Getting a grip of my weight in December

Last time out I spoke about how 2019 was on a weight loss side. Spoiler the first 10 months weren’t good… But from October onwards I was able to get a grip of things, but I was concerned December was coming and everyone gets that holiday weight and seeing as I was entering my second...

Veganuary: A look back

Well came and went and I survived. I remember seeing people saying how much of a challenge it would be and I became a little daunted by it. But, in truth, it was fairly easy and I was comfortable. Have a read below to read my overall thoughts on the month! Enjoy! Will I stay...

Veganuary Week 3

Well, well, well. Here we are for the 3rd week of Veganuary and everything is good with the world! Well in my little house anyway! As I haven’t felt too many challenging scenarios since Veganaury started I thought that I would chat a little about the food I have been making for my dinners as...

Veganuary week 1

I am almost one week into Veganuary and I have to say things are going pretty well! If you want to have a read as to why I am participating in Veganuary then have a little read here. I thought it would be a good idea to provide a little bit of an update as...

Veganuary 2019

A week or so ago, the ever wonderful Victoria asked me if I would be up for participating in Veganuary this year and I almost immediately said that I wasn’t. She prodded me a little bit as to why and in all honesty I simply just didn’t have the feeling to do it. I liked...

Intermittent fasting and getting it together

As documented in many posts, I am a heavy guy. How heavy? 260 lbs of heavy, which isn’t handy for a guy who is only 5 ft 9” (on a yoga day). I spiraled upwards and finally caught the weight at this point a few months ago and I have been yo-yoing since. Some good...

Things I have learned from dating a (lovely) vegan for a year

So it has been just over a year since Victoria and I started dating and I have learnt quite a few things about what it is like to be a vegan, but also for someone with dietary requirements as well in Northern Ireland. I am not professing to be all knowledgeable in the world of...

Vegan dates #2: Tony and Jen’s

Welcome back to this little series of places that my girlfriend Victoria (Retrosnowflake) and I eat in due to her plant-based/vegan life. There a lot of great vegan options in Belfast nowadays and although I am not vegan, I feel it is worthwhile mentioning these places as they go to great lengths to accommodate their customers....

Weight loss to Christmas challenge: 13th – 16th November

Welcome back to my little series about as you can guess from the title… Losing weight before Christmas! To catch up on why I am doing this have a little read here and how my first 3 days went here... it’s okay, I’ll wait. So the gist of the challenge is that I want to lose around 30lbs...

Vegan dinner date #1 Woodworkers

Although I am not a vegan, my lovely girlfriend Victoria is, and as such we have to go to places that can accommodate her. So I thought why not review what they other vegans and people with dietary needs? Shall we? Woodworkers The woodworker is a lovely little place that is great if you want...