When you're surrounded by snow, the last thing on your mind is to venture out into the great outdoors for a walk. Perhaps even less likely is to brave...

I went along to check out a new 'Poshtel' in London's up and coming Elephant & Castle.

With this in mind, I decided to experience a gift that I would love to receive myself - making chocolate truffles (named after the earthy, dirt-covered fungus that they resemble).

There is no point training so hard if the food you put in your mouth is all wrong. A staggering 80% of the body composition is down to what you eat and with this in mind, I have started to take extreme note of what is in my shopping market.

Ok the term 'grunting' is probably more closer to the truth! But hey, I am a journalist so exaggeration just comes to me naturally. Honestly, I used ...

After some tweaking and changing I've got my food down to a tee, I've finally learned not to over do it on my 'cheat days', I know how to plan ahead when travelling and I'm totally familiar with my weights routine.