Category: health
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A health kick I haven’t tried: giving up alcohol for a month

It’s my birthday in November and my weight is at a good level. I am planning to give up alcohol for October. It will be a nice health kick and it will help me lose a little weight. As I am starting running again as I have a marathon in March and it would be…
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Nine perfect strangers: So many people are alone

I have been watching a few tv shows recently and it really has opened my eyes up to how lonely some people are, even those in relationships. In nine perfect strangers it focuses on this. It upsets me to think about people being alone and lonely. Friendless or loveless and not happy. It’s a really…
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Where’s your head at?

What a crazy week! I am a little overwhelmed by it all, the new just keeps getting worse. More people are getting sick and the deaths keep adding up. This is all getting very scary. We have arrived back from Japan into chaos. I am angry at how slow our government has taken to act…
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Honeymoon with coronavirus! Japan here we come

So firstly, are we worried? Yes a little Are we going? Yes unless the government tells us not to! It’s a flu, a bad flu that mainly effects the old and vulnerable. So we are not in the danger bracket yet. We still may get sick but likely that we will be fine. It’s flu,…
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January blues 1 me 0

Last month was hard So hard I have never felt so low for so long, January blues 1, me 0. I still functioned, still went to work, but my energetic levels were so low. I felt in the edge of tears all the time. I just want to be held and left alone at the…
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Day two, let the tears pour

Day 2 of my 5 day gym challenge Am I allowed to cry? Kidding it definitely wasn’t that bad. My body is a little tired. I had a late-night making wedding nonsense last night and planning my Welcome sign. So excited to share it with you or so much my gym torture. My body is…
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Guilt behind the diet: confessions of a chubby bride

Everyone who has ever started a diet, cleanse or trying to be healthier is always struck by guilt. Guilt of want bad foods. Guilt of eating bad foods. Guilt of the scales for tipping over when we know we have been a bit naughty. So as you can guess I really really didn’t want to…
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My favourite healthy lunch I prepare at work

So I am training, toning and eating healthier. I am a stone (14lbs) over weight. I thought I would share with you some of my favourite healthy lunches that I prepare at work. I get 30 minutes for lunch so I don’t have a lot of time. This Asian salad I saw on a website…
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Bad maths equals a half marathon

So I entered a half marathon. I can run 5k so training for just over 10k shouldn’t be a problem. Except a half marathon isn’t 10k or even 13k, its 21k which is bloody far. I signed up because I couldn’t convert the bloody Kilometres to miles. never But its for charity and I have…
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Do you know where I will be in 5 years because I don’t!

Day 15, where will you be in 5 years, 30 day blog challenge. I hate this question where do you see yourself? Really I am a dreamer so I see myself as ……..dreaming. No idea. Knowing what I want to achieve is completely different from where I see myself. Because I don’t.. Do you? Honestly?…
