Food=Energy

Just like my article "You're just like a car" says - food is your gas. I actually experienced it for the first time this past Friday.

Last week was week 1 of my soccer conditioning program I put myself on. Friday was a long day - 12 hrs at work, a small 10 minute walk earlier in the morning during a bit of a break, and then off to soccer for 2 hrs after work. I felt good all day - but after about 20 minutes at soccer, I knew something wasn't right. My body eventually was going into 'shut-down' mode. I literally had nothing left. Thankfully I was not to the point of passing out, but I felt incredibly weak. I even left 15 minutes early, which is EXTREMELY out of the ordinary for me with soccer.
I got home and felt just horrible. But once I finally got the energy up to get some food in me, I was fine. The next day, I felt normal again.

What I learned later after logging my food (as I do each day of my program), I saw that my caloric intake was low for what I needed (that day especially). It all made perfect sense then.

So for week 2, I've increased my calories slightly back up to where they will give me enough energy to do things, but still be able to burn them off as well. And this week at soccer - LOOK OUT! :o)