Category: Life
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5 months on ……
….. since I last posted. And how life has changed, yet again! The beginning of this year was extremely difficult. I was finding my role as a carer very hard and could feel myself slipping into depression. I did change my behaviour and, instead of bottling it all up and pretending that as superwoman I can deal […]
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Back On Track – Week OneÂ
Tuesday 26/01/16 Braved the scales – important to face your demons! Breakfast – black coffee then pineapple, banana, celery, almond & chia smoothie Training – went to gym and did my full program but not in the right order because other people were on MY equipment! 😃 Lunch – no time as had to go […]
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Time for an update.Â
I was going to write a really long post giving all the details of the kidney stone surgery but I’ve decided against it. I’m just going to give a quick overview so …….. New Year’s Eve – surgery to remove remaining stones. Stent inserted. Hospital were brilliant, slept for what felt like days afterwards. 08/01/16 […]
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I don’t do resolutions …….
Aargh!!!!!!!!! Did you hear the scream? I trod on it, with both feet and not holding on to anything. Poor thing appears to have survived, although I’m not sure that’s necessarily a good thing. What am I talking about? The scales 😱😱😱 Now I’ve known I was going to have to do it. I’ve known […]
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Kidney stones part 2 of 3 (or how to spend New Year!)
Remember that stone, no not Darryl, that other stone that destroyed me in a way that personal training, no matter how good, has never managed to do? (Very quick recap, in September I was suddenly in horrendous pain, admitted to hospital and, after a couple of nights of serious painkillers I got rid of […]
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This girl can …… And does!!!
I’ve just changed my profile picture on Facebook to this:Â I made this up a little while ago and it was used by This Girl Can, build displayed in shopping centres! Now, though, it’s been more relevant to me as I’ve bent, I’ve certainly bent, but I have NOT broken! It’s been a strange couple […]
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I love the NHS!
On Friday I had a steroid injection in my knee (for arthritis / Bakers cyst) at Brentwood Community Hospital. Needles don’t bother me and I was quite relaxed about the whole thing. Linda, the physio, and I share the same sense of humour and attitude to life! I caught a glimpse of the needle which […]
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Fun, games and a bit of lunacy
Having got into a muddle I’ve decided to split this update into 2 posts. This one will be a sort of diary and the other will focus on health / nutrition / training. They will of course overlap but it will suit me better! So what have I been up to? Oh, only the normal […]
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Three notches down!
Having got into a muddle I’ve decided to split this update into 2 posts. This one will focus on health / nutrition / training / ramblings and the other will be a sort of diary. They will of course overlap but it will suit me better! I missed out a post! Last time I posted I said […]
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A day of two halves.Â
Morning: I hate clothes shopping. This is nothing new. I’ve always hated shopping for clothes. Throughout my life I’ve always been too tall, & frequently too fat, to buy clothes. I’ve sorted out the too fat bit but there is nothing I can do about my height, and particularly my leg length. I will never […]