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This morning, after watching a bit of the election 'results' (I did vote, for what it was worth!) I headed to the gym for my first proper strength routine using the gym's facilities instead of doing something at home.

I started with some cardio to warm up - 10 mins of 1 minute intervals on both the cross trainer and step machine. I then hit the little free weights section! I did my strength routine as detailed in my May Training Plan. It felt good to do my deadlifts and lunges with a proper barbell. I also got to try out using the stablity ball for some sit ups, it made a huge difference, my abs started to feel it much quicker than usual! When I had written my training plan I had aimed for two sets of my choosen exercises but after doing them today I think I could easily fit in three. So I'm going to change it up a bit and try super setting them instead. I've made amendments to my training plan so I shall see how I get on next week!

As my gym doesn't open till 7am, a morning workout leaves me having to rush about to make sure that I get to work for 9. I decided to make myself a chocolate cherry green monster (loads of spinach, frozen cherries, scoop of chocolate whey, hazelnut and almond rice milk and water) in my shaker cup so I could drink breakie while I was getting ready.


As usual this tasted wonderful, was sorry that I didn't have the time to sit and really enjoy it!

I zoomed into work as I had a full morning meeting that I needed to help get things set up for. Luckily that meeting went very well and flew over.

Lunch was from the buffet at the meeting - I had started off with good intentions of just eating the fresh fruit (a lovely platter of fresh pineapple, melon, plums, kiwi and strawberries) but then I had about 5 spring rolls, three tandorri chicken sticks, a couple of mini pizzas, a square of chocolate mousse cake and a big dollop of fresh cream. A bit of an indulgence, and I definitely overate but you have to treat yourself sometimes! I guess I could call this carb loading for tomorrows run? ;-) Unfortunately I didn't get any pics as there were some big wigs at the meeting, shame as you all would have been drooling over that chocolate mousse cake!

I spent the afternoon feeling bloated with my food baby after eating all those greasy spring rolls and that heavy cream so I filled up on the water and green tea to try and make me feel better.

Dinner was actually what I had planned on eating for lunch (if I hadn't given in to the delights of the buffet!) - an experimental Bang Bang Chicken egg white and spelt wrap. Ages ago I had a sandwich which was called bang bang chicken and was basically shredded chicken in a yoghurty sauce with spring onions and salted peanuts. It was very tasty. I don't think this is anything like the proper spicy bang bang chicken but this is my version of that sandwich I had many months ago.

Bang Bang Chicken Spelt Egg Wrap

Shredded small chicken breast
two tablespoons of natural yoghurt
1 heaped teaspoon of crunchy peanut butter
3 chopped spring onions
Salt and pepper to taste
1 egg white and spelt wrap (3 egg whites, two tablespoons of wholemeal spelt flour mixed to a batter and fried like a pancake)
Small handful of spinach leaves

Mix the bang bang chicken ingredients together. Make wrap and allow to cool. Add spinach leaves with bang bang chicken mixture on the top then roll.


I served mine with some roast brocolli. Protein packed, very tasty and extremely filling!

While I was waiting for my brocolli to roast I snacked on a few lentil and bean sprouts. They taste lovely and nutty.


Desert was going to be some dark chocolate but due to earlier indulgences I decided to go with a slightly less calorific option of frozen raspberries and a chopped peach with hazelnut and almond rice milk, followed by an apple.


Drinks - water, green tea

I'm very chuffed this evening as I have won my first ever blog competition! I have won a magic bullet blender from a competition on JAG's blog. So excited! Big thanks to JAG for hosting the competition. Speaking of competition's this is your last chance to enter my Nakd Bar and Pamper treats GIVEAWAY. I'll be selecting the winners at random tomorrow, so if you haven't already entered get your socks on!
I also had my weekly weigh in this morning - 10st 1 so thats a pound on but I'm not stressing about it, I did enjoy my cheese scones with butter at the weekend, they were more than worth it!


I feel like this has been a brilliant 'blog' week, I've had my GIVEAWAY going on, I'm reader of the week in Health and Fitness Magazine, I got my new kitchen trolley and I've won my first ever blog competition! Not bad eh! Hope you all have a fab weekend lined up whatever your up to xx