved Blood Flow to Muscles
  • Ability To Perform Longer Sets Under Load

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➡️Resistance Training should be prioritized over your cardio & conditioning, optimally we need BOTH.

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How bout we start with just simply picking something we love & moving our bodies?!

If you’re looking for some guidance and need some help along your journey, I’d love to learn more about you HERE 🤗

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Lilbitoffit Airfryer Steak Tips Recipe

Airfryer Beef Steak Tips 🥩 🤤 ⁣

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Making beef steak tips in the air fryer as opposed to any other method (oven, broiler, grill, cast iron skillet) has several benefits. My favorite one is the minimal cleanup because I’m lazy af. 🤚⁣

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You also get a nice browning on the outside while retaining all the juiciness of your favorite steak on the inside.⁣

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Steak Choice: I prefer ribeye steak, but new york strip or any other cut is OK to use as well.⁣

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Tips for success for steak bites:⁣

* Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket when cooking. The more space you have between each steak bite, the more hot air is able to circulate, which creates a nice crust all around.⁣

* You can – pre-marinade the meat. If you do, do not add salt until right before cooking it.⁣

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Ingredients⁣

* 1.5 lb steak (Ribeye, New York) or beef chuck for a cheaper version cut to 3/4 inch cubes. I prefer ribeye. ⁣

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Instructions⁣

1. Preheat the air fryer at 400F for about 5 minutes. ⁣

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2. I do not trim my fat. Cut meat choice  into cubes. You can marinade your steak if you choose.⁣

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3. Spread the prepared meat along the bottom & cook the tips for about 4-6 minutes & check for doneness.⁣

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4. Once the steak bites are browned to your liking, flip them over and cook for another 3 minutes.⁣

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If you needed permission, here it is

Sometimes in life you get a lil thirsty… ☕️ 

Thirsty for body goals

Thirsty for professional goals, relationship goals, self healing goals

Thirsty for freedom & adventure

Thirsty for peace

Thirsty for ambition

Thirsty for love

Thirsty for clarity

— Thirsty for all kinds of things & I don’t want any of you to apologize for your needs, wants, successes, &/or “failures.”

I spent so many decades feeling shame for not living up to other peoples expectations, timelines, & living a life that wasn’t authentic to my story. 

Do you know that’s one of the biggest regrets of the dying? – Not living a life authentic to you.

Guess what? 

My life is a BIG beautiful cocktail of chaos & joy. 🥃

It is never boring. 😉

I wanted to remind you guys today you don’t need to apologize or explain your life to anyone.

You don’t need to people please.

You don’t need to disclose everything if you don’t want to.

You don’t need to let that nagging pit of shame  we all get we think we’re wrong or we’re not doing what is expected of us or we’re ebarrassed we changed our minds or we think we “failed” — whatever — control your thoughts 

& actions

& belief about yourself.

Let your hair down & live a little, ya know?!

One of the biggest lessons I learned in my 20s & early 30s was that I didn’t have to EARN food, anyone’s approval other than my own, & that enjoying the present moment was more precious than waiting to lean into life waiting for the some days when…

when I’d lost weight

when I earned more money

when I was “pretty” enough

when I had achieved more

when I had the perfect relationship

We all deserve to write our own dxmn story, to eat the diet that helps us thrive, to choose movement & workouts our bodies & minds love, to choose the people we love, to give into our wildest dreams, spontaneity, sink into our routines, & fxck up. 

You’re gonna fxck up a lot. — ENJOY life!

There’s your permission.

Cheers y’all!

Happy Monday

Stay Thirsty 😉 

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Lilbitoffit Airfryer Ribeye Steak Recipe

Ribeye, never needs an introduction! 

My airfryer faves are my crispy meat bars, ribeye steak, and ribs! 

Classic pan-seared steak is undeniably delicious, but I’ve found it takes practice & patience to get it right every time. Which let’s be honest, I don’t have. 😂 ⁣

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Cooking steak in the oven is easier, but it doesn’t always achieve the crisp exterior we love. I’m a texture girl, I love my meats with a crispy exterior. I tend to always overcook my steaks especially in the oven.⁣

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That’s where the air fryer comes in. Seriously wish I would’ve bought one years ago!⁣

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2 Tips for Making Steak In an Air Fryer:⁣

1. Let your air fryer heat up for at least 10 minutes before adding the steaks. This ensures that crispy brown exterior similar to searing. I used to skip this step & found my steaks ended up grey & overcooked by the time the outside brown.⁣

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2. Flip the steaks halfway through cooking. Helps them cook evenly. After five minutes of cooking, flip.⁣

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Directions:⁣

* Set an air fryer to 400°F and let heat for 10 minutes⁣

* Season to taste 1-2 ribeye steaks (depends on how large your air fryer basket is) I use salt and occasional cracked pepper. You can also use herb butter. A little bit of butter adds just the right touch of flavor. ⁣

* Air fry, flipping halfway through, 11 to 13 minutes total for medium-rare.⁣

⁣⁣I use an Instant 6qt airfryer.

I have a bunch of air fryer recipes & things I’ve experimented with in highlights under “Air fryer food” on Instagram!

Check’em out y’all! 

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Lilbitoffit Crispy Airfryer Meat Bar Recipe

@Lil_bit_of_fit CRISPY AIRFRYER MEAT BARS

Videos are saved in my highlights labeled “My Meat Bars” on Instagram!

INGREDIENTS

🥩 2 – 1 lb packages ground meat of choice

🧂 Pink Himalayan Sea Salt

  • I prefer 85% ground beef. Don’t care if it’s grass fed or grain fed. I prefer grain fed as far as taste)
  • I typically choose 1 package of 85% ground beef & 1 package of Perdue ground chicken to add variety. Or I will eat 2 packages of 85% ground beef. I’m a beef girl 🥩 🤷‍♀️ #cattlefarmersdaughter
  • I just season with pink Himalayan sea salt due to my sensitivities & Crohns. Season to taste however you’d like. I sprinkle the salt AFTER it’s cooked.

DIRECTIONS 

  1. LOOSELY break up meat into 4-5 sections or “bars” & place in airfryer basket 
  2. Airfry, 12 minutes, 380,⁣ no preheat
  3. Sprinkle sea salt to taste

TIPS & FAQ

  • You MUST use an airfryer for the crispy texture. Baking will not give you the same product. It will be dryer and not crispy. 
  • Do not pack into patties, again the crispy texture is created from NOT packing the meat tightly
  • You can melt 1 tbsp of bacon grease & drizzle on top of cooked meat or put slices of bacon on top of meat pieces in air fryer before you air fry for extra flavor & fat
  • You can use the fat in the bottom of the basket as a “dip” or “sauce” &/or for added flavor & fat
  • You can season with your favorite seasonings & use your favorite sauces. Go your own way, you don’t have to do it the way that I do.

Be creative, tag & show me your MEAT 🥩😄🙌