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This morning I was up bright and early for my first session of the 30 Day Shred. I haven’t done it in a couple of months and I was a little nervous as to how tough I would find it! I did level 1 and 2 back to back and I was shattered by the end of it. I find this a little tougher than the Davina DVD’s I’ve been used to!

Breakfast was utterly delicious. I made another Butternut Smoothie but as there wasn’t a lot of roast squash left I added half a frozen banana. The combo worked perfectly and it was just as delicious as the last one I made.

I topped my smoothie in a bowl with two tablespoons of Rude Health Granola which I have kindly been sent to try out. The granola was lovely, it has a crumbly, buttery texture.

Today I've been in a long planning meeting, when we broke for lunch I was happy to see that the community cafe had a few healthier options on their menu. I had a delicious bowl of homemade chicken and barley soup.

I’ll definitely be trying to recreate this soup recipe! When I got back to the office late afternoon I was starving so popped to Asda to get a snack. I bought a little tub of 0% Greek Yoghurt and these packets of dried fruit.

I thought these looked really good, they’re 100% dried fruit and also came in mango and cherry. They were on offer – 2 bags for £3. Total Greek Yoghurt was also on offer at a slightly reduced price if anyone's interested!

I chopped up two little cox’s apples and topped them with the yoghurt and a few dried strawberries.

This was lovely but you can really tell the difference between the 0% fat and the other higher fat varieties, I think I shall be sticking to a bit more fat and the added creaminess in future!

For dinner I made some courgette ‘pasta’ using my spiraliser and mixed it with some tomato, mushroom and quorn mince sauce with added basil and olives on top. I also had a big serving of spinach.

Love my veggie pasta, so much lighter than regular pasta which just leaves me feeling bloated and heavy :-(

For desert I had some dark chocolate buttons and a cup of green tea with mint leaves.

The chocolate was so tasty I went back for the last 3 buttons! I also had a small chopped apple with cinnamon.

Do you work out to DVD’s? What’s your favourites? I have a selection of Davina McCall DVD’s and the 30 Day Shred which I tend to rotate each month.  As I get most of my cardio at the gym I like to be able to do DVD’s at home which incorporate plenty of strength training.

I’d love to try something new, anyone have any recommendations?