4.11.16 Monday Morning Once Again!

After work it's 30 minutes of strength training, then a 40 minute run.

Jealous of your OWS today!!!

How do you repair finger nail tears?

Hey there! Yup, another busy Monday!

5:15am - 5.5 mile run/walk - trying to work on getting my speed up a little during the run segments

9:30am - 45 min spin class
10:30am - 20 min ST

A very fast 2200 in the pool this morning.
Too much speed, finishing with a max speed set of 2 x 100..

Doing Whole30 or similar is tough when you are training a lot. If you look through the message boards on that website, many people aren't as active as people on here. There is an adjustment period - they call it the carb flu :-)! I'd say first start by cleaning up your diet by eating whole foods (which I think you are already), and maybe add some good starchy carbs after training efforts (sweet potatoes are amazing). Fruit is good but I tend to limit that except for the occasional frozen berry in my smoothie. Lots of fructose can be problematic for some people.

Make sure you are getting plenty of FAT! That is what fills you up and keeps you satisfied. Avocados, nuts/seeds, pastured butter, meats, coconut/avocado/oilive oil etc.

Just some things I've learned from transitioning from the high carb to lower carb eating plan. Good luck!

Bleh...I could not do a low carb diet. I think it depends on your metabolism and training load, but it's certainly not for everyone. Just because it works for your girlfriend, it might not work for you. Carbs are easily accessible for energy, and you'll probably find you need some before/during workouts regardless of what the rest of your diet is like. I think it's more sustainable for most endurance athletes to include legumes (since they're also a good source of protein and healthy fat), other carbs like sweet potatoes (I eat a lot of those--they're delicious here and come in lots of varieties and colors), and a small amount of whole grains. But just my $0.02. Healthy fats are very important to help you feel "full". My diet is pretty high in those since (Kim would probably understand this, being a teacher) sometimes my time to eat is very limited and I need to get my calories quickly.

Mostly easy recovery stuff here. 1600m of swimming, and one hour easy trainer ride with some high-cadence pickups.