I originally wasn’t going to talk about this but I’ve mentioned intermitted fasting a few times now. I don’t like the idea of promoting a diet so I’m going to do my best to not sound like I am. Over the years I’ve tried many diets from not eating carbs to keto and more; in the end, they’re not for me or sustainable. Around Christmas … Continue reading My experience with intermittent fasting
Last I posted it was with regards to my mental health, while an uphill battle I’m on the mend and seeing better days. I’ve wanted to get back to posting regularly and hope I can put my best foot forward today. I’m going to begin with something that brought a smile to my face when I read it, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has announced the publication of … Continue reading Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has announced the publication of a children’s book “Gabe’s Story”
It’s going to be a short post today. Generally when I write it’s because I want to share a story, a personal experience or something positive. I hope to motive change or educate and raise awareness about obesity related disorders. However, I’m only human. I’m a human who alongside MC4r also suffers with chronic headaches and migraine, fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety. This is why I … Continue reading It’s okay to not be okay
So this is a bit of an impromptu post. When I’m at work I like to spend my lunch hour scanning the news to see what’s going on in the world and I came across this article by The Sun: Primary school pupils ‘to be regularly weighed in class’ over fears Covid pandemic has sparked child obesity crisis — the headline alone was enough to … Continue reading Pupils to be weighed regularly in schools as experts believe lockdown as caused obesity in children
When you’re trying to lose weight you’ll often find yourself drawn to the internet searching for ways to lose weight. Over the years I’ve searched everything from exercises to diet tips and celebrity fads to research journals. Most of it is pure bullsh*t and in my experience as someone with MC4r the only way to truly lose weight is diet and exercise – sorry folks. … Continue reading 10 Weight loss myths I foolishly fell for
If you follow my blog then you know I have an intolerance to dairy products. It likely that you e heard of lactose intolerance and this is when people are intolerant to the sugars in dairy products. However, a person can also have an intolerance to the protein in dairy products, which is whey. Some of you may recognise whey protein from supplements and protein … Continue reading How food intolerances affect the body
Not only is breakfast the most important meal of the day, but it is also my favourite meal of the day. Generally, I stick to low calorie cereals during the week, sometimes toast but on Monday’s I always treat myself to a sweet treat breakfast. I do this for a couple of reasons, they might make sense to you, they might not – that’s okay … Continue reading Breakfast: Low Fat Vegan Waffles
Weight loss journey’s can be difficult at the best of times – however for a lot of us, what can make them even more difficult, is dedicating yourself to them and still seeing gains on the scales. Personally, I weigh myself on a Monday morning and this week I saw a four pound gain despite sticking to a low calorie diet and felt a little … Continue reading Why gaining 5 pounds isn’t the end of the world
MC4r and ME 