Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

As athletes, our appetite can be a bit interesting at times. Have you ever been so hungry you can't even think straight? Sometimes it feels like we can never feel satisfied whereas other times, the appetite is non existent. So weird, right? As you are aware from experience, your appetite is important because it regulates food intake and helps you fuel your active lifestyle. It drives you to eat and it also tells you when you can stop eating. Your appetite can also affect your mood  - it's likely that there are times when your friends/family just know that you are hungry. Although the appetite mechanism works well to help you meet your body's energy and nutrient needs, it is likely that as an athlete, you feel that you do not have a "normal" appetite. Far too often, athletes put blame on themselves for not eating the "right" things at the "right" times. They get mad at their body for being hungry too often or for getting...

    Our society loves to focus on foods that we should eat but rarely do we address the lifestyle that could be affecting our food choices and habits.   Often do I hear people saying that they don't have time....time to strength train/stretch, time to cook, time to sleep.   But if you are sick - how can you work? But, if you are injured - how can you workout or race? But if you are exhausted - how can you make smart choices, be productive and be consistent in life?    source When you think about a hunger scale, it's evident where we should be staying with our body when it comes to identifying the biological hunger cues for eating as well as when to finish a meal. So when someone speaks about not eating x-y-z food because it is bad or regretting eating too much at once, it may be helpful to refer to this scale..... or the lifestyle. I don't believe in bad foods. I think our society has it all wrong when they talk about how bloating, fe...