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This weekend I have mostly been doing this:

I’ve had such a blissful weekend eating gorgeous tasty foods and lots of relaxation.

Yesterday after doing a monster grocery shop which left my fridge looking like this…

…I went to the gym to do my usual weekend workout of 30 minutes of speed intervals on the treadmill, 20 minutes on the step machine, 20 minutes on the cross trainer and 20 minutes on the bike – all at a steady state while catching up with some magazines. I then used the sauna and steam room at my gym for the first time! I’m not sure why I haven’t bothered with them before but after enjoying it so much at the Sanctuary Spa last week I knew it was a habit I could get into.

My eats for both yesterday and today have taken a similar form. Yesterday I had a couple of oranges before I went to the gym then had my green monster smoothie after the gym, this morning I had it first thing.

Saturday’s green smoothie: 3 savoy cabbage leaves, 1 frozen banana, frozen mango, 1/2 a fresh pineapple, home made almond milk, almond meal (left over from making the milk), spirulina, matcha green tea, milk thistle tincture, echinacea tincture, maca and mesquite topped with coconut and goji berries

Sundays green smoothie: Spinach and chard leaves, frozen peaches, frozen mixed berries, a clemintine, water, almond meal, almond butter, maca, spirulina, matcha green tea, milk thistle tincture, echinacea tincture topped with dried pineapple, dried cherries and flaked almonds

I’ve also had an acai and pomegranate vita coco water each morning:

Around mid day I’ve been making myself a gorgeous green juice:

Both containing an apple, a pear, cucumber, celery with spinach and ginger on Saturday and mint on Sunday. I’ve also been snacking on apples – yesterdays with a drizzle of sunflower seed butter and cinnamon and today’s with raw brazil nut cacao bliss.

A little later each day and I’ve gone with another fresh juice: 2 beetroots, 2 carrots, cucumber and ginger plus another apple and some nuts. I went for walnuts yesterday and hazelnuts and dried apricots today:

Dinner both days has been the ultimate salad beast:

This giant bowl of goodness included lettuce, watercress, rocket, cucumber, carrot, yellow pepper, red onion, avocado, alfalfa sprouts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and a very generous amount of green goddess dressing. So delicious!

Then I’ve finished off each day with a fruit smoothie:

Coco-berry Smoothie in a bowl: Frozen strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, clemintine, coconut water, acai berry juice, ground flax, 2 tablespoons of dried coconut, cacao nibs and more coconut for topping

Passion for Cherries smoothie in a bowl:  1 small frozen banana, frozen cherries, 2 passion fruit, almond milk, almond meal, acai berry juice, mesquite, topping of passion fruit and cacao nibs

Both of those smoothies were amazing, I really loved the passion for cherries one, the crunchy little passion fruit seeds with the sweet cherries, oh so good! I’ve also been drinking lots of warm water with lemon (which I drink first thing every single day anyway) Dr Stuarts detox tea, water, other herbal teas including lemon and ginger and sleepytime tea.

I’ve tried to ensure that I’ve been eating a rainbow of fruits and veggies and have included lots of nuts and seeds for a little protein and fat as well as the good fats in avocado and the goddess dressing. I also included the coconut water for added hydration. I’m feeling really great from having a couple of days of just gorgeous fresh foods – I have no idea of the amount of calories I have consumed but I honestly haven’t felt hungry – probably cause I’ve loaded up on the nuts and fats. I wanted to do a more focused detox than just my January plan and I’ve really enjoyed this weekend – its been more than just eating those foods, its also been about focusing on myself a bit and I feel really energised like my batteries have been recharged!

Today I did some pottering in the kitchen and made my first attempt at cashew cream, cooked up a big pot of pearl barley for my grain of the week and made the most gorgeous high protein hummus – recipe tomorrow!

I’ve also spent some time doing a few updates around the blog – please check out my updated about this blog, why I eat what I eat and recipes pages. I’d love to know what you think!

What do you do when you need a little ‘me’ time? I’m going to relax in a lovely warm bath now with a cup of tea and get myself prepared for the week ahead. Hope you’ve had a good one!