Adventures, Lifestyle

Speaker at P(our) Symposium: Improving Through Understanding

In June 2019 I visited P(our) Symposium to give a talk about my jounrey from shopohilic beuty salon owner to minimalist ocean rower. The subject for the day was Understanding. I integrated part of the story from my Atlantic rowing challenge where the team and I faced challenges mid-ocean and how we overcome them. I hope you enjoy this video.(This was one of the biggest … Continue reading Speaker at P(our) Symposium: Improving Through Understanding

Laura Try
Nutrition

Sugar Free Baked Lemon Cheesecake

Is this the best possible cheesecake known to man?I THINK SO! I’m a sucker for a sugar free, high-fat sweet treat.This is truly divine, so easy to make and is PACKED full of fat based calories – perfect for anyone living a high fat, low-sugar or high energy lifestyle. RECIPEBase1 cup ground almonds1 cup pecan nuts60g butter20g xylitol (found in most large supermarkets near the … Continue reading Sugar Free Baked Lemon Cheesecake

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Adventures

Tough Girl Podcast Extra: Atlantic ​Row

Check out the Tough Girl podcast where host, Sarah Williams, delves in deep and asks all the questions about my Atlantic rowing challenge. If you can’t see the link above, click here to listen. Sarah doesn’t hold back and rewinds to the time when I owned a beauty salon. Then she comes all the way to mid-Atlantic and finds out what it was like to … Continue reading Tough Girl Podcast Extra: Atlantic ​Row

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Adventures, Fitness

Bikepack Adventure – Video & Review

In usual LT-style, I was invited away on an impromptu adventure that I had no experience in, Bikepacking. I packed a bag, grabbed a friend and headed to the Peak District for a 2-day Bikepacking Adventure. Check out what we got up to and what I thought here: Thank you to Beyonk Adventures for inviting me on this trip. It was mega fun and I … Continue reading Bikepack Adventure – Video & Review

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Adventures, Fitness, Lifestyle, MOST POPULAR

JUST GET ON WITH IT!

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Lifestyle, MOST POPULAR

The Lonely Disease

I’ve got 1,200 friends on Facebook.I’ve got a combined total of 11,500 people following me on social media.And yet I feel lonely. I’m a 35-year-old single woman. (I sometimes wonder to myself why I’m still single at 35. I feed myself bullshit I just haven’t found the ‘right’ man yet).I’m an only child.I’m self-employed and work alone a lot of the time.I live by myself.Friends … Continue reading The Lonely Disease

Laura Try
Lifestyle

Why I Don’t Do New Years Resolutions

How many times have you heard it? “I’m going to lose weight this year.” “I’m going to stop smoking this year.” “I’m going to see my family more this year.” These are all GREAT New Year’s resolutions, but in my opinion, it’s all a load of codswallop. Scanning around on the internet, once article suggests just 8% of people stick to their resolutions. Another suggests 80% … Continue reading Why I Don’t Do New Years Resolutions

Laura Try