Tag Archives: water

Ditch the fizzy drinks and drink water instead…

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I’ve posted about me not drinking fizzy drinks and drinking water instead, before: Why I don’t drink Diet Coke or Coffee anymore… Water & Hydration However I came across this the other day in the Metro: It’s common sense really… but … Continue reading →

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Anyone fancy cucumber water?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

I fancied trying to make water taste a bit different and came up with this simple idea: Put cucumber in water to make cucumber water. 🙂 Here’s what you do: Cut up 4-8 slices of cucumber. Put it into a bottle of water. … Continue reading →

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New 3000m Swim Sessions

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

I’ve created myself some new 3000m swim sessions.  🙂  They include a 1 mile time trial once every 6 weeks, and 10 sessions which I’ll do one after the other. Since I’ve been going along to the pool with Fit … Continue reading →

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Wk45 – 3000m swim and ‘Run Tomas Run’?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Tuesday night and I got picked up from work and taken to Bella pool. The plan was to do Swim Session 11, then run home, taking a long route of about 7 miles. The swim went fine, I was concentrating … Continue reading →

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Rest and recovery :-)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

I think I might have my training plan of 1 week of lots of running miles, and the next week as recovery, spot on. Two days later, after my 4 hour run on Saturday, I feel rather tired today. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Wk42 – 4.25M walk around the Clyde

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Wednesday night after work I went for a walk along the Clyde with FG before it got dark. We won’t be able to do it as of next week so we took the opportunity whilst we could.   There was a heavy downpour at … Continue reading →

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50 Weight Loss Tips

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Need to shift a few pounds? Make these easy changes to your diet – and watch the fat fall off! 1 Swap your regular cheese for goat’s cheese. It’s 40 per cent lower in calories than the stuff made from … Continue reading →

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