Hello! In my last post I chatted about my anger about regaining weight that I had worked very hard on losing. I promised that I would get my arse into gear ad here we are. The first day! (Well actually day 3 as I started some of this on Friday) What am I going to... Continue Reading →
Weight loss Journey: Why I regained weight
If you have been following my posts about weight loss (here, here and oh here) then you will know that I got down from 26 stone (365 lbs or 165 kg) to a respectable 13 and a half stone (189 lbs or 86 kg). After getting down to the lovely low number (for me anyway)... Continue Reading →
7 tips from runners on what to do when you start running
Alright? A little while ago I wrote a post about what I would go back and tell myself now when I first started running. So I thought I would ask the folks at ukrunchat what advice they would give themselves now and I loved the responses, so without further ado here are some of their... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
5 tips for running if an overweight beginner
I was/am overweight, I was seriously overweight. I have spoken a few times about it here and here and maybe even here. I started my journey by doing some workouts at home and at the gym, but where I saw serious progress was when I started running. Running was the trigger that got me addicted... Continue Reading →
Aims for 2018: Part 2 Exercise
Welcome to Part 2! Yesterday I chatted about what my aims are for 2018, today we venture more into what I hope to do in 2018 exercise wise. Let's get to it! 1,2,3,4! RUNNING I want to break this down pretty simple. 2017 was pretty much a loss of a year running wise, I still... Continue Reading →
Weight loss to Christmas challenge: 10th – 12th November
Welcome back to my little series about as you can guess from the title... Losing weight before Christmas! To catch up on why I am doing this have a little read here... it's okay, I'll wait. So the gist of the challenge is that I want to lose around 30lbs before December 25th. It is a... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
The coaching side of running: Part 2
Hello! It has been a little while since I updated you on Victoria's progress in her running (check out her version here and here... Oh and here!)! The last time we left it, she had an aim of nipping in at 34:30 for the big race on the 20th, which would mean finding 10 minutes from... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →