long hours

[Metz]

Been working 6-5 all week and feel a bit tired in the afternoon..anyone got any ideas for a quick pick-me-up(not too filling )? Would nuts or something like help? Or should i start with a pick up in the morn ?

[Amara]

Firstly make sure you have breakfast - somthing like porridge oats which will sustain you for longer. Then try and have a piece of fruit mid morning. Have a sandwich with wholemeal bread or brown pittas for lunch and then have some fruit in the afternoon apples, pears or berries are best, if you eat it with 12 almonds it should sustain you for longer.

[Mortartube]

I find that a mixture of pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds helps, and they have a slighlty nutty taste too. I buy a bag of each from the health food shop and mix them in roughly equal proportions. Many long distance runners use them as a light pick me up during training.

[Scarlett]

I find that having bread at lunchtime makes me feel lethargic, so I tend to have oat cakes instead. You can spread houmous or peanut butter etc on them, and honestly, because they are oats, they stop you from being hungry, and keep you going.

An apple or banana when you are flagging around 3pm is really great- so much better than chocolate, which will give you a sugar high, but then a bigger low.

I did a detox which meantthat my lunch was oatcakes, red grapes, a few nuts (unsalted) and an apple- and I was NEVER hungry. I just had bits of it throughout the day. I felt a lot healthier too.

[mollymandy]

fall in love ...

[Metz]

I am in love ..have been for 16 years ..doesn't curb the hunger though,when grafting for 11 hours a day !! :o)