Deep’s Going On The Wagon

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

2016 is here men and I made a few firm goals for myself this year. But, the most important one is this: I have decided to stop drinking any alcohol for at least 6 months. I figure if I can push myself this far I can do the entire year without it.

I hit the grog and party scene pretty hard 2015 and although I train hard and keep relatively fit I still managed to bang on 13kg.

I did a quick survey of my alcohol intake per week and it was a staggering 10,000 extra calories a week. Not to mention all the s~~~ food I was eating whilst drinking. I am 5’11” tall and with my athletic build at 90kg I am shredded. I jumped on the scales 2 days ago and i was 103kg.

But more than that it affected my emotional and mental state. I wasn’t as sharp, always tired, sometimes severely depressed and the cost to my wallet was huge.

So I just wanted to make a commitment to myself and have my MGTOW brothers hold me accountable “in case” I get swayed and are tempted. 1st June 2016 is the deadline and I will touch base here regularly to report on my progress.

[RoyDalParticipant]

Go for it! Keep the goal in sight and you will surely get there.

Society asks MGTOWs: Why are you not making more tax-slaves?

[Anonymous 42]

Best decision a man can make! Alcohol manipulates the mind in several adverse ways, over time it erodes membranes in the human body, it deteriorates the liver as it “shuts down” all other functions of the liver while processing alcohol onto co2, It’s bad s~~~ in on every level! I encourage anyone to eliminate it from their diet! In many ways it’s like processed sugar, all calories, no nutrition!
I seriously doubt I’ll ever drink again, it’s just too costly in so many ways!
I sincerely wish you success, you have everything to gain, and nothing to loose!

[KeymasterKeymaster]

Lofty goal! …. if you are up to it. More power to you. Is it OK to say “Cheers”? before midnight?

I have heard it said said if you’re gonna do something …… announce it to people, because it’s incentive to stick to it and makes you look like an asshole if you don’t. I see the point in that , but it’s also the wrong kind of motivation because now that person is inspired to stick it because of what others will think. An over-simplication, but you see the point.

A guy I worked with “quit smoking”. He announced it to everyone. Wouldn’t stop talking about it every hour either. 3 days later, I was on my way to lunch when I saw him copping a f~~ (US slang for “cigarette”) around the corner. He said: “Don’t tell my wife. She will kill me”.

I say “Man I will kill you myself for monologuing about how you’re quitting every 5 minutes. Dude I don’t give a f~~~. But man, what’s the difference if your wife kills you – or the cigarettes?” Who wants to live like that?

Sometimes a radical move doesn’t work. And then you feel bad or like you let yourself down.

All I’m saying is, if you want to drop the pounds, have a cookie… just don’t eat SIX.
Have a cigarette…… just don’t have a pack.
Have a pizza, just have 2 slices.
Play blackjack….. just don’t go to the ATM for more cash.

That will teach you to say “no that’s enough” constantly. That’s really what you want to be doing. Training yourself on a daily basis to enforce limits and discipline…. while still enjoying it once in a while. I dated a woman who said she was a “recovering alcoholic”. We were out having a glass of wine, but she wouldn’t even have ONE, because it meant she would have 5. To me, this was so silly.

She denies herself the ONE guilty pleasure….. in the wrong way.
Then one day she will have a bottle, and she just erased everything.

You can smoke a cigarette a day and your doctor will never know. Or you can be a strict non smoker and die of lung cancer at 30 (like a friend of my sister in law)…… or you can go to the gym 6 days a week and slip on a banana peel and break your neck.

What’s it all for???

When I have french fries, I just walk an extra mile or take the stairs.
I eat them 3 times a year. And no way I’m cutting out french fries.

But if you could help me with my addiction to BACON…. that would be great.

Happy New Year.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[Mr. SpockParticipant 10908]

Deep, good luck with your goal and Happy New Year.

Feminism isn't about equality with men, it's about leverage over men.

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

I see what you mean @keymaster but I love my icy cold beers too much just to have one or a couple so it’s easier to just stop “for a while.”

I did this regime back in 2009 and after a month I didn’t even miss it anymore and at the 6 month mark I remember having 2 pints and I was already p~~~ed.

But this commitment goes beyond just the cessation of alcohol but about lining up and executing other goals this year as well.

[Anonymous 42]

Keymaster wrote:

But if you could help me with my addiction to BACON…. that would be great.

[KeymasterKeymaster]

@MG-ɹǝʍo┴ Bacon even makes vagina taste better.

@Deep…. one half of my family is German. Beer is an important food group over there. I get it.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[Anonymous 42]

I know!

[RoyDalParticipant]

I started out on beer. I’ve graduated to the hard stuff — red wine.

Society asks MGTOWs: Why are you not making more tax-slaves?

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

I was drinking beer, red wine, champagne and rum.

I realized everyday around 5-6pm i was always getting the urge to have a drink. It was an addiction and we all know the first 2 go down so easy. Plus I was working online whilst having a drink and before you know it youve knocked back 6 and having dinner (a medium rare 500 gram rib eye) i was having a red with as well. It just kinda snowballed and i have now realized that I need to pull on the reins, just for a while, to let my brain and other organs recover and detox.

Keymaster wrote:

@MG-ɹǝʍo┴ Bacon even makes vagina taste better.

First man that can make a vagina naturally taste like a mango will be a billionaire.

[TheroniusParticipant 975]

One nice thing about quitting the vices is the money you save. A pack of smokes and a few beers a day is about enough to cover the payment on a really nice motorcycle or to start a bitchin’ gun collection. Or a piece of land in Tennessota. Or more fleshlights than you can shake your stick at.

"I am is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that I do is the longest sentence?" - George Carlin

[KeymasterKeymaster]

DeepInThought wrote:

First man that can make a vagina naturally taste like a mango will be a billionaire.

That’s not a man’s job. She can get some manners and douche with a Mango Smoothie.

I could eat a peach for hours.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

Keymaster wrote:

That’s not a man’s job. She can get some manners and douche with a Mango Smoothie.

99,9% chance a woman would f~~~ this task up epically. Then again with the future upon us with sex robots these could be many features included, just select your flavour.

[MattNYCParticipant 2329]

Hey DeepInThought – first off congrats on setting your sights on an important goal of self-improvement.

I wanted to share something that struck me when i read this:

DeepInThought wrote:

But more than that it affected my emotional and mental state. I wasn’t as sharp, always tired, sometimes severely depressed and the cost to my wallet was huge.

I had to walk away from alcohol for reasons slightly different than yours. It wasn’t impossible (as for some), but the thing that kept me going when my brain kept saying “Oh wtf, it’s Friday, a couple won’t hurt” etc etc – the explicit reasons why i committed to not drinking. I actually have a printed out quote (~5 or so bullet points) that i referred back to whenever i thought about having a drink. It helped to see it written out in black & white.

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

Thanks @mattnyc

What is the 5 bullet points if you don’t mind sharing?

[Anonymous 42]

Keymaster wrote:

That’s not a man’s job. She can get some manners and douche with a Mango Smoothie.

Hey KM, I’m not sure if a smoothie of any sort can wash out the taste of Mr. Ed….. Ya never know with modern women, ya just never know>???<

[MattNYCParticipant 2329]

@deepinthought – sure, as follows. Keep in mind it took me several months to come to grips with #1. After that things fell in to place pretty quickly.

1) I’m addicted to alcohol. Others can moderate. I cannot.
2) If i have one drink, that’ll turn in to 10+ drinks.
3) Alcohol has negative health effects on me. My bloodwork was always perfect, until i started drinking.
4) Alcohol interferes with parts of my life that are more important – when i drink, my body shakes. That limits my ability to dance, and to comfortably get close to women.***
5) When i drink, i eat too much. When i eat too much my calories & macros go to hell. I can either drink alcohol, or have 6-pack abs, not both.

Hope that helps man. Let me know if you have any Qs.

***To clarify, while i see marriage, cohabitation & having children as relations~~~s with women that fail cost-benefit analysis, i occasionally enjoy a short term love affair with an attractive, funny woman that dances well.

[DeepInThoughtParticipant 2710]

Much appreciated @mattnyc

Deep

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