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Proportion, Perspective, and Why Sometimes Good Things Seem Bad
Y'know when you start out on a journey to a 'new you' - or even just pick up where you left off on an old one - it's hard to imagine failing. You're resolute. You're determined. You're totally going to kick ass and achieve your goals, because you are awesome. Heck, once you're finished, you'll proba[...] -
Fear and Loathing in Haagen Dasz
Since I (briefly) mentioned I was inclined to binge eat here, I've been inundated with questions about it - questions which it's taking me a while to answer, because frankly, I'm not sure how. See, when I try to talk about things like my tendency to binge eat... I just don't want to. Yes, [...] -
Adventures in Knee Surgery; or, Why It's Never Hopeless
As you probably know, yesterday was a big day for me, because I was getting a whole hunk of nasty metal removed from my knee. I needed it, back in the days when I was 290lbs - that stuff was the structure that was holding me up. But as time's gone on, and I've grown ever fitter (whilst reducing the [...] -
This Is An Apology to the Weight Loss Industry
This is a guest post from Matt Peacock, who designed the programme I follow. I asked him if he'd write something that gave a little bit more insight into who he is and what he does - because obviously 'tis all well and good me gushing about his awesomeness here, but, you know... It's not quite the s[...] -
A Halloween Horror Story; or, What's Really in a Happy Meal
Even though I'm open to a bit of a cheateroo from time to time, generally, I try to avoid eating processed foods where I can. Don't get me wrong - I'm nowhere even approaching perfect - but as a rule, most of the stuff I eat is made up of ingredients I can actually spell. And most of the time, I'll [...] -
An Open Letter to Minnie Mouse
Dear Minnie, I know it's been a while since we last spent any quality time together. We used to have a great time when we were younger, but then we grew apart. I went to college, moved away, got a job, and I'll admit - I neglected our relationship. And for that I'm sorry, because now I feel like [...] -
An Honest Post for World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day - an initiative by the World Health Organisation which is designed to "raise public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services." This year, the theme i[...] -
How I Healed Myself
I have a very cool, albeit slightly double-edged, thing to tell you guys today. You might already know that I've had a lot of knee surgery - three rounds, in fact - to repair them after I had an accident in 2007 that brought on something called patellofemoral dysplasia - in English, that means yo[...] -
Why You Probably Don't Need Surgery
Last week, I was asked to be a talking head on HuffPost Live, during their interview of Lisa Lampanelli - who is ace. She's known for her amazing (if a tad...uhhh...blue) put-downs - the only one I could find that wasn't too filthy to put here was "Donald Trump has disappointed more women than Sex a[...] -
Why Are Bad Habits So Hard to Break?
Oh, habits. Bad ones are really easy to pick up, and ridiculously hard to quit. And good ones, predictably, are quite the g'damn opposite. Here's a few examples from my own experience: grabbing a sausage sandwich and a can of full-fat coke as consolation for Monday morning (boo...) And doing t[...] -
Why the Scales Really Don't Matter
I've said before how evil the scales can be. Repeatedly. I swear to God, they are put on this earth just to toy with my emotions, because whenever I feel like I've had a really good week, boom! I can guarantee you I will have apparently gained a few pounds. Never fails. There are so many variable[...] -
Two Years and 120lbs Down
This weekend two years ago, I could barely walk. Every morning, I'd wake up, strap my immobiliser brace on to one knee (or both, depending on the pain), grab my crutches, and hobble to the bathroom. Some days I'd have to knock back four different types of painkillers before I could even get out of b[...] -
How Thinking Fat Can Make You Fat
I was intrigued to read this the other day, sent in by a very lovely reader: Teenagers who think they are overweight, even if they aren't, are far more likely to grow up to be obese, researchers warned today. They say that obsession with body image as a teen can influence our weight when we are [...] -
Making Exercise Fit: It's the Small Stuff...
Last week, I was forwarded an article that claimed that inactivity now kills as many people as smoking. Apparently: A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests. The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, e[...] -
In Praise of Curves, Skinny, & Everything Else
You know what's boring? Being told what's hot. That's boring. I am tired - tired, I tells ye - of talking to people of all shapes and sizes who aren't happy with how they look, because they don't live up to the 'ideal.' I'm also tired of living in a world where 'curvaceous' is shorthand for f[...] -
There's No Such Thing as a Quick Fix
I was going to write a blog today about the importance of keeping your 'before' pictures for later use - but I was browsing the news over my lunch and came across this article about a girl in the UK who has been declared 'Britain's heaviest teenager' weighing 63st at the age of 19. Source: Daily [...] -
Appreciating What You've Got
It's often all-too-easy to get complacent about what you've got, be it friends, family, money, warmth - and your health. I've got a cold at the moment, and dammit, I feel sorry for myself. Really sorry for myself. I've noticed this more since I've been living a healthy lifestyle - the fact that I[...]
