Yesterday I had my bastard gallbladder out, the pesky little body organ that has given me so much grief for the past 6 months. When I saw the surgeon this morning as I was being discharged from hospital, he said, “Your gallbladder was septic and full of large stones. You …
Just because I am a runner and take my training pretty seriously doesn’t mean I necessarily devote the same amount of effort and dedication to my diet. It’s not something I’m proud of but unfortunately it’s true. My past Nutella addiction is well documented throughout my blog and although I …
2011 was one of the worst years of my life. I’ve had two years in my life that stand out for me as the absolute worst. One of them marred by tragedy, one of them due to my own self loathing. I had my fourth child in 2011 and fell …
I’m over at Operation Move today talking about my weight loss and fitness journey .. (follow the link) It all started with two lamp posts …..
Tomorrow an article is being posted on the wonderful fitness website I’m involved with about me and my former life. My former life when I was fat. There will be photos of me … and they will be on the internet forever. But you know what? Even though I’m a little …
It’s eighty four days until race day. I’m not shitting myself as much as I was last week but I’m still worried how the hell I will run 42.2km without fainting/vomiting/lying in the gutter and crying/dying. I’m running over 40km each week now and over half of that is in …
I learnt something very important about myself at the gym today. I like to think I’m quite self aware but I guess there are still things I’ve yet to learn. Like that my pelvic floor and Body Attack classes are not friends. Not. At. All. I didn’t have much time …