Bob Harper

It's no secret that I love the American Biggest Loser programme. Or that I love Jillian Micheals exercise DVDs but I have never, until today, tried a Bob Harper workout. I thought the 25 minute beginner section of his Pure Burn DVD was a good place to start. The workout is based on strength exercises using dumbbells with a constant progression through sets, the main focus was on the upper body and some ab work.

I really liked the format of the workout, Bob explained the moves well but didn't talk too much and there is a bar on the bottom of the screen which shows you which move you should be doing and how much time you have left which was really helpful.

Here is a little taste of the kind of exercises you do in Bob's workout.

Today I had two slightly weird but delicious food combinations.

For lunch I had two toasted crumpets with baked beans.

And for dinner I had pasta shells with chickpeas and cheese with oven roasted ratatouille. Both from the veg everyday cookbook. I admit a slightly weird meal, but yummy!

Do you like any slightly strange food combinations, that shouldn't go together but are super tasty?