Category Archives: Nutrition

My Carb Cycling Plan

So I met ‘Mr Muscle’ a few weeks ago and he looked at my training and nutrition. The first thing he noticed about what I eat is that I eat hardly any carbs, and any I do, are usually sugary, … Continue reading

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My Mocha Proteinshake

One of my regular readers Jill asked me the following question: I was wondering what is in your chocolate and coffee protein shake? I really struggle with the taste of whey and so I’m hoping your recipe does not contain … Continue reading

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Kaizen’s 3 Rules for Weight Loss

As some of you may know, I’ve worked closely with Kaizen Active in the past.  Well today, the lovely Gordon from Kaizen posted this simple and straight to the point video, and I thought I’d share it with you. 🙂 … Continue reading

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How to improve what you eat and lose weight?

A friend of mine has asked for some help with losing weight.  One thing I’ve learned is that you can exercise until the cows come home… but it’s actually in the kitchen that makes a big difference.  Exercise can help, … Continue reading

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How I got to where I am today: you can do it too

Super Fit Bit asked me the following questions the other day and I thought I’d answer them here: When you started training, what sequence you introduced activities? Did you start with just running and then move on to strength training … Continue reading

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I have this super magic amazing thing…

I’ve got this magic thing… this super magic amazing thing.  It’s cheap, all around us and it helps our bodies tick over like well-oiled machines. It’s a daily part of my life and it helps me to keep going. When … Continue reading

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5 ways to burn fat

Reposted from Realbuzz… some good tips here… 🙂 Fat helps our bodies to function and it can keep us healthy, yet too much fat in your body can cause serious health problems. To make sure your body doesn’t store too … Continue reading

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Bad habits and will power: chocolate

In the last few weeks I’ve fallen into a bad habit of having chocolate nearly ever day: mars bars, snickers, Easter Eggs. It tends to be mid to late afternoon when I get chocolate cravings, and think ‘f&ck it! Why … Continue reading

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Top 10 (20) Nutrition Tips

Here are my top 10 nutrition tips for how to get the most out of how you eat and drink.  10 for Eating for health and weight loss, and 10 for Eating for runners.  🙂 We do it (eat) every day … Continue reading

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How to get to your Racing Weight

A good friend of mine asked for advice on how I thought he might be able to lose aruond 11lbs to get to his ‘Racing Weight’ by the time he does the London Marathon in April.  He did it this … Continue reading

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