Banana Apple Oats!!
Just my usual oat combo with banana, vanilla, and apple. To speed up cooking time, I cut up the apple & added some cinnamon and agave, then nuked it in the microwave for a minute before adding to the oats.
Guess what’s baaaaaaaaack?! DYKT!!!
Here’s some old “Did you knows” for new readers:
Thin doesn’t mean fit- the skinny fat phenomenon
Calories are not created equal
Exercise doesn’t equal weight loss
Did You Know Tuesday #9
Did you know that coffee isn’t necessarily dehydrating?
If your body is used to coffee (i.e. you drink it on a regular basis) you can actually count is as part of your fluid intake! However, if you only have it on occasion, coffee acts as a diuretic and can contribute to dehydration.
Coffee is one of those topics where “they” change their minds about it nearly every day, so use your best judgment!! Check to see if you’re hydrated- is your urine clear or pale yellow, or is it dark? Does your skin look dry? Are you thirsty?!
If you drink coffee before a race, make sure you practice drinking it before a training run to see how your body handles it. And be sure to include other fluids besides coffee.
Do you drink coffee before a race? I do, but stick to one cup. (Gotta make sure the plumbing’s clear if you know what I mean…;))
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I pretty much always drink coffee before a race or running. It really helps wake my body up!
I know a lot of people who drink coffee before working out but I am the opposite I drink it immediately after.
It’s funny, I just talked to an expert about this a few days ago for an article I’m working on. Apparently it counts as fluid intake (the amount of dehydration it causes isn’t great enough to counter the effects of its hydration), but it’s the caffeine that makes some researchers tell us to limit it. He said that people who drink coffee often are accustomed to the caffeine, and it doesn’t have a great affect on them. If you don’t drink it all the time, that’s when the caffeine is powerful–and that’s why they say to limit your intake. So interesting.
Same goes for tea, since that’s dehydrating but counts toward fluid intake. Great DYK!
So true!!! And people react to the same amount of caffeine completely differently- I have a friend that keeps Mtn Dew at her bedside, and another that sends her heart all a-flutter with just half a soda!
I don’t drink coffee at all, but this is such an interesting topic! My grandpa drinks coffee ALL day long…so I guess it counts as part of his hydration since his body is used to it.
I always hold off until after the race, because I’m always afraid of the plumbing working a little TOO well during the race!
I always love reading positive news about coffee — since I love the stuff and am determined to never give it up, haha. I drink it before every race and before long runs. I really feel like it gives me an extra boost, though I’m always careful to make sure I’m drinking enough water along with it….and giving myself plenty of time to ummm…digest…before the race starts.
I like having a little coffee before I work out. So when I plan on doing a run after work, I sneak a little afternoon cup o’ joe into my routine. Not sure if it actually “helps”, but it does make me feel refreshed on some level…
i knew this one
and whenever i tell people this fact i get looks like “wow aren’t you stupid. caffeine is 100% dehydrating” and then i tell them to go look up the facts haahaha. and of course i’m right 