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What are Macronutrients?

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The term Macronutrients (macros) is bandied about regularly and can be confusing, but really, it’s just the collective term for the three major nutrients your body needs to function. All macronutrients are essential for the healthy functioning of your body. The...

Calculating Your Caloric Needs

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To be honest, this is where most people lose interest or fall off the diet wagon because it can be a little complicated especially for those who don’t like maths. Basal Metabolic Rate First, you need to determine what your Basal Metabolic Rate is, this is the number...

The Lowdown on Calories

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Calories simply put are the fuel required by your body to carry out daily activities including staying alive. When I say just staying alive, I mean it, the average woman burns 50 calories per hour just sleeping. This is known as your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and...

The Shred – Week 13, Day 85 – 90 – The End, or is it?

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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

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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 Shred – Week 11, Day 70 – 76 – Strength and Conditioning

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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

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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...

The Shred – Week 9, Day 56 – 62 – It’s all Downhill from Here

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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...

The Shred – Week 8, Day 49 – 55 – Torture Week (All in the Name of Gains)

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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...

The Shred – Week 7, Day 42 – 48 – Habits breed Success

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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...

The Shred – Week 6, Day 35 – 41 – What is life without goals?

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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...

The Shred – Week 5, Day 28 – 34 – Month 2

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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...

The Shred – Week 4, Day 21 – 27 – Self-care in Health

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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...

What are Macronutrients?

Calculating Your Caloric Needs

The Lowdown on Calories

The Shred – Week 13, Day 85 – 90 – The End, or is it?

The Shred – Week 12, Day 77 – 84 – The Worst Week Yet

The Shred – Week 11, Day 70 – 76 – Strength and Conditioning

The Shred – Week 10, Day 63 – 69 – SleekGeeks Challenge Week 1

The Shred – Week 9, Day 56 – 62 – It’s all Downhill from Here

The Shred – Week 8, Day 49 – 55 – Torture Week (All in the Name of Gains)

The Shred – Week 7, Day 42 – 48 – Habits breed Success

The Shred – Week 6, Day 35 – 41 – What is life without goals?

The Shred – Week 5, Day 28 – 34 – Month 2

The Shred – Week 4, Day 21 – 27 – Self-care in Health

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