Sigh. Back to reality. We just spent another wonderful week in Negril, Jamaica at our favorite all-inclusive resort. We dodged Hurricane Isaac and spent most of the time scuba diving and completed our PADI Advanced Open Water certification, so now we can dive to around 100 ft. depths. This allows us to see more interesting [...]
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by Rachel on August 17, 2012
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This has been another good training week for me. I often struggle to stay on track with my training plan when I work overtime, but I managed to squeeze in everything I was supposed to so far. I have noticed lately that my hamstrings have felt a bit tight, especially my right side. I told [...]
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Part of my clean eating plan includes consuming less caffeine, but working 12 hour night shifts, sometimes I need a boost to keep me alert. Instead of drinking coffee with lots of extra calories from sugar and creamer, I turn to green tea. While it has does have caffeine, at least I’m getting antioxidants and [...]
I worked some overtime this weekend, so my goal for this weeks’ menu was quick and simple. I was also aiming for thrifty, since I’m trying to eat from the pantry and clean out the fridge before we go on vacation soon. Starting off with a whole chicken and re-purposing the leftovers into other meals [...]
by Rachel on August 10, 2012
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I’m pretty proud that I mostly stuck to my exercise plan this week and abstained from the sweets for the most part. Could I have exercised more, or ate better? Sure, but life is all about balance Half Marathon Training Program Week 3: Monday: 30 minutes yoga Tuesday: 3.5 mile run Wednesday: 2 mile tempo [...]
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You may notice some repeats this week – I’m trying to eat lean and use up food we already have before we go on vacation in a few weeks. Monday – Cajun style baked mahi mahi Tuesday – large Greek salad Wednesday – Cuban black beans and rice Thursday – Red Curry Glazed Salmon with [...]