Category: Healthy Living
Monday morning, fresh start, new beginning
Warning – this is a long-winded, self-indulgent post about me me me, rather than about life in Portugal. You have my blessing to ignore it! I’ve blathered on here many times about how, despite lov... Read More
From the heart
I’ve written lots on this blog about things I’ve been doing, people I meet, places I’ve visited, funny animal stories and so on. I’ve been trying to write about my mental health and well-being... Read More
End of holiday – and back to Slimming World!
*** Apologies if the cake photo is upside down – sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t and I can’t work out how to fix it! One of the downsides of moving to Portugal is that I’ve gai... Read More
Why Gardening is a Great Way to Stay Active
Getting enough exercise and living a healthy life can seem easy for some, but for most of us, it can be more challenging. Exercise programmes like DDP Yoga are hugely helpful when it comes to losing w... Read More
It’s time to put myself first
Such a long time since I wrote here …. but I’ve missed my blog and am keen to start writing more often. Life has often thrown a challenge or two at me and none more challenging than what I... Read More
Progress photos, 10 months on
On the DDP Yoga app you can upload photos in 6 different poses, so you can monitor your progress over the months. I’ve had a request to show the photos, to demonstrate how much difference DDPY h... Read More
My Fitness Journey – an update
Last April I set off on a mission to finally rid myself off the 4+ stones of excess weight I’ve been carrying round for about 20 years, and to get fitter and healthier. I was eating better, redu... Read More
End of week 7 weigh in …
And what a disappointment it was! This week I’ve been really focused on healthy eating, cutting down my alcohol intake quite dramatically, drinking plenty of water and keeping up with my exercis... Read More
Review: DDP Yoga
So here’s my review of DDP Yoga, the transformational fitness workout devised by American wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. We met DDP at Wrestlecon in Dallas, Texas this April, and until then I... Read More
Healthy Living Regime … The Reboot!
OK so I have had a weight problem for most of my adult life, that much is obvious. When I fell pregnant with my daughter, back in 1993, I was 9.5 stone and a size 10-12. After I had Katie I went up to... Read More
Health Living Regime Week 25 results
Realised that I haven’t updated my Healthy Living Regime here for weeks …. probably because I seem to have been stuck for weeks! The last time I wrote was on week 14 and I was thrilled tha... Read More
Healthy Living regime week 14
Still following the healthy lifestyle regime and its going really well. Week 12 wasn’t fab as I put on a pound – but that week involved a trip to Thorpe Park and pizza, a trip to the Harry... Read More
Healthy Living regime – week 11 results
OK so I’ve not been very good at updating this part of the blog – but that doesn’t mean I’ve been neglecting the new healthy lifestyle. In fact the opposite is true. Following ... Read More