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...

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...

To run or not to run a race – Doubting yourself

Hello! Ever get it into your head that the race you are about to participate isn't at the right time for you mentally? That it is probably just best to not go and just go for a little run somewhere in the opposite direction, even if it ends up being the same distance? Well, I...

Being okay with not being body positive with yourself: Part 1

Hello everyone! I know a third post about weight loss in a matter of two weeks!! If you missed the previous two I chatted about regaining weight and then what I plan to do to get it all back off again. P.S going well so far 3lbs off! But today is all about body positivity,...

Getting back that motivation to keep running

Hello! I recently asked a group of runners on a bi-weekly chat on twitter hosted by UKrunchat and asked them a simple question. Have you ever just lost motivation to run and if so, how did you get it back? It is a question that runs through my mind when I hear people talk about losing the...

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...

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...

Running: Races in August and September

The next couple of months are going to hopefully be filled with me on the roads running up a lot of miles and hopefully getting a few medals. As I am doing quite a few races over the next 8 weeks I thought I would share with you some of them and if you know...

Weight loss journey: Building confidence by working out at home.

When you first think of a workout, you automatically think that someone means at the gym, but for people trying to build their confidence, that isn't necessarily so. Sometimes getting outside that front door to work out in public can be too much for you, so why not workout at home? I have experienced this...

Getting my diet back on track

Hello and welcome to part 3 of my little series about getting back into fitness and a healthy lifestyle again after a blip in my progress. Check out my running post and my gym post! Today I chat about food and specifically my mistakes and what I aim to do to progress my body and...