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...

Letting my mind get the better of me again with my weight

A while ago I wrote about losing weight and how it was affecting my mental health. You can find those posts HERE HERE HERE. I thought that although I had gained weight again over the last two years that I had it all under control, this weekend someone well and truly clicked into my head...

2020 learning aims

Everyone has their resolutions for the New Year and I am no different! But instead of giving you the usual spiel of what I want to do this year like weight loss etc. I thought I would have a post about things that I want to learn this year or at least keep learning. It...

5 reasons why I got a side job

Last time out on a similar subject I spoke about the issues with Rev. I won't go further into the subject on that side. But I did want to talk about another side job I have and how I actually enjoy this one! Luckily for me, I am in a job where I am more...

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...

Monday Thoughts: Should we return to independent traders food shopping?

Victoria and I were watching a BBC documentary about plastic waste and at one point they mentioned how butchers, greengrocers and milkmen are making a small resurgence and that got me thinking about how much I use their services and actually how much I want to increase using local traders rather than supermarkets for my...

Monday Thoughts: Did I make the right choices after University

A few Mondays ago on my Monday Thoughts I brought up things I notice and think about on my walk into work each day and during one of those walks in I thought about Graduations (I work at a University and Graduations are happening as we speak) it made me think, back when I went...

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...

Falling over when running and when do I to run afterwards

You may remember when I fell for the first time when on a run and how I described my thoughts about it. Well, I am afraid to say that over a year later, I am devastated to report that I have fallen again during a run and this time it hurt a little and it...