The Modern Day Caveman

Well, after such a positive Day 1, Day 2 certainly wasn’t quite as smooth.

I still managed to hit my core commitments. I ate well, I completed my daily exercise to The Mountain Ahead (this time a run), and work was okay. However, by the afternoon, I felt intensely distracted. That distraction came from some difficult reflection on the past 12 months.

It’s still incredibly hard to wrap my head around the rollercoaster of the past year. Day 2 quickly became a day filled with raw emotion, especially when thinking about the position I’ve found myself in and the relationships I’ve damaged along the way.

It actually got me wondering why we, as humans, cry when we’re sad. After a little research, I found that we cry because it’s a self-soothing mechanism that helps relieve emotional pressure by releasing feel-good hormones. So tears aren’t necessarily a bad thing and ultimately, I knew that already, but sometimes, it’s nice to explore the science behind things!

Overcoming the emotion and staying strong in my routine was the most important focus. Even on a bad mental health day, I can still execute the plan – hopefully I can maintain this mindset.

Metrics

• Steps: 10,146
• Garmin Stress Score: 29
• Mental Health Rating: 3/10
• Remaining Debt: £44,052.03

Food Log

• Breakfast: Weetabix, milk, orange juice
• Lunch: Bean stew
• Dinner: Orzo and tomato bake with feta
• Snacks: Dried apricots, Graze flapjack bar

Over the past two days, I’ve seen what I suppose will be the inevitable peaks and troughs of the next 363 pages. But the goal remains the same: to keep putting one foot in front of the other and to keep turning the page.