35 and Older Accountability Group

That's awesome. I am glad I was able to make it on the boat. Looking forward to participating.

 

Yes. I know you don't need it, but the book Caffeine Blues was a real eye-opener. After reading that I went caffeine free for 3 years (with the exception of Coke mixers at bars/clubs- was happy to make that exception). Then, I changed jobs to one that was a lot more demanding.. and suddenly the caffeine creeped back. I had a couple good runs after that, but none longer than 6 months. At the moment I'm more focused on the PMO and being carb-free; don't want to bite off more than I can chew. But it would be great not to be hooked on caffeine again.

Interesting you mention that about the powerlifter, because about two days ago I did the same thing, bumped up to 1 meal/ 23 hour fast. I am definitely getting more into the swing of things, because at first I couldn't even leave the house and now I'm eating one meal a day and still being able to get out to the park and go walking for 2-3 hours. But don't think I'll ever become ripped

And thanks for the welcome! I look forward to seeing your progress as well.

Thanks man! Yes, I am driven by looking forward to Mondays these days- the days when I get on the scale and see the week's progress! And yeah, green tea is way healthier. Less caffeine, and a plethora of health benefits. Once I'm in more control of the new regimen, I may make that shift as well. I used to live in South Korea, and green tea is a VERY big deal there. A whole nation would approve of your decision. 40 days already! Wow, we are almost halfway to 90! A steak sounds amazing (and encouraged actually on this diet), but never been a gym guy. Walking, pushups and climbing the stairs up and down in my building works for me. But a celebration is definitely in order!

Thanks Artifact! Looks like we squeaked in just in time.

Congratulations man! The second 30 should be easier than the first.

 

Keep going back to 0 days myself but feeling like I've moved forward a lot since it's definitely less time spent with PMO. Seeing how helpful it could be to keep this up.

Still trying to get blockers set up. Having an issue getting a good blocker for Android. Anyone have a suggestion? Covenant doesn't work fully on Android. Would be great to get one for smart tv too. Thinking blocking on router OpenDNS may do the trick. Anyone have experience blocking from the router?

 

That's awesome Artifact! Inspiring that it can be done. Realizing myself that things were much better in many ways before starting FAP the first time eons ago. Realizing that what I think is so pleasurable is an incredible waste of time of and energy.

 

What artifact said. I tried a filter once and it was easy to get around it. And I've read posts recently on this site where a guy relapsed from looking at a financial news anchor and another at the imdb website (movie review site, which i've always considered as extremely innocent); it's ridiculous. As artifact said, a filter may not be the answer. How about making a rule for yourself that you will only use your computer in public places? Maybe bring it to a coffee shop and do everything you want to do, then don't touch it at home. Just a thought.

 

I can't recall where I heard it but somebody said once that SA is like being a crack addict if they put crack on every street corner for free. It really does boil down to our ability to exert willpower.

 

Will look into Net Nanny.Thanks very much!

 

If a spot opens up.... I'm 49 and looking for a smaller group for accountability.

 

Is there still room to join this group?

 

Morning all. Woke up at the crack of dawn this morning, 5am. I was delighted when thanks to nofap i started waking at 7am. I hope 5 is not the new 7! Hope y'all have a great day with good energy and connection

 

Good morning all. This is my weekly update.

On the positive side I haven't engaged in any PMO since Monday. I feel as if I have some good traction in this attempt and a good base of data to draw from. I am also starting to understand not just what and when my triggers are but maybe getting deeper into why they are triggers. Not surprisingly a lot of it boils down to avoiding other problems and negative feelings. I am also finding that my diet has a lot to do with my emotional state. Right now I am not eating particularly clean and the ups and downs of caffeine and sugar are taking my emotional state on the same roller coaster ride as my metabolism.

On the not so good side my energy has been pretty low. My motivation to do just about anything other than come on here and write is pretty much non-existent. I have also had some wicked urges in the last 24 hours that were pretty tough to battle through.

 

Traction is a good way to describe it. Sometimes I have tried to stay away from pmo without feeling that the journey could last. But when you feel this traction you know you can go far if you really want to.

 

Still at 0 days but feel less addicted in the past week since I joined group and once a day is an improvement for me. Motivating to see so many people with long streaks. Confusing though - can't a person's streak be long just because they haven't updated the counter?

 

Back at day zero. I’ve found it so difficult to get going again after relapsing, I honestly don’t know how I got to 29 days. I will beat this shit though.