I have to say that I am someone who thrives on routine. With my schedule change, it is hard for me to eat at my normal times. I was so used to eating breakfast at 7:30, lunch at 12:30, and dinner at 5:30. For these next three weeks I’m going to have to schedule out my days into a routine so that I can avoid scrounging and so I can eat at regular times.
I was listening to the Jocko Podcast today, and one of the topics they were disciplining was that all humans are creatures of habit who resist change. I really understood that, and since they were ex-military discussing this, I was waiting on them to confirm how important routine is. They never did, instead they started talking about the fact that will be things that disrupt your routine. This will make you uncomfortable, and here was the point. I’m sure they would agree that discipline and routine go hand-in-hand, but what they were getting at was that until you learn to how to handle being uncomfortable, you won’t be happy. Uncomfortable situations arise that through off your routine and how you respond to those situations will directly affect your happiness. You are in control of your mindset and your reactions when your routine is disrupted.
My day was fine as far as the number of calories I ate. The problem was there was no routine, and no structure. This led to me missing breakfast, and then a quick sandwich for lunch. Dinner was random things (non of which are on my diet). I had candy and chips, but I did a much better job of counting out what I was eating and not going over. My run was hard today. It started raining on me, so I cut it to just a 5K. My time was a lot better, and I’m sure it is only going to get better.
If you noticed that I didn’t weigh in today, it is because I completely forgot about it being a weigh in day (whatbwith my routine being completely wrecked). I’m just going to pick up where I left off next Thursday.
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