January: first month, worst month

I believe in setting goals. (Obviously, or there is no way I could write this blog.) However, goals are different from New Year’s resolutions. Liz’s post at the beginning of the year about why New Year’s resolutions are largely stupid made me think. There was certainly a time when I thought a new year would be …

Guest Post: Femsplain’s 16 for 2016

It is almost time for me to declare my sixteen goals for 2016, but I'm not 100% set on them yet! Giving me some ideas and a little more thinking time, the brilliant team at Femsplain have let me know what they would like to achieve next year.  * As December draws to a close, …

Preparing to Quit Bad Habits – Sorry, Create Good Habits

Apparently it is no longer true that to repeat something for 21 days will turn it into a habit. That’s slightly disappointing, since I was feeling motivated to make some changes. Although I have to say that the 21-days promise has never been much encouragement for me, because even three days feels difficult when addressing my …

Keeping Fat

6. Lose 4lb. Meh. That sums up how it felt to get up this morning, my only day off in a fortnight, to attend Body Attack. AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH is roughly how I felt after it. You’ve probably guessed that my goal to lose 4lb isn’t going well, since I’ve posted about times when I made shortbread …

The Day Approacheth…

With only 2 days to go till the Edinburgh Half Marathon I'm getting blooming excited! For any of you new to the blog, I started training back in February with literally NO level of fitness, and since then have trundled my way around Edinburgh and atop many a treadmill in my quest for athletic mastery. While …