I recently received my final TMA mark back, it wasn’t good. I need to get 40% for the OCAS but I have only gotten 38.4% 🙁 I have contacted both my tutor and student support to see what is now going to happen. I have my EMA all ready to submit but is it worth…
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Diets and how they work
You may not be counting calories or have any idea about calories at all, but CICO (calories in v calories out) is what makes ALL diets work. Calories are the energy your body needs to function. Eat too many and you put on weight and eat just enough & you maintain weight. The key is…
Stronglifts 5×5 – update
So I have now completed 4 weeks of Stronglifts 5×5. It’s taken me longer than 4 weeks as I wasn’t doing it every time I went to the gym. As you can see I haven’t increased weights every workout. I in fact reduced the weight on some of the lifts to try and master form….
March weights & measures
I haven’t really lost any weight this year so far. I started at 184.5 lbs and as of yesterday I am 182.5 lbs, a 2 lb loss! For the whole of January & February I was between 187.4 lb & 184 lbs. It wasn’t till April that I eventually got to 183 lbs, I even…
Made the final decision. I’m going to ……..
Yep you’ve seen that right. I got my conditional offer today for February 2018!!! I have now firmed Portsmouth and put Southampton as my insurance. A September start date would have been nicer but this way round I get to try and pay off as much of my debt as possible, I’m hoping to just…
Student finance update
So the letter I received from student finance wasn’t anything to worry about after all. I managed to log on on Monday and found that my application had been completed and I have been given the full amount of £9690!!! That is more than I thought it would be and will mean I can do…
Portsmouth Uni interview + applying for finance
On 16th March I went to my final interview for nursing training. I actually fell in love with the uni & course at Portsmouth. They have just restarted their nursing degrees and the first intake was this past January. They have a new building with amazing facilities and placements local to me!!!! They give you…
Jamie Eason’s LiveFit Trainer – Phase 1 Day 3
I left y water bottle at home so I only did my strength training and no cardio. Today called for the following: I did variations on the standing calf raise & seated calf raise as the gym doesn’t have those machines. For standing calf raise I used the leg press machine and for seated calf…
Stronglift 5×5 week 2 – day 3 + Jamie Eason’s LiveFit Trainer – Phase 1 Day 2
This going to the gym early thing is really paying off! SQUAT Current 42kg | Previous 40kg | Increase 2kg OVERHEAD PRESS Current 15kg | Previous 20kg | Increase -5kg DEADLIFT Current 50kg | Previous 40kg | Increase 10kg I didn’t think I would increase my squat weight to begin with. I did the warm…
Jamie Eason’s LiveFit Trainer – Phase 1 Day 1
The LiveFit trainer is a simple 3-phase program for transforming your body and your life in 12 short weeks. Find out more here. I have decided to add another workout to my gym routine. I will be following the workouts but not the food or supplement parts. Phase one (BUILDING MUSCLE THROUGH STRENGTH TRAINING) is 4…
