I've never been one to use hormonal contraception. I'm not a big believer of putting anything artificial into my body, it never leaves me feeling great. Except chocolate. I've used Natural Cycles for years now. It's an app that you log your temperature in every morning and it uses your temperature as well as other …
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When I announced that I was pregnant, everyone took it upon themselves to tell me their birth horror stories. When I told people I was planning a home birth, I was told not to do so for my first baby, that births never go to plan so don't bother, that I say that now but …
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So I spent the few days before I went into labour in the garden and keeping active with stretching and bodyweight exercises. Lots of squatting down deweeding and digging mud (isolation boredom lols). After our couple days of gardening I noticed my bump had dropped and popped significantly. I felt like I had doubled in …
Anyone else have a persistent internalised fear of being exposed as a 'fraud'? I find myself regularly attributing my achievements to luck, a fluke, other peoples mistakes rather than my own success...Basically anything other than my own abilities. I never doubt how hard I've worked because I make sure I go to sleep every night satisfied …
Pancake mix: 50g of oat flour 2 scoops of Form Nutrition chocolate peanut vegan protein 1 organic egg (or use egg substitute) 1 tablespoon flax seeds 1 tablespoon hempseeds 1 teaspoon baking soda 200ml (ish) oatmilk Organic coconut oil Throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend it to combine, I use my Nutribullet. …
There's a bipolar nature with fighting. My life outside of the fight camp is a distant memory as each day I wake up with a laser-sharp focus on the fight ahead. My whole life revolves around fighting. I've given so much of my soul to it. We train for hours every day, study opponents, work …
Now, I know this title seems bold but bear with me. I'm going to drop an absolute knowledge bomb that changed my life. Let's start with some definitions... Motivation: a reason for behaving or acting in a certain way. Motive: a reason for doing something. There is ALWAYS a reason for doing something. Going to …
Rainha Tape If you follow my Instagram (@molly_lindsay), you'll have seen Rainha tape on my feed. Rainha is a small Brighton (UK) based fightwear and lifestyle brand for women in combat sports, martial arts and fitness. I order their funky yellow finger tape in bulk. I keep it stashed at the gym and we use it …
Friday: I woke up weighing 136 lbs after eating 5 meals and drinking 3 litres the day before. This is the lightest I have ever weighed on weigh-in day. So I enjoyed a nice 20 minute soak in a hot bath, then checked my weight and it was 135.5 lbs. I had 3.5 hours until …
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Recovery should arguably be an athletes priority. You can only train as hard as you recover; you can only push your body so far, neglecting its need for recovery, until your performance plateaus. Not ideal. Not only have I learned this as an athlete, I've also learned it …
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