Today, my heart rate is elevated and I don't like it. Never again.
Today is my first official day sober with the intent of never going back. Ever onward.
To the other patriots who have also quit, hats off to ya. I'm right behind ya.
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Awesome comment, I'm saving it. Thank you so much sir. You got it right, I'm a dude.
God bless you, brother. I'll reflect on your words, and the words of everyone else here in times of strife.
You’re still in my prayers, fren. (in fact, you’re in my list of prayers on my get-things-done app😁)
No update needed, but don’t think our attention span always only extends to the moment we click the Save button. 😏
Hope you’re having a great weekend.
And remember: — alcohol is a poison, and — it genuinely tastes awful; only its addictive properties (and hectoring marketing) convince our brain it tastes good — every day you go without alcohol, you’re saving money and, what, a thousand empty calories?
And speaking of food, your pledge has convinced me to try something a bit crazy I’ve considered ever since I read (a few weeks ago) this article about a 5-day water-only fast: https://www.hennessysview.com/p/heres-what-happens-to-your-body-on
It’s not really a weight-loss thing, although I’ve crept up to about 15-20 pounds above my ideal weight, so it can’t hurt, and I’ve got enough body fat to sustain me🫤… but fasting obviously isn’t a sustainable change. But it just sounded like a good willpower challenge, with vividly-described cleansing benefits. And I hope it may concentrate my prayers.
Can I do it, given that I’m grouchy if I even have a late breakfast? And given that I’ll be sharing the house with my family during breakfast and dinner time. Well, I’m sure gonna try my very best, starting tomorrow night before bed, until Friday night.
Please say a prayer for me for this trial, and whether I’m successful or fail, unless I die trying, I’ve just committed myself to come back here and tell you how I did.
Hahaha, aw man please do keep us updated on the water fast. I've gravitated towards just one big meal a day, lot of meat.
As for an update on my end, I reconnected with an old flame. We were both self destructive back when we were together and needed to grow separately. But we grew the same regardless of distance, she is a based patriot woman who knows everything already and refused to have kids. Waiting for the right man, haha! I might give her some kids down the line.
For the drinking, I still don't feel a need to. I've put it on God, and let it go. It's an amazing feeling, I thank all of you, and are also in my prayers all.
Update: almost two successful (hungry, so hungry) days down, and, because I had to dial it back from 5 to 3 days because of a couple of events on Thursday/Friday for which I could not be a ravenous monster, one day to go.
My wife said she'd try the 5-day fast with me in January, so if I can do 3 days this week, this'll be a decent proof-of-concept, and a down-payment on making good on my full pledge in the near future.
So, no youthfully glowing skin, or supernatural sense of smell, or improved eyesight so far... maybe I get those tomorrow, or maybe those need the 5 days. Or maybe I got sold a bill of goods. Dunno.🤷♂️ Regardless, at this point, it's surprisingly, so far, so good, and please accept my continued prayers for you.
Prayers out for you as well! Way to keep at it.
I've been eating one meal a day and fasting the rest. I am also in the process of detoxing my body which has disrupted my sleep cycle, so that part is rough.
But that's what I get, so I accept it fully.
Wow, that’s awesome!
It's a very interesting situation.