Are you coming with me….
So what do you want first the good news or the bad? Ok The bad news is that this site is closing down in the next few days.. But, but, but….wait for it The good news is you can simply head over to http://www.toofattorun.co.uk (our all singing all dancing new site) and find all of the … Continue reading
Phenomenal Woman
I read this poem by Maya Angelou when I was 16. I had really poor body image at the time and thought I was hugely overweight, which I wasn’t at that point. I still have a copy of this scribbled in a notepad from that time and reading it back it makes me realise that … Continue reading
Running: I Don’t know much…but I know I love you!!
Its been a weird old day today. At 3.24 this morning I was still up on my computer working which is very unusual for me. I do normally wait for Rose to go to sleep before I blog but staying up THAT late is very unusual for me. So what was I doing you ask? … Continue reading
A-Z of Running
When I first started running I was a little bamboozled by all of the terminology that come with running, it can be so overwhelming and basically it just makes you feel really thick when you are talking about running to other runners. So I have pulled together an A-Z of the most useful terms for … Continue reading
I am writing a book
As everyone knows, the city of London on a Saturday morning is as empty as a marathon runners glucose store at mile 24 and with not even a sniff of last nights partying bankers, the sudden onset of winter and the bleak damp concrete around Bank had me feeling far from chirpy at 8.47 this … Continue reading
What I see when I look in the Mirror
We never had a full length mirror in our house growing up, it’s probably just as well when I think of the hideous 70s and 80s get up I wore and although mum had a working camera back then most of the films lay undeveloped in a drawer somewhere, so when my siblings used their … Continue reading
Can I call you a Fat Bitch?
I need your help guys. Over the last few months a number of people have said to me after hearing about my blog, “oh you should read that book, you know “Run Fat Bitch Run”, and I figured that perhaps I should as it seems we have a shared interest. So I picked it up … Continue reading
Name Dropping
I have been getting some really positive feedback about my blog recently, and now that I actually have some time to focus on it I have decided to put in a bit more effort to try and increase my readership and I suppose to explore opportunities for developing my writing in general – seeing as … Continue reading
A Letter to my Better Self
Hi Fatty I suppose I can’t call you that anymore can I? I’ve not seen you in ages. You look great. I can’t believe how much weight you have lost, you are glowing. You look so much healthier and happier too. It must be great to fit into all those clothes that have been stuffed … Continue reading
Am I doing this right?
So clearly this is my first attempt at writing an online blog and I most definitely do not know what I am doing. Here’s a question for you Is a blog a blog if nobody knows it’s there? Anyway, even if I never get a single person subscribing to my blog I will continue to … Continue reading
Am I doing this right?
So clearly this is my first attempt at writing an online blog and I most definitely do not know what I am doing. Here’s a question for you Is a blog a blog if nobody knows it’s there? Anyway, even if I never get a single person subscribing to my blog I will continue to … Continue reading
The Fat Girls Guide To Running 