Week one was a shock to the system to be honest, having been on a 7 day cruise in early April, and then factoring in Easter and all the lovely foods that come with it – not to mention the (9!!) Easter Eggs that Master H was gifted and bullied people into buying, I’m surprised I wasn’t the size of a small planet. 

Sunday started as it always does, with great intentions, no plan, and me stealing a couple of my mums glass jars to try out whilst we waited for mine to arrive! 

Lunch was new – I made Salmon fishcakes, using tinned salmon. I’d got the inspiration from a Tiktok video, and added my own Asian inspired twist. See below for the recipe. 

Dinner was roast lamb and all the trimmings – it was delicious, very filling and exactly what was needed ahead of another busy work-week. MR H started his new job the following day so he was more up-tight and toddler-esque than usual. 

The rest of the week passed by in a blur – breakfasts were mainly overnight oats, made and stored in these really wonderful glass jars. (Note: I tend to use glass where possible as plastic tupperwares etc can have higher chemical residue which isn’t great for PCOS) – you can get these ones here or the larger ones here.

Lunch was left over lamb from Sunday, with pearl barley, red onion, tomatoes and cucumber, and a greek yogurt and mint dressing.

On Wednesday I found myself at home on annual leave, I made an egg and avocado muffin with a side of hash brown. *I buy frozen avocado from Sainsbury’s (as it’s often 3 for 2) and it’s far easier than buying fresh – and remembering to use them in the 5.6 seconds that they are ‘perfectly ripe’. 

Lunches were leftovers, easy rice and chicken concoctions or a cheap and easy protein heavy ready meal – both Lidl and Aldi do great frozen ones for under £2 each. 

On Thursday we celebrated my smallest nephew, Hoof’s, first birthday with a McDonalds delivery and caterpillar cake. Note, his name isn’t actually Hoof  – all of our son’s (my sister has 2) are nicknamed after farm animals – we have Ham, Moo and Hoof – and to add to the ridiculousness, I’m Lamb, as that’s what my sister called me before she could master two syllables. 

Pizza, Subway, Costa, popcorn and leftover Easter Egg all made appearances this week. Which just goes to show, you don’t need to restrict in order to lose fat.