Daily blog (audio): Very hungry caterpillaring? [That night he had a stomach ache!]

<p>Very hungry caterpillaring? [That night he had a stomach ache!]</p> <p><br> <br> We're on a mission to help one million people RISE by 2030 - join the movement at <a href="http://www.myrise.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.myrise.co.uk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Have you ever read the story of the very hungry caterpillar?</p> <p>The 1969 kid’s book by Eric Carle.</p> <p>It follows a caterpillar.</p> <p>Obvs.</p> <p>Who eats very little in the week – a few bits of fruit.</p> <p>Then does this on Saturday:</p> <p>On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake<br> One ice-cream cone<br> One pickle<br> One slice of Swiss cheese<br> One slice of salami<br> One lollipop<br> One piece of cherry pie<br> One sausage<br> One cupcake<br> And one slice of watermelon<br> That night he had a stomach ache!<br> The next day was Sunday again<br> The caterpillar ate through one nice leaf, and after that he felt better.<br> Now he wasn’t hungry anymore–and he wasn’t a little caterpillar anymore<br> He was a big fat caterpillar</p> <p>I’m sure we’ve all been there.</p> <p>Eat relatively little in the week and loads and the weekend.</p> <p>I know I have.</p> <p>And it’s fine.</p> <p>To a point.</p> <p>There won’t be many people out there who don’t eat a little more at the weekend.</p> <p>And if we can create an average of those 7 days that takes us in the direction we want to go in, then that’s cool.</p> <p>If the average takes us in the wrong direction………</p> <p>If it makes us the equivalent of “a big fat caterpillar” and if it gives us stomach ache (other undesirable side effects are available)……….</p> <p>It’s maybe worth questioning.</p> <p>Could we enjoy the weekend 97% as much by dropping that by, say, a third?</p> <p>Could we adjust the week a bit more to bring the average down?</p> <p>Could we question why we feel the need to increase intake that much at the weekend?</p> <p>Or, more likely, a combination of the three?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Much love,</p> <p>Jon ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?’ Hall</p>