Seeing Whistlejacket for the first time… I remember the first time my Aunty took me to London for a weekend of sight-seeing. With family friends in London, it was going to be a weekend of galleries and museums. I remember thinking how boring it was going to be, looking at…
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25 by 25. This is my weight loss goal. 25lbs weight loss by my 25th birthday. So that’s around 16 weeks left. I’ve been carefully watching my diet and trying to exercise more. At the moment most of my exercise is coming from redecorating the house! A lot of hard…
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Today I finally got off my butt and out on my bike. I’ve been meaning to but I seriously struggle to get out the door. I’m trying to work on my self-efficacy over the next few months and especially on holding myself responsible for my own life and decisions. Part…
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Hey there! Welcome to this very cute and fluffy post. If you follow me on any of my social medias you might notice I’m slightly dog obsessed. I’m forever retweeting and sharing some sort of cute animal video but dogs especially get me. My personal facebook is the worst for…
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Procrastination is honestly my biggest problem at the moment. I have so much going on right now with sorting my life out after graduation- flat hunting, packing and full time job hunting that I kind of don’t have spare time. However, I do seem to find the time to watch…
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Only one week until the Rio Olympics begin and I can’t wait to watch it. The London Olympic fever was infectious last time and now they need our support for Rio! So I thought I would share my top 5 favourite athletes who are competing for Team GB at Rio…
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On Thursday I headed off for a walk with the two lovely labs that I borrow. They are called Dora and Gem, Dora being the younger lab and Gem the slightly older. Since uni ended I’ve been getting out and walking more, and trying to spend more time outside. So,…
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Last summer I signed up to Borrowmydoggy so I could enjoy the summer a bit more by getting out and walking. Since then I’ve walked quite a few dogs and my recent little friend is Bear! Bear is about 20 weeks old now, a chow chow puppy and oh my…
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When it comes to my weightloss story it has been full of ups and downs. I realised I needed something to help me consistently keep track of everything I was doing. Last year I upgraded to my Polar A300. In 2014, I bought the Polar FT4 heart rate monitor in…
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Hello Everyone! Welcome back to my blog. I’m so glad that 2016 has finally come around. A chance to start things afresh and look towards new goals. I’m really glad that a lot of things began and ended at this time of year as it gives me almost ‘A New…
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Race day finally arrived! I’m so glad I signed up for it! Yesterday, I went to Town Moor in Newcastle to run the 5K Race for Life! A gloriously sunny day with plenty of loud music, people in pink and such a happy atmosphere. I had a bit of a problem…
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Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. – Jim Rohn When I started to focus on my fitness and health, I realised a few things about myself. Firstly, I love numbers. I love all the numbers of weight-loss. When I’m cycling I see the…
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