Tag: Nutrition

Life

How Hangry Do You Get?

Emily Short

HANGER! Wow, I don’t even know how to explain how hangry I get. Actually, I do, I’ve created a hanger-o-meter below so go have a look where you land on the scale!

Anyway, I was so hangry today. I’ll tell you the story… Okay, so Zac (my fiancé) is an EXCELLENT cook! For today’s lunch he decided to make a spaghetti bolognese (My favourite!). Bear in mind I haven’t had spaghetti bolognese for so so long so I was super excited to have this meal for lunch! Right so, it gets to lunch and I get my packed spaghetti bolognese from the fridge, sit down, try and open the Tupperware (glass) and it slides off of the table, smashes everywhere and my yummy food falls out onto the floor… OH MY GOD. I genuinely could have cried. I picked it up and put it onto a plate as I was so desperate to keep this meal sanitary to eat but guess what… there were shards of glass – big and small pieces, throughout the pasta and meat. I was picking out all of the glass still trying to save the meal I was so desperate to have. I thought I got all of the little bits, how wrong was I!?!? I picked up a fork full of the spag bol and CRUNCH! On my teeth! I had to spit it out as I didn’t want glass cutting open my organs, I wasn’t that desperate. I was so so sad, I had to give up trying to save the meal and chuck it all in the bin. Very emotional for me as food genuinely brings joy to my life.

I was not happy. Zac comes to the table with his meal (the same meal, just unsmashed with no glass) and says ‘well i could open mine just fine’, I couldn’t handle the jokes, I was fuming at how inept I was at opening a basic tupperware bowl. I just stormed off and said ‘that’s it, I’m going home’ I did have to return to work but it was a good excuse to leave and sort the dogs, I guess it made me productive in a way. I left the school whilst leaving everyone thinking I was mad at Zac as just before I left he said he’d order me food instead but i declined his offer as all I wanted was my beloved spag bol. I went to sort the dogs, fuming the whole time.

I returned to school, still angry (c’mon Emily, you should have got over it by now) but before I returned I bought an ice cream (Twister) to see if it would cheer me up and it failed. I was just so hangry at this point, I thought of any reason to blame Zac for why I was so angry but really it was serious HANGER!

I am going to apologise to Zac as soon as he finishes work. The hanger took over my personality and I turned into a hungry goblin…

This is a true visual representation of what my personality evolved into… ugly hey? That’s what hanger does to me!

Zac told me I just had to sort my hunger out and eat anything that would stop me from being hangry and see if I’m still angry after. I refused and refused but in the end I decided to order a nutritious McDonalds… Chicken Nugs, Waffle Fries and of course, a McFlurry!

As much as I hate to say this, he was right, he mostly is right… I was cured and the hangry, evil, ugly, little (big) goblin you see above disappeared.

So anyway, The Lesson: You may be hungry to such a degree that it turns you into a demon goblin and you don’t even realise it… As a result, make sure you eat whenever you need to eat otherwise you will be a meany bobeeny slaheeny grangreeny. Please check your current hanger level on the meter below to ensure no goblins appear:

Nutrition

Don’t starve yourself!

Emily Short

So… You want to lose weight? Fat? The bits of skin near your armpits which are so inconvenient, yes I know the struggle! Well, if this is the goal, the first thing everyone thinks is ‘I need to stop eating’. That might not mean stop EVERYTHING but just a few naughty things, the enjoyable things, the tasty treats that keep you sane! Well…

Yes, Timon is telling you! You can continue eating those ‘Sins’ that Slimming World claim to be the devil’s work. It drives me insane! Just a quick reminder, I am a personal trainer and a nutritional adviser, I’m not a nutritionist doctor or any of the sort BUT I do know how to give healthy, realistic and sustainable diet advice for anybody who wants the extra tips!

Okay, let’s continue… YES, you can eat and drink treats… unbelievable!? Let me explain: Your body needs food to survive right? RIGHT. This means you can’t starve it which also means you’re not going to gain any fat because you’re body is using the calories (energy) to survive. This said, that doesn’t mean you can eat as much as you want and blame it on the survival of your body, although, that would be magical! There is a calculation, I know, if you hate maths you’re already going to be turned off, so let’s use a friendlier word… There is a trick (ooo, lovely) to tell you how many calories you can consume without gaining any extra poundage AND no exercise is required, the trick is = Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).

As you can see, the diagram is kindly explaining how the body’s organs put the steak meal, carrot and cheeseburger to good use. You burn calories when you breathe, replenish your cells and keep your heart beating. AMAZING. It’s like exercising without doing anything, the laziest, most effective type of exercise. So lets have a look at how much food I can actually eat if I wanted to lie in bed all day and not gain any weight…

An example using my own measurements:

I am a Woman. This is important, the genders have different equations:

(4.536 x 143lbs) + (15.88 x 70in) – (5 x 23) – 161 =

648.6 + 1111.6 -115 – 161 =

BMR = 1484.2

I can eat 1484 Calories without putting on any weight and the calories can come from any food I want, so let’s see my food options! Okay this is what a day could look like for me if I wanted to eat and drink without any restrictions part from knowing my BMR.

There you go! I was able to eat yummy meals, have a little sneaky ice cream and a glass of wine… I even had 10 calories to spare!

This is just an example to show you that I don’t have to starve myself to make sure I don’t put on any weight, I can also continue eating enjoyable meals and snacks throughout the day, and if I want to lose weight and TONE which is really the goal of this blog, I would reduce my calories to be below my BMR (- Exercise Kcals) depending on the speed I want to drop the weight and the amount of energy expenditure BUT that will be included within the next post! This post is purely if you don’t exercise. I will be posting about becoming toned when your lifestyle does include exercise! Stay up-to-date! Some juicy tips and knowledge is coming your way!

The Lesson: Find out your BMR, if you don’t go over your BMR you definitely won’t be putting on any weight. If you stay under your BMR, you’re most likely to lose weight at a rate you’ve never seen before whilst still having the scrummy snacks!