Grateful for every Mile
I haven’t updated for quite some time, not since the end of my no alcohol challenge which feels like a lifetime ago now. So many things are different since then but somehow still the same. Certified or Certifiable? I am now a Certified Personal Trainer having...
My 2017 in Review
As we all wind down our week towards Christmas and then the start of 2018, I am able to outright state that this year could not end soon enough. Don't get me wrong, my positive disposition means that I have managed to come up with an overwhelmingly awesome list of...
The Shred – Week 13, Day 85 – 90 – The End, or is it?
YAY! I did it, I made it to 90 Days without a single drop of alcohol or even alcohol-free substitute. Not one drop. I drank water, still or sparkling with ice and nothing else. I think that deserves a big pat on the back even if I do say so myself. Celebrating Berlin...
The Shred – Week 12, Day 77 – 84 – The Worst Week Yet
Week 12 sucked balls. Honestly, Week 12 was the worst week of the 13 so far. It could easily have been the end of the No Alcohol Experiment and no one would have been any the wiser. Nobody but me I guess. Believe me, the thought crossed my mind to fall unceremoniously...
The Enemy of Progress…
Have you ever had a "To Do" list a mile long will which keeps getting bumped into next week? Or maybe even next month? I've had some items that I have bumped into the next year and believe me when I say I have seen people bump things they define as important, into the...
The Shred – Week 11, Day 70 – 76 – Strength and Conditioning
I went to a 40th birthday party on the weekend, it was in a German Beer Cellar in London Bridge. It felt very wrong to not be drinking beer while there but I persisted. Pints of water are just not the same really, but I had a lot of fun and plenty of dancing. The food...
The Shred – Week 10, Day 63 – 69 – SleekGeeks Challenge Week 1
There's officially only 3 weeks left of the "No Alcohol Experiment", it has gone very quickly and has come with a huge amount of learning and mini-epiphanies, but it's still too early to talk about those. I am holding out for lucky week number 13. The thing is, that...
The Shred – Week 9, Day 56 – 62 – It’s all Downhill from Here
Two months of no alcohol have come and gone now and still going strong. It has gone really quickly though and I it's been an eye-opener in many ways, I certainly didn't think the progress would be as slow as this as I definitely believed the hype that it was the...
The Shred – Week 8, Day 49 – 55 – Torture Week (All in the Name of Gains)
After the long course days of sitting in on my butt all day 4-days out of 7 in Week 7, I was delighted to be up and moving again in Week 8. I had my usual training plus 3 Future Fit Courses - Circuit Training, Core Training and Suspension (TRX) Training. This is my...
The Shred – Week 7, Day 42 – 48 – Habits breed Success
Week 7 was a bit of a strange one for me as I only had one PT session and was seated in a course for 4 full days. I really hated my life sitting on my backside for 14 hours - you read right, 14 hours. Honestly, I don't know how people can sit still for so long,...
