Lets talk about sex drive

Let’s talk about my sex drive. For the last 5 years, if you asked me about my sex drive I would say, “I don’t have one”. I just didn’t care about ‘that sort of thing’. It is claimed that Boy George once said that he’d rather have a cup of tea than having sex. And until…

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Confused & Conflicted

Why am I confused and why am I so conflicted? When I had to move home to my folks this year I decided that once I had a place of my own, and my life going in the right direction that I would spend one weekend a month with the family. So I decided that…

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Low Carb – Chilli

So I promised you a recipe, and here it is. This is one I’ve found and adapted over the last few weeks in an attempt to get it ‘right’. It’s originally from an American recipe so I’ve been running with it using American measures. Oh, and there is an optional twist, one that I can…

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The calm before the storm?

I managed to have a nice quiet weekend. It’s just coming up to 9pm on Sunday evening and while I’m hopeful that this next week will be OK, but, my anxiety is making me feel like this is the calm before the storm. I have a Doctors appointment this week to talk about my progress with…

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Not one of the good days

Today is not one of the good days. I’ve been fighting my depression all weekend since I had a run in with British Telecom who failed to deliver my new broadband connection, and now are fart-arsing me around. Today started off OK, I got up, followed my daily routine and headed to work. As soon…

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Lemon, Rosemary and Garlic Hangover Steak

Why, Lemon, Rosemary and Garlic Hangover Steak you ask? So after a fun night at home on my own on Saturday night, I ended up hungover and not fancying doing much cooking. After racking my brains I decided on steak, but not just any steak, I wanted to ‘do something’ with it. So out of…

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Garlic, Lemon and Thyme Chicken

So in after a few bland mistakes, I’ve ‘perfected’ a low carb chicken recipe that makes a great packed lunch or quick evening meal. Ingredients 2x Chicken Breast 2x garlic clove, crushed or frozen crushed garlic 1/2 Lemon Thyme Basil Salt & Pepper to taste Method Cut the chicken into bite size pieces Heat the…

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The Rain after the sunshine

“I want to see the sunshine after the rain I want to see bluebirds flying over the mountains again” Berri 1994 (alternatively Elkie Brooks 1997) As the not so late, not quite a great singer Berri once sang. I want to see the sunshine after the rain. Well, it’s not always that way around. Sometimes you…

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One Week In & Alls Well

I’m one week into the diet and its started ok. There was only one slip-up. I was in a meeting in a coffee shop, and before I knew it, I had put sugar into my espresso. Not to worry though, I could have given in to the dreams I had during the week, I kept…

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Be Prepared! Be Lazy!

So tomorrow the diet starts. The thought is a bit scary, but also positive. All I can ask of myself is that I do my best and avoid temptation. There are excellent reasons to shift the weight I have gained while being unable to exercise or even walk. I will be reminded every morning by…

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