I’ve been using a withings weighing scales since January. I tend to weigh myself almost every single morning, so I can really get an accurate overview of how my weight fluctuates over time. While it’s fascinating to look at it it can also be quite disheartening. My weight isn’t going down as quickly as I’d [...]
I got blood tests in January. I’m not 100% sure what tests were run, but I know they were testing my cholesterol levels. It took a couple of weeks to get results back and I was told that I had slightly elevated cholesterol levels. Not much of a surprise there. Interestingly enough the doctor’s office [...]
Trying to do too much exercise at once will simply not work. I need to build up slowly and steadily. Yesterday I tried to use a “standard” workout program on the elliptical trainer and it was a bit of disaster. I was looking at the display counting down and simply had to give up before [...]
A few months ago I bought an elliptical trainer, as I knew I needed to get physical exercise. I chose an elliptical trainer as my research told me that it would give me a “full” workout, while also being quite gentle on my knees etc., The model I have is the LiveStrong LS 9.9E which [...]
Yesterday afternoon based on the advice I’d received in my previous post about growing herbs I headed over to my local Homebase to see what was on offer. I was pretty impressed with the range of idiot proof kits that they have on offer for growing herbs and vegetables at home easily. The “grow your [...]
I used to work in a steak restaurant with an open grill back in the early 1990s. I got used to the taste of grilled meat, so I’ve been using a George Foreman grill of some kind for as long as I can remember.I knew it was a healthier option, but hadn’t realised how healthy [...]
For the last year or so I’ve been trying to grow some fresh herbs in my kitchen. Unfortunately it hasn’t always been successful and I’ve probably ended up having to dump as many plants as I’ve been able to keep. The only herb that seems to grow without issue and can survive my rather sporadic [...]
