Author: Brandon
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Day 6: No Alcohol
I slept pretty good last night, I didn’t take a full hot shower. I really needed to rinse off after training with one of my teachers yesterday. Grappling tops are like wearing drop cloths, freaggin’ sweat in them like crazy. But sweating while training is always good, so is being uncomfortable while you’re doing it.…
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Day 5: No Alcohol
I’m feeling like I’m not sleeping as much over the last several days, but simultaneously I’m feeling more rested overall. I ended up needing a nap while I was at work mid-afternoon. But I think I consumed caffeine a little earlier than I should have. I got to train with one of my martial arts…
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Day 4: No Alcohol
Wow, the sugar craving were a bit rough last night and I did succumb. But I did stop myself at one point and remembered Peter Attia’s book Outlive – basically high blood sugar is the gateway to a ton of chronic health problems. So yeah, I’m keeping that in mind as I go through this…
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Day 3: No Alcohol
I didn’t realize how many calories I must have been getting from drinking – my appetite, particularly for carbs/sugar went through the roof. I drank a couple of 20oz sodas (about what I would have consumed with drinks) and ate some fruit snacks (okay like 4 small packets). I started dozing off about 9:30 last…
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Day 2: No Alcohol
Here we go with day 2, I had a rough night sleeping – even after a hot shower. But it’s happened before when I’ve gone without drinking. Need to give it a few days. I did get up and get to the gym this morning got a full workout in – it went about 15…
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Reflection on Cold Water Therapy
The idea of Cold Water Therapy was something I came across a long time ago (probably 15 years ago) – when I came across it I thought it sounded like a great idea. But I didn’t want to do it because it was going to be uncomfortable. Here we are in 2024 and I finally…
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Day 1: No Alcohol
I’ve been thinking about it the last few days and last night I had just about decided that I should give up caffeine for 30 days. But, I thought about it as I was sipping some whisky last night and realized I really need to give up alcohol for at least 30 days. I don’t…
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Day 30: Cold Water Therapy
Oh wow, last day of this challenge – not the last day I’m doing cold water though. Forcing myself to be uncomfortable for a few minutes every morning has had a noticeable effect on simply being able to make myself do things. I came across an idea in my YouTube feed (I haven’t watched it…
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Day 29: Cold Water Therapy
Yeah I’m feeling a definite physiological change, my circulation seems to have improved – my hands and feet have always had a tendency to swell. But over the last few days in particular, my hands and feet have been noticeably smaller – particularly my feet. I notice when I put my shoes on. My body…