Escaping Tartarus

Tag: Getting Things Done

  • Day 10: No Alcohol

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    My wife pointed out something I did last night – an interaction with my son. It made me realize I’ve been a bit more impatient/aggressive lately. It might be missing alcohol, but I’m pretty sure physiologically at least, I’m over it. I’m actually more inclined to think my baseline testosterone levels are coming up due…

  • Day 5: No Alcohol

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    My appetite has been noticeably less the last week. My wife has been loading my plate like normal when she brings me food, but I’ve been eating much less – maybe half the food. I’m still feeling fine, I’m not feeling like I’m starving or that my blood sugar is low. Makes me think my…

  • Day 3: No Alcohol

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    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…

  • Day 27: Cold Water Therapy

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    Nothing big to report on today – I was going to to go to the gym, but I’ve have had something going through my gut that makes me nervous to get under the bar. I did make myself take a cold shower and it still woke me up even at 1:30 in the afternoon.

  • Day 26: Cold Water Therapy

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    Family stayed overnight in a hotel, so yeah had to take a cold shower in a strange bathroom. But I still got it done – yeah it’s definitely getting easier to make myself do things I don’t feel like or want to do. I’m really thinking this cold water exposure thing is something potentially life-changing.…

  • Day 16: Cold Water Therapy

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    I’ve been making a lot of excuses for myself lately. I have so much I’ve done this year and seen good things from, but I’ve stopped – some of it from feeling overloaded and some from giving myself excuses. Taking a cold water shower, even if it’s not first thing has been immensely helpful in…

  • Day 13: Cold Water Therapy

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    I found out the faucet in my bathtub can go colder – I’d assumed the coldest was a quarter turn around the circle of travel. Nope. The water flows really good before that, and the water is COLD. Whew! Mentally I still resist the process like crazy – but then I turn off my mind…

  • Day 8: Cold Water Therapy

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    My son ended up sleeping in, so I had to drop him off at the sitters. When I got home, I took a shower – it wasn’t as difficult to stand under the water going cold at full blast today. The water temp did seem to get warmer, I had the realization if I really…

  • Day 10: Embracing Warriorship

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    This is more of a catch-up than anything. I’m really on day 10 and I’m failing the challenge to myself to do everything on my list. But simultaneously I’m feeling like I’m digging down to a whole new level. I’m accepting that I’m fine not meeting my own expectations. I keep thinking back to Way…