COVER STORY
“You can’t work at this level
for this long with these
hours if you don’t look after
yourself,” Amanda says of
her demanding 4am starts.
Here’s what works for her:- AVOID SNOOZING
“I don’t play Russian roulette
with the snooze button. You’ve
got to be really careful as a
minute can become an hour.
Once the alarm goes at 4am
I get up and have a shower, I
do my make-up and I blow-dry
my hair. I feel better with my
face on and it also makes me
think, I’m of to work.- REDUCE CARBS AT NIGHT
“By nature, I could eat a salad
every night, but living in a
house with three males that’s
not going to happen. The boys
will have a stack of carbs but
I try to limit them at night so
I’ll tend to have a microwave
cup of quinoa instead with the
same sauce as they’re having.”- MOVE MORE
“I’m trying to go to the gym
a couple of times sprinkled
throughout the week.” - NO MID-MORNING SNACKS
“The danger-zone is after the
show when someone says, ‘I’m
going over to the shop.’ Or,
I’m in a meeting and there’s a
half a muin left on the plate.
A friend of mine’s mother
has a rule: no cakes before
lunchtime, so when I see
banana bread in a meeting at
10am I often think of that.”- ACKNOWLEDGE LIMITS
“As I get older, I’m being more
mindful and self-aware of what
I need. You’re the only one who
can look out for what you need,
so you have to tell people.”
HOW AMANDA
STAYS ENERGISED
JUNE/JULY 2017 PREVENTION 67