So...a brief introduction of myself. My name is Teresa & I am a personal trainer in Arlington, VA. As an athlete myself...I focus primarily on endurance running (marathons, half marathons, etc.)...although the former basketball player in me enjoys the occasional crazy speed and agility workout.
After battling a bout of loss of motivation, assumingly due to not really having any physical goals to work towards...I've decided to challenge myself in the realm of nutrition. I enjoy a bit of structure in my life, so following regimented nutrition schedules should make life easier...and over the next however-many months, it'll be a simple matter of changing nutrition habits based on which experimentation is taking place at whatever-given-time.
My goal is to attach each diet for a minimum of 45 days...hopefully more like 60. Reason being: in the initial phases of extreme contours in one's diet, the body takes a bit of time to fully transition to understanding what is being provided to it as fuel. So a lot of the "effects," are simply transitional effects rather than actual effects of the general change in nutrition. Therefore...I'm giving my body a full 30 days to complete the transition, and a minimum of 2 more weeks to really gauge how my body feels with the alteration of what's being consumed. All this while training for a marathon! Fun stuff! :)
Starting off with the Paleo diet! Some call it the caveman diet, consisting of hunter/gatherer type foods...nothing processed, no grains, no legumes, no dairy, yada yada yada.
So here I am, researching this caveman phenom, getting together my grocery list, and I'll be ready to start on Monday!! Paleo...HERE I COME!
Two of my fave blogs: Everyday Paleo and Elana's Pantry. I think I could go Paleo except for things like oats (which I heart dearly) and sour cream (spoon, sour cream, me = bffs).
ReplyDeleteIf you're having fatigue issues (can't get through workouts) you might want to try adding in some bites of sweet potatoes. Some people are super-strict and don't eat any kind of potatoes on Paleo. Not sure which side of the fence you're on there:)