Zook's Life Improvement Thread

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Zook

Not really sure where to post this, since it seems to cover stuff in Business, Finance, Careers, YLLS, and maybe TCC or E/N, so I guess this forum is like a catch all?

Anyway, I introspecting earlier today and looking at the parts of myself I want to change or improve. I started to wonder how realistic it is for sometime to make a radical shift in the way they live their life, especially without any major triggering event, so hey, why not try it myself and find out.

A little background on myself, I'm in my mid-20's, don't really have any depression or emotional stuff like that, in a pretty happy relationship, however;

I drink 2-4 energy drinks a day
I have 1-3 drinks 2-4 days on the week days
I binge drink (5-14 drinks) every Friday and Saturday
I smoke a pack a day
I constantly eat out or eat junk food
I work out ~4 times a week, but not as much/as well as I used to
I'm currently between 10-20lbs overweight

Things I want to do to change this:

Quit Smoking
Cut out all Caffeine
Limit my drinking to 1-3 beers on Friday and Saturday, no drinking on the Weekdays
Don't eat out, don't buy junkfood/crap
Spend more time in the Gym/Running

I'm going to use this thread to maintain accountability of myself, listing my daily spending, posting if I gently caress up and smoke, or if I drink during the week or binge drink on the weekends, as well as keeping track of any caffeine I have. I'll also post how much/how I work out daily.

I think it will be interesting to document how my attitude/mental well being changes with these effects and to really test my own willpower/resolve.

If anyone else has similar goals and would like to post them or piggy back onto this thread feel free. Cheers.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:42

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# ? May 10, 2024 16:02

Savage For The Winjun

lol

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:45

Mathhole: rot in hell, wonderbread.

Awwwww poo poo! It begin.

Good luck friend

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:46

Full-Bodied Flavor

hello zook, it looks like you have come to the right place for advice on life improvement!

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:46

Full-Bodied Flavor

have you ever had a bit of the.... how do you say.. 420?

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:47

Savage For The Winjun

a drunk girl once told me weed increases ur metabolism by 50% and i have believed this ever since

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:48

Zook

Full-Bodied Flavor posted:

have you ever had a bit of the.... how do you say.. 420?

I used to smoke pot, when I was a teenager, but I haven't in a few years now. It makes me pretty lazy/unmotivated, I think because when I smoke it I'm pretty content with sitting around doing nothing, or watching cartoons or whatever. I don't have anything against people who does use it though.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 07:51

literally this big: Here comes
the Squirtle Squad!

Zook posted:

I used to smoke pot, when I was a teenager, but I haven't in a few years now. It makes me pretty lazy/unmotivated, I think because when I smoke it I'm pretty content with sitting around doing nothing, or watching cartoons or whatever. I don't have anything against people who does use it though.

you're smoking the wrong pot, brother

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:04

literally this big: Here comes
the Squirtle Squad!

good weed should make you a highly prolific, contributing member of society. you know, like snoop dogg

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:05

City of Glompton

sitting around doing nothing sounds like a pretty good way to solve some (admittedly not all) of the problems in your op, actually.

thank you PSP for the beautiful spring sig

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:08

cat_herder: BE GAY
DO CRIME

Zook posted:

I drink 2-4 energy drinks a day

I have 1-3 drinks 2-4 days on the week days

I binge drink (5-14 drinks) every Friday and Saturday

I smoke a pack a day

I constantly eat out or eat junk food

These are all expensive things. You'd actually save money if you quit all of them and only took up weed (though I'm not saying to do so). Keep in mind every time you buy a pack of cigarettes, or buy alcohol or an energy drink, or go out to eat, how much you are spending. It adds up. That's money you could be spending on something cool that will last you a lot longer.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:19

FluffieDuckie

the best i can tell, zook actually posted this here. i had assumed it got moved here from another forum.

zook honey you're going to get 5 pages of "smoke weed" advice with several interspersed "kill yourself"s for good measure.

but i'll go ahead and wish you luck. we could all stand to improve ourselves, i'm just not sure documenting it here is going to be your best choice

Thank you for the beautiful sig Machai!

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:19

Blazing Zero: *sigh* sure. it's a weed joke

please dont kill yourself

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:22

Savage For The Winjun

probate anyone who says kill urself, that is unchill as gently caress

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:23

Zook

I have no interest in taking up smoking weed again, I know how it effects me, and all it does is make me complacent with whatever is normally going on in my life. I used to be a "every day" weed smoker when I was younger, and the result is not one that is for me personally. Thanks for the advice/encouragement though.

edit: Also I'm not suicidal, or even depressed, so you don't have to worry about me killing myself.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:24

FluffieDuckie

Blazing Zero posted:

please dont kill yourself

Twilight Matrix posted:

probate anyone who says kill urself, that is unchill as gently caress

you're both good people

Thank you for the beautiful sig Machai!

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:24

Blazing Zero: *sigh* sure. it's a weed joke

Zook posted:

I have no interest in taking up smoking weed again, I know how it effects me, and all it does is make me complacent with whatever is normally going on in my life. I used to be a "every day" weed smoker when I was younger, and the result is not one that is for me personally. Thanks for the advice/encouragement though.

edit: Also I'm not suicidal, or even depressed, so you don't have to worry about me killing myself.

if you do anything a lot and every day, it's bad for you. if you love caffeine and want to switch it up, look up a tea called yerba mate. it has a stimulant but its different from caffeine. the smell might put you off, but it tastes really good with creamer.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:32

the unabonger

Zook posted:

I drink 2-4 energy drinks a day

I have 1-3 drinks 2-4 days on the week days

I binge drink (5-14 drinks) every Friday and Saturday

I smoke a pack a day

I constantly eat out or eat junk food

I work out ~4 times a week, but not as much/as well as I used to

I'm currently between 10-20lbs overweight

Things I want to do to change this:

Quit Smoking

Cut out all Caffeine

Limit my drinking to 1-3 beers on Friday and Saturday, no drinking on the Weekdays

Don't eat out, don't buy junkfood/crap

Spend more time in the Gym/Running

Stop doing the smoking and the energy drinks and junk food and you can have extra money for the bae. Add some workout with the bae for more time together and a workout partner (super helpful for making sure you actually get up and do things) Also, cut out the drinks and junk food and some of the drinking and you might lose the weight just from those. Changed my diet last year and lost 15 lbs without adding any movement.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:46

literally this big: Here comes
the Squirtle Squad!

quit smoking cigarettes, altering your mind with alcohol, and getting high on caffeine by smoking weed, altering your mind with weed, and getting high on weed.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 08:49

H.H: August is the Cruelest Month

serious reply: find a buddy that also wants to quit smoking\reduce alcohol consumption\maintain a healthier lifestyle. try to set similar goals for both of you and check up on each other as much as possible.

this will add the ego factor (not wanting to look like a weak-willed pussy) to the process, and improve your chances.

I do the same with running, works relatively well.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 09:05

pogi

don't kill yourself and smoke weed only if you want to OP

seriously tho i gotta give you props for improving yourself man

# ? Nov 23, 2014 09:37

cuntman.net

find a hobby

# ? Nov 23, 2014 09:50

Louis

I don't think you should drink so many energy drinks.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 09:55

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# ? Nov 23, 2014 16:46

Al Borland: by XyloJW

Good luck.

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# ? Nov 23, 2014 16:57

GoodbyeTurtles

Louis posted:

I don't think you should drink so many energy drinks.

# ? Nov 23, 2014 17:28

City of Glompton

good morning zook, how are you feeling today? are things going well on the road to improvement?

thank you PSP for the beautiful spring sig

# ? Nov 23, 2014 17:31

Sleepy Sip

did you try murdereing you're famil?

# ? Nov 23, 2014 17:38

Dexters Secret

http://www.amazon.com/ProLab-Caffeine-Maximum-Potency-100-Count/dp/B0011865IQ get these and a pill cutter for your caffeine addiction OP, going cold turkey is doable but it's not worth it

# ? Nov 23, 2014 19:26

dogdisaster: by Lowtax

cutting back on your liquor will do wonders for your exercise/gains/whatever

good luck, on your journey

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# ? Nov 23, 2014 19:38

froward: by Azathoth

OP you should anticipate that your friends who still drink/smoke/caffienate will pressure you into picking up your old habits, so they don't feel bad about their poor habits. This leads to one of the hardest things about breaking addiction (for some people): ending old friendships and building new ones, from scratch. It isn't easy.

best of luck, let us know how it goes!

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# ? Nov 23, 2014 19:48