5 great things about working in a cinema

I know I spoke before about some of the funny, and annoying things about working in a cinema, but really, it is a great job and there is a reason why some people keep working there. I mean I worked in cinemas for 10 years and only in the last 4 was I in management!...

Weight loss Journey: The 5 ways I am going to lose weight

Hello! In my last post I chatted about my anger about regaining weight that I had worked very hard on losing. I promised that I would get my arse into gear ad here we are. The first day! (Well actually day 3 as I started some of this on Friday) What am I going to...

Weight loss Journey: Why I regained weight

If you have been following my posts about weight loss (here, here and oh here) then you will know that I got down from 26 stone (365 lbs or 165 kg) to a respectable 13 and a half stone (189 lbs or 86 kg). After getting down to the lovely low number (for me anyway)...

Tales from an ex cinema employee: Food

Welcome back to another part of my series where I talk about my experiences of working in a cinema. Last time I told you about when customers forget where they are. This week it is the turn of food to be highlighted, I promise not to be as gross this week. The gross stories will...

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...

Running: Pre-race breakfast

Eating before a race is an integral part of the running experience, if you don't eat correctly it could mess up your entire race, eat too much and you will feel sluggish and heavy. You need to eat correctly to get the best out of your run. Luckily I have experimented with this and have...

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...

Weight loss to Christmas Challenge: Starting off

I decided in October that I would make one big push to lose weight before Christmas. I had a number of excuses over the past few months, which I have already gone into in my life update post. The point was, I have been lay and that is unacceptable. I am better than that. So,...

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...