Learning to Accept Compliments

Those of you who follow my blog (thank you!) or know me in real life, will already be aware that I’m on a bit of a fitness journey. It started almost exactly one year ago to this day and you can read more about it here. I’ve lost four and half stone so far, so I’m looking…

Breakfast after a Fast Day

Hello! This is just a short post to share my favourite breakfasts to have the morning after a fast as I’ve been getting quite a few questions about this recently! When I first started fasting, I was advised to eat nutritious food to nourish my body after a day of fasting. It makes perfect sense as you…

Food – Changes I’ve Made & Things I’ve Learnt

Last week I wrote a post about my fitness journey, you can read that here if you missed it. I thought I’d follow it up with some things I’ve learnt along the way. Before I start, I don’t want to offend anyone who follows Weight Watchers or Slimming World, because I know they work for a…

My Fitness Journey

I’ve been gone a while… but I’m making a slow comeback. 2015 was a funny old year. Actually it wasn’t really funny, but it marked the year I started to prioritise myself and my health over a lot of other things… including blogging. After a bit of umming and ahhing, I’ve decided to add another…

Harwood Health & Spa

When I received an invitation to the re-launch of a luxury woodland retreat and spa in Northumberland I obviously jumped at the chance (and felt very lucky). The event was on Monday evening and I took along my lovely friend Sioban as my guest. Harwood Health & Spa has had a full refurbishment and boasts…