03/03/2026
You couldn’t pay me to eat nothing.
I’ve just laid down after parenting my 3YO, not for the entire day but pre and post daycare and if I was under fuelled for that… I’d hate to see what that was like.
If you’ve been here for a while you’re probably like here she goes again talking about not eating enough, but I s**t you not I still get messages in my DMs daily about this and see it in the intake forms that land in my inbox.
What I find is that our days are fuelled back to front.
The first 2/3 of the day is like running on a bit of caffeine, a few salad leaves and a hell of a lot of stress hormones. And the last third of the day you’ve had a big ol’ dinner which your tired and stressed body needs to digest for you to be able to have that deep sleep which is so important for brain health.
Let’s make it make sense ⤵️
Starting the night before we eat dinner earlier and it’s our smallest meal. We still hit protein but it’s not as big and carb heavy because we ate more insulin RESISTANT in the evening.
Then we wake up and we eat! No appetite? Have a boiled egg or a half glass of milk. Have an appetite? Have your breakfast with a ballpark goal of 30g protein. Don’t forget your fibre and carbs.
Lunch: you like a salad? That’s cool but let’s bulk it up with some barley, quinoa, or rice. Throw in some legumes and some roasted vegetables and protein. Or the easiest lunch, leftovers.
By front loading your food you are actually fuelling your day and supporting your energy.
Obviously there is so much more to energy - light/dark, pathology, sleep, it’s individual but food is a start.
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