Making Healthy Food Choices When Travelling Long-Term
As I’ve mentioned previously I don’t always eat healthily when travelling. Depending on where I’m staying and my budget, it’s not always practical. Sometimes, I just don’t want to miss out on the new food available to me, even if it is on the unhealthy side. If you are staying somewhere with no cooking facilities [...]
My Shameless Treats: Week Two
This week I’ve eaten a few naughty treats. Here they are. The slightly healthier version of cookies. Okay, so they still have a lot of sugar in them, but slightly less calories and fat. The apple and cinnamon flavour was very tasty. I shared these chunky biscuits with my husband. I seem to have had [...]
Four Problems with Running in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
With the London Marathon being held last Sunday, I was reminded that I have to run a half marathon in just under five months. It’s not that I’d forgotten exactly, I’d just kind of pushed it to the back of my mind. It’s now two months since I came to Indonesia. Although I have found [...]
My Shameless Treats: Week One
My food philosophy is to enjoy food and eat whatever I want, in moderation. I don’t see the benefits in denying myself of the food I want to eat. Most of the time I’m healthy. I exercise quite a lot and I enjoy it. Therefore, I think I deserve to give myself a few treats, [...]
Exploring the Surrounds of Yogyakarta and Tasting New Food
A couple of weeks ago Jimmy, me and a friend hired a car to explore the surrounding areas of Yogyakarta. I think the best way to explore the centre of a city is by walking, but we were travelling too far for that. I must admit, I enjoyed the treat of having a car to [...]
Exercise of the Week: Yoga Sun Salutation
Welcome to the newest addition to This Lean Journey. In this section, Exercise of the Week, I will pick an exercise to feature on my blog. It could be something I’ve been doing a lot that week. It will always be something that is easy to do when travelling: requiring no or little equipment. I’ve [...]
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