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That time again /fit/.
Tell me about your physical or mental goals What are the cravings that are stopping them? What do you do to help stop said cravings?
Help other Anons, last thread had a lot of good feedback.
>currently 13 days into quitting cigarettes had one bad moment where I couldn't sleep and fell through
Cravings are almost non existent other than some minor sweaty anxiety attacks if I stop staying busy.
It sounds like a meme, but try reading the book "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.
My fiance and I read it together and quit cold turkey 5 years ago.
I'm a failure craving for success and it has been this way as far as I remember
>>37787680
I'll take a look Anon, for the most part i'm completely over it.
I had stomach issues the first week (bowel movements irregular) and I have slight insomnia already, where the one time I did smoke calmed me down enough to sleep, but I'm pretty sure i'm out of the woods now.
I really really just enjoy driving and smoking, it feels natural y'know? Good music, wind on your face, just want to light up.
I digress, I think I'm going to be ok now.
Congrats on your cold turkey quit though, that's usually pretty tough!
>>37787771
How so Anon, give specifics.
This is a thread to help Anons make positive changes based on their addictions.
I told another Anon in the last thread, we can not help direct you if you do not have a goal of what you want to quit.
Something as simple as quitting soft drinks really can be a huge positive change for you.
>>37787456
i thought the guy was kissing life
Quitting coffee and MMOs. Char's undeletable unfortunately.
i kinda want to quit watching porn but i dont know if i ACTUALLY want to
and if i dont want to its gonna be impossible
i just need a reason why i shouldnt watch it
help me /fit/
>>37788257
replace it with real sex.
>>37788483
GF is gone for for a few weeks and im bored. i mean quitting porn would be easy if i could at least attempt to get laid but im just here waiting
>>37787456
I have an addiction to walking a marathon on my rest days and it's killing my gains and wasting a LOT of my time. My rest days are so unproductive. And it's also stopping me from properly training legs.
>>37787456
Day 19 of no cigarettes here and the cravings weren't bad after the first week
>>37787828
Okay I'd like to know how not to lose my shit and do cringe things when people are around but I'm not even sure that ' the right thread for this
>>37787456
I'm extremely depressed. I haven't done anything for a solid 3 months. Just sleep all day and fap. I distract myself with Tinder getting small dopamine hits when I get new matches and girls message me.
I'm a dopamine fiend and believe it comes from being depressed to mask the symptoms.
No porn or fapping for the last three days and realized so much sadness came swelling in that I've been ignoring.
Cried 5 times in the last 3 days. First time I've cried in about 6 years.
Hopefully will get better.
>>37787837
I kiss lifes buttonhole sometimes.
>>37788190
Switch to decaf coffee and tea, it has such a little amount of caffeine in it you could drink 5-10 glasses of either daily and meet your daily caffeine benefits.
>>37788257
https://mic.com/articles/90193/new-research-reveals-what-porn-actually-does-to-your-brain#.bNZ5eiVqC
Honestly there is little to zero proof that porn is bad for you, obviously addiction levels (watching it religiously for long periods of time daily) are going to have a negative impact.
>>37788614
Are you walking because you have too much downtime and are trying to fill it with something?
I honestly don't see this as a bad thing, it's a lot more productive than you could do.
Maybe try hiking Anon or picking up another physical hobby or sport that engages this physical drive you have.
>>37789018
Good for you Anon! I'm really hoping to be where you are soon. The cravings for me are about twice daily now, really bad during the moment, but I also have entire hours of no cravings now.
How bad are your cravings if any?
>>37789080
This probably isn't the appropriate thread.
Let me ask you something, please be honest and I'll see if i can pull something up.
Are you addicted to living a comfortable neet lifestyle where you never want to go out?
>>37789198
>I haven't done anything for a solid 3 months.
Is there anywhere you can regularly go that you can force yourself out of your house?
A book store, a park, anything where you can step out for just a few minutes and do something. Nothing big, just enough to feel like you didn't sit inside all day?
Lethargic behavior is extremely addictive, it's a slippery slope to instant gratification (what i'm assuming you're getting from Tinder).
Your lack of masturbation leads to high stress (could be comparable to quitting a drug) because you're not coping with your pain now with a physical response.
Do you have anything at all that you like to do?
>>37789332
Nothing I like to do anymore not even lift. I know there's a bunch I should be doing but the fact I'm not doing it makes me feel like shit.
Doing the smallest of things like getting up or eating feel like the biggest struggles but will walk to the park tomorrow morning.
>>37787680
I love turkey
I'm addicted to fapping. I do it atleast once a day, on weekends 2-3 times. I can't stop. I was a previous skelly gained about 35 lbs to look like dyel. Hopefully I can stop fapping too. Any tips from who has gone through similar?
Currently trying to get closer to God. Become more religious in general. Sorry in advance I just need to vent right now it helps.
I've been struggling with depression since around junior year of highschool. I'm finishing college in about a year now and I still fall through from time to time.
I don't think there is an actual "fix" to this. I found literally the perfect girl my senior year of high school she was a sophomore but we've been together ever since and I love her more than anyone I've ever met. She's been helping me big time and her mom actually struggles with the same things that I am right now and has for 25 years. Her husband understands and helps when she goes through a slump. But her major help is that she is really close to god and the church. That's why I doubt that there is a fix to this only ways to take the edge off.
Keeping distracted by traveling with my gf a lot also helps along with working out and other hobbies. I started lurking /fit/ about a month ago and started SS last week. I'm a newfag clearly and have a few questions if anyone wouldn't mind helping.
i dont see this a lot on addiciton threads on /fit/, most of you are faggots addicted to ciggies and porn. ffs try kicking alchoolism, gambling or hard drugs. also, how do i win shit when gambling, any tips on poker, sports betting, casino games ?
>>37789817
Really it's all I can suggest Anon for now, just getting up and moving, forcing yourself to do something. Maybe you will rekindle a feeling of achievement.
Have you had blood work done?
I thought my test was low about a year ago because I crashed for almost two months and didn't want to do anything.
Test levels were a little above average, but my blood pressure was going through the roof. I solved that by making some changes to diet, increased cardio, and now i'm finally done smoking.
Feel a lot better.
Almost anything can make you feel this depressed or uninterested when it comes to your hormones and nutrition.
>>37789915
I've never had a fap issue, hopefully another Anon can chime in.
>>37790069
Spirituality is pretty important to most of the people in the world, it's nothing to be ashamed about Anon and a lot of people have existential crises throughout their lives.
Feel free to ask your questions, i'll redirect you to one of the general chats if it's more their specialization.
>>37790160
I was an alcoholic drinking over twenty beers a night, to the point my room mate and I had to switch to buying large amounts of 40s because it was so much cheaper.
I even at one point was drinking steel reserve to save money.
Addiction is different for everyone, please redirect yourself to my picture.
Alcohol has very low dependance, it's withdrawal symptoms are a lot worst, but once you kick it. It's probably among one of the easiest things to kick.
Nicotine has very low withdrawal symptoms, but is easily one of the highest relapse rates, even months after the chemical and habitual addiction is gone, people keep going back to smoking.
>>37787456
Ive had 2 major addictions in my life 1) food 2) smokes
I removed smokes a long time ago - it was the hardest thing ive ever done. The only thing that helped me was replacing the nicotine and slowly tapering off. IT took me 7 tries to quit but im glad i did.
With food, it wasnt until I stumbled upon Intermittant Fasting that really changed how i saw food. I have gained and lost 100lb at least 10 times in my life that I have counted, I had come very efficient at doign both parts. But really, I had a major issue with how i viewed food, and it wasnt until i disocciated that feeling through I.F. that i will be saved.
Anyone who has issues with food should give IF a real go.
>>37790069
ask lots of questions 69 you may get some dyel asnwers but for the most part this board is the most helpful of all boards
>>37790696
I've met a couple of people like you before, never really fat, but pop up out of nowhere after 6 months shredded as fuck, another year and back to fat.
Your love hate relationship always confused me for the most part.
IF can be really cool, I use it on cuts and just spurge out on water all day long.
What's your current weight at brother?
>>37790729
Yeah, this is definitely the most helpful board by far.
>>37790647
>>37790729
Thanks. The only places I ever talk about these things are here and with my gf.
The first question I had was what time of the day is best to workout but another anon pointed me to an average daily testosterone chart and I kind of figured that one out based on the chart.
Another question I had was at what point would I move on from SS? A few months or what? I was thinking about moving on to the Reg Parks routine but I'm not sure which routine would be the best. I'm really skinny and trying to bulk and SS doesn't burn as many calories as Reg Parks as it only has 3 workouts per day where Reg Parks has six and it ups the sets too. So I was thinking that I would bulk with SS and once I hit my goal weight I could cut with Reg Parks or another routine. I don't know very many other routines so I guess I should start looking into some.
>>37791066
The fact you're sticking with a routine at all is better than most new friends Anon.
What's your end result?
Do you want aesthetics, heavy lifting, personally I'm all for training for sports. I like my lifts to be used in my daily activities, makes me feel more accomplished.
>>37787456
my amphetamine fieldtrips eat away my gains and mess up my gym schedule.
I stopped worrying about "making it big" and now I'm just focusing on trying to relax and be happy with myself
it's honestly fucking great. and I think that success will come naturally in its own way once I have cemented a positive attitude
>>37789332
Fuck off shlomo,I'm breaking my addiction to the porn Jew for good.
>tfw I have all this zinc,all this test and all this motivation left to me after I quit
>yfw
>>37791875
i was just about to fap too but now i cant because of the thought of wasted gains
>>37791762
Are you drinking a shit ton of water and eating during your ups?
I mean yeah i get eating is nearly impossible on amphetamines, but you should try.
>>37791875
If that's what you want Anon, good for you.
Hopefully you can break it off for good.
Are you still going to masturbate or cut that out also?
>>37787456
>physical goal
stop being skinnyfat dyel permanently
>mental goal
get even better at mathematics and join some occult group that controles shit using logical systems.
>holdbacks
vidya, porn, lazyness
basicly any non productive behavior that causes dopamine rush.
>>37792505
now him but no porn makes nofap super easy
Not sure if addiction;
I was addicted to melee streams and porn while in a relationship. Everything was shitty no real connection, couldnt feel love, didnt want to love my girl. Only wanted to
>work
>fap
>twitch
>sleep
I got fat and basiclly cut off all communication with my woman. Even though all I wanted was some love. Now I barely function throughout the day. I'm dead inside.
>work
>lift
>shitpost
>sleep
I'm actually super addicted to shitposting and sleeping. I sleep all day during the weekends and most times right after Im done lifting. I cant bring myself to go outside because of the existential dread that I threw away my one and only chance at love. So now I sleep so I dont have to live in this reality and anything I dream about is infinitely better than living in the concious world.
How do I find a purpose to live? I feel like I'm just faking it when people ask me if I'm ok. If I say yes they leave me alone. If i say no they'll ask whats wrong and then I'll look like a giant faggot if i tell them my heart is broken.
>is it time for sleep yet.
Yall are fuckin casuals. Amphetamine is my gains goblin
I've had an idea in my head for a long time that I wanted to end ALL cravings. I am properly addicted to caffeine and have been since late teens (started with preworkouts and energy drinks - discovery of Redline was the first real "rush" that led to a decade of addiction). I have "quit" many times for several weeks and then gotten back on after deciding hey, it's not that bad, but then symptoms always come back; anxiety, stomach pain, terrible shits (especially with coffee but happens with pretty much any caffeine now), etc. This is not the state of optimal health in which I want to live. so i'm starting there.
i've also been on again off again addicted to cigarettes and alcohol. they go together a lot. they are very infrequent now - drinking/smoking "a lot" means a couple drinks and a couple cigs 1 night a week or so, but even then if i could detach the two and just drink without feeling the compulsion to smoke that would be rad because i always feel shitty a morning after smoking, my voice is hoarse and everything smells like an ashtray. sucks.
also quit porn a couple weeks ago, as an experiment. i've heard convincing arguments from both sides about the relative pros and cons but i figure if i'm making a hobby of ending things i perceive as addictions i might as well include this on the list. go fully monk mode, ya know?
>>37791439
Thanks I'm also keeping a journal of my diet and lifts to help out.
I'm leaning towards a more aesthetic look. My frame and everything is pretty good looking except for a slight curve in my spine and it easy for me to get that cut look simply by working out for a week or two because I'm so skinny I have like no fat but I want to be bigger of course. I take MMA and have been for a few years and I compete in fights every few months but so lifting would definitely put me into a higher weight but I don't really need to bulk/lift to train for that other than the higher weight class reason.
>>37792072
Proud of you anon
>>37792505
I'm cutting that completely as well
I'm also cutting down on my sugar/caffeine intake massively as well,as I've been slipping into dependence on those too.
Anyone know if using Zquil to help with sleep leads to bad habits? I don't want to get addicted to the stuff my sleep schedule is just mad fucked up right now and I figured taking it a night or two would fix it.
>>37787456
>Literal bitch-made crying
>>37789915
Most friends I know go 2 times a day. Personally 3 times a week day and 5 or 6 times on weekends.
Honestly don't feel addicted because it doesn't get in the way of things I do and I can quit for periods of time.
If masturbation isn't eating too much time I wouldn't worry since it's more habit than anything.
>>37792505
yeah, drinking water + whey and making sure I don't go beyond 24h without eating anything. My ups last for 36-72h so it takes me at least two days to recover.
If I start on Friday, I'll fall asleep on Sunday evening. No fucking way I can lift on Monday, i have to wait for a day. And even then, rest can be difficult.
>>37792726
how old are you?
>below 33?
you are still in the exploration zone.
>33 or above
its time to settle
next time if someone genuinely asks if you are okay just say i could use a beer.
Live far away from friends and family due to work.
Tried extasis for a 2nd time in 6 months with friends back home.
I love it too much, fear i will drop work and just go back so that i can party with it more often.
How dangerous is it..
>former opiate addict
>former alcoholic
Turned my life around massively but i think i still have residual mental issues from years of opiate abuse, i cant switch moods normally and my depression is either non existent or extremely present, lifting is going well tho.
We all gon make it brehs.
