The last couple of months since going back to the gym, I’ve been feeling hungrier than usual. I had a couple of moments when I felt that condition that Filipinos call ‘nalipasan ng gutom’- you’ve eaten (like your first solid meal of the day at 5pm) but the weakness lingers.

So I did a food diary which I had intended to do for at least a month. I stopped after over a week because every-day (except weekends and special holidays) looked exactly like this:

Morning
Coffee (two espressos with almond milk, artificial sweetener)
An espresso around 10am topped up with water, no sugar + a cookie or two from the office kitchen pantry

Afternoon
Packed lunch (usually a protein and rice)
Watered down espresso after lunch and around 3pm

Evening
Pre-workout drink
Protein and a cup of rice after work-out
Espresso!
A protein shake if I remember it

So yeah, I need to eat a bit more!