Simple Does Always Does The Trick

Here is yet another example of a breakfast I ate the day after the race, when I did not have a workout planned til later in the day (and it was nothing more than a VERY easy, 2k swim, done straight away after I got back home from Vegas!). Talk about easy!  Leftover grilled salmon, […]

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Glycemic Index and The Day Before The Race

Last Saturday, when I was resting and prepping for the next day's race, and intentionally eating extra starch in order to fuel my glycogen stores, it occurred to me that how I felt then, again, ON PURPOSE, must be how so many people feel when their blood sugar is peaking and crashing throughout the day! […]

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My Paleo Birthday…And I’m NOT Having Cake!

Today's my birthday and since it does feel like a special occasion, I thought it would be a good time to talk about something that I'm often asked: "Don't you ever crave chocolate/sugar/cookies/cakes etc….?". NO. I'm not kidding and I do not have super-human will power. I simply have identified which foods make me feel […]

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