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6 Responses to “Trial Fuel”

1. on 08 Nov 2007 at 6:46 pm1Stephen Gustitis

   

   Mark:
   My wife packs me some sandwiches, yogurt, and a few energy bars. She always includes several 200mg ibuprofen tablets for the “trial” headache. I eat lunch in the courtroom while continuing to prepare for the afternoon session. Although I often don’t have a big appetite, I force myself to fill my tummy a bit.

   sg

2. on 09 Nov 2007 at 3:55 am2Mark Bennett

   

   Stephen,

   Thanks for the comment. If I’m not hungry, I won’t eat; If I’m hungry, though, I’ll grab a couple of bites during breaks. The yogurt and sandwiches don’t work for me. My blood sugar keeps ticking along at an even level if I don’t spike it with high-GI foods. I don’t even need caffeine to try a case.

3. on 09 Nov 2007 at 2:14 pm3Matlock

   

   You eat? I rarely eat during a trial. I always have plenty of water handy, but I ever take the time to actually eat a meal during trial, and I never want to run the risk of getting something on me.

   But once I’m done, it’s usually a lot of Chinese food. You such as it is, here in Texas.

4. on 09 Nov 2007 at 3:25 pm4Anonymous

   

   When I’m in trial, I eat a huge high protein breakfast (typically eggs, sausage, etc), with a healthy dose of caffeine.

   During the trial, I’m with Mark and eat low carb protein bars and drink water, for the same reasons (don’t want the blood sugar spike). I try to sneak an apple in, too. In general, I don’t eat much in trial.

5. on 12 Nov 2007 at 12:40 am5Anonymous

   

   i eat nothing when i’m in trial. i’ll drink water, but that’s it.

   i just go on adrenaline

6. on 12 Nov 2007 at 1:00 am6Mark Bennett

   

   Pure adrenaline is fine for the first week or two, but by about the four-week mark on that federal conspiracy trial, you’ll start getting hungry.

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