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Do you eat breakfast?

ginandtonicsky · 2018-10-08 19:49:12

I haven't eaten breakfast regularly since I was a child and lived with my folks, which would be a good sixteen years ago now. I've recently started training my little ass off in the gym and in the interests of better nutrition and not stuffing my face with twenty seven bags of doritos every evening, have realised I'm going…

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#92 10-10-2018 9:58am
Shenshen

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As mentioned earlier, I'm about 3 or 4 weeks into this now and the effects are pretty unbelievable. Generally eating between 2 and 8, I'm more focused in work, feeling healthier and craving more healthy food. I was amazed at how quick my body adapted to the new routine, and I'm drinking more water, something I actually detested before starting.

I've increased my consumption of fruit teas massively - I found that black tea without sugar and milk wasn't great for my stomach in the mornings.

But yes, the amazing thing for me was also the effect on my general levels of energy and focus, as well as how it stabilised my moods. Not that I was a cranky person before, but I could get pretty ratty when I went too long between meals before. That's gone entirely.

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