Amara in Training

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  • Paleo Day 14…Easter Sunday Cheats

    Sunday started off without a hitch. It was a mild sunny morning and I was sitting in my boyfriend’s backyard enjoying some fresh strawberries, a crisp glass of water, and a popular book called The Primal Blueprint. Figured that it’d be nice to read a few pages from it since I’m following a very similar…

  • Thoughts I Think While I Tackle The One-Mile Swim

    On Friday I completed my very first long swim of one mile. (I think I completed something close to a mile before in an open water swim, but I don’t count that too much because we took a lot of breaks and it was with a class.) It was one of the few times where…

  • Paleo Day 13…Pre-Holiday Festivities, Breaking Bread

    Spending the weekend at my boyfriend’s house generally makes it a culinary challenge, since I don’t prepare all of the food I eat. However, since he’s on paleo too, it’s a smidge easier. I started the day with a huge bag of almonds, cranberries, and raisins. We were boiling eggs for Easter and making some…

  • Paleo Day 12…Rungry, So Now We Feast!

    The day started a bit later than usual. I think I was finally up and at it by 11am. Shant and I were up really late last night trying to make a paleo strawberry souffle. (We failed with flying colors.) When I was finally ready to tackle the day I decided that it was probably…

  • Paleo Day 10…Workout Fueling and Late Night Eats

    Had a pretty awesome day in terms of energy level. Again I was reluctant to head out for my back to back to back workout with GU so I tried a little experiment and took along three bananas. I downed the first one right before swimming, the second one after my swim, and my third…

  • Paleo Day 9…Keep It Simple, Stupid

    The day started off good enough with a great 3 mile run around the neighborhood. I came across a dilemma that I’ve been battling since going paleo…what am I going to do about my energy gels? I’m so used to using them during my training and races and, for the first time ever yesterday, I…

  • Paleo Day 8…Down 6 Pounds, Here Comes The Cravings, 100 Weeks Left

    So after what turned out to be more of a cheat day than a cheat meal, I set about my Monday to go back to my usual staple of veggies and fish. Monday started harmlessly enough with leftover curries from the weekend. Most of the broth remained but the bulk of the veggies were gone,…

  • Paleo Day 5…Where Are The Seasonings?

    So I never disputed the fact that paleo feels pretty natural…but I think today was the day I finally stopped thinking about it. (Is it becoming a habit yet?!) I started the morning with my usual egg white scramble and fruit, but wanted to do something a little special for Shant. It was Friday, after…

  • Paleo Day 4…A Few Minor Slipups

    What a busy day Thursday was! Had my internship so I had to pack a whole day worth of food. Wolfed down most of it before realizing that I didn’t snap any photos. For breakfast I had the egg white scramble with veggies. Packed some bananas, oranges, dates, cranberries, raisins, and almonds. Made orange marinated…