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anotheranon) wrote2008-01-21 03:51 pm
anotheranon) wrote2008-01-21 03:51 pm
intestinal reboot
After last weekend's adventures in poor food choices, I did a bit of reading up on competitive pre-loading and nutrition and general and have been making a concerted effort to improve my diet.
Some of the pre-game eating advice I saw repeatedly was not to eat anything new or novel right before a competition, so I've been readjusting my stomach by noshing on fruit when I want a quick snack (as opposed to, say, hot chocolate, doughnuts, muffins, or snack machine food).
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dotheranon commented that I'm treating eating fruit like it's a chore, and while it's not that awful, it's true trying to make a habit out of something that currently isn't involves (for me) treating it less like food and more like medicine :P
And it is working - I felt a little hungry last night after dinner and instead of automatically choosing chocolate, I went for a banana.
However, I am also starting to see how adding more fruits/veg makes me want to eat 5-6 little meals a day - they're better for me but MAN do they burn up quick!
Some of the pre-game eating advice I saw repeatedly was not to eat anything new or novel right before a competition, so I've been readjusting my stomach by noshing on fruit when I want a quick snack (as opposed to, say, hot chocolate, doughnuts, muffins, or snack machine food).
dotheranon commented that I'm treating eating fruit like it's a chore, and while it's not that awful, it's true trying to make a habit out of something that currently isn't involves (for me) treating it less like food and more like medicine :PAnd it is working - I felt a little hungry last night after dinner and instead of automatically choosing chocolate, I went for a banana.
However, I am also starting to see how adding more fruits/veg makes me want to eat 5-6 little meals a day - they're better for me but MAN do they burn up quick!