The Lord of the Rings Challenge

Day 18 - PMO forces have spotted you!! With haste you use the Bucklebury Ferry to cross the Brandywine river
Another day, another challenge. Trying to keep focusing in my goals. Yestarday I was really temted to PMO, but I manage it, I called the girl that I'm dating, so that helps me to overcome the urges. I feel that my body is trying to obtain more dopamine in any time of the day. Sometimes I have headache and fog, but I want to mantain me strongh.

Someone here have experience of telling somebody that you are figthing with PMO? I want to tell to my brother, he could help me with this but is not at that easy, the shame always disappear that desire.

 

I'm as of this moment. Joining the honorable pursuit of throwing the PMO ring into the lava of Mount Doom. I wish you all luck my fellow bretherens. Note: I am already on day 11

 

Sounds like great idea!
Tbh I wouldn’t bother to keep track of all those “side streaks” bc:
1)it sounds like PITA that at some point you will get various numbers and need track them all separately.
2)If those other “basics” lose streak you will feel bad-and it’s far harder to maintain continuously all streaks (when sounds like only one truly matters).

Also would totally recommend stealing some of emots from my replies-makes status update much bigger fun!

 

Small exp as I only told my wife-I am kinda making ton of jokes around this topic like:
-“What are you doing?”
-“I am just sitting on that anti-fap site and compare NoFap strategies” / “Currently I am not faping” / “You would be surprised that you can become Hobbit via not fapping-and be proud of that!”

So that way it’s not tabu or reason to feel any shame etc-you are trying to better yourself, why need to imply that shame is necessary here?

 

Welcome brother ! ...and

 

Life is strange ,but keep believing in its magic.

------Just some random person trying to get rid of something that almost feels impossible.

 

Checking in. All good here

 

2 days. Busy day, all the way into late evening. Maybe it's good to be a bit busy in the beginning of a streak, but it's hard to get a full night of 8 hours of sleep. I could sleep 8 hours but then I have to prioritise that over some other stuff I'm feeling the need to do this week. Next week will be better I think

1. Stay accountable. Done
2. Physical exercise. Done
3. Qigong or meditation. Done
4. Eating in moderation. Average (slightly too large dinner but otherwise good)
5. Study about the reboot. Done

 

Checking in Day 26. Had 8 hours of sleep but went to bed late 23.30 and because of that I felt sleepiness through the day because of the 'wrong hours'. Workout and meditation and a bit too much food at the dinner(guess I am trying to do better after-workout recovery) which I might have to pay for a bit later with the quality of my sleep.I'll try co come down with riding pushbike in cold weather for at some point aftereffect feels like you've caught a cold.

 

Thanks man, coming up on 3 weeks down now. Just a week and a bit of low dopamine to go. And good call we can only do this with the help of Our Lord and the support of each other. Trying to go it alone just doesn't work. This is not just about engaging in habits that help us from the outside in, but perhaps more importantly it is also about being changed from the inside out.

 

It looks like we are at the same boat about dinner brother. We might do well by keeping a food diary for a week or two to become more aware of the situation there!

 

24- Hobbit, continuing record streak

Today I think I got a glimpse of that famous NoFap superpowers (probably also enhanced by stuff like continuous full body strength training, self discipline & healthy eating). In work I felt way sharper than normally, pretty much led my team and at the same time stayed totally positive & able to understand all other folks, my grip strength increased to the point that it suddenly even felt strange to shake hands and such, noticed that somehow today there were many attractive women around me and basically all which I briefly interacted with today (including supermarket and swimming pool) I was able to make laugh with continuous supply of situation jokes ( lol ). I felt like I was without any kind of fear-to the point of absurdity, totally calm and positive mind with extremely reduced inner dialogue. I wasn’t able to get myself study but will plan to target this one tomorrow. Unfortunately at some point in the evening huge chunk of those superpowers “disappeared”-but it’s ok I guess.

—Side Quests—
Workout - Check
ColdShower - Check
HealthyDiet - Check
Learning - Fail
SideProject - Fail
Gratitude - Check
NoAlcohol - Check
NoYoutube - Check

 

Day 13

A slow and tiring day that eventually turned to one of joy; sang carols and Christmas songs with my friends this evening, and then had some great follow-up conversations in the pub that have both challenged and encouraged me.

 

Day 126!

Still with cold showers, it is easier now but also less interesting lol. Still want to keep doing it

By the way: I feel that I'm about to have a wet dream. The time before and after the wet dream its harder for me, probably for most of us I think. Is in that time were we are more sensitive.

 

Day 298

 

Day 9
Night check in
Tough day: my dear grandpa was diagnosed with cancer in the stomach.
It made me tremble

 

Day 5

New to the NoFap forums. Looking to surround myself with people battling this addiction.

First post on a challenge, I love Lord of the Rings!

Let's get this bread

 

Day 5 complete!

Throughout the day some small urges to find pornographic images have appeared, but they are not allowed to occupy my thoughts or govern my actions. I feel peaceful and in control about facing these urges, which for me is not usually the case. I'm taking this as a good sign that the Lord Jesus is opening my heart to His love. He is the one by whom this battle in me will be won.

The last time I exercised was Tuesday; normally I exercise every other day, so now I'm starting to feel a buildup of energy. Tomorrow I will definitely run.

St. Juan Diego, ruega por nosotros!

 

Day 11 finished.

I didn’t look at arousing content online this time, but I did look at real women outside of my home. There are so many women walking in the mall, I did not expect this

 

Day 22 - Hobbit, The village of Bree