Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses On the 20th October, I ran my first ever marathon! It has always been a goal of mine and it was a huge fitness challenge that I am so pleased to have accomplished. I followed a 20 week training plan (mainly … Continue reading I ran a marathon!!
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Little personal triumph
I have mentioned it before in some of my other posts, but I am currently training for a marathon. The marathon will be in York and takes place on 20th October 2024. For the past 5ish months I have been working super hard to get through my training plan so I can give this marathon … Continue reading Little personal triumph
Free Soul vegan protein bar
A big part of building muscle at the gym is ensuring you eat enough protein. Not only does protein help you to build your muscles, it will also help you recover quicker by helping to repair your muscles. Protein is also harder for your body to break down, so high protein foods will leave you … Continue reading Free Soul vegan protein bar
ASCIS London 10km run
I have always loved running. I started running when I was an early teen but really fell in love with it when I was about 16 years old. I have spent most of my life going through periods of running lots and then having quiet periods where I do no running at all. But last … Continue reading ASCIS London 10km run
Huel mac and cheese
Back again with the Huel products. As I have said in my previous post, I remain very impressed with the amount of options that the Huel brand can offer regarding vegan food. Their entire range is plant based and vegan friendly, including all of their ready meal packets, their protein and their meal replacement smoothies. … Continue reading Huel mac and cheese
Huel Thai Green Curry
And so the testing continues! I have to admit I am so far very impressed at the variety of meals that are on offer with Huel. When I think that most ready meal brands on the market have maybe two or three vegan options to rotate through, there are 10 at Huel! Obviously there are … Continue reading Huel Thai Green Curry
Huel Tomato and Herb
Slowly making my way through the entire Huel range it seems. I have previously written about the chicken and mushroom meal, and after about a week I started on the next bag that I had. This time being tomato and herb. This one has very similar macros, is plant based and vegan friendly, and works … Continue reading Huel Tomato and Herb
Huel chicken and mushroom ready meal
As I have mentioned before I am trying to really focus on my fitness goals in 2023. This does mean eating a lot of the same foods day by day, week by week, so meals can get very boring very quickly. Food fatigue is real when every meal is a slight variation on 'protein and … Continue reading Huel chicken and mushroom ready meal
Squeaky Beam kick of tikka chicken pieces
The past few months I have been trying to focus more on my health and fitness. I'm running more and actually getting some decent numbers when it comes to my weight lifting. But a massive part of the fitness journey comes from the diet. You can run ultramarathons every weekend but if you eat like … Continue reading Squeaky Beam kick of tikka chicken pieces
World Mental Health Day
Today - Monday 10 October - is World Mental Health Day. This year, the theme for Mental Health Day is 'Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority' and you can find out more information about how this is being achieved here at their website. I am, and will always be, a big … Continue reading World Mental Health Day
Taylor Talks Vegan 