Cupboard SOS
With cooking, I've found on my own culinary journey, that whilst I continue to develop, acquire and hone skills. The special sauce to producing great food at home, can often…
Sheffield’s Umami
On a visit to Sheffield, a city famous for its steel, outdoor enthusiasm, The Full Monty, Jarvis Cocker, Pete Mckee and The Arctic Monkeys, you would probably discover another of…
September – month 8
September was a month distracted from logging meals, hence a bit of a thin gallery. A fair proportion of my time was spent helping my Dad with some house renovations,…
August – month 7
So August was an interesting month. I think that it's officially the first time I have ever 'gone on a diet' in the traditional sense. I've always been one to…
July review
July was a good month regarding the food tracking, after doing the sums it seems that I've hit roughly an 83% adherence to the prescribed plan. For me that's pretty…
July – month 6
So without seeing it coming July marks the half way point of journalling a years eating with a bit of informal nutrition coaching along the way. I have to admit…
June food tracking
June review
Clearly June has been a bit more of an anomaly month than the others so far. Of the five weeks within the month, only three of the weeks have been…
The last stages of operation yard
June – month 5.
June was always going to be bit of a bumpy month regarding my food logging; it was a classic example of life taking the front seat whilst other habits trundled…
May food tracking
May review
After an ineffective and undisciplined April I was curious to see if there was any improvement in my eating behaviour during May. It's interesting moving through this process to observe…
A friendly donkey in the village of Sheldon
May – month 4.
So I approached May with a better attitude than April, but at the same time I have started to wonder if I'm actually just settling into a realistic rhythm of…
A deconstructed green smoothie
The Green Smoothie ritual
Making a green smoothie has become an important element of my routine these days. So much so that I decided to elevate it's status to ritual. The recipe is something…
April review
So for some reason I feel like April was a touch rebellious. Maybe it's because this is my birthday month. The time of Aries, the stubborn ram. I'm not really…
April – Month 3.
Wow it's May already! At times it hasn't felt like spring. April was a month of battling to maintain the food diary. At this point I was getting fed up…
March Review
So it's a relief that I'm my own coach. Scathing words from my inner dialogue is something I'm already familiar with and it's a work in progress to make it…
Getting out
March – Month 2.
Our food diary for March has followed a similar pattern to February with our food quotas remaining the same. Our only real change has been an increase in the amount…
February's food tracking
February review
So from looking at my tracking sheets it is clear where I have found challenges during my first month of tracked eating. Not enough protein. Not enough vegetables. Now I…
Lunch inspiration
February – Month 1.
This is a food diary of sorts showing the meals we've eaten throughout the month. Whilst I enjoy photographing food, historically I've never been too keen on actually photographing what…
The undeniable truth of the food tracker
My Upside-down Food Pyramid
The undeniable truth of food tracking The new novelty of logging my meals has illuminated realities that deep down I think I always suspected. Firstly photographing your meals - like…
Where academic nutrition and cooking collide
PN way == Chef way
Where cooking and coaching collide So...... PN, or Precision Nutrition if you didn't know, is an information and coaching business originating in Toronto Canada. When I started getting interested in…
Everything in moderation
Everything in moderation
Deciding to start writing a blog again didn't really come with any master plan. I enjoy writing and thought it was maybe time that I did more of it, both…
That sneaky middle aged spread
A flabby ambush
What the hell is that.......!?! I turned to get a better view. Was it the light......? My posture....? I twisted and contorted. Tried tensing and breathing in. It was still…