The Modern Day Caveman

Day 20 arrived and with it, a fresh week ahead.

After the regretful emotions of yesterday, I tried my best to put it behind and make this as positive a week as possible.

And truth be told, the day as a whole was fairly positive.

I had a productive day at work. My diet was definitely an improvement on the past few days, and I went for a run after work, which offered a nice bit of downtime to decompress.

The family time from the weekend continued as I dragged my mum up ‘The Mountain Ahead’ with me. It was a nice change to have someone running alongside me (other than my parents’ Border Collie, Mollie!).

Usually, I’ve been listening to music or podcasts when running but as we were running as a pair, I decided to ditch the headphones and take in nature’s sounds. Running in the early autumn evening, it felt very therapeutic to take in the hooting of the owls and the sound of footsteps pounding the path ahead.

I’ve really been enjoying my daily exercise outdoors, it’s definitely contributing to my mental health.

Throughout my 29 years, I’ve generally always taken the easy route – that’s why all of the fad diets and bursts of motivation have faltered in their early stages.

Discipline was something I’d never really had to face head-on, but this commitment I’ve made to myself to become the best version of myself is really pushing me and right now, I love it.

One of the positives to come from becoming more disciplined is how habitual things are starting to become. Finishing work at 5:30pm and putting my running shoes on has become second nature these past 3 weeks. I don’t really even have to give it a second thought, even when it’s been pouring with rain.

Granted, it’s still early days and it’s a lot easier to break a habit than build one, but right now exercising daily has been something I look forward to, rather than something I used to think of as a chore.

I’m seeing the benefits of exercising on the scales too! I’m down to 104kg as of today, a 0.4kg loss on last week. It’s not a huge loss, but given the food I’ve indulged in these past 10 days, I’m pleased I’m headed in the right direction.

Metrics

• Steps: 10,893
• Garmin Stress Score: 30
• Mental Health Rating: 8/10
• Remaining Debt: £39,781.83

Food Log

• Breakfast: Weetabix, milk
• Lunch: Pittas, houmous, mini cheddars
• Dinner: Plant-based sausage cassoulet, focaccia bread
• Snacks: Flapjack, banana, kiwi

Discipline doesn’t come naturally to me, but it’s slowly becoming part of who I am. Right now, that feels like real growth.