Amara in Training

Tag: consistency

  • Paleo Day 15…Fish Tacos and Too Much of a Good Thing

    Started off my day with a different type of scramble this time…onions, bell peppers, and roasted green peppers with a side of potatoes! Then went to visit a friend. She was gracious enough to share her blood oranges with me. It was so sweet and tasty! I will have to hunt down the farmer’s market…

  • 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 11…Workout Recovery and Minor Ethnic Cheats

    Thursday…it was the day after Wednesday, the day after I had pushed myself a bit farther than usual. Every few months or so I’ll get a yearning to try my hand at a solo sprint triathlon, meaning that I attempt the distances at a local gym to check out my current level of conditioning. Well,…

  • 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…

  • Getting Back Into The Swim/Bike/Run Routine

    So on a whim I decided to try a swim/bike/run routine this morning. At first I thought that I’d only for a nice long swim, but figured that now was a good of time as any to take an assessment of where I’m at, physically, for the triathlon in November. Let’s just say I’ve got…

  • 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…