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Originally Posted by RubyCamaro
That would be pretty tough to do. I am usually booked solidly with clients from 9:00 to noon, then eat lunch. Then booked again from 1:00 to 5:00. I can grab some snacks inbetween & usually manage to do so, but by the time I finish with my last client, change clothes & drive to class, I am often already a bit late for class. Class is 5:30 to 6:30 then a 50 min drive home to usually close to 7:00 when I get home. If I can I eat first then shower but that does not always work out. As for what I eat: every morning is my shake (:(I know you guys will fuss) unflavored/unsweetened soy powder, powdered milk, frozen fruit (I vary the fruits I use) & water plus a cup of coffee no sweetener just a bit of powdered milk. Snacks at work are usually my home made trail mix (almonds, pecans, walnuts, mixed dried berries, & a few dark chocolate covered raisins (a girl has to have a bit of chocolate). I mix them up then portion them out into snack baggies. I drink water, unsweetened tea (sometimes add a bit of honey) or coffee at work. Supper varies but is unprocessed, healthy & portion controlled. No, I don't have any idea how many calories, I have never tried to count calories. I eat pretty healthy on weekends too. Now I am also trying to be gluten free, still eat brown rice & whole grain rice/oat products (previously whole grain wheat only. I have been doing pretty much all this for a long time: healthy foods, cardio classes of some type & the morning shake. That is the general picture.
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Ruby, all scheduling aside, you'll have to decide how bad you want it. I get up at 5:45am to get to the gym by 7am and fight an hour worth of traffic to do so on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Then I'm at work at 9am. On Tues and Thurs I do Crossfit and don't get home till almost 8pm. It just comes with the territory. I spend about 3 hours every Sunday cooking the majority of my meals for the week as well. It takes work.
I'd replace that morning shake with real food (3 egg whites, 1 slice turkey bacon, and 1/2 cup plain oats). Eat this after your morning walk. If you walk at 6:30am, then have this at 7am. Then at 9-10 have a shake, then your lunch at noon, some fruit and almonds at 3, then a snack before your class (jerky or Greek Yogurt and some no sugar added peaches). Then another shake and some natural peanut butter before bed.
Drop the chocolate and honey. Sugars like that cause insulin spikes which is basically a signal to your body to store fat in the mid section.
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Originally Posted by kalimus
I agree and disagree with this. Eating is what keeps your metabolism from slowing to a crawl (although also heavily debated). I generally don't have much in the line of carbs within about 3 hours of bedtime, but on the flipside of that, it benefits most people to eat somethign small within about 30-60 minutes before bed. I use a Casein protein. However there are lots of options. A little lowfat cottage cheese, a 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, greek yogurt, etc. Your body may not "burn" calories necessarily, but it still needs them to repair and maintain. If you sleep for 6-8 hours, you body is still using calories and is effectively "starving" during that time. I would recommend eating something high in protein and relatively low in fat/carb.
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