Dear Red Wine
I have loved you for as long as I can remember. Actually, this is not strictly true. My first memory is of my sister being born when I was 2½ years old and orange squash…
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Enough with the eating madness
As I sit here typing, I am idly picking at the last of the festive macaroons so that they are all ‘gone’ by the new year, which I plan to sing in with a belly full…
The Weight Game
I landed back on the Slimming World scales with a giant thud and some 13-lbs heavier than when I stepped on them before the summer. I wish I could say it was worth it, but…
Enter the Race for Life and Get Fit With Kiqplan
Written in partnership with the Kiqplan. My timeline has recently been inundated with friends running the Race for Life – a series of women-only events raising money for Cancer Research UK. I have been following…
Pregnancy after Miscarriage
Written in partnership with the The Portland Hospital. When I got pregnant just 3-months after my miscarriage, I was still dealing with lingering feelings of loss and sadness. I thought seeing the word ‘Pregnant’ appear…
Anxiety, panic attacks and living with Hashimoto’s
For the past few weeks, I have been hiding a big autoimmune flare-up. I say hiding, because I when I have these flare-ups I tend to be much quieter – online and off. Every twinge,…
Losing Weight with Slimming World
You may remember last year, at my 40-year old health check, I was advised to lose weight and exercise more. Although, after years of yo-yo dieting on every fad diet to ever hit the book…
The Sickie Myth
The Greek God(zilla) returned home from a recent overseas work trip with a stinking cold. At first, I assumed ‘stinking cold’ was man code for ‘don’t ask me to do anything’, but when he passed my ‘fancy a beer?’…
No More Babies?
After my first miscarriage, I thought the only thing that would heal me would be to fall pregnant again. Then, I did fall pregnant again. But, the memory of miscarriage did not disappear. If anything,…
Miscarriage Never Really Leaves You
My last miscarriage was in January 2013 and for the most part, I have moved on. Although, as much as it does not hurt me to speak out loud about miscarriage anymore; nor does the memory…
Stuck in a Diet Rut
I have been on a diet for half of my life and I have still not cracked it. I have cut out carbs, fat, sugar, fruit, meat, and vegetables, yet I am further away from…
High BMI Does Not Lie: I am Obese
Shortly after I turned 40 last year, I received a letter in the post inviting me for a free health check at my local surgery. Because I needed another reminder of my age. The test…
