Going to Plan B

It's great when you can don the Younger Next Year leather jacket, strap on the aviator glasses and go on automatic pilot. You shouldn't have to make a fresh decision to exercise or not eat junk each day.

Some days, though, go smoother than others. Much smoother. On other days to finish your exercise program you need to go to Plan B, Plan C, maybe even Plan Z.

Monday was just such a day. Usually I ride bike for an hour as soon after work as I can. This day, however, the new DVR recorder for my TV showed up on my doorstep, thanks to the friendly folks at UPS, and I felt obligated to hook it up before I exercised. I wanted to be able to watch TV as I rode the indoor bicycle.

Well, long story short, hooking up the DVR was relatively easy, with help from a friendly voice on the other end of the phone, a troubleshooter who happened to quick draw from Texas, but by the time the TV was up and running it was almost two hours after my usual bicycling time.

The point is, be thankful if you have developed the skills of being adaptable, because to make this program work, month in and month out, there will be days when major adaptation is the order of the day.