Dinner is an easy reheat of yesterday’s shepherd’s pie with broccoli. I then make my lunch for the next couple of days – a noodle salad – and a pot of spearmint tea.

At 7:30 pm I feel a little peckish and snacky so make a small bowl of porridge with added protein powder. I tend not to eat past 8pm so that I have at least two hours of digestion time before bed.

I turn off the TV and my laptop a bit before 9pm and get myself ready for work in the morning. From Tuesday to Thursday I work in the office, so everything goes into my bag the night before. I download a new book and read a few chapters before bed, before turning the lights off at 10.30pm.

Day 3

My alarm goes off at 6.15am and I wake up feeling surprisingly rested – I’m even able to get up without snoozing. Office mornings are about getting out of the house as quickly as possible, so I clean my teeth, take my food out of the fridge and get dressed before leaving.

I cycle to work and it’s frosty today, so by the time I get to the university gym I’m definitely awake. After my gym session and shower I head to my desk, arriving at 8.30am. Once I’m there I tuck into my breakfast.

Once I get home in the evening I pour myself a glass of wine with dinner and start on a blog post. It was my birthday recently and I have a decent amount of chocolate leftover from that, so I snack on some while I work.

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