Over the last year or so I have massively improved my diet. It’s been a really steep learning curve for me. One of the things I discovered is that eating well isn’t a one size fits all approach. It’s about…
A Spicy Summer with Weight Watchers
Tag: healthy eating
7 Days of Protein Packed Breakfast Smoothies
If there’s one thing I learned from my Breakfast experiment last year, it was that a protein packed breakfast will keep you full much longer than anything else. For a long time I wasn’t a breakfast eater as I found…
Indigo Herbs Recipe Challenge
I’m not normally a fan of challenges involving food, because they’re normally of the “eat a whole cow in 10 minutes and get it free” variety, but I took part in this one because it was a little different! Indigo…
Another Week in Food
Back in October I posted my food diary for the week. The idea was to get an idea where my diet was falling down, and where it could be improved to help me with my fitness goals, and with my…
4 Fitness Habits You’ll Never Catch Me Doing (and 3 I Plan to Try)
Yeah I know, never say never, I mean just 2 years ago I’d have laughed in your face if you’d told me I’d be running a Half Marathon at all, let alone gearing up to start training for my second,…
The Big Breakfast Challenge
One of my biggest challenges eating properly is still going away a lot and staying in hotels. It’s not only the struggle to eat well while you’re away, but also the limited time at home making it very difficult to…
P-P-Protein Power
One of my health goals for this year was to improve my diet, and in particular eat more protein, less fat and be more organised with eating around my exercise sessions. I’d never thought of using protein supplements to do…
Flora Pro Activ Healthy Christmas Recipe
About a week ago I got home from a trip away to find a note saying a parcel had been left with my neighbour. I popped round to pick it up, only to find the HUGEST box (sorry neighbour!) I…
Proper Snacking
One of the things I am doing as an attempt to eat better and less erratically is to make sure I have eaten properly before exercise. There’s a tendency to think of “snacking” as a bad thing, especially if you’re…