2/5: Over the First Hurdle

Today was the first day since the start of Project: HULK that I had Evie for a few hours after work.  On days where Cecilia works, I pick Evie up at daycare and have some Daddy-Daughter time for a few hours until she gets home.  It's easy to get home and head right to the gym, but when you have a few hours to sink into being home, you really don't want to head back out.  I have about a .2% success rate of exercise on days like this.  However, today I was resolved to make the time.

Of course, I had a thousand excuses to get myself out of going, some of which even turned into rationalizing why it would actually be bad for me to go to the gym today (I swear, I'm a master at this stuff):

- It's getting pretty late (it was about 8:30 by the time Cecilia got home and was settled in enough to take Evie)

- You've already worked out twice this week, you can skip tonight and be fine

- Your phone battery is low.  If you can't listen to music, you'll be bored out of your mind on the treadmill and will cut your workout really short anyway.

- The Walking Dead has been pretty good lately!  You've had a long day of work, why not just watch a few episodes and relax tonight?

- You're really tired, it would really be more beneficial for you to just go to bed and rest up.  If you go to the gym, it will be harder to sleep!

See?  These are pretty good!  I sat on the couch and deliberated for a good 5-7 minutes.  Then I decided I would actually address a few of these, but still get my workout in.  I told Cecilia I was going to charge my phone for half an hour, watch one Walking Dead episode while it charged, then hit the gym.  And that's exactly what I did!

So, it was a big victory to make it three days in a row at the gym, and I feel confident in saying that I've passed the first hurdle in the short life of this project so far.

The rest of my day wasn't stellar, but it was the best workday I've had since the start of the project.  I forgot to eat breakfast, but did take a protein bar in with me and ate it at my desk when I got in.  For lunch, I skipped Subway and went to Kroger and ended up trying some sliced chipotle chicken from the deli.  It wasn't the greatest, but, hey, I tried something!  I made time for a handful of nuts for a snack as well, and I made a point of getting up from my desk a little more and walking around the office floor.

All in all, best day yet!

Steps:  11,523

Miles:  5.28

Breakfast:  Sort of

Lunch:  Yes

Water:  96 oz

Alcohol:  Nope!

Daily Grade:  A -

HULK try chipotle chicken...it was meh!