Day 106 – Weight Timing Is No Longer of The Essence
There is no doubt that this episode has been and continues to be the toughest weight loss slog of my life. But, while slow, it is steadily moving in the right direction. And that would be DOWN.
Drunkenness and the Voluntary Madness of Gray Area Drinking
You could say that between the exhaustion, weight gain, and increasing frequency of negative thinking, I had become sober curious. Should I go to AA like my brother, sister-in-law, and a good buddy of mine? Did I need that kind of help? I was certainly open to the idea. Especially since I had noticed a new drinking motivation arising: drinking to relieve hangovers.
Day 40 – Blowing My Mind This Self Control
Money is a separation construct. It compartmentalizes all of us: have none, have a little, have some, have much, have much more, have a lot, have way too much, have more than you’ll ever need in a million years. As we go, each compartment gets progressively smaller and more exclusive.
Day 54 – Becoming a Big Muscles Man
According to my research, you lose 10% of you muscle mass by the time you reach your 50s. While doing push ups is great (and I’m up to 50 now!), you also need to work out your other muscle groups. So I’m adding in some dumbbell exercises and resistance bands to my morning routine.
Days 101 to 103 – Staring Into The Eyes Of Temptation
We trade the instant dopamine rush for a lingering feeling of guilt and disappointment that itself is cured by, you guessed it, another instant dopamine rush