So today was my first day in the gym and my first official day on the Herbalife diet, I have been doing it for the past week but not as strictly as I should be doing. I've noticed I'm feeling fuller than usual so haven't been snacking as often but have been quilty of eating quick convenient foods in the evenings, as when I pick Ayden up from the after school club at 5.30pm he has usually already had tea and only wants cereal before bed so I've been grabbing a Rustler Burger or something. This isn't the worst thing in the world as they do show how many calories they contain however its processed food and not full of the good stuff!

Today I have started my morning with a bowl of porridge. I've gone for the sachets with almonds and apricots, this way again, I know how many calories I've consumed and its all good stuff, I added to this a spoon of vanilla Herbalife and mixed it in, so give me that extra boost and to keep me going till lunch as the portions of porridge are quite small.

I didn't eat breakfast until about 10am today so before I went to the gym I just had a snack of carrot sticks and hummous to keep me going, I didn't really feel hungry but thought I should eat a little something.

The gym was a big shock, I got there and had to input a code into the door to get in which opened up a door, I then entered a small tubular compartment and waited for the door to close behind me before the door infront opened to let me, very space age I must say, wasn't sure if I was entering the gym or the weapons department of MI5. When I got there, there was no reception area which again confused me and I found it quite daunting as I seemed to be the only person who didn't know where they should be or what they should be doing. I eventually found a member of staff who explained the way how the gym works which made me feel a little bit more at ease however they seem to have a minimal staff operationwhich I suppose is ok when you know what your doing but not great for new starters, I think if your a regular gym goer, then Pure Gym is for you, if your a complete newbie you might want to look somewhere with a more hands on approach.

After my 10 minute induction, I decided just to get on with it and spent 10 minutes on the tread mill warming up, I then did 10 minutes on the rowing machine. I do want to loose about a stone but I also want to gain muscle definition so I spent sometime working on the weights, focusing on my legs and shoulders. Rather than pushing myself to do high weights, I did low weights that I could do with applying some effort but not a great strain, I did 5 lots of 10 reps on each area. I finished off on the cross trainer doing five minutes high intensity to work on my bum and then another five minutes at a slower pace to cool down.

I'm going to book myself with a personal trainer on a four week programme and aim to go to the gym 3 mornings a week before work. Hopefully they will give me better guidance on how to achieve my desired weight and look and I can share it with you guys.

After the gym I bought a 600g carton of Pea and Ham soup, doesn't sound very nice but was delicious and full of healthy stuff and only 360 calories for the whole carton. I followed this with a some grapes for desert and a spoon of natural yoghurt only 150 calories for the serving.

For tea I will have a Herbalife cookies and Cream Shake and I really don't feel hungry but I know that missing meals is a no no and will make me binge later in the day so better to fill myself up now.

See below my before pictures this was taken today, yes I am completly natural, no make up, no modelling poses making the most of my posture, just me as I am on a day to day basis, keep checking back here because I am going to post pictures over the next 6 weeks and hopefully you will see some improvement. My current weight is 10 stone 4 lbs. My target weight is 9 stone 4lbs, lets see how I get on :)