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...

How was my weight loss journey in 2019?

Oh, well this isn’t going to be the easiest post to write about… I had all these lofty aims at the beginning of 2019, from fitness to the blog, but most importantly my weight loss. I had aimed to be at my desired goal at this point, but it didn’t happen. Here’s the story. Gaining...

The positives of working in the same company as your partner

Hello once again! This is a bit of a random post, but I wanted to chat about it as it is all positive! So early in December Victoria got the opportunity to work in the same company I work for (a University) doing the type of work she was doing previously (video production). It was...

Sober October Challenge 2019

Like a lot of people this month, I am going to be attempting Sober October, but if you know me at this point, you will know that I am not really a drinker and in fact drink very sparingly. Instead, I will be using Sober October to compete with a few friends to improve my...

6 ways walking to and from work has improved my life

I know, I know, a bit of a hyperbolic title, but it is true. Anyway, it has been mentioned a few times on the blog, but I have started to walk into and from work every day for the past few weeks for a variety of reasons and I thought I would share with you...

Weight loss journey: How being less hard on myself became a positive

Last time out I broached the topic of how I am finally making a bit of progress on my weight loss and a lot of it was to do with the fact that I was able to structure myself better and that I was being less hard on myself if I did have that snack...

Weight loss journey: finally making progress

I have chatted for a million years about how stop-start my weight loss has been these past two years. 7 months into 2019 I can finally say progress is being made. It may not be much, but July has been kind to my weight loss and I felt like I should talk about it! I...

The positives and negatives of running in the dark

Happy day folks! Happy happy day! I am posting this on a Sunday (run day), but you might be reading it on a different day. So I hope you have enjoyed or are enjoying this day. A bit too cringe? Well, that is my specialty! This week I want to chat about running in the...

Why can’t get comfortable running 5km?

When Victoria and I started dating just under two years ago she knew she wanted to get into running and I was more than keen to have a running buddy as almost all of my runs have been on my lonesome. I had gained a lot of weight before the relationship and to today (don’t...

Veganuary week 2

Week one came and went with not too much difficulty and we have arrived at the end of week two at my brave endeavour to be a vegan for month… I imagined that sounding a lot more dramatic than it did! Week 2 has been completed and I am sure you are wondering how it...