Day one to day ten.. this is just too easy!!

No cravings? No withdrawal? No suffering? What the hell is going on?

Well, so far I am finding that the theory is, for me at least, working a treat!

Having handed control and authority over to 'body' I have found that it has kind of possessed me.

Body has got used to being in charge and informs that it could get used to this arrangement (Gulp)!

It now feels as though my mind has given up to a large extent, trying to control and change it's state and has become much more passive and peripheral.

I have been around all the substances, food and drink that I would normally crave, but find myself completely uninterested in having both them and their effects running around my bloodstream and brain.

As I predicted, remaining sober in the evenings has allowed me to remain very alert to what I eat and drink, checking everything with body first and eating by the mouthful rather than the plateful. This has resulted in a loss of 3 kilos of weight over the ten days!

This is very exciting as I am moving towards my ideal weight much faster than I imagined I would.

Some other physical symptoms of excess that I had experienced daily, and that have disappeared over the ten days include;

indigestion, chest pains, wheezing, coughing, headaches, dizziness or wooziness and head fogginess.

I have also had a reduction in blood pressure and fatigue (although sleepiness still hits me in the afternoon as my brain adjusts to life without THC), and although this is yet to be checked, I would wager that my cholesterol is heading down as well.

Other changes have occured due to increased mental clarity including feeling more balanced in my mood, generally calmer, more able to deal with work and personal projects and hobbies, feeling less stressed, and more stimulated and energised to follow through with ideas and tasks.

All this is having a great effect on my family and friends who are enjoying the game (I mean experiment), and their support and interest is causing a positive feedback loop, increasing my resolve and single mindedness even further.

To be honest, the only thing that is worrying me is that I will not want to start using all the 'fun stuff' that body gets to reject after day 100 has arrived.

I will keep an open mind and stick to the plan. Feeling this good could become quite addictive!

As a general process, I am mindful that I personally was very ready to begin this project and that it may be more 'me' than the theory that is making it work. In other words, I was really ready and I think that has had a lot to do with the apparent effortlessness of the endeavour.

So begins the next 10 days, let's see what happens over that period.

See you then.

What is the '100 days of good decisions' life project?

The Objective.

The object of the exercise is to examine the effect on the body, after 100 days of only ingesting what it is designed and optimized to receive.

This includes anything that can be absorbed by the body in any way, including foods, liquids, gases (smoke), or any other substance that can enter the bloodstream.

 

The Challenge

The challenge is that in accepting the above objective I will have to abstain from ALL the substances, foods and drink that ‘I’ (my mind) loves, and my body copes with as best as it can.

 

The Theory

There seems to be a common assertion that trying to give up too many vices at once is unlikely to succeed, as it is too difficult to maintain such a dramatic lifestyle change.

My theory is that actually the opposite is true.

I claim that by focusing on the very core issue behind our vices, like comfort food, fat, sugar, caffeine, cocoa, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, all the stuff we put in to our bodies, we can stop all destructive and unhealthy decisions at once. 

That core issue being…..”I am unhappy in my natural mental state”. This can be experienced as boredom, envy, jealousy, resentment, frustration, self loathing, guilt, shame, fear or sorrow.

But whatever the circumstances are, the core issue remains -“I want to change the way I feel, right now”. Although we tie big stories to each of our vices - why we drink, why we over eat low quality food, why we smoke or whatever we do, the common truth is that we choose to make decisions, knowing that we are harming ourselves.

We do this, because it adjusts our immediate mental state and reduces or eliminates a sense of emptiness and inner discontent.

So how do we cope with this seemingly insane behavior?  How do we adjust to integrate damaging actions into our normal lives? We become Numb! We become unconscious. We disconnect with our bodies and disown them.

So, by reconnecting with the body – becoming alert to its needs and signals, feeling all the cravings and pangs,  we can focus on just one question to make every decision about what we should do or not do to stop harming ourselves.  That question is ..”If my body could decide, what would it do”? That’s it! For every drug, every drink or treat we give ourselves, don’t give up anything, or use willpower, simply let the body be the boss for 100 days and obey it. 

If faced with a choice between beer or water, we have to go with water, as it is what the body would choose. If given a choice to smoke or not, obviously lungs are designed for air, so ..no smoking.  White bread or brown bread? Again the body will choose more nutrition and fibre. So it makes a lot of difficult decisions very easy. Just one question, and the body will make good  health decisions for 100 days.

This wholistic approach that is ‘self awareness’ centered rather than focusing on the substances or bad habits, is a much easier way to abstain from every unhealthy activity.

Trying to quit smoking while continuing to drink alcohol is like sending our legs in different directions. Or trying to eat in a way that allows us to move towards our optimum weight while still getting stoned or high and having huge cravings creates an unnatural tension in our will and loss of judgement and resolve.

 

So, That’s the idea. 100 days of good decisions. Eliminating, at least temporarily, the bad decision maker that is the discontent mind and allowing the body to have authority .   Let the experiment begin!

  

Countdown

Tomorrow morning, Sunday 16th August at 7 am, I begin my 100 days of good decisions life project. I will post weekly updates and also a few videos throughout the period  which will end at 7 am on Monday 23rd November.

WISH ME LUCK!

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

Soon I will begin the '100 days of good decisions' life project.

All will be explained before I start, in about 2-3 weeks.

speak soon.

Marc.