Tag: Resistance
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Day 15: No Alcohol
I didn’t have any candy or sugary drinks yesterday – diet/zero calorie stuff is growing on me. They’re not as sweet and I don’t get a blood sugar spike. So heck yeah – I’m sure my dentist/hygienist will be happy/disappointed with the improvement in my oral health. I think need to make more of an…
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Day 14: No Alcohol
The single biggest improvement I’ve noticed with not drinking is how well I’m sleeping. My son keeps climbing into bed – over me, I’m sure and I’m out until my alarm goes off. Yeah, I need to get back to pulling myself out of bed at 5:15, but meh I’m making progress everywhere else. I…
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Day 13: No Alcohol
Yeah alcohol is definitely a vice when I’m bored – it hasn’t been so bad since I’ve been making myself read and work on projects around the house more often. But yeah, nothing beats a cold beer after some yard work in the heat. Oh well, this is about denial and building Temperance as a…
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Day 12: No Alcohol
Here we go day 12. I took a cold shower first thing, then we went to our in-laws and the Mrs. cooked breakfast for everyone and we went to the cemetery to visit some graves. My shoulders and upper back are definitely feeling yesterday, I’m pretty sure it’s gotta be the half-rep dumbbell bench press.…
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Day 11: No Alcohol
I slipped with the sugar last night and drank 3 cokes and had some gummy fruit snacks – easiest thing to do is to get rid of sugar, second easiest thing to do will be to switch to diet or sugar free soda. I’ll try that in a day or two. I feel like the…
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Day 10: No Alcohol
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…
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Day 9: No Alcohol
This 30 days definitely seems to be going by more slowly – probably because I’m more actively engaged in the last part of my day. Or perhaps, I’m re-wiring my brain for some real change – probably both. I hit the gym today and did a combination of compound lifts and some supplemental/therapeutic exercises. Did…
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Day 8: No Alcohol
I did pretty good at denying myself a bunch of extra sugar last night. I still drank a 20oz Coke and I’m sure there some other small indulgences. But overall I did managed to cut back quite a bit. I have been noticing some of my belly fat seems to be softening up – a…
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Day 7: No Alcohol
I really need to exercise some self-control with sugar. I’ve been making excuses and consuming a shitload of sugar for the last two weeks. I induced a sugar crash last night – something I haven’t felt for over 20 years (back when I graduated from high school, I consumed way too much Pepsi and shit…