Hands up if you haven't put on weight in the last 12 months? Hands up again if you have put on weight and are struggling to lose it? At least 85% of all my friends I have spoken with have confessed to putting on weight. The average weight gain seems to be around a stone/6.35kg/14lbs!! And whilst the majority have upped their exercise this current lock-down, we are all struggling with a particular area of stubborn fat that just doesn't want to go. The areas of most concern are

For many of us, a lot more time video calling, face timing and zooming has made us more aware of how we look when speaking and connecting virtually. Personally, there is no angle or lighting situation that I haven't scrutinised over. We all want to look our best right? (even if the lower half of the situation consists of perfectly hidden PJ's) My friends and I have quietly confessed to one another that we have worryingly become obsessed with how our faces look. Pre lockdown,

Wow...it recently just dawned on me just how long my business, like all others, has been closed. I don't know about you but time has been almost non-existent for me. With hour after hour and day after day silently merging into one lonnnnnng void, accumulating months at a time without me even realising! Until now that is. An alert popped up on my phone on Friday, reminding me that I am going back to work this week. Attached to the reminder was a list of reminders of all the th

For many of us, the lockdown has seemed to go in three phases: the summer 2020 period (the first lockdown), the winter lockdown over Christmas (the second lockdown), and the 2021 lockdown (the third – and hopefully final lockdown). And, now, we are emerging where we can see up to six people again (in a garden or outdoor space). Let's explore what lockdown has done to our appearance and our mindset! Lockdown 1 In the first lockdown, people felt hopeful that Covid-19 would be g