Nov 17, 2019 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Self
I’ll admit it, I’ve been slack in writing. I don’t really believe in making excuses but I do acknowledge that life sometimes gets in the way and in terms of week 6, I didn’t really have much in the way of an update in exercise or healthy eating...
Nov 4, 2019 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Self
Apologies for combining Weeks 4 and 5, but as I was due to be travelling in Week 5 and 6, it all got a little bit manic at home and at work, so I’ve had to combine the two. Training did not stop, it just had to fit into a different schedule and took different...
Oct 22, 2019 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
PTSD Part 1 This is Week 3 and it’s been a tough one to write about, not because the diet and exercise was hard, but because part of this journey has to be about acknowledging emotional healing and that involves “coming clean” in a way that many...
Oct 13, 2019 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
When it comes to Personal Trainers, there is no doubt I am currently training with THE two ‘best of the best’ trainers in the industry. Both are two-time world champions in their sport and wonderful people to boot, which helps when someone is going to insist on 100...
Oct 7, 2019 | Coaching, Fitness
As a Leadership Coach, I have to lead myself first, lead by example, make the changes I support my clients through and basically live the ethos of my coaching. And now feels like a great time to demonstrate that and take you with me on that journey. It is important to...
Mar 22, 2018 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training, Self
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...
Oct 17, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Oct 9, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Oct 2, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Sep 25, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Sep 19, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Sep 12, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Sep 5, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
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...
Aug 29, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
Six weeks without alcohol and I still feel no change. I have however lost an overall total of 3.5kgs. This move in the scales over the last week could be because I have made sure that my water intake is consistently 4.5 litres every day. This is a scary prospect for...
Aug 21, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
Month 2 alcohol-free started last week and I still feel no change. The scales have stayed stationary but my clothes continue to grow looser so I am getting smaller and that for me is a win! But in the interest of individual science, self-experimentation and...
Aug 14, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training
This week marks Week 4 of no alcohol and it is getting even easier still. No movement on the scales but instead of losing my shit over stationary scales, I have been through yesterday’s diet and noticed a somewhat higher sodium content and lower water intake...
Aug 7, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Self
The week’s seem to be picking up pace at the moment, or is it just me? During this last week two different people used the C-word, I have to admit I wasn’t prepared for that but the reality is, it is just 140 days to Christmas. That is a double-edged sword...
Jul 31, 2017 | Coaching, Fitness, Health and Fitness, Self
This was a week of firsts. The first time I have been to watch a cricket match and not had any alcohol. The first Braai (South African Barbecue) this year with no alcohol. And finally the first weigh in since giving up alcohol two weeks ago. I was quite excited for...
Jul 24, 2017 | Fitness
I didn’t stop drinking because I have a problem, trust me I did look into this possibility before I stopped as I wanted to know for sure. I am what is called a “Social Drinker” – One who drinks when they are in social settings and only in...
Jul 17, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Fitness, Personal Training, Self
Today I gave up drinking alcohol. I know, I know – this is a big surprise to all of you but one which has been carefully planned and orchestrated for many weeks. The thing is, I have been on a fitness and healthy weight journey for as long as I can remember and...
