planning for hectic lifestyles
Prepare small regular snacks to take to work with you e.g. make your own low fat sandwiches, pasta meal, salad in a lunch box, rice cakes, pitta bread, carrots and peppers with hummus are good choices.
Get up 30 minutes earlier in the morning to prep your lunch or do your exercise.
Make sure you are drinking your fluids throughout the day - remember water is best.
Try not to snack on sweets, biscuits or chocolate.
Get enough rest and relaxation after a heavy day.
When preparing meals, make a larger quantity and keep it in the fridge or freezer.
Keep healthy standby items in your food cupboards, then you have the ingredients to make super quick nutritional meals e.g. tinned tuna, tomatoes, sweetcorn, packets of wholemeal pasta or jacket potatoes.
Try not to skip meals as this will lead to low blood sugar levels which will make you tired and miserable…and crave sweets.
Try not to drink too much caffeine as this can affect your blood pressure and make you feel hyperactive.
Try not to be tempted to get a takeaway late at night and then “crash out”.
Prepare small nutritious snacks and graze throughout the day, every 3-4 hours. Never go more than 4 hours without food, and try to do a couple of 30 minute exercise sessions during the week and 1 hour at the weekend until you can get back to a steady, regular eating pattern and exercise regime.