The Metabolic EngineerA book series by J.F. Kilty

The Series

The Books

Three volumes, read in order: the collapse, the rebuild, and the manual.

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Volume I · In progress · Nearing completion

Choose Life

A Systems Journey Through Collapse, Awakening, and Reconstruction

The teardown. What total metabolic collapse actually looks like from the inside.

The failure report. How a lifestyle runs an engine to the edge of seizure - and the moment the shift in identity begins.

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Contents · 16 chapters · 0 reads

  1. 1 · The Booth0
  2. 2 · The Urinal0
  3. 3 · The Hill in Gloucester0
  4. 4 · The Blackout Behind the Wheel0
  5. 5 · The Big Blue Ball on the Boat0
  6. 6 · The Quiet Fear That You Might Die Early0
  7. 7 · The Iced Tea Decision0
  8. 8 · The Williamsburg Walks0
  9. 9 · The Smoking Story0
  10. 10 · The First Drift0
  11. 11 · The Three Pillars0
  12. 12 · The Daily Loop0
  13. 13 · Trends, Not Days0
  14. 14 · The Daily Loop (Preview)0
  15. 15 · The Core Principles Manifesto0
  16. 16 · Choose Life0
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Volume II · In progress · Nearing completion

From 310 to Thriving

One Man's No-Nonsense Guide to Taking Back His Health, His Body, and His Life

The rebuild. Living through - and after - massive weight loss.

What actually happens during and after the drop: food, prep, cooking, and the daily routine that keeps the result stable.

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Contents · 14 chapters · 0 reads

  1. 1 · The Bowling Ball0
  2. 2 · The Tea That Changed Everything0
  3. 3 · A Walk and a Wager0
  4. 4 · The First Hundred Pounds0
  5. 5 · Skinny Fat Is Still Fat0
  6. 6 · The Science (Made Simple)0
  7. 7 · Move Like You Mean It0
  8. 8 · The Mental Game0
  9. 9 · A Life Worth the Work0
  10. 10 · The Long Game0
  11. 11 · Twice the Life0
  12. 12 · Believe0
  13. Appendix A · The Index Card0
  14. Appendix B · Your First Thirty Days at a Glance0
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Volume III · In progress · Nearing completion

The Blueprint

The Operating Manual for the Machine You Live In

The manual. The complete process, documented step by step.

The instruction set. Coaching, standards, and consistency - the operating system that turns a rebuild into longevity.

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Contents · 34 chapters · 0 reads

  1. 1 · The Big Blue Ball on the Boat0
  2. 2 · The Man Who Hid From Cameras0
  3. 3 · Loss of Operational Control0
  4. 4 · The Hill I Couldn’t Climb0
  5. 5 · The Pen I Couldn’t Pick Up0
  6. 6 · The Secret Ritual0
  7. 7 · The Spark (The Overheard Bet)0
  8. 8 · The First Reconstruction Attempt0
  9. 9 · Relapse: The Mechanical Breakdown0
  10. 10 · Biological Architecture0
  11. 11 · The Three Pillars0
  12. 12 · The Plant-Based Whole-Food Fuel Matrix0
  13. 13 · The Sunday Batch Engine0
  14. 14 · The Daily Power Blend Protocol0
  15. 15 · The 8-Hour Fuel Window0
  16. 16 · Movement: The Mechanical Load0
  17. 17 · The Daily Movement Protocol0
  18. 18 · The Resistance Training Blueprint0
  19. 19 · The Functional Strength Framework0
  20. 20 · Recovery: The Repair Cycle0
  21. 21 · The Sleep Architecture0
  22. 22 · The Stress Regulation Framework0
  23. 23 · The Micronutrient Repair System0
  24. 24 · The Master Metrics Log: Your Engineer’s Dashboard0
  25. 25 · Integration: Building the Unified System0
  26. 26 · The Identity Engine0
  27. 27 · The Drift Correction Protocol0
  28. 28 · The Relapse Immunity Model0
  29. 29 · The Long-Term Maintenance Blueprint0
  30. 30 · The Ten-Year Body0
  31. 31 · The Metabolic Engineer0
  32. 32 · The Choice0
  33. 33 · The Future You Build0
  34. 34 · Metabolic Engineer Operating System Schematic0