behavior modification?

I am NOT a morning person. At all. Getting up at 6:15 is generally a challenge. But the pool is not as busy at 5am as it is at 7pm. So, Monday I got up and went to the pool at 5. It worked out pretty well and I was glad once I got there. I was especially glad at 4:00 when my work day was over and I could go right home.

The TTH plan is to be at the gym at 4:15pm - right after work. I figured MWF 5am swim and TTH would be bike-run-weights day. By 1:00 in the afternoon I was already playing the game in my head. You know the one - where you rationalize and juggle things around so you don't have to go to the gym. I told myself I would ride my bike on the trainer during Biggest Loser. KNOWING that was probably NOT going to happen...

All afternoon I had the internal battle. I ended up staying late at work which put me 45 minutes behind. I finally won the battle and DID stop at the Y.

I did my 20 on the bike, 20 on the treadmill, 20 on weights.

I still think the activities on said days will work well...with a long ride and/or run on the weekend. And the requisite one rest day.

As much as I dislike getting up early, I like the thought of being done for the day. Just in case something comes up or on days that I may lose the internal battle.

Can I train myself to be a morning person? Or is it going to be a battle every day?

I may lose a battle once in awhile. But the war...THE WAR I WILL WIN.