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Running. Rugby. BSc Nutrition Student.

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New Blog Post: The season has well and truly ended. Pre-season starts next month, and in the meantime I’ve taken the chance to reflect on my first ever season in a list of 15 things I learned from playing rugby. Full link in bio. Enjoy ✌🏻

No filter. Super red face after a spin class. I didn’t want to go but my gym have a new policy where if you skip class and don’t cancel >4 hours ahead of time then you can’t book classes for a while. It’s worked wonders for getting my arse to class! I feel as though I’ve deep cleansed my face from the inside out, I sweated that much. 😵 #spinclass #spin #cardio #gymclass #gym #puregym #fitfam #sweatitout #sweatybetty #aftercardioglow #feedme

Finally... I managed to get my first longer bike ride done. I thought it would take an hour, it took 1 hr 50. The fact that Prudential 100 is looming on the horizon wasn’t the kick up the arse I needed to bite the bullet and take a longer ride, it was that I was in a stinking mood and I thought back to all the better days I have; they usually include going outside for a bit and seeing things on the off chance that make me smile. I used the dwmap app on my Garmin to plan the route and be navigated around it. This also took a HUGE stress out of my ride because I just had to follow the directions on my watch. 👌🏻 #bikeride #strava #pride #map #dwmap #prudential100 #cyclechallengetraining #training #longerride #gooutside #adventurer #seewheretheroadtakesus

You know what’s an easy way to cook meals? Using sachet packets from the supermarket. They are often a blend of spices, herbs and maybe some other stuff. They are usually cooked in 3-5 steps and have a basic list of ingredients needed to make the recipe. This is one such recipe which makes cooking more simple and convenient without the crazy prices of the alternative, ready meals. I love a ready meal but my wallet does not. I used to cook family meals with these sachets when I was 13, they’re that easy to follow. Often they’re also good balanced meals that are also really tasty!!!! This meatball recipe that I put with pasta was a perfect lunch option for after a hectic morning running around.

Yay! I officially got the job offer and started training this morning. Such a fun job being silly with young children, and getting active for both them and us!! Some of the older ones are F-A-S-T, even when I actually tried to chase them properly. A perk of the job is the uniform which is super comfy, including this hoody complete WITH THUMB HOLES!!!!!!!! Love it! I feel really proud of myself to have finally got a Saturday job. I feel like finally the time is right to take that step and it’s a great feeling. There’s been times in the last 8 years when I thought I’d never be able again... it’s 8 years to the month almost since I had to leave the last actual employment I’ve ever had because I was too unwell to continue. When I was having those initial breakdowns, feeling faint and experiencing dissociative episodes I never expected it to take 8 years, yet it did. I got through those years and finally things are starting to be more consistent enough for me to manage better than I did before. Still, I stand by using the phrase “getting better” than “recovery” because recovery suggests getting back to where you were before. We can all get better, whether we have a mental illness or not. Getting better is achievable and small steps! I’m not going to say “if I can do it, anyone can do it”. What I will say though, there is hope. Things can and do get better, including you. If you’re in a dark place or feeling like you need a way out, you don’t always need hope. Most often you just need the curiosity to see what can happen if you stick around. What’s around the corner, the next corner and then the next? It may well be better than where you’re at now. If you swiftly exit, you’ll never know. It can happen. This smile in my cool hoody (with thumb holes) is here to show you things can change.

The Nike Mannequin really has been at the centre of some real talk this week. In response to here mere existence in active wear, a Telegraph journalist, Tanya Gold, wrote a very biased, misinformed and fat-phobic piece criticising The Nike Mannequin for existing. I read the article and I decided to spend my time tearing it apart. The link is in my bio - go see. It's a more lengthy post but I feel the topic called for it so....💁🏻‍♀️ #NikeMannequin #HAES #Nike #PlusSize #ExerciseIsNotAThinPrivelige #FatPhobia #AllBodiesAreGoodBodies #AllBodiesWelcome #BodyPositivity #FuckDietCulture #DietCultureDropOut #runningisforeveryone #fitnessisforeveryone #MoveYourBody #WomenOfRunning #HealthyLiving #MoveForYourMood #YouBelongHereToo #PlusSizeMannequin #JustDoIt #ThisGirlCan #TrainBrave #BigGirlsWorkoutToo #BoPo #EffYourBeautyStandards

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