September - #wwphotoaday!

September - #wwphotoaday!

It's Back To School time... back to the routines, back to the scarves, gloves and losing brollies on a weekly basis! Honestly I love routine, I do SO much better when I'm not gallivanting around and blaming holidays on me losing the plot! I'm not an autumn/winter fan.. I suffer from SAD so I'm already on the countdown to the 21st of Dec so...

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Skinny Slaw from M&S

Skinny Slaw from M&S

Anyone else hanging onto the summer with all of their might?! I hate autumn and winter... like full on proper hate so I'm wearing my flip flops in the house and keeping the summer going for as long as I can! 'Skinny Slaws' spotted in M&S the other day and I thought I'd share... I hope we get an indian summer!!! x M&S Skinny Slaw - Coconut,...

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Posh Bits!

Posh Bits!

When I was at the Taste of Dublin this year I came across these new choccie 'Posh Bits' from Nakd! Dark flavoured choccie bits, so a little is a lot! A lot of people who are on here rave about their bars... A 35g portion is one of your five a day! Suitable for vegans... Anyone tried these out?! x Nakd Posh Bits Cocoa Mandarin flavour  per...

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Why it's OK to 'start again' ...

Why it's OK to 'start again' ...

We see it all the time from the weight loss purists 'oh she's starting again... EVERY Monday she's starting again...' Getting healthy for some people is a 24/7 job and they can kinda look down on those of us who 'go mad' at the weekend... they tut at our loss of self control, they give knowing nods when we're tweeting pics of our G&Ts on...

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Don't lose yourself!

Don't lose yourself!

So your mum thinks those jeans are lovely but would be a bit 'nicer' if you weren't a bit chubby... Your auntie thinks you should give up the diet lark, you look dreadful when your TOO skinny! You're the 'cuddly' one in the family and sure aren't you grand the way you are! Your friends LOVE that you're always up for junk food after shopping, I...

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All of the pies!

All of the pies!

Back in the land of the living and these were in the freezer to save the day on the first day back!  These were send to me from the Kinsale Bay Food company as they have rebranded their range and I've kept these in the freezer for just such a post holiday emergency! The fish pie is EPIC! Just sayin'  All Irish made & gluten free......

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Do it for you!

Do it for you!

We've all done it... a bridesmaid dress, a communion, holiday, wedding... we've all lost weight for other things... remember photos last a lifetime! But sometimes you've got to think about what got you to the scales... high blood pressure? Feeling tired all the time? The misery of clothes shopping? The ultimate goal is to make you happy......

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Guilt Free Snacking?

Guilt Free Snacking?

Just look at the difference in SmartPoints! Before I left town, I SmartPointed the new recipe 'Guilt Free Snacking' range of popcorns from M&S and right beside the I snapped some of the 'Not so guilty' flavours! They do look amazing but how many of us could open the bag, take out a portion and walk away?! Another lesson in mindless shopping!...

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What's your body type?

What's your body type?

I remember in my first french class in school, our teacher went round the class asking how many brothers and sisters we all had... I was the only, only child in my class and she said... ah you will need to say this...  'Je suis un enfant unique!' I am a unique child, something my mum would probably agree with but for different reasons!  All...

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Get out of your own way!

Get out of your own way!

This weeks tip comes to from my counsellor! Good lord that woman has earned her money! Something she has been telling me for years... literally years! I am my own worst enemy! I can dream up fabulous excuses not to do things, I can talk my way in and out of pretty much anything elcept what I want to do! Yet when I just get out of the way and...

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Quark!

Quark!

I recently posted this on my Instagram page and lots of interest! Usually to flavour quark it's add some choc shot or some flavouring with fruit but these are yum! Only two in the range, plus the original plain one and for the 150g tub they are 2SP! If you're getting a bit bored with the plain stuff they are definitely worth a try, very thick and...

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