5's

So today I got up early so I could be to work by 5am. We are having our office painted at work so I needed to get there early today to hook up the computers back up so the girls could start work on time this morning. I was really amazed how fast the day went but boy was I ready to get out of there at 5pm! All the way to my car and on the ride home I had a little chat with myself. Knowing my triggers for blowing off exercising I had to give the old pep talk. It's almost like I am talking to a child. I told myself, "OK I know you are tired and that it has been a long day and you were quite productive at work but it doesn't count for your workout today. It doesn't matter that your back hurts because you can always sit on the bike and have good support from the seat. Yeah I know you are tired and would rather just do it tomorrow but procrastination will not give you results on the scale Wednesday. " This went on the whole way home. I made a big pot of chicken soup yesterday so I knew I wouldn't have to make dinner. I also had set the goal of meal planning for dinners tonight. I planned meals for the next five days. Once I got done with my soup I worked on something for work and then went into the gym. Since I was doing a bunch of things in 5's today, I decided to do a total of 5 miles today on the equipment. It ended up being a mile on the treadmill and four on the bike. I wanted to quit the entire time but I kept on. I don't always have such self discipline but am happy when it comes along. It sucks having to kick my own butt into gear all the time. I look forward to the day when it becomes a habit and I look forward to working out.