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I saw a naturopath and she said “Free Radicals!”

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I have lots and lots to update you all on what I've been up to over the last few weeks, but in a nut shell there's been lots of activity and not sitting still. Again. Hmm.

I've been exercising still, but in the last few months I've noticed my energy wasn't as great as has been (I'm falling asleep on the couch by 8pm) and my hormonal mood swings at that time of the month have been shocking. As any female will declare about themselves, normally I'm not that bad.

My friend was going to visit his naturopath for a live blood analysis and a check up, and had invited me along. I thought, why not, let's see how bad this body really is. I admit I was definitely expecting the worst. I have a long history of bad eating, and a few years ago was drinking nearly every night.

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Shoulder blow out with 2 weeks until the triathlon

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Not this weekend but next weekend I will be participating in my first ever triathlon. I'm a little bit excited. And scared. But mostly excited. I was unfortunate to sustain an injury last week to my left shoulder. Half an hour after my morning boot camp session it started to feel a bit niggly, and … Read more

Good riddance to afternoon sugar cravings!

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One of my 52 in 52 items this year was to give up chocolates and sweets containing processed sugar for the entire year, exceptions being “events” like birthdays, weddings etc.

Amazingly, it's been easier than I thought.

The point of this exercise was to quit my sugar addiction in a way that's sustainable. I mean, let's be real here, when it comes to cooking and nutrition I'm lazy. Really lazy. I needed to give up sugar in a way that I could still be lazy and yet still change my habit in a way for the better. If I tried to jump in the deep end of the pool like I did when I quit sugar a few years back, I know that I would eventually cave in and the addiction would rear it's ugly head once more.

At the start of this year, the extent of my addiction was back to the point that I could easily smash an entire container of m & m's (the big bags) and a pack of tim tams in a matter of minutes, and yet still want something else. It was not uncommon for me to visit the local grocer in the afternoon and buy a bag of glucose lollies and a bar/block of chocolate. I would finish it all by myself in my office, not tell anyone what I was eating, and hope that no one would ask questions. No wonder that despite all the exercise I did I still found myself with a Kim Kardashian butt, and clearly not because of genetics.

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An update of recent events in my life

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Next month I'm riding in a 100km bike ride in Melbourne, and this week my lycra jersey arrived! It's the first time I've ever owned a lycra top (I bought my first lycra pants last month when I bought my bike), and I have to say it doesn't feel as bad on as I had … Read more

54 inches between my legs

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Oh get your mind out of the gutter…I was talking about a bike! My new bike! I recently agreed to ride 100km at the end of October with a friend in Melbourne's “Around the Bay” bike ride. Because I'm in insane. As part of that, I figured I should maybe look at buying a bike, … Read more