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Here are some good sites I use:

http://www.wholelifeeating.com/  - lots of recipes

http://paleoista.com/   -- a very successful AG triathlete runs this one

http://whole9life.com/  -- site is down at the moment, but normally is up.  They promote Paleo eating

Highly recommend reading Paleo Diet for Athletes by Cordain and Friel.  They modify the diet for athletes. For example, they add high glycemic carbs to the post workout windows to maximize and speedup recovery.  There are some other things too, but that is one of the big changes that helps when you are putting in hard workouts regularly.  

Let me know if you have any other questions.

I'm in the same boat; I'm signed up for a tri in April, but a heel injury this fall has really diminished my fitness level. I'm hoping to take some pounds off and reduce inflamation by doing a two-week fast before kick-starting the triathlon training program.

Hang in there... 

Steph, thanks for the Paleo sites.   I will be finetuning things.  1800 cals a day for this workout load won't cut it.  IU could easily add 400 cals around the workouts.  I plan to use fluids for that with some protein.  Hearing about branched amino acids too.  Have to check that out.  They are proteins too.

VQ or Vision Quest is a coaching group based in Chicago.  Run by Robbie Ventura, formerly a cycling pro with Lance Armstrong.  Great guy.  Others here are with the Chicago based programs.  He has one coach downstate in Illinois and I am lucky enough to be with him.  He sets out a week worth of bike workouts and adds in the swim and runs I do.   He has made me so much better.  If not for him, I would never have made IronMan.  Coaches are great.  There are inexpensive ways to get good coaching too.

Hey peeps,

With all the talk about paleo I started wondering if anybody is a vegetarian.  For the last 14 months I've eaten a mostly veg diet - she says after just eating bacon .  Generally, I only eat meat 1-2x per week.  So, I'm not completely vegetarian, but am trying to cut meat out even more.  Anyway,  I'm great at making veg soup and doing pasta dishes, but after that I find myself relying a lot on morningstar prepackaged stuff for the main part of my meals.  Turns out, they a ridiculously high in sodium, so i've now cut them out of the diet.  If anyone has any great (also easy) recipes or can point me to a good website, I'd appreciate it.

Now on the training front, I was supposed to swim yesterday morning, but since I swim at an outdoor pool and it was forecasted to be below freezing; i slept in.  Decided to do a round of p90x2 after work, but had to stop after about 15 mins b/c I was nauseous.  It was not exercised induces as I started out that way.  This am was to be a run, but once again it was colder then I have running clothes for; so I slept in.  I'm really getting a lot of sleep these days!  I will run after work and I will go swimming Friday am.

Happy Thursday all!

Ann-Marie

Are you going to wear your wetsuit?  LOL     Good training for OWS temps!

I'll try this post again ... 

Can spinervals done on a regular exercise bike?  Or do you have to have a spin bike or a computrainer?

All,

I hope Steph doesn't mind me throwing this out here for the group.

I thought this was a good article.  Most resolutions don't last very long. Here are some things to help keep them going.  I've read (and found to be true for me) that it takes 21 days to develop a habit. If you can hang on and take action on a goal for that long your chances increase.  Good luck and hang on.

The 10 Commandments of New Year's Resolutions

Great article!  I think #3 is the hardest for most people.  We want instant action and results.  That's why I find keeping my BT logs so very helpful.  When I get discouraged or depressed I go back a few months (or to last year) and see just how far I've come.  Last year at this time I was excited because I finally was able to run 1 and 1/4 miles without walking at a 12ish pace.  Now I run 6 with no problem at an 11:30 pace.  It's all about the babysteps.

The 10 Commandments of New Year's Resolutions

Yes, a good article.  I like the Simplify and Connect ones.  Keep it simple. So many people make these extremely grand resolutions that are too broad, trying to change too many things at once.  It gets overwhelming.  And as far as developing an active lifestyle goes...Connect.  Having a buddy (or more) to do things with is very motivating. It's why we all posting on this forum - to connect with others with the same interest. There have been many times when I wasn't feeling like getting up at 5 am, but knowing my friends would be there waiting gave me the extra push I needed to get moving.

And for those of you who have sent me inspires asking how my "no sugar for January" is going.  Day 5 and still on the wagon.  I'll admit it's been hard.  I do love my desserts.  I have substituted dried apples and cherries for a little after meal sweetness.  The ones from Trader Joe's do not have any added sugar or sulfites. 

Steph,

Wow, you are my hero!  You made the SMART decision.  Sometimes you have to sacrifice now, for the short term, to see the benefit for the the long term.  I can say that to others, but acting on it myself...well I'm still working on that.  

One day I want to run the Disney Marathon, or any Disney race for that matter.  They have the best "bling".  

Susie

Sorry about your race, Stephanie, but it sounds like you made the right decision for the future!

How cool to get to go cheer on your friends who are doing the relay!

Steph,  

Sorry you had to cancel your race. I know how disappointing it can be, but on the brighter side you'll be all fixed up for the next one. 

 I am not sure if anyone has seen these you tube workouts, but a friend sent me the below link. It looks insane and thought I would pass it along. There are supposed to be 3 minute versions out there as well, but I haven't looked for them yet.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Pdyy6Hy5XRg

Onto breaking news:  Christmas cookies are all gone.  I wish I could say I know exactly what happened to them, but I have no idea.   Now maybe I can start loosing the holiday weight I have put on. :-D

Have a great weekend everyone. 

I took a workout class at my gym called RIPPED.   It went something like this video but for 45 minutes.  It was about 3 weeks after completing an Ironman so I thought I was in good shape.  I quickly realized (after nearly puking... several times) that Ironman shape is quite different than this kind of shape.    Good luck on the no-cookie diet.

Ditto... good job on postponing the marathon.  When I did my 1st one, I didn't postpone and aggravated an injury.  You did the smart thing.  Good for you!

Suz - the Disney bling IS awesome.  I have 6 or 7 medals, several pounds in weight.  I'd like to get one from each race.   

+10  Good choice. 

I started the master cleanse fast on Jan. 3, so I'm on day 4 and feeling very good today (first few days had a headache and felt listless). Feel like I can start spinning class next week if my energy level keeps up. Will postpone running another week; still dealing with plantar fasciitis pain that flared up this fall. It's much better than it was a month ago, but I'm afraid to start pounding on it with any high-impact exercise.

Thanks for the shoe recommendation, Steph. You've got me looking into minimalist running as maybe a solution to my heel problem.

Might also want to look into trigger point roller for that heel area.  When I was in my local running store, mention that I have what feels like a bruise on the inner left heel that only bothers me intermittently (sp?) when I first wake up and then goes away.  They told me it was the beginnings of PF and that using rollers would help keep it from becoming full blown.  Not sure if it would do anything to help a full blown case but can't hurt to search the web a bit.