In an earlier blog I mentioned how I had moved from Curves to a regular gym. I have been attending the gym for 6 weeks now, going regularly 3 or 4 times a week. Today I had an assessment and was really pleased that I had lost a further 2lbs. This may seem very little [...]

Just like most people I have had to deal with some very difficult situations in my life. For example I have raised a child with special needs and I have looked after a parent with dementia. I have not had to do these things alone so I certainly do not regard myself as any kind [...]

Most people who succeed in losing weight will combine a change in eating habits with an exercise regime. In my case I did the following 3 things and lost 30lbs:
* Low Carbohydrate Diet (see earlier blog)
* Strength Training
* Walking
The strength training initially involved taking out a membership at Curves. This is a women’s only club [...]

Over a period of one year I succeeded in losing 30lbs. The most significant thing about this achievement is not the weight loss itself but the fact that I have not regained the weight.

My weight history will be familiar to many women. Children to look after, busy lifestyle, gradual weight gain each year [...]

Feral cats are the offspring of lost or abandoned domestic cats that live in colonies anywhere they can find food and shelter. Soon a neighbourhood can become overrun with cats and the usual outcome is that they are rounded up and destroyed.
The Cat Action Trust (CAT) is a charity set up by cat lovers to [...]

If you have been following the tv series ‘The Tudors’ you may be interested in looking at the novels of C J Sansom.
These novels are murder mysteries set in the time of Henry VIII. The central character is Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer who becomes reluctantly embroiled in the intrigues and politics of the day. Through [...]

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