Okay, everything in moderation, but I was stuffed last night. Since I was still feeling stuffed this morning, I opted to skip my usual pre-spin snack of banana, almond butter and honey toast. (This combo was first suggested by James at Studio 222 and I’ve since adopted it It hasn’t disappointed me yet!) Consequently, I could feel right away that my body was sluggish and resisted waking up. I started tired and it just got worse. I got through 1 hour of spin but with about 10 minutes of full-on, zoned-out-brain-off -body-crashing food bonk. I couldn’t even consider a back to back spin at that point, so no more skipping morning snack before 5am workout!

Always remember to fuel your body correctly and well. It’s not worth the misery and recovery later.

Keeping a food journal may be a little cumbersome. Perhaps we can do a fairly good job for a few days and sometimes even a week, but if your are anything like me, this practice often falls to the wayside. Now, however, with the camera phones practically becoming a mainstay, we have another alternative. Instead of tediously writing down everything we eat, we can pull our our phones (which for most of us is simply in our pockets or purses) and snap a quick picture before we put it into our mouths. Instant, visual food journal. Voila!

Try this technique at home and see if you don’t start shaping up your diet!