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Defining Progress
When assessing progress, there are many more important metrics to measure than weight loss and probably some societal expectations to get over.

All parts balance and joy
As you work on yourself, through moving, the psyche, through food, you will naturally develop a sense of ease, balance and joy. I’m not saying all days will be easy, but when your body is feeling better, so are you.

Nut parmesan
Is it really parmesan? No, Is it a really tasty topper to pasta, vegetables and any meal? Absolutely

Food matters
We talk about food like it is some kind of evil. But, food nourishes us, it gives us energy, it sustains us, it is essential. We treat it like it is something to be wary of. Don’t eat too much.
Lies I tell myself
Time to talk about the mind. I, like many of you, have been trying to get fit and healthy for a long while. Yet, time after time, I’d hit a hurdle or just stop. Why though? Maybe you’re just too

Nintendo Wii: Fitness tools series
The beginning of my ‘start small’ program was simply to embrace the ‘just move somehow’ philosophy. While I was working on some of the vulnerable areas ie. hips and knees, I needed something that would help develop stability and get

My ‘start small’ program
The ‘Just move somehow’ program will mean different things for different people. This is what mine has been like so far for those who want an idea of what I mean. I have a shoulder injury so I need to

Fitness Apps – Fitness tools series
What fitness app should you use? The correct answer is the one you like that works for you. The good news is that there is a lot of choice and variety out there, and most of them will give you

Just move somehow
Just move! It’s simple, right? It should be, but we find that most people just don’t do it anywhere near as much as we need to. If it were so simple as this, then so many of us wouldn’t be

Good Habits
Good habits are hard to form yet easily broken.Bad habits are easy to form and much harder to break. A note from future me: 22/08/2025 This post was written long before I made the big changes, and it was insightful