On Sat I spent the day learning about the parasympathetic nervous system. Another course delivered by the awesome Dax Moy. I spent the day learning about the brain and some amazing techniques that can dramatically improve range of movement + remove pain. More about that later! We have two parts to our nervous system. The… Continue reading Cortisol soup anyone?
So 1 week into diet plan and heres how my weeks panned out Training sessions 4 Lattes 0 Hot cho 0 Chocolate mon-Fri 0 Vodka + cranberry 1 courtesy of Martin Wasson at eh boxing show last Thursday Lindor chocolates 7 Chips 1/2 a portion Cheat day only involved a decaf coffee, some chocolate almonds… Continue reading Losing inches
Bet you never thought you’d here may say that! When I talk about following a nutrition plan lots of people get put off as they think it means no carbs. You can still eat carbs. Just healthy low GI ones like sweet potato, brown rice and lots of veg! Vegetables are carbohydrates and also full… Continue reading Eat some carbs…
Its day two of my 28 day get back into my jeans plan. I’ve gone cold turkey. No alcohol, no sugar, wheat or processed food. I’m actually glad. I’m ready for it now. I’ve actually sickened myself of eating crap food and my body is craving the healthy stuff. The hardest thing is going to… Continue reading Going cold turkey
I’ve had lots of emails from people agreeing that they’ve been lacking motivation as the winter nights come in. Once you lose your routine, it’s always harder to get back into it. We all do it, lie to ourselves saying we’ll start again next week. Then come up with a million excuses why we didn’t… Continue reading Lacking Motivation?
Last December I really piled on the pounds.. Seriously It started with a chocolate binge on a girls weekend at the beginning of Dec and it didn’t stop until January. I mean it. I ate chocolate everyday for a month. I kept telling myself that I could get away with it as I train hard… Continue reading There I was doing burpees on the beach
I have 2 cakes leftover from the weekend in my kitchen at the moment. All being……reasonably healthy cakes, no gluten, flour (I got the spelling right!) or sugar. But still cake, rich, calorie dense cake. Do you think I can walk past them without having a bit? I have zero will power. I can’t have… Continue reading I’m giving up baking cakes….
‘I don’t like drinking water, it’s too cold’ Really? That was the response from my mum when I suggested drinking more water might help her lose weight. Is that not the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever heard? (Sorry mum but it is!) I don’t like a lot of things. I actually drink a supplement drink… Continue reading I don’t like water….
When I was studying for my masters my friend Rania had to edit all my essays, I be so busy focusing on the content I couldn’t see the huge grammar and spelling errors! But if you’ve been reading me emails you’ll already know that. Yesterday John wouldn’t stop asking me what an AISlES was. You… Continue reading I can’t spell and have no attention to detail…..
That’s where you can normally find me. 10pm on Sat night and I’m getting my food shopping. Infact not even 10pm cos I’m in bed by then. More like 8. Exciting life I lead! You see the thing is I’ve learned that if I don’t plan my meals for the week ahead and… Continue reading Wandering round Waitrose on a Sat night….
