No exercise = weight gain

Apparently, if you stop training for a marathon, you can't keep eating like you are training for one.

Who knew?

Okay, I knew it, but after I hit my head and had to stop working out, I felt kind of helpless to stop eating. I felt so hungry! And then I gained 5 pounds in a few weeks and I knew I had to cut it out.

I should probably start at the beginning. Which is either back in September or October depending on how you define "beginning."

My favorite protein bar recipe

I stole this recipe from Rob at Former Fat Dudes. It's awesome. I'd just link to his but his is a video and I don't have the patience to watch long videos. If you like the video recipes, here it is. If you don't, here it is in words:

Homemade Protein Bars


The Dry Stuff
1 cup rolled oats (anything but instant)
1 cup cooked quinoa (or a second cup of oats, if you have no quinoa)
1-1/2 cups protein powder (unflavored or a flavor that goes well with your "other stuff")
1/4 cup ground flax seed

The Wet Stuff
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup Splenda or other sweetener
2 eggs

Other Stuff
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup dried fruit

2011 Workout Stats

Since my brain is still broken, it's hard for me to write blog posts... they require a certain amount of concentration. So I will entertain myself by posting my workout stats for the year. My workout spreadsheet is already set up with them by month so no math is required!

	Swim (yards)	Bike (mi)	Run (mi)	Strength (min)	Total Miles	Activity Score
Jan	3,550	98.0	10.2	421.0	110.4	202.4
Feb	5,650	37.0	24.0	270.0	64.5	207.4
March	8,182	100.4	16.4	315.0	122.0	269.0
April	16,180	272.6	8.8	270.0	291.5	487.5
May	7,480	289.0	18.0	150.0	311.0	444.0
June	12,619	25.0	8.8	100.0	433.0	632.0
July	23,566	314.0	55.0	120.0	384.0	779.0
August	13,102	344.0	58.0	170.0	410.0	719.0
September	3,166	40.0	41.0	120.0	83.0	244.0
October	2,250	0.0	55.2	120.0	56.6	251.1
November	2,050	146.0	4.0	0.0	151.0	181
December	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Year	97,795	2,041	315	2,056	2,417	4,415