out of shape

It's nearly two months since the fall marathon I ran and I've let myself get into slow and tubby (for a runner) condition. I let the diet go right after the race but kept up as much running as I could; then when it got cold in November I tweaked my quad and didn't run for a week, took it easy when I started up again and haven't been training hard since; then there was Thanksgiving. Eight pounds tell the tale. It's not muscle mass. I went to the gym to lift weights in order to rehab the quad--but that was only three times, the last time in the gym two weeks ago.I knew this would happen and I let it happen and was welcoming it during training last fall and summer, but now I know for a spring marathon I soon have to start cutting out the junk food.