If you had £200/300 per month extra

Initially save or treats - ie towards a holiday. See how the routine goes for three months then decide what would help most.

Get a cleaner so you are less exhausted and have more free time.

Put something in an ISA saving account every month, so you can overpay the mortgage each year.

Cleaner

@Dragontooth ah ok. I'm not a fan of the slow cooker myself though some rave about it. Do you like lentils and pulses?
You're so short of time and it seems your personal health is right down at the bottom of the priority list, which happens to many women.
I hope you can find a way to look after yourself too.

Cut one day a week

Cleaner
Weight loss injections

Then next spring get a gardener, hopefully you Will no longer require the injections.

Use commute time to place food order, make sure you have plenty of easy lunch options.

Use cleaning time to make some lunches/dinner options.

Remember, you're no food to anyone if you're running on empt, so look after yourself.

You'll be undernourished with that diet. And it won't be good for your future.

Change your breakfast to yoghurt, blueberries and a few nuts.
Change your snickers bar and Diet Coke to banana/fruit and sparkling water.
Get a proper lunch or have a sandwich made with wholemeal bread, protein and salad.
Dinner - make an omelette, roast a chicken over the weekend and have that with some veg or salad (buy some ready prepped or prep night before), or put a potato in the microwave and have it with tuna and salad.
If you like slow cooker meals, find some "dump" recipes that you'll like.
There are some that you can prep and freeze over the weekend then just dump into the slow cooker in the morning.

Do your dc eat at home? What do they have?

Well done on your promotion. Watching thread with interest as in a similar situation (ps your diet and rush to eat is so similar to mine, I likewise have gained a lot of weight recently through this - and also got promoted 🙂, so getting ideas). I think I would:

1. get a bit of savings (regular savings accounts). This may help you feel more relaxed.
2. mortgage if it looks like yours may increase or if it is at a high rate just now. Do you have a mortgage that allows overpayments without early repayment charges etc.
3. cleaner or gardener. Which one do you think will give you most satisfaction? For me gardener, my house is long work in progress (I've pretty near given up 😔). Just seeing the lawn mown etc. helps me (I can look out the window and feel better). For other people a cleaner would be better .

Cleaner then. It’s the only item on your list that really buys you time. Ignore the garden and just pay for a big tidy up in late spring.

And maybe some protein shakes to replace the endless toast.

Get a garden tidy before winter. Then it won't need done again until spring. Dont bother with a gym.

Savings, cleaner and just enjoy life.
Hopefully you'll have less stress so can manage your health better.
Go out more, save towards holidays, eat healthy meals, give up snacking.
And I agree with others - look for a job closer to home, aim to reduce your days at work.

Savings, always.

Believe me you will feel better as the balances mount.

For anyone saying drop a day at work, realistically that's probably going to cost more than £200-300 month.

Definitely a cleaner, I get 2hrs a fortnight and it's amazing. There's lots I would cut now before I cut the cleaner and it is an absolute luxury.

I'd overpay the mortgage too, I'm doing this and will have cut almost 15yrs off mine.

I also prioritise holidays because I love to travel! I sacrifice in other areas to do this. So budget for something that you see as important, whether it's meals out or quality clothes or theatre or whatever you love. Life is too short not to spend on the things you love - if you possibly can.

I’d pop some in savings first, then pay for someone to declutter the house so it’s easier to tidy and clean and then a personal trainer as they will hold you accountable and you have to go.

Personal trainer #1, will provide the inspiration for the others

And cleaner, PT and cleaner

Mortgage. After 10 years, imagine the opportunities and freedom it will give you. It feels like forever away now, nut the time will pass anyway and future uou will thank you. Be flexible. Maybe pop away 75% for 75% of the year. Congrats! X

Cleaner definitely.
Ours makes a huge difference to all of us and keeps our house in check. No clutter builds up ever because it all has to be cleared anyway before she comes. She helps make our house feel like a home and I’d give up a lot before I had to give her up.

Cleaner 1000%

Our cleaner makes my house look nice and prevents so many arguments between DH and I

The gym is great, but I've signed up before only to use it like twice in a month

If you're keen on getting fit why not do some runs or at home workouts first, and if you stick to them, maybe then splurge on the gym?

Cleaner plus savings.

Congratulations on your promotion.

I'm a single parent working full time with 1 DC so very little time to myself. I would DEFINITELY get a weekly or fortnightly cleaner. This has been life changing for me.

Ditto handyman and gardening jobs.

Yes as well to over paying into your mortgage, it doesn't have to be every month, just when you can.

I would not drop your hours for now personally, you'll be working just as hard in fewer days for less pay. Why do that to yourself. Enjoy your pay rise!👏

Save it. No one ever regretted saving money, but plenty regret spending it.

Declutter, it’s a one off and then cleaner and overpay mortgage and save.

Have a good session or two with a declutterer to make a start. Then
Cleaner. (You'll likely tidy a bit for the cleaner which helps)
Robot mower as you've a big lawn + gardener for the borders and edging the lawn.
Smaller plate + healthier food. Just cut out the snacks etc, add in more veg. A very decent hair cut - which will make you FEEL fab, which in turn will motivate eating more sensibly.
Save the rest in an ISA.