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[...]

It's so funny how times change. A couple of years ago, I'd never, ever have thought I'd be where I am right now. A lot of things are different, in a whole range of crazy ways. I like different foods, for one thing; unless I'm a hormonal demon horsebeast, I could take or leave chocolate - but put a b[...]

We've finally made it! I can't even begin to tell you how hard we've been working to get this programme finished for you guys, following the amazing, astounding and oh-my-god-I-may-be-welling-up-a-little-bit response to last week's guest post by Matt, the trainer who designed this programme. This[...]

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[...]

When I first started out trying to lose weight, I hate hate hated cardio. What can I say? I like to have nice hair, and cardio seems to go out of its way to push against that. Boo hiss. But as you probably already know, one of the biggest parts of the exercise plan I've been following is the l[...]

I have a confession to make: I've always been a little intimidated by feminism. Not because I didn't agree with it, of course - I've just always been a bit afraid to engage in discussions about it, because most of the encounters I'd had with 'proper' feminists had seemed just a tad... Angry. I re[...]

I have a confession to make. I haven't lost a single pound in over three weeks. Yes, that's right - I'm considering myself a blogger about weight loss... But one that isn't losing any weight. It'd be very, very easy to get disillusioned at this point - after all, I'm logging at least 9 hour[...]

A very, very large part of my reason to move to this particular flat was location, location, location. It's closer to my family, and it's two doors down from the flat I lived in that day when I made the decision to enter the gym across the road. Yesterday, I rejoined said gym - and tonight, I saw my[...]

I know there are lots of people in the world doing amazing things every day, and the Olympics are coming to town soon - so my miniscule athletic prowess isn't all that impressive in the grand scheme of things... But today, for the first time since I broke my knees in 2007 (actually considerably long[...]

I think I'm one of those people that does their best to make life difficult for themselves. I think that's taken as read when you decide to do a PhD - in anything - and on top of a job? Well, that's just a fool's game. But I do it, because I'm passionate about it. Working out and eating healthy, [...]