Injuries and nutrition

Not that kind of rib

This muscle

Three weeks ago I tore a left oblique muscle during a soccer game.  I continued to train hurt and even did a mini mock tri at the YMCA.  I'm the type of person who has trouble giving in to injuries--I figure they'll eventually work themselves out.  This was a bad idea.  Two weeks after my ab injury, I took a hit in another soccer game and bruised a rib--on the same side as the oblique.  Because of the two injuries, both on the left side, I haven't trained the past couple of weeks.  Honestly, it's kind of nice to have a break from the early morning workouts and it couldn't have happened at a better time because I have no races scheduled any time soon.

This morning's breakfast

The problem is, I haven't been eating properly either.  The combination of little-to-no exercise and eating whatever I want has taken its toll.  I'm tired in the middle of the day and I'm not sleeping well.  It's amazing how quickly cutting down on training and eating whatever I want has made an impact.  I have to rest these types of injuries or else they'll never properly heal.

Pulled pork burrito...yummy

I hope to be healed enough to get back to light training in 2 weeks.  Until then, I need to get my nutrition together so I don't fall too far behind.  But, not tonight, tonight it's Qdoba.