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Common wisdom seems to point towards weighing during a diet program once a week. Having a quick look around, there are lots of different views but it certainly seems to be the case with the various groups offering weekly weigh-ins. There are some practical reasons for this when meeting in town halls, but when youContinue reading “To weigh? Or not to weigh?”

I have spent the day (first back at work) speaking with my guys about goals and aspirations for the new year, much like many other managers engaging with their teams. This has been broken down into work goals and personal goals – although these will in a way be intrinsically linked. This year however –Continue reading “Work goals vs Personal goals – why choose?”

Day 4 of the year and of the healthy new me (you!) and things are great. Will power is high, motivation is high, results are good, the food is a novelty and time off from work means that fitting in a new routine hasn’t even been necessary. The kids have also been off, so noContinue reading “Diets are easy when you have will-power…”

Most New Years Resolutions only last until the 12th of January, so don’t make empty promises to yourself, you will only feel subconscious guilt when conceding if you are not fully committed to change. Today marks my son’s birthday, so whilst not abstaining completely, i have stuck to the program overall. Calories under but fatContinue reading “Not another resolution.”

What qualifies me to blog on this subject then?….. in a word NOTHING. But then, if we work within our limits and take things slow, how hard can it really be? (we’ll come back to this!!) I am not however, diving into this without any kind of help, research or advice and neither should you.Continue reading “What qualifies me?”

Staring down the barrel of my 40th birthday, i am having to finally accept that i am far more middle-aged than i feel. Whilst this gives me the stereotypical, socially ‘accepted’ (well at least forgiven) opportunity to buy a helicopter and date martini waitresses, i’m seeing this more as an opportunity to really take controlContinue reading “So, why now?”

Hi. This blog is for you, if you’re at a point in your life where you would really like to make some positive changes and could use some support. Please forgive and formatting/spelling/grammar mistakes, I am no writer and am new to WordPress. I am also not a qualified fitness coach or nutritionist, so pleaseContinue reading “My first post”