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    What does everyone eat / drink for keeping their energy up throughout the day?
    Im looking for something to keep me going. Because i dont have a diet... Coke, snacks, Maccas...... Im needing energy....
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    I always start the day with a purple Mother energy drink. Works a treat
    I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather.....not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car!!!

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    Default Re: Energy on the job

    speed


    i take home made rolls made with love by my wife, she usually makes them because she can't stand looking at how i make them
    Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
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    i always take water and staminade (made from the powder)

    summer easy in a morning to drink 4 litres water and 2 litres staminade

    winter about 1 water 2 staminade

    cuppa tea at smoko time, and 3 sangas and a nut bar for food thru the morning

    light lunch at home

    a cuppa coffee lunch and arvo before i leave for the arvo shift.

    no take away, no soft drinks

    better off eating your money than eating macas, and coke is a wotam

    cheers

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    4 Fried chickens and a coke...
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    good call A J D , top movie ......
    cheers

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    Don't smoke and have only 5 alcohol drinks a week and get a good nights sleep.works for me.

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    4 Fried chickens and a coke...
    Hahaha
    4 fried chickens and a coke,piece of toast dry with a cup o tea

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    years ago while working for my dad the only energy burst he used to give out was boot up the clacker to get ya moving quicker ...... now usualy coffee , tea , etc , but i find rather than eat a big lunch in one hit if going to be a long day i devide the sandwiches and fruit up and just have a nibble in between jobs.

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    Last summer I would take a container with a fruit/nut/white chocolate mix that I got from aldi. I'd just shove a small handful in my gob before and after a job. Tasted great and did the job

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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    Hahaha
    4 fried chickens and a coke,piece of toast dry with a cup o tea

    Just as a aside I see
    Donald Duck Dunn passed away
    the other day
    Also pasing away the other day was the Irish guy who invented the dance "The Hokey Pokey" Aparently they had a few problems getting him the coffin. They put his left leg in first and that is when all the fun started...
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    3 eggs sunny side up steak or chop 2 toast.1 tomato hard charger breakfast keep u fueld and going for some Time every day Remember ceril is for pussie Eating like that when I poped out of the whom.....ceril for girly man....
    But if you aint ''STIHL'' you aint real....

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    bananas are good for a quick energy fix




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    Two double espressos and four weetbix (or whatever they call those wheat based dog biscuits these days) for brekky, and maybe 500 ml of milk and Aktavite if I know the day's work will be mostly anaerobic.

    High carb lunch of sangers with a heap of salad and some ham/bacon/mystery-meat on home baked bread or tater salad or pasta salad. Pack all the sandwich bits seperately and assemble when it's chow time else it will be like a school lunch (i.e. soggy). It's colder now, so I often pack a thermos of thick and meaty soup too.

    Lots of water (up to four or five litres per full day, and most of it comes out as sweat), and 'breakfast on the go' packs as necessary to top up the energy level. Caffeine drinks make you feel good but the diuretic effect - well - it's a p1sser.

    Heaps of veg with chilli and spices in the evening for dinner to keep the 'works' working, and plenty of protein for recovery - and a good night's sleep. And a couple of glasses of red wine or some real ale - the yeast is also beneficial for gut health.

    Under-feed and under-water and your power and speed level will drop, as will your intellect and your mood (and probably work quality) on a good hard day.

    My $0.02 worth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GardenGuy View Post

    EDIT: Fixed speeling errors.
    would that be spelling errors
    Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
    And if you don't like what Ian has to say use the ignore function if you don't know how ask i will gladly tell you

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