new nutrition plan

i had a good 2.8 mile run last night! my legs still feel pretty heavy and tight, but i’m hoping that they’ll get looser and faster over this next week. 2 more weeks till the shamrock shuffle! ahhh!… i’m super nervous.

i’m also trying out a new nutrition plan today for a week. it’s focusing on protein and fats and limiting or even avoiding grains, starches, and refined sugars. my usual breakfast before working out would have been cinnamon puffins and soymilk. the nutritionist pointed out that regardless of whether they sell cinnamon puffins at a health foods store, it’s still empty calories with all the sugar. so today i had greek yogurt with some blueberries. and i did feel a lot more full afterwards. my post workout snack was a banana cut up with some almond butter, and it was super yummy. usually i don’t like to adulterate my fruit with any kind of dip, but the almond butter gave the banana a rich flavor and good texture.

i hope you help me stay on track with my training and nutrition plan, tumblrs =] happy happy saturday!