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March Running update

With everything going on around us at the minute, there is a fair chance that this blog is going to be pretty fitness related for the next few weeks. Any film or TV stuff will be directed over to my film/TV blog if you care to have a click over there! But, as I had...

How I realised I was “treating” myself too much at work

Welcome back! I have recently chatted about my weight loss in 2019, how I focused on itin December and the joys of fitting back into clothes I had bought 9 months previous in January, but something else happened in January and it really is quite annoying to admit. I realised just how accustomed I was to...

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...

Is it possible to spread your blog too thin?

I don’t often talk about my blogging as I just like to write things for people to read on the internet, but I was looking at my blog a little while ago and I started to think about whether or not I post too many things about too many different topics. Have I spread myself...

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...

13.1 things to know for Belfast Half Marathon first-timers

I love running half marathons and after last years terrible attempt I am going to make up for it by actually finishing Belfast half marathon, but for a lot of people it may be their first one and so please enjoy 13.1 things (get it) you should know before you race in September. 1.       Go to...

Dealing with that tummy rumble when running

This might be one of my more light-hearted posts (see my post about falling over when out on a run) But since I have been a runner I have noticed one thing all of these years, how hard it is to judge what the dreaded tummy rumble means mid-run… You may or may not know...

Becoming a better problem solver when travelling: Transport

Welcome back to another post in my attempts to persuade you into travelling solo at least once! This week I want to talk about how many different forms of affordable (sorry helicopters) there are for us to get from A to B when we are visiting a country. But sometimes it is good to know...