I apologize for the lack of updates to my blog lately. I have been a very bad blogger. 
In somewhat of a defense, I’ve been battling a very nasty staph infection in my left eye for the past two weeks which has drastically restricted my computer usage. It’s been so bad that I’ve actually not been in the office for nearly two full work weeks. 
Things finally appear to be getting better though, so I should be able to head back to work on Monday, which is a very good thing because if I don’t, my boss may kill me. 
One of the major downsides to this infection, other than missing so much work naturally, is that I’ve been on heaping helping doses of antibiotics. As a result, the scale has NOT been kind. Whenever I have to go on prescription medication, I pretty much always gain weight regardless of how perfect I am with my eating. Admittedly, I have been far from perfect this week unfortunately. I started out with the best of intentions last week to not let any medication gains derail me, but I ended up getting depressed over last week’s gain and then just started eating like crap for a few days before reigning things back in again. As a result, I’m up a total of 4.6 pounds over the past two weeks.
Oh well, *dusting myself off*, I’m back on track now and that’s all that matters. What’s done is done and whining over it won’t change anything. All I can do is move forward from here, and that’s exactly what I intend to do!
I thought I would share one of my new favorite breakfasts with you all. This has definitely become a staple for me lately because I love it so much!
It’s not the most appetizing looking of photos, but you get the picture (pardon the pun). It’s one container of non-fat Greek yogurt, 22g Baker’s Ultra Protrein granola, and 15g raw almonds. Depending upon the brand of yogurt I use, my current favorite is Chobani, it comes in anywhere from 290 to 340 calories. It’s very filling from the fiber & protein in the granola, has healthy fat from the nuts, and some more good protein & dairy from the yogurt.
I didn’t actually add any of the almonds into the mix yesterday when I took this photo because it was a non-workout day for me. Omitting the almonds reduces this by 100 calories.
Since I mentioned the Chobani, I will say that I generally use the vanilla or honey flavors when mixing it with the granola and such. If I’m not mixing it with anything, my current obsession is their pomegranate flavor. OMG! Heaven!
As for my current workouts, I don’t remember if I shared this here or not, but I’ve signed up for another 5k event. I’ll be doing the Surf City 5k in Huntington Beach, CA on Sunday, February 7. This will be my third consecutive year signing up for this particular race, although I had to bow out last year due to being sick.
Since I’ve been out of the training scene for a bit while recovering from my knee injury, I’ve been taking things very slowly over the past month while getting back up to speed with exercising. I’ve decided to use a conservative Couch to 5k training plan I found on the Beginner Triathlete site.
This particular C25K plan ramps up more slowly than the traditional C25K plan that most people use. It takes 16 weeks to get you up to all running instead of doing it in just 9 weeks like the other plan. I decided since I had the knee injury, it would be better to play it safe than sorry. So, all I did for the month of October was walk in order to build up my base again following the injury. Now that November has begun, I’m gradually adding in running segments very slowly.
All in all, I did have a pretty successful month for October though. Here are my cumulative stats for the month:
Cycling: 6.2 Mi
Walking: 30.6 Mi
Aerobics DVD: 30m
Kettlebells: 15m (really need to incorporate more strength training)
Spinning Class: 50m (the notorious Bob Harper spin class from hell)
Wii fitness titles: 3h 09m
Well, that’s it for now. Until next time …
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