Although there is still a couple of weeks till Christmas week is upon us there is already a good deal of Christmas things going around already. All of the lovely, tempting Christmas food is already in the shops. There are chocolate and mince pies everywhere and I have to admit that I have had quite … Continue reading Christmas Food and Christmas Party’s
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Miserable Winter Week
Winter is not great for wellbeing at the best of times, it is dark, cold and generally not nice. This week is my first week of being back in the office. Coming back into the office after having some time away gave me a bit of anxiety. Although I got over this quite quickly once … Continue reading Miserable Winter Week
Working From Home
There is no doubt that working from home has it's benefits but it really doesn't do my fitness levels any good. Firstly, when I am in the office I cycle to and from work but when I am working from home I am about five steps away from my desk. This means before anything else … Continue reading Working From Home
Exercising In Bad Weather
Up to now the weather has been pretty mild for this time of the year but since the start of the week the weather has suddenly got a lot worse. Not only is the weather a lot colder but the last few days have also been very wet. The cold doesn't really bother me, I … Continue reading Exercising In Bad Weather
New Week, More Training
Last week was the funeral so it was a really hard week for me. As a result of this my diet and exercise suffered. This week, I am going to be focusing more on building up my fitness. I am setting myself a goal of running over 20k this week. I have done 5k of … Continue reading New Week, More Training
Training and Planing
In the last couple of weeks I have gone from doing no running to being able to do 7km running without stopping or walking. Although, I am still not running very quickly at the moment. I feel like the running is getting easier but I still have a long way to go to make sure … Continue reading Training and Planing
1,000 Mile Challenge
My mum has recently lost a long battle with cancer. This is something which I am going to be struggling to come to terms with for a long time, I have lost a lot more than just my mum, I have lost my best friend and I am going to always miss her. What makes … Continue reading 1,000 Mile Challenge
City Cycling is Super Dangerous Apparently!
I live in a small city, the kind of city where parking is poor but it is fine because you are never really too far from any other point in the city. That combined with good public transport means that it is not uncommon for people not to prioritise learning to drive where I live. … Continue reading City Cycling is Super Dangerous Apparently!
End of Week 1
In some ways this first week of my new healthy lifestyle has not gone according to plan but in others it has helped me already. This week at work was really busy and stressful, this meant that I wasn't able to exercise as much as I had wanted to. It also meant that I made … Continue reading End of Week 1
Busy Day At Work
I have had a really busy day at work today so that means that I have not been able to eat as well as I would like or move as much as I would like. I was booked into meetings over the whole of lunch meaning that I missed my usual lunchtime walk. I was … Continue reading Busy Day At Work
