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...

Being okay with not being body positive with yourself: Clothing

Welcome back to this miniseries on why I can’t be body positive with myself. This post will be all about how I saw myself in clothes and the feeling of having to buy larger sizes in comparison to the feeling to how I felt when I started to lose the weight the first time. I...

Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder from a male perspective

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is often called the 'imagined ugliness' disorder. It was formerly known as Dysmorphophobia and is an anxiety disorder whereby a person is abnormally preoccupied with an imagined or slight defect in their physical appearance. This is something I have had to deal with since I started my weight loss journey and...

Can an overweight guy do yoga? My first class

Yoga hasn't really ever been on my to-do list other than some DDP Yoga and P90x stuff at home and definitely no yoga in front of anyone and my TV. But should it be? Should I venture out more to yoga classes and get my downward facing dog on with others? Well a few Thursdays ago,...

Weight loss journey: The battle with the scales

Welcome back to my continuation of my weight loss journey series. Previous blogs about starting off your journey at home and getting used to your body here and clothing when you start to lose weight here How is your relationship with your scales? Bit of a love/hate relationship right? Ever get the feeling you want...

Back at it – LIFE UPDATE

Hello, it's been awhile! Those that follow the blog, may have noticed that I haven't posted in a little while. Apologies for that, but the last month has been a bit crazy workwise for me and I was in a bit of a slump with my exercise and creativity. So the blog took a big hit...

Weightloss Journey: Part one, clothing

This is going to be a very ongoing feature, so get ready for numerous reads on this issue.. A little issue I have found with my weight loss journey so far is that to some people I have now gained a vain persona. That I am constantly checking my appearance such as how my clothes […]