Since Wednesday night I’d been struggling with the question of whether or not I was going to go see a late night screening of The Big Lebowski tonight and drink the complimentary White Russian that comes with my ticket. I finally decided I would. I concluded (or rationalized) that it was a part of the experience and why even go if I wasn’t going to have the full experience.
So off I went at 9:15 to get there when the doors opened at 9:30 for the pre-show party and complimentary White Russian. I get there at 9:29 to find things in full swing and I’m told they’ve already given away their full allotment of 75 free drinks. What??? I’m there before the doors are supposed to open and I missed my free drink?
I was pissed! I even thought of saying something to the manager. Fortunately, not 20 seconds passed before I became aware of just how attached I’d gotten to the idea of drinking that drink. I’d planned to break the rules of my 100 Days of Fitness, I’d been foiled in that attempt, and I was angry. Man, we are silly creatures sometimes, aren’t we?
In retrospect, I’m happy that things happened as they did. I was able to recognize that there’s a part of me that likes to rebel against restrictions. Knowing that can only help me make clearer and more powerful choices.
Regarding exercise, today was my third time with Workout A. I increased from 4 sets to 5 sets, again maxing out the squats at 25 for each set, and this time maxing out 4 sets of pushups instead of 2 for a 53% increase.
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