Weight loss journey: Building confidence by working out at home.

When you first think of a workout, you automatically think that someone means at the gym, but for people trying to build their confidence, that isn't necessarily so. Sometimes getting outside that front door to work out in public can be too much for you, so why not workout at home? I have experienced this...

Running: The coaching side of running

So recently I have been nagging my girlfriend to get into running as I think she would enjoy it and it is a nice mix of her usual workouts. Little did I know that I would be helping her try and pb a 5k on the 20th of August! Excited and nervous at the same time...

Vegan and dietary need cooking: When you mess up

Today I am going to tell you a fun little vegan/dietary need story when I was trying to cook a lovely little vegan green Thai curry for my girlfriend Victoria and how it went very wrong. The setup So, if you follow my blog you will know that I like to try and cook vegan...

DNF’s and how to come back from it

Welcome back to Friday runday! This week I want to talk about the dreaded DNF and how to deal with it and then come back from it for the next race! Enjoy! A DNF (Did not finish) is a runner's worst nightmare, even for amateur and fun run runners. No one wants this on their...

Getting my diet back on track

Hello and welcome to part 3 of my little series about getting back into fitness and a healthy lifestyle again after a blip in my progress. Check out my running post and my gym post! Today I chat about food and specifically my mistakes and what I aim to do to progress my body and...

Fitness and graphic design: Part 1 – race finish poster

Welcome to the second Monday series! I use Mondays to form a little series of posts for 4 or 5 weeks. If you missed the first series check them here, it was about a walking challenge I participated in at work. It was a good experience! This new series as you can see from the...

Weight loss journey: Tips for going to the gym for the first time and things I wish I had known beforehand

Hello! Today I want to reminisce about the first time I went to the gym and how I wish I had known some things beforehand. I also want to talk about how I am using these things that I have learned into my full return to the gym that is occurring tonight! I have been...

Returning to running… Those first steps forward

My running has been very sporadic the past year. I haven't run nearly as much as I usually did and thus it has affected my running, weight loss and mental state. Yesterday I  got back on it, here is what went through my head.     FIRST THOUGHTS Oh god why am I bothering to...

Veganism: Cooking a lasagne

The first vegan meal that I cooked was a lasagne. I know how to cook one pretty well, so thought I would start pretty safe for me. I talk about preparing for the big cooking day here. I have no idea if this was too adventurous or not, it seemed simple enough. I have never written...

Veganism: My first encounter with cooking a vegan meal.

Welcome to my bi-monthly Wednesday chat about veganism. Be it recipes that I use to make up for my girlfriend who is vegan or just things I have noticed from a meat eater's perspective. So this today's post I will chat about the preparation and things I thought about when starting to cook a vegan...