Pet Shop Bowl

Pet Shop Bowl are an online company that sell pretty much anything to do with pets!
It was founded by Adam and his partner Lexi, with the idea of providing people a well priced, healthy and convenient way of getting pet food. As you probably know, buying pet food can be bulky, heavy and a bit of an inconvenience, especially if you don't drive or are shopping on your own!
So they came up with 'Bottomless Bowl', a unique auto reorder subscription service where they will deliver your chosen pet food right to your door for just that one off time or up to every twelve weeks. It's an amazing service, one less thing to worry about as once you're subscribed they'll do all the work. You can always change your delivery dates and they'll always notify you of any price changes to check you want to continue.

Jax and I were both very excited when the huge box arrived! He couldn't wait to see what was in it!

Inside it contained a massive bag of Hills Ideal Balance Grain-Free Adult Chicken & Potato Dry Dog Food, two boxes of Almo Nature Daily Menu Tuna & Salmon Dog Food, two boxes of Almo Nature Daily Menu Chicken & Beef Dog Food and a packet of Lily's Kitchen Organic Bedtime Biscuits Dog Treats.
He really is spoilt boy!

 I could already tell Jax was going to like them as he wouldn't stop sniffing them!
And didn't he just, he scoffed them down! With chicken being his favourite he loved the Almo Nature Daily Menu Chicken & Beef Dog Food pouches. 

Lily's Kitchen Organic Bedtime Biscuits Dog Treats were gobbled up quickly too! They really helped on bonfire night with all the fireworks going off too, helped him relax a little bit.


I'd definitely recommend Pet Shop Bowl, they are a great, caring company with an amazing, unique subscription service. The prices are very considerate and with so much to choose from there's no reason not to have a browse!

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Disclaimer: I was sent the Pet Shop Bowl dog food and treats for free, but have received no other form of compensation to provide this review. 
All opinions are my own.

The Beginning of my Mental Battle with Losing Weight

So I have had my last day of eating what I want and today (as it is now past midnight) I am starting my new diet.

I have a personal trainer at my gym who has been helping me since April but unfortunately I have been very stubborn and unmotivated to lose weight. That changes tomorrow! My last diet was very strict and wasn't very excited, I can get bored of the same food quite easily and that was what happened. I ended up completing "falling off the bandwagon", as my family put it, and have been unable to shift any more weight off. I find losing weight and changing your lifestyle a mental challenge rather than a physical one, I have no problem working out, going running, swimming, etc, it's the get up and go vibe that I struggle with.

My new diet is a little bit more exciting, and involves foods I enjoy and like to make. 

So, for breakfast I am going to be having three eggs made however I like, so an omelette, poached eggs, boiled, scrambled (but not fried, not very healthy), or some natural greek yoghurt.

For lunch I get to have noodles, I'm a bit of a fussy eater so I don't like too many vegetables but I'm hoping to gradually introduce them in my noodle meals. Chicken is the main protein I eat, and I love mushrooms so have those in most of my meals.

My next meal, the 'snack' meal, as I have gone off protein shakes, I'll be having two ryvitas or crispbreads, with any kind of philadelphia with a slice of meat on top. Can't wait to try out the different flavours of philadelphia!

Then for dinner I get to have soup. I've recently brought a soupmaker which I love, best thing ever, so I've got a bit obsessed with making soup. I would have just lived off soup if I could but my trainer disapproved. I'll be putting up some of my favourite recipes as I go along for you to have a try.

So as I mentioned, my other struggle is doing exercise. I love it when I'm doing it, but I find it really hard to get dressed and go. I really want to find my motivation and passion for exercise again and I'm determined to do it this time.

If you have any tips or words of encouragement, I'd love to hear them in the comments.

So I shall let you know how my first day goes, I've already made plans to go to the gym, and I have my meals all ready to be made, all it's waiting for is me. It's going to be a brand new day when I wake up and I'm going to make the most of it!

Pooch and Mutt Dog Treats

Frodo and Jax were extremely lucky this week to be sent a tube of treats each by Pooch and Mutt! 









Pooch and Mutt are an amazing company that make treats, food and supplements for dogs. They are all made using only natural ingredients and are the UK's first company to be an ethically approved dog supplement specialist. They are also PETA (The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) approved, never testing on laboratory animals.

Jax had the Charity Chicken Treats as chicken is his favourite. I think he knew straight away the parcel was for him, so he helped me open it up.



After a quick, approving sniff, he sat down patiently for his first one (he is such a polite boy!).

 And he loved them!

He just kept sitting there waiting for more.

I'm really impressed with the Charity Chicken Treats as not only are they made with healthy ingredients, 10p of every pack will go to dog charities, both big and small!

Frodo was a bit more impatient when he saw his treats, he could barely sit still. We chose Fresh Breath Treats for Frodo as his kisses would be a lot nicer if his breath smelt better! He got so excited he was jumping up at me and running round in circles. Safe to say he loved his treats too, and a definite improvement with his breath!

The Fresh Breath Treats are part of a new range of grain free, natural and premium dog food. This exciting new range will help your dog to digest their food better, which could relieve digestive discomfort or itchy skin and generally improve their health.

I'll definitely have to try the Digestion & Wind Complete Grain-Free Dog Food for Frodo next time as he has very bad, smelly wind!

The boys absolutely loved their treats.
It's fantastic to see a company work so hard to create healthy and natural products that are created especially to benefit dogs and keep them fit and happy.
And it's great to see dogs enjoy them as much as the effort that's gone into making them.



www.poochandmutt.com


Disclaimer: We were sent the Pooch and Mutt dog treats for free, but have received no other form of compensation to provide this review. All opinions are my own.