Fat Adaptation Diary: Week 10

Three weeks ago I wrote about some of the challenges I faced while adopting to a Keto/LCHF nutrition approach. Good news is I feel better writing this time around. The act of writing things down, getting thoughts out of your head, accepting them and making a plan to move on is very effective/cathartic. Quick progress …

Fat Adaptation Diary: Week 7

It’s nearly 2 months since early June when I made a commitment to improve my overall nutrition, with the goals of living a healthier life, feeling better and being able to perform better. I started well, as we all do, full of enthusiasm and bright ideas on changing the world. I shared 2 quick blog …

Fat Adaptation Diary: Week 2

The past 10 days have offered sunny weather every day – making it harder to be at work in an office, but so rewarding when I did get outside to walk, train, eat, read or relax. Combined with a sunny weekend, followed by a busy week all over Dublin at work and ending down home …

Fat Adaptation Diary: Week 1

It’s been over a week since I started on a new nutritional journey. Nutritionist and endurance runner Barry Murray has provoked lots of thoughts in my mind over the past 2 years – with his blogs and podcasts explaining how our bodies are designed to function as fat burning engines. I felt I’d made lots …

Yummy Hummus & Dip Recipes

This year I’ve really enjoyed cooking new recipes and discovering how tasty and healthy food can be. Recently I cooked for friends and family and got great compliments and requests for the recipes of a couple of dips. So here they are, compliments of Dublin Cookery School:  1. hummus and 2. feta and pistachio nut dip. Trial …

Cooking up a Storm

The last 6 months have marked a real change in my cooking and eating habits. I’d a few triggers: doing some cooking classes; discovering paleo; hearing from great sports nutritionists but most importantly discovering that I love cooking. I want to share some of the recipes you can easily find online – Lilly Higgins, The …

Food for Thought: Paleo & Wholefoods

I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for months. Since January I’ve been on a culinary & nutritional journey, discovering so many great things about food, how to fuel my body and cooking new recipes and sampling new treats. It’s been really enjoyable. I like reading about different nutritional approaches and have taken something …

The Joy of Food & Cooking

I love food. I mean, I know we need it to survive and it's something you can find everywhere, in infinite varieties and flavours. Yet sometimes we treat as a necessity, a fuel and don't enjoy the experience. TV dinners, or now smartphone/Facebook dinners more like, combined with fast food, preservatives and endless choice of …

Eating in America

After a recent trip to the USA, I realised American food & diet can get a bad rap. Yes they have huge obesity, portion sizes are enormous and fresh healthy food can be hard to find. But on the other hand there is so much choice and you can eat well if you want. Amazing …

Galicia: A Seafood Lover’s Paradise

Galicia is known for its food, its history, its climate and landscapes. Let me share some of the bits I loved, starting with the race venue of Pontevedra. The City: Pontevedra Pontevedra is a lovely city, I’d go back to explore the history, food, nightlife and surrounding countryside. It has a well preserved Casco Viejo, …