habits and humble brags

habits and humble brags

Warning:  This blog post talks about.....habits. building abs the hard way My stomach muscles are aching! I can't get out of my chair without using my arms to push my body up.  I can’t twist or bend easily and I every time I cough I literally have to place my hands around my stomach while I do the slow cough. You know the one, instead of coughing and making it sound like a machine gun, you slow cough and it sounds like the air being let out of a blow-up mattress. But don’t worry, this post isn’t a humble brag. Humble...
oh no! it’s winter. it may as well be summer.

oh no! it’s winter. it may as well be summer.

[caption id="attachment_21" align="alignnone" width="382"] Waking up in the early morning is cruel[/caption] a day on repeat My day began this morning in the usual way – stumbling with my eyes closed, hands outreached in front of me like a zombie, clutching my phone and walking what felt like a mile to my son’s room, which is just across the hall. It was just after midnight – 12.03am to be precise. I had been asleep for just over two hours. My son was crying and calling out for me. He’s been sick so there’s snot and body fluids being coughed and...
your mindset determines your future

your mindset determines your future

Hello, I'm still here.  And thanks to my mindset, I'm still fat. I've 'tried' to lose weight in the past year. It hasn't worked. I know why. It's because of my fundamental mindset. I don't believe I can ever lose weight. I know how to lose weight. It's quite formulaic and everyone knows it. Eat healthy, whole foods. Eat very little processed foods. Stay away from alcohol and move your body every single day. But how do you deal with the mindset or belief that you have about yourself, about losing weight, about being able to stick to a healthy eating plan...