Pick Me Up! Special

TAKING THE REINS

Popping to the sandwich shop on my lunch break, I ordered a cheese roll, a bag of crisps and a fizzy drink.

‘Oh, and throw the cake of the day in there, too,’ I laughed to the cashier.

This was just standard practice during my lunch break, so the staff behind the till knew me well.

With two girls – Abigail, 17, and Jessica, 14 – a full-time job and my husband, Stewart, 48, I had my hands full.

So, I always opted for convenience over health – it was just easier.

Only, I hadn’t always been this way.

Before the girls, I had a fairly healthy diet.

However, when I fell pregnant with Abigail, I just decided ‘sod it’.

‘If I’m eating for two, I may as well go for

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