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We often think - or at least I always thought - that the way we think is something which is fixed. That our thoughts are who we are - our personality that we're born with, something that can't be changed.

Which recipe box is the most tasty, which is the most nutritious and healthy, and which of the two companies provides the best recipe boxes overall...

It's now a good year and a bit later, and Gousto has decided that they miss me - 'get 50% off your first box, Lisa - if you give us another try!'

Balance Box are a bit different from the previous recipe boxes I have been using. In fact, Balance Box are not technically a recipe box at all.

I'm 17 kilos lighter, more fit, more flexible, more healthy, more muscly, more toned, more energetic and more happy.

Last week, I tried a Riverford Organic recipe box. It was so good that I ordered some more Riverford recipes for this week too.

On Tuesday morning I awake with great excitement, eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Riverford Organic recipe box - it must have arrived early, as it's already sitting on my front doorstep at 8am in the morning.

I mentioned last week that my PT is a sadist. Well, this week I find out that he's also a bit of a donut.

This week, to save myself some time, I've decided I'm going to give Mindful Chef healthy frozen ready meals a try.

It's just over 9 months since I started my weight loss journey back in January. Now it's that time again - time to check in on how things are going.

You may remember how only a couple of weeks ago my PT tried to crush me to death. Well, he didn't quite succeed on that occasion. I survived. So today he's having another go.

Pole dancing is an amazing way to improve health and fitness. Pole dancing requires a tonne of upper body strength, a tonne of leg strength, super-strong core muscles, and plenty of flexibility.

I've never made a smoothie before, so I spend a few minutes staring blankly at my new NutriBullet blender and my Mindful Chef smoothie portion, wondering what on earth to do next.

MunchFit meals are specifically designed to support active lifestyles. So if you regularly work out at the gym, go running, or partake in any type of exercise, these meals will ensure that you're getting all of the nutrition you need to reach your health and fitness goals.

"You're going to really feel the pain in your legs after today's session!" he says, rubbing his hands together with glee.

Somehow, whenever I'm attempting to jog up this hill, there always seems to be that one super-fit jogger who shows me up, and today is no different in that respect.

It was like the universe was saying, "go on, buy the bike, here's the exact bike for you, and here's the exact amount of money!" So I went back to the shop and bought it.

The car doesn't seem to be going backwards, despite my foot being down on the accelerator.

I have just finished reading “The Future We Choose” by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. It is a book on climate change, which is both terrifying and inspiring in equal measures.

This week I have mainly been eating a lot of junk food.

Ping! goes my phone. It's a WhatsApp message from my PT. "Good morning Lisa! So what is the verdict on the core this morning?! "

These dreams were trying to tell me something. I'm sure. Or perhaps I'm going mad. After all, I do like to talk to ducks; I spend hours carefully crafting pictures out of...

When I'm stressed, anxious or worried, I find one of the things that helps me the most, is reconnecting with, and seeing the beauty in the simplest of things in life.

It always seems that Kassandra has a yoga video to help with pretty much every challenge that life throws at me, and today is no exception.