The unholy trinity 34 sending our body the message that it should conserve energy because there is little food around – we are in starvation mode. One thing our body is superb at is conserving fat – we never used to know when the next famine would be upon us. Centuries of evolution have left us very good at retaining fat and not giving it up unless we absolutely have to. I suggest that you do not give your body this chance! Do not give it the excess energy in the evening to convert to fat that you then have to coax back out of the fat cells again the next day. I call this complete reversal of intake versus expenditure the‘ energy mismatch’. We really could not do it any worse. The energy cab rank – alcohol, protein, carbs & fat Let’ s consider some physiology for a moment. Did you know that our body burns different food groups in a preferential order? Food can be broken down into four‘ macronutrient’ food groups: alcohol, protein, A’ noon Tea Energy / Calories Breakfast Lunch Dinner Dessert Supper The Energy Mismatch Energy Intake Energy Output