Last week, I decided that it was time to lace up my running shoes and go outside to run. I’ve been telling myself that I need to run, but the struggle between getting up in the morning to go kept losing to how comfortable my bed was when the alarm rang. But I did not snooze the alarm for another two hours and instead got up and went out there!

A big reason for wanting to run — besides the benefits of exercising, was that Yessica and I have been eating healthier since November. I wanted to see if eating healthier and losing ten to fifteen pounds would be a little easier than the previous times I started running. The simple answer to the question is yes. Since I’m not carrying that weight I lost from dieting and eating a healthier meal the night before, my energy doesn’t dwindle as fast, letting me run further without needing a break.

On my third day of running, I ran a 5k. The last time I ran that was February of last year. That was maybe stupid of me — because my legs were feeling it towards the end of the run and the rest of the day. But I was proud of myself for pushing through to the end. Yessica felt the same way also after I told her.

The motivation to run seems to have taken the motivation I have to write lately. The last few days were rough when wanting to find some creativity. I’ve spent more time sitting on my laptop, watching videos, anything but writing, and it stinks at the time. To be honest, it’s more of a rut that I’m currently in right now. Running did not take that motivation from me — I think it’s more helpful if I did because it could clear my head when exercising. I’m just being a baby at the moment.

But to sum it all up, I’m back to my usual routine morning runs, and I’m in a creative rut when writing anything.