The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Alright, this challenge is pure genius. Starting today from zero to see The glory days of Gondor restored.

 

Sounds you need to take a step back this weekend. Aim to start for real on Monday. Use the weekend to reflect and make a highlevel plan of the important and urgent things you need to do next week - not everything you need to do ever - just the key things you need to get done - assign a day / time against them and then come back to your plan to NoFap next week - what routines will you use (again keep it simple), what will you do if your are triggered? - how can you get connection (see @RiseToGreatness excerpt from your brain on porn above and whatever you do this wknd, just make some connection with anyone). Then get well rested, look after yourself this weekend, so you are ready for the start of your journey on Monday. If you relapse again this weekend, then train your brain after by e.g. taking a cold shower after so you impress on it that the experience is not all that pleasurable

 

Thank you @Bucketo Good post man, really admirable goals in there - you're doing great - stay grounded - keep up the routines because often it is when we feel great that, paradoxically, a lot of us fall - stay humble and stay the course!

 

Checking in friends - had a serious urge driving home from work as it was a Friday and I felt lonely. After watching some NoFap motivation clips on you tube and reading all of your posts - the urge died a death. Another battle won friends and all thanks to you. I cannot do this alone, you are my support, and though i do not know you personally, I am truly honoured to be in your company on this quest and to call you friend. Thank you so much.

Day 18 - With haste you use the Bucklebury Ferry to cross the Brandywine river.

 

Day 14
I had some urges by the morning, but I got through them. Tension is starting to build up, it feels like it's starting to get real. Probably because tomorrow I'm gonna start my adventure as a hobbit...

 

Checking in, all good. Have a great weekend, Fellowship!

 

Day 72! Not quite productive... I find myself in limbo for the moment as some habits are quite not well settled. I am still training for 3x10 pull-ups as currently I'm doing 10, 8, 7ish which is great, but I find myself pondering a lot about what should I focus 100 per cent on. Writing is good, though fatigue gets the best of me, and with fatigue, my body yearns for many things as I am also abstaining from alcohol and going out so all the rewards circuits are troubled since even sweets and junk food are not well tolerated by my body anymore which makes this journey more challenging.
May tomorrow find us alive and well!

 

489 days

 

Day 278

 

Day 4

 

55 days
This time I'll make it to the 90
The first ten days of the second half of my preliminary goal in a lifelong journey done

 

6 days. I've been catching up on this thread since I haven't posted for a while. Good to see the efforts you put in to improve your lives.

 

Sounds like what I used to do. It's a simple, but often highly effective strategy. You start to learn that the urges can't actually hurt you no matter how bad they are. It gave me a lot of confidence knowing I could face them head on like that.

 

I am going to start "Your Brain on Porn" tomorrow. I've never read or listened to the audiobook before, but I've been intrigued by the little excerpts you've posted here and there. I see a lot of people reference it. Is it kinda like the nofap bible?

 

Not really a relapse but have been peeking again. Which i want to get rid of. Streaks are getting longer however, so i am quite positive this is not a major loss

Day 1 - Orc, the Dark Tower Barad-Dûr

 

Day 3

Tired, kind of sad and my head hurts because I had too much to drink last night (two drinks…).
I just feel weak

 

Day 271 no PMO.

 

Many thanks for your honesty here! I was training this morning came home, did some work on the computer and then it just seemed like the most natural thing in the world to pop in a soft search term. Something in my head is convinced that there is a place I can go which is not full blown P but gives me enough titillation to get a legitimate dopamine hit. This is clearly bullshit and the machinations of an addicted mind.

Anyway, a load of links to P came up (just the links) and I was very tempted to either click into them or click on the images tab. I came here instead and read your post which kind of shook up my memory and my promises to myself. I didn't peek, but I was fucking close. I have some domestic things to do today and they generally trigger big urges due to the boredom involved. The ego can't handle the humdrum. So here I go to do these tasks now. The finish line will be a game on tv late afternoon, so if I get there it will be a major victory. Thank you for your post, your sincerity and honesty - it has saved at least one soul today.

 

Day 9

 

Day 1!