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Thanks for the comments to yesterdays Big Challenge post, I'm really looking forward to challenging myself not to spend! I'm also going to do a post all about protein shakes this week as I know that a few readers would like some extra information.

So now that I have my camera back (I used my beloved iPhone for a while instead) here is a bit of a recap of yesterday and today's exercise and eats. Work yesterday was a bit of a killer, the first day back after a holiday always is isn't it?

I woke up really early again, but at least that meant that I could relax while eating my breakfast. I started with a cup of warm water and lemon and then made up a bowl of muesli using brown rice puffs, jumbo oats and three tablespoons of Dorsets Cereals Roasted and Toasted muesli (I only use a little of this and mix with the oats and brown rice puffs so its not as calorie dense) topped with blackberries, strawberries and hazelnut and almond rice milk.


Mid morning I snacked on a mini pot of red pepper hummus with green pepper strips and cucumber.


Lunch was a bowl of my favourite Lentil and Spinach Soup which I made yesterday, followed by an apple.


Before I left work to hit the gym I snacked on one of my home made cherry chocolate peanut butter fuel bars.


I hit the gym and my knee was still feeling a little tender. I did my usual interval workout as detailed in my training plan and I was very happy that despite the knee and the really warm weather I managed at my new higher resistance levels. Strangely, my knee actually felt better after the workout! I finished off with stretching and 3 sets of my abs exercises.

For dinner I made a lovely omelette for me and the hubby. He had a big ham, cheese and mushroom omelette with 3 eggs and 2 egg yolks, a small baked potato and some salad. I had an omelette with 1 egg and 2 egg whites, 2 sliced babybel light, mushrooms, peppers and red onion with a salad.


So many veggies the omelette could bearly hold them! My hubby really loves the big omelettes I make for him.

For desert I had a bowl of greek style yoghurt with pecans and agave followed by a pink lady apple.


Today I started with the hot lemon and then did my Davina Top Fit workout. It was fun, not as hard as the Jillian Michaels of course, but I did feel that my arms got a good workout. I think I'm going to try adding in some heavier weights though.

Breakfast was a smoothie in a bowl made with spinach, frozen raspberries, frozen strawberries (that I had frozen myself - they froze really well so I might stock up while there cheap and fill the freezer), hazelnut and almond rice milk and a scoop of chocolate whey. I topped with a few grape nuts for crunch.


Lunch was some of my Tuna Bean Salad with spinach and shredded cabbage followed by an apple.


Mid afternoon I snacked on more hummus with cucumber and green pepper sticks.


I'm working late tonight unfortunately so I'm taking another apple along to my event to snack on and then when I get home I'm planning on having a bowl of Bear Granola with some yoghurt and strawberries. I'm not doing too badly on this 'detox' week. I have to say that I feel a million times better eating healthy clean foods and reasonable sized portions than when I was stuffing my face last week (although I really enjoyed it!) Last week I experienced bloating and heart burn, but this week I'm back to normal so I must be doing something right! I've also found that I'm not as hungry as usual, I think this could be due to not eating as much sugary fruit which I suspect may affect my blood sugar and lead to cravings sometimes. So far so good!