5:30 am- usual breakfast- green powder w. vitamins, then smoothie: flax/soy/lechithin/protein powder/almond butter and pumpkin/green tea first client sessions of the day, then a 45′ weight training/core session 9:00 am – raw spinach, 3 oz sliced turkey, raw green bell pepper, mandarin orange noon- apple, 3 oz chicken, .5 oz raw walnuts, baby carrots swim […]
Read More ›My clients and friends (and my husband) often tease me about my consumption of copious amounts of leaves, my favorite being black kale. Here’s a way to prepare it, keeping it raw to retain all of its goodness! Keep in mind that it needs a few days to sit in the fridge, ‘marinating’, if you […]
Read More ›I overheard a conversation at the gym the other day; one woman said to another, “I was so bad on vacation; now that I’ve returned, I’m back on my diet again.” What is that? That statement speaks volumes. Just the idea that one feels they need a break from how they eat indicates that how […]
Read More ›Breakfast: 7am: green powder, soy lecithin & flax meal in water (note to all who are possibly counting calories- this little concoction alone is 100 calories, roughly 30 calories each for the green powder, lecithin and flax meal. Yes, I do count calories and if you are looking to get lean, you do need to […]
Read More ›5:30 am- same breakfast shake as Monday and Friday! 9:00 am- meal between am clients: 4 oz salmon and broccoli w. 1/4 avocado (sound familiar? leftover from last night’s dinner!) and an apple noon- pre-swim (1hour swim) meal- 1/2 nonfat plain goatmilk yogurt, banana, .5 oz walnuts and 2 egg whites 2:30 post-swim/pre- bike (1 […]
Read More ›Mondays are usually my off day or recovery day from training- today’s workout included an easy, aerobic run and some core strength training. 5:30am breakfast (same as Friday- I’m usually eating breakfast on the go on weekdays as I drive in to the gym to meet my 6am clients. Because of that, I need something […]
Read More ›Breakfast was quite similar to yesterday as we had another training run and then pm yoga planned. 7:30am green powder w. vitamins, 4 egg whites cooked w. 1 tsp olive oil, sprinkled w. flax and soy lecithin, 1/ banana, 3 oz yam, .5 oz raw walnuts 9:30am 1 1/2 hr trail run; one gel during […]
Read More ›I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that response when I explain my diet to friends, clients, whomever! I eat LOADS of carbs, I just don’t eat ‘refined carbs’ (except during training!). My diet has tons of fresh, organic produce (fruits and veg are indeed carbs). I eat leafy green vegetables (black kale, […]
Read More ›This morning, I included some starch (again, a little goes a long way!) in the form of some yam leftover from last night, because Chris & I had a two hour race-pace training run to do. (Also, although I don’t note this, I’m constantly drinking water throughout the day….) Breakfast, 7:30am Greens powder mixed with […]
Read More ›After working with many trainers I have learned that half the battle is having a trainer that has the flexibility to meet you when you are available to work out at a location that is convenient to you. With limited time for the work out, it is critical that the trainer is there on time […]
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