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Category Archives: Getting Healthy
Weekending Plans
I’m feeling the need to pull back slightly; with guest for 2.5 weeks, which has included a good 2-3 hours in the kitchen each evening prepping dinner/making dinner/clearing up; not to mention breakfasts, lunches, teas/coffees, the laundry, cleaning and caring for … Continue reading
Coping Strategies when feeling sick/low
Amid this season of little to no sleep, I’ve also been exposed to a lot of germs, my flatmate’s family was over this week with horrendous coughs and colds and one quite possibly had the flu! My flatmate is not … Continue reading
One week no wheat!
When I began this wheat fast I really wasn’t sure I would make it. On day one and two I really wanted pasta, I wasn’t sure how on earth I was going to make my goal of a month of … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Healthy, Repairing Damage
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A Month Of No Wheat!
A while ago I noticed two things: firstly I was feeling a bit off when I had days that had a significant amount of wheat, such as toast for breakfast and pasta for dinner and secondly, even if my calories … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Healthy, Repairing Damage
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Strategies For Drinking More Water!
Lately I’ve been quite terrible about drinking water and I notice incredible changes, I’m more dehydrated, my skin is worse and I’m tired & hungry a lot. Last Friday I decided enough was enough and I was going to do … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal Living, Getting Healthy, Repairing Damage
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Taking Care
I have another bout of either a terrible cold or the start of the flu upon me – very high fevers, chills, aches all over, sneezing, coughing, congestion, ears painfully popping! I pride myself on taking good care of my … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Healthy
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5 Steps Towards Health
For the last week I’ve been highly focused on boosting my immune system, repairing any damage from the swine flu and increasing my chances of a healthy winter! Just focusing on 5 main daily goals, for one week has already … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Healthy
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Ten Days Towards Health * Edited to add*
Tomorrow I’m going to start 10 days towards health project! I’ll be blogging exactly what I eat & how much exercise I do with pictures of course! The point of it is to make sure I’m treating my body kindly, getting my … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Tracking, Frugal Food, Getting Healthy
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Taking Care
:: Enjoying gentle walks :: Eating good food My homemade lentil kitchen sink soup does the trick *every time* :: Sitting under beautiful trees :: Snuggling with the cat :: Enjoying cups of tea with vegan carrot cake :: Listening … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Healthy, Repairing Damage
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Dusting those cobwebs & a goal!
There is an expression here in England dusting the cobwebs; it is darling phrase, generally used in autumn/winter/spring aka when people have been forced in doors for some time and then get the opportunity to spend some time in the outdoors … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal Food, Getting Healthy
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