Tag: Philosophy
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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 28: Cold Water Therapy
Winding down on this experiment, I can definitely say this is something that makes a big difference in getting my butt going in the morning. Taking the uncomfortably hot showers before bed have been making a noticeable difference with my sleep. I seem to sleep really deeply and wake up early – which should make…
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Day 25: Cold Water Therapy
It still sucks getting into the shower first thing and turning on the cold water full blast. But after standing in the cold and showering for however long, I did notice that I’m starting to like the sensation. Not just waking up, but my body is starting to actually feel good under the cold water.…
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Day 24: Cold Water Therapy
Man, my shoulders are really starting to gripe at me for my workout yesterday. That’s okay, I’ve gotta miss my workout tomorrow, but I’ll get one in on Sunday. Two workouts last week and two this week, that’s a ton better than none at all. I wonder if I’m starting to get some cold adaptation…
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Day 15: Cold Water Therapy
I actually got out of bed before 530 this morning – hopefully I can do day 2 tomorrow. The water was freaggin cold again today (imagine that) – to the point where I was actually shivering. It may have also been that I made myself stand with my chest toward the shower head while I…
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Day 13: Cold Water Therapy
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…