As I said in my last blog, my training is ramping up and so is my food consumption. As a plant based chef and healthy eating coach, the complaint that I hear often is “I don’t have time to eat healthy”. Yes, you do. It is a matter of priorities. As I’m working at the desk, I’m cooking a pot of brown rice and roasting some vegetables to eat this week. Today I shopped (list in hand, always a list!) for most of what I need and planned my fuel and food for the week (of course, my home cooking plan could be derailed any time by the suggestion of a Native Foods kale salad or a combo plate of kale and Brussel sprouts at Union Tap and Kitchen. My day-to-day food isn’t fussy or complicated: most days include a baked sweet potato, a huge plate of roasted or steamed vegetables, a huge salad, a couple servings of protein from sources such as tempeh or beans, fruit and some starches such as quinoa, brown rice and GF English muffins. During training, I fuel accordingly based on the duration and intensity of workout with dates, Ignite Naturals gels (the best tasting out there, IMO) and bars. And every now and then, I just say “screw it, I’m eating whatever……I’m no type “A”..I laugh out loud and then pour myself another glass of wine 🙂
Some of the highlights from this week

My refrigerator stuffed full of Mamma Chia vitality drinks–you don’t need to get your Omega 3′ from salmon….

Found in the Whole Foods cheese case: A fantastic dip made from cashews, kale (of course!), nutritional yeast and red bell peppers

This afternoon’s beverages-juice made from beets, apple, ginger, cilantro, parsley, cucumber, lemon and celery PLUS a bottle of vitality drink!

This tamale/black bean combo over a humongous pile of steamed kale followed a green protein shake post long run today
I’m starting to feel like I’m getting into a training groove. This week, I pushed through three quality swims plus a swim analysis at SwimLabsEncinitas (and in my world, THAT is a workout, so let’s call it “four”). I learned some interesting stuff about my swim—such as my right arm catches correctly but I push my left one straight down to bottom of the pool without any “hinging” of said arm, thus rendering almost no semblance of a catch. I’m looking forward to getting in the pool early tomorrow and practicing the specific drills that hopefully will correct this.
The big news this week was that I executed six runs, including a short one off the bike at about 5 minutes per mile slower than the pace I hold for my long run (WTF?)……..I loathe transition runs). I haven’t run 6 times per week in over a year. While my Achilles issues are still somewhat present, I’m managing them enough to run consistently. Today I did most of my long run on the beach at low tide. I can’t express enough how lucky and fortunate I am to have these beautiful surroundings right outside my door.
Here’s a little healthy eating challenge for you for the week: have a large salad as your main meal at lunch or dinner (or breakfast, as I’ve been know to eat salad for breakfast) and at least 2 cups of raw or cooked vegetable each day. I think that you will really like the way you feel.
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