Michelle Heaton's healthy eating plan for real mums

Then Michelle heads to the gym where she does:

• 30 minutes each on her back, shoulders and chest with no rest to keep her heart rate up
• 20 minutes cardio on cross trainer with 1 minute rest intervals

Post-workout Michelle eats:

• Oats with a scoop of whey protein

Mid-morning snack:

• Banana

Lunch:

• Large green salad with tomatoes
• Onions
• Tuna in springwater

Mid-afternoon snack:

• Cucumber and celery dipped in 150 calories of low fat hummus

Dinner:

• Broccoli, roast onions and peppers with a large seasoned chicken breast

Tuesday

Breakfast on the run:

• Whey protein bar

Mid-morning snack:

• Fruit salad and Greek yoghurt

Lunch on the go:

• Added skinless chicken to pre-packed salad

Mid-afternoon snack:

• Carrots and celery dipped in extra light cream cheese

Dinner:

• Turkey mince stirfry with onions, peppers, peas, bean sprouts and low salt soy sauce
• 2 cups of coffee with skimmed milk

Workout:

No time to hit the gym, so did 35 minutes of a workout DVD at home

Wednesday

Morning:

• Black coffee
• Vitamin C

Gym workout:

• Circuit around different machines to target each part of the body. Repeat circuit again, no rest between sets
• 20 minutes cardio

Post-workout snack:

• Scoop of whey protein and a banana

Late-morning snack:

• 3 rice cakes with no added sugar with peanut butter

Lunch:

• Boiled up mixture of frozen vegetables and cubes of chicken with a tin of tomatoes and italian seasoning

Mid-afternoon snack:

• 2 boiled eggs
• Coffee

Dinner:

• Mixed salad with tablespoon of extra light salad cream with two pure salmon fish cakes

Thursday

Carb re-fuel day:

• Large sweet potato with tuna and beans for dinner

NB: Michelle did not detail the rest of her meals this day

Friday

Morning:

• Black coffee

Gym workout:

• Legs, biceps and triceps for 30 minutes
• 20 minutes interval sprints

Breakfast:

• Bran flakes with skimmed milk

Snack:

• 4 rice cakes with no added sugar jam spread on them

Lunch:

• Humous with celery, carrots, 2 hard boiled eggs and a large salad

Saturday

Morning:

• Black coffee

Gym workout:

• Blasted back and shoulders and one chest exercise
• 20 minutes cardio

Post-workout snack:

• 2 poached eggs on 1 slice of wholemeal toast

Snack:

• Celery sticks dipped in hummus

Lunch:

• Large salad with tuna, tomatoes and mozzarella

Snack:

• Celery with extra light cream cheese and pickled onions

Dinner:

• Lean steak with steamed vegetables
• Plus lots of water throughout the day

Sunday - treat day

Morning:

• 4.3 mile power walk to coffee shop for skinny cappucino plus scoop of whey protein with oats

Snack:

• Banana

Lunch:

• Full roast, potatoes, gravy and stuffing
• Wine
• Eton mess dessert

Snack:

• Handful of almonds

Dinner:

• Scrambled egg whites with 2 slices of wholegrain toast and sugar-free beans
• Low fat hot chocolate drink

Michelle explains: "Today was treat/carb re-fuel day, so I had one meal where I ate anything I wanted while the other meals are low in calories and sugar but high in carbs!