Hello everybody I hope you're having a great day to day, whatever you're up to my name is Haley one of the coaches here

at Runners Connect and it's awesome to be chatting to you guys today.

The topic for today's little podcast is a topical one that is how to deal

with snacking at the moment when probably got a bit more time at home,

maybe feeling a little bit stressed, maybe a little bit bored, a little bit lonely.

So let's dive in. I decided to do this podcast because I've I've heard

quite a few reports from our runners who feel that their healthy habits have been somewhat derailed by a bit too

much snacking during lockdown and as someone who's worked from home for quite some time I know just how easy it can be to reach for a snack when you're feeling bored, stressed, or even lonely.

While for a less active person, it's a bit more clear what to do here a bit more clear maybe not a

bit more easy but for those of us who are highly active and doing a lot of

running is important to work out whether you really do need that snack

because sometimes the answer is yes and running burns a lot of calories and if your

body is actively recovering from a hard worker or a long run

it means that when you crave a snack your body might actually be telling you

that it that it requires something to help it with that recovery process that's why it's important to eat mindfully so when you reach for a snack

ask yourself whether it is truly hunger that you're feeling or whether it's

actually something else that's making you go to the kitchen cupboards.

If you are truly hungry and that's a good thing to learn to recognize,

true hunger or when you're feeling a bit low blood sugar, then go ahead and have that

snack and just make sure it's something that is fulfilling your body's needs

right now and that should be something nutrient dense which contains both

carbohydrates and protein. I find a good way to tell whether it's a true hunger or if

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