slackin'

So I'm totally slacking on my blog entries lately. Seems that in the face of stress, although I'm staying true to eating healthy and keeping my commitment to running/working out in check - i seem to be out of words. Which, as a blogger, tends to be a problem. 

But i'll give it a go...

First, I ran yesterday but made an active effort to find a change of scenery.  minutes down the road (by car) is a lovely little park in my 'hood. I ran there and it was a refreshing change. I've noticed though i'm losing pace, at one point right after I had done the 5k I was at an 8-9 min pace, now i seem to be stuck back in the 10 min pace and can't break my mile barrier back 3 miles. I also did take a week off from running on the road (but kept up with treadmill) so I need to realize this may partly attribute to my losing pace and distance. I'll get it back, and in the meantime, I'm just damn proud I keep pushing and WANTING to run. Hoping for a run later today, my nerves could use it.

Next up, here's a helpful chart that stumbled across on Pinterest...you may need to click and download to see it more clearly. Either way, I like how it breaks it down into layman's terms.

For now, that about sums up my blog contribution for today. I have too much on the mind to really formulate any consistent thoughts that would add any value to the day...so with that, have a good one folks and don't let stress derail your healthy eating and fitness goals, you are only hurting yourself. And although my heart and mind are distracted with stress, I am keeping the focus on staying healthy, because its the best thing i can do for not only my body, but my mind and spirit.