Casey's Blog

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!  Okay, I might be slightly late to the party but the thought and sentiment is there... I hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and ate as much party food as me (Sausage Rolls and Brie for me). 2017 was a brilliant year for me; with university, Cuba and new friendships. I thought that today I would talk about some resolutions that I want to focus on in 2018.  1) Keeping fit and healthy Something that I really struggled with in 2017 (still are now) is my weight and although physically it is not an issue, mentally for me it is. Therefore I want to spend 2018 making myself healthier through exercise and decrease the amount of junk food that I am eating.  I want to increase the amount of fruit and vegetable that I eat; maybe even achieving my 5 a day (I know I am terrible, its surprising that I love them)!  It is fair to say that we are less than 2 weeks into 2018 and these are going fairly well. I have been swimming a lot and have not eaten ...

Honestly, I haven't written in a long time. I mean I've written about 10,000 words at least for university but I haven't written personally in forever. Have I missed it? Yes. Have I known what to say? No. Do I have a lot to say? Yes (apologies in advance, probably best to grab a cuppa before reading this).  If I said I have had anything but a turbulent 6 months then I would be lying. Too much has happened and mentally I am not in a great place. In fact, probably at one of my lowest points for many reasons; body confidence, family issues and university stress.  Body Confidence  Over the summer I lost a stone, I didn't need to lose that stone but I felt I needed to. I really wasn't happy with how I looked. I didn't actively lose the weight just constantly worked and from stress (will explain later). I was happy to know I had lost the weight and I felt so much better with myself. When I returned to university, instead of being complimented, people complained...