Amara in Training

Tag: health

  • Paleo Day 16…Big Eats For A Big Training Day

    Started my training day off with a very light snack…a banana. It never gives me a stomachache and I never feel like hurling during a workout when I eat it. Proceeded with a strength training workout, followed by a run…I was a little bit on the tired side to start. If there was a way…

  • 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 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…

  • 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 3…Need to Hunt Down Some Recipes

    Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I never bother with a whole lot of preparation unless I have some company. Don’t these veggies look bright and yummy?! They were as tasty as they look. Also cooked up some home fries. It was a nice addition to the egg white scramble. As you can…