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What Slim Fast (and Every Other Diet) Can Do With Their 7 Day Plan
So, this morning I was casually scrolling through Twitter, minding my own business. Picture the scene: I'm humming cheerfully, enjoying my Saturday morning coffee and eggs, listening to some old-school jazz. The sky is blue, and I'm still in my pyjamas. Okay, the part about the sky isn't true. Bu[...] -
Lifting What I've Lost; or, Revelations On Public Transport
I've been doing this weight loss thing for a really long time now. I mean, I started in September 2010 - so we're talking almost three years since I first stepped into the gym in Worcester, weighing 290lbs. It's been a while, then, since I've felt like I could be surprised. As I've said over and [...] -
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[...] -
Celebrity Weights Revealed, and Other Things That Make Me Furious
Yesterday, my gorgeous Mum came to visit me in London town, and I had the most wonderful day. We did some lovely touristy things - visiting Buckingham Palace, strolling down Carnaby Street, and wandering through St. James's Park. It was awesome. I was happy. And then this happened, and my mood wa[...] -
Maybe I'm Not Making Myself Clear About the Scales
In the last 48 hours, I've had no less than three - three - people tell me that they've been upset by the number on the scales at some point this week. Ladies: the hell. The hell? Are you kidding me? Seriously? This state of affairs leaves me with no choice, because I've put my head in [...] -
What Do You Really Want?
Simple question, really. But I have a theory that this whole health, fitness and wellbeing malarkey pretty much boils down to it. Figuring out what you really want - on a number of levels - is one of the most important things you can do to make a big ol' lifestyle change. Essentially, it comes d[...] -
The Red Dress Epiphany
I'm super sorry guys - I've been ever so busy this last couple of weeks, what with the PhD, work, various project-type things, the Meal Plan, and some exciting bits and bobs relating to the blog (which I'm hoping you'll all like, eventually!) However, I've also done a spot of shopping. Well, I sa[...] -
The Programme: Your Questions Answered
I've been amazed by the fabulous response to the exercise programme we published on Thursday this week - you guys are awesome. I've been rather inundated with questions since, so apologies if I haven't been able to email back right away! The questions that have popped up most often, I've answered[...] -
Get With the Programme!
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[...] -
Why You Shouldn't Write Off November
This time last year, I was a good 220lbs (at least - I'd started avoiding the scales around August, once I knew I was gaining weight.) I'd had a busy October, full of cake and alcohol from a jam-packed birthday calendar, and sweets from a very-much-extended Halloween celebration. I'm a big fan of Ha[...] -
How a "Bad Weigh In" Ended in an Epiphany
Because I’m super-cool (that’s a lie) and super-popular (another lie), I’ve had a very busy few weeks. I’ve been to Global Gathering, and I’ve been to leaving parties, birthday parties and just plain old regular parties. And you know what all these things have in common? Booze. Lots of it. [...]
