Tastes like chicken

I have nothing really against meat. If it happens to be in my food, sure, I'll eat it. (As long as it isn't bacon.) Though in general I never go out of my way to try to incorporate it in my food. However, as part of training for the triathlon I acknowledge that I probably need to get in more protein. Given the choice between beans and meat, it's easier to hide the meat in my food. Thus, over the weekend I purchased a George Foreman grill and make my first chicken breast on it to incorporate into my pasta dish. I think I cooked it for too long because it was a little tough in places, but I suppose it's better than under cooking it.

Blood Sugar

The comment has been made that my fitness level is in a good state for training but my nutrition needs some work. For the second time in a handful of days my blood sugar crashed drastically to the point I felt incredibly ill. This is occurring before I don't have enough in reserve to be converted to energy when I need it. The two crashes are thus probably related because I didn't do a sufficient job of rebuilding the reserve.

When I first started training I was eating tons because I was always hungry from the increased level of activity. Eventually that hunger fell off and I went back to eating like I usually did but adding more midmorning snacks in, especially on days like going to boxing. Clearly I need to ramp back up my eating and making sure I get sufficient carbs.