poofwizard's Journal, 25 July 2017

AND THAT IS WHY BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL; OF THE DAY...

When I started losing weight I would wake up sooo hungry each morning. I bought a Sam's box of Nature Valley Chewy Protein Bars and kept them in my car to munch on as I drove to exercise.

As my body - ever so slowly - got used to not needing as much food, I did not wake up ready to destroy a Golden Corral Breakfast Buffet. So about a month ago I quit eating before my exercise, just afterwards when i got to my desk and began work.

Over the last few weeks, I have found that trips to the gym, rather than leaving me energized, left me drained. Last week, I wasn't even able to do my "stair run" (where I make a lap around the gym running up and down a flight of stairs). It wasn't until yesterday that the correlation clicked.

No fuel before workout = less energy during and after.

Yeah I got plenty of fat stored to convert to energy, but eating before hand really gave me the energy I needed to get through the workout. So this morning, I had some smoked chicken breast left over from the weekend and once again. I am feeling much better post workout! Of course now I am hungry too...

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2528 kcal

Fat: 139.86g | Prot: 146.12g | Carb: 185.98g.   Breakfast: Great Value Creamy Peanut Butter, Cobblestone Bread Co. Knead For Seed 12 Grain Bread, Chicken Breast, GNC Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60 - Chocolate, Tru-Nut Powdered Peanut Butter. Lunch: Great Value Cocoa Dusted Almonds, Quaker Popped Rice Crisps - Caramel Corn, Cobblestone Bread Co. Knead For Seed 12 Grain Bread, Welch's Natural Strawberry Spread, Great Value Creamy Peanut Butter. Dinner: Earthbound Farm Organic Chopped Salad BBQ Ranch Kit, Bull's Eye Original BBQ Sauce, O'Charley's Honey Mustard Dressing, Western Family Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese, Pork (Lean and Fat Eaten). Snacks/Other: Great Value Cocoa Dusted Almonds, Publix Key Lime Pie Low Fat Frozen Yogurt. more...

3853 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Fitbit - 24 hours. more...