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...

When working a side gig goes wrong Rev.com

As you may know, if you have come across this path before, I work a cushy 9-5 job. It is good for me and I enjoy it. But I also work a couple of side gigs. I work selling merchandise at music events every so often and it is an absolute blast. I also transcribe...

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...

I am a slow runner and that’s okay for now.

If you have read my blog before you will know my love of running, if you are new and also like running have a gander over at my running page in the bar above. Also, if you have been following my blog for a bit, you will also know I am trying to lose weight...

RED January 2019

I have a number of goals to achieve in January some are personal, some are food related and some like today's post are exercise related! I want to get a little running streak going again and with January just around the corner, it made sense to do that with RED January! If you do not...

Saying Goodbye to the larger clothes sizes

Welcome back to another chapter of Scott nattering on about weight loss! This time I wanted to post about saying goodbye to clothes that no longer fit you and unlike my last post about clothing  this is saying goodbye for positive reasons i.e. losing weight! I will openingly admit that when I made my post...