Lesson Day 3
Your mission - should you chose to accept it......
Eat your breakfast within one hour of getting up
PLUS
Have 15 grams of protein with your breakfast
PLUS
Don’t go longer than 3 hours without eating something
Why is this important?
3 hours is when your blood sugars start to dip, remember the chart on Monday? We are aiming to keep blood sugars within the range, so don’t wait for lunch, don’t wait until you are hungry, schedule it for no more than 3 hours after breakfast.
What you need to do
- Eat your breakfast within one hour of getting up
PLUS
Have 15 grams of protein with your breakfast
PLUS - Calculate what time 3 hours after breakfast is and schedule a snack for then. Record that time somewhere and set a reminder on your phone if you have to.
- Calculate what time 3 hours after that snack is and schedule a snack or lunch for then. Record that time somewhere and set a reminder on your phone if you have to.
- Calculate what time 3 hours after lunch is and schedule a snack for then. Record that time somewhere and set a reminder on your phone if you have to.
- Calculate what time 3 hours after last snack is and schedule dinner for then. Record that time somewhere and set a reminder on your phone if you have to.
Your schedule may look something like
6.30am got up
7am Breakfast
10am Snack
1pm Lunch
4pm Snack
7pm Dinner
