Day 27: Get to Know Your Three 'H's

This post on the three 'H's is very timely being a weekend. In the weekends most of us have more time on our hands, we are more social, and around tempting foods more often. It is important to get to know your three 'H's, Hunger, Hydration and Habit.

Hunger: Hunger is when you are actually hungry, when you could eat anything even if it is something undesirable. 

Hydration: Sometimes when we feel hungry it's due to dehydration, so if you just recently ate or it isn't a time you would usually eat have a drink of water first. Then if you are still hungry ten minutes later you could really be hungry.

Habit: This is one for me! I eat pretty much the same time every day and I have five small meals regardless of whether I am hungry or not. Listen to your body and wait for that first sign of hunger before eating because you may be consuming more energy than your body needs to. 

Daily Food Intake

Today was really hard! It was cold, miserable weather, the weekend, I was tired and craving bad foods but I stuck it out. I also nearly got 50 DUs!!! (45 to be exact before I had to go! Frustrating but 5 more to go and I can tick another box). Ahhh the small things in life.

Breakfast: Smoked salmon, fried leeks, zucchini and brussel sprouts. 2 Teaspoons of paleo pesto.

Post WOD snack: Protein shake. (1/4 cup blueberries, 3 tablespoons of protein, 150ml of almond milk, 1 cup of spinach, 4 cubes of ice).

Lunch: Left over Paleo Seafood chowder with added beans and spinach.

Dinner: Pan fried fish, kumara mash (seasoned with garlic and mixed herbs), green veggies garnished with Paleo pesto, lemon juice and crispy kumara skins (see photo).