About me

Hi, I’m Stacey!

Fitness and foodie fiend striving to strike that balance between enjoying all there is in life – cookies, ice cream, burgers, cocktails and jama days - and keeping fit and healthy. Whilst much focus has been on health concerns linked to being overweight, there has been less attention on the issues associated with low bodyweight. People often see being skinny as a blessing but what they don’t understand are the potential risks for developing osteoporosis, weakened immune systems, decreased nutrient absorption and, of growing importance for me at this point in my life, fertility problems.

I have never intentionally tried to lose weight or stay ‘skinny’ but I will admit to having been very conscious of body image for as long as I can remember. So it makes me happy to see the rising ‘strong not skinny’ movement, the #girlgains community and the understanding that being strong doesn’t mean you have to have bulging biceps or thunderous thighs.

In February this year I was made redundant from my job and was able to take a little time to step back and reassess where I want my career to go. I set about qualifying as a personal trainer to tie my passion for fitness and enthusiasm for helping others feel good about themselves together. This blog comes as a means of documenting life as I try to build a career in a new industry and you’re likely to find ramblings, hopefully some tales of success, inevitably some of frustration and failure plus healthy and delicious recipes with a few naughty treats thrown in for good measure!

10 things you may like to know about me:

1. I live in the heart of Derbyshire with my childhood sweetheart boyfriend, Joe
2. We have a ridiculously lovable, dopey Labradoodle named Hugo
3. I am a qualified nutritional advisor
4. I am/was a trained pastry chef – slight career change, I know!
5. I LOVE! peanut butter, dark chocolate, oats and avocados
6. I love running, spinning, hiit, weightlifting and kettle bell training
7. Patience is definitely not my virtue
8. I am an early riser which means I would like to be tucked up in bed by 9pm if I had my way
9. I cannot dance
10. I am incredibly competitive; I don’t like to lose