heavy_industry Q3 health improvement

[heavy_industry]

I am back.

The last months have been absolutely insane.

I'll try to keep it short and share my experience, so others might learn both from my mistakes and the solutions I've used.

1. The problem.​

I've left hundreds of unfinished tasks pile up and clutter up my mind, while trying to work on launching 3 different businesses, all while being under severe stress from my inner critic telling me to HURRY UP SUNSHINE, YOU'RE ALMOST 30.

Being the F*cking idiot that I am, I've learned nothing from last year, and I've spiraled into a very dark depression during September - like clockwork, exactly 12 months since the last time it happened. As a result of this, I was unable to get out of bed for a few weeks.

2. The solution.​

Upon realizing that nobody is coming to save me, my brain switched into survival mode, and I've used the following 3 strategies to get back on track and win:


1. "I eat difficulty for breakfast."
This is what I've said earlier in April on the forum. I remember @Private Witt quoting me on it.

We are fastlaners. We do not care how difficult things are. We get to work and we conquer our problems - be they external or internal.

Depression came? Good. Now it's the time to show who you really are.

I've written down on paper "I eat difficulty for breakfast", and this is now one of my core principles in leading my life. Things are going to be hard, life is going to be brutal - for all of us - the only viable strategy is to jump head-first into the pain, fight, and conquer.


2. Deep ketosis and extended fasting
I figured out that by lowering my levels of inflammation, my brain is going to thrive (a theory discussed in the book Brain Energy, by Chris Palmer).

And this is exactly what happened.

I've started doing very frequent 1-2 day fasts. After fasting, I wake up in the morning with a huge smile on my face, and extreme levels of mental clarity, motivation, focus, and hope for the future.

The results have been miraculous. There is simply no other way to describe it. I'm looking forward to maintaining fasting as a long-term strategy in life. Besides the unbelievable cognitive benefits, I've also got very lean and muscular.


3. There are no priorities, there is only one priority
Some of the best life advice I've ever received, which came from @Antifragile.

This idea is discussed in-depth in the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, a book that I've read a few years ago, but I was too stupid to understand this idea - I had to test it on myself and experience the chaos of being overwhelmed by problems.

Prioritize and execute is one of the laws of combat, deadly and effective in war, business, and life.

Our cognitive resources are very limited. The thinner we spread our focus, the less effective we become. Business and life are prone to becoming increasingly more complex. It's very easy to get overwhelmed when bullets are firing from all angles. If you want to stay alive, take a deep breath, analyze the situation, figure out the most important task, destroy it, and then switch to the next task.

Solving problems one by one is the winning tactic. The more you'll be able to get off your plate and focus on a single task, the more effective you'll become.

3. Present day​

I'm currently in the process of launching a new business.

I've worked relentlessly for almost 2 months, and I couldn't be happier. I can feel the spark of entrepreneurship reignite, after many years of idleness. This feeling is otherwordly, I can't describe it in words.

I still vape and consume caffeine - quite heavily. Quitting those habits is no longer a priority at the moment. Especially since I'm on the path to achieving peak health due to my new fasting habits.

I will no longer make health progress threads, since we have more interesting, business-related things to discuss, other than me drinking gallons of coffee. I will post in the health section when I have something useful to say.



Other than that, I am unbelievably happy and grateful to be back on track and back to this amazing community. You have no idea how much I've missed this place.


I would like to wish everyone happy holidays, and an amazing new year in our entrepreneurial pursuits.

Let's work hard, and win.


With love,
heavy_industry

 

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[heavy_industry]

Nice job! I’ve seen both of the previous quarters, you’ve made great progress.

Im sure your going to crush this quarter man, keep us updated!

Thank you!

Looking at the progress month-by-month (or some other short timeframe), it was not a spectacular, skyrocketing thing. It was steady, boring, repetitive, and filled with failure and small disappointments.

But when I take a look at who I was 6 months ago, I simply cannot believe how much I've changed. Both physically and mentally.

I'm taking things one step at a time.

I've learned from my previous mistakes and I am now willing to take a systematic approach to conquering my goals. And now I'm playing the long game. I'm looking years into the future.

Step by step everything will turn into gold.

 

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[BizyDad]

Failure is failure.

Allowing yourself failure makes these ongoing quarterly "progress threads" monotonous to see.

It has no place on an entrepreneur forum. Just my opinion.

You haven't changed your identity yet. You still see yourself as someone who needs nicotine. Some who thinks cheat days are acceptable.

That's who you are, and these quarterly threads show it.

This does no good.

Because you are only displaying the symptoms and not changing the underlying cause.

This is like a guy who has a rash and writes progress threads about how he scratched less each week. And everyone is like... Ooooo, only two scratches this week. Getting better Heavy.

Nah, bruh. Change like this can happen in an instant. So choose to see yourself different. Define yourself different.

Do better.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Q3 goals:​

• 100% low carb diet adherence (Q1: 70% -> Q2: 87%)
• Remove the f nicotine out my my life once and for all

Strategy:​

• Food:

I've basically conquered my junk food addiction.
Whenever I go buy some food, I look at processed carbs and feel nothing. In my mind it doesn't even register as being food. It got to a point where I no longer require discipline to stick to my diet. Now we're on autopilot.

The only exception to this, is when I happen to be travelling.

For some unknown reason, whenever I remove myself from my usual environment, I randomly start to crave carbs. I am not a psychologist and I cannot explain why this is happening, but it's clearly some kind of mental trigger.

Either way, I think that the best course of action is to just define a low carb "cheat" meal that I'll be having when I'm not at home.

• Nicotine:

First let's start with motivation:
1. Disastrous cardiovascular risks later down the line that I am not interested in - at all.
2. Freedom from my self-imposed trap of dopamine.

Currently using chewing gums and I will gradually reduce the amount I'm taking week by week.

Will taper off using nicotine patches.

I feel horribly ashamed for failing to kick this habit. But I don't care how many times I fail. I will conquer all of my goals or die trying.

Details:​

• Timeframe: 10 weeks
• Will post weekly updates
• I may also include details about the other items in the health improvement process, but main goals are food and nicotine.

Let's go.

 

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[Antifragile]

A lot of sudden drama in this thread.

Who am I to throw stones living in my own glass house? I am often the one to rip people a new one in hopes it snaps them out of a funk and gets results.

But I'll say this. There is a criticism and there is useful actionable advice.

Telling someone "do better!" isn't useful. Do better or don't post because it's "monotonous". F*ck off, Bizy! When did a self-reflective diary of progress become about YOU?! Don't like it? Don't read it. Ironically, one accepted way of achieving goals is to have accountability partners, which I assume is the whole reason for "progress threads". It's not to show off about your success, it's about the process. Putting yourself out there. Feeling that accountability, out in the public eye.

See what I did ... I threw a stone in my own glass house. Damnit.


Heavy, dude - I see more and more solid actionable advice from you than most on this forum. You already know what you need to know to make the right changes. Ups and downs, but you'll find your way to desired outcome.

What are the examples of something in the past where you struggled but succeeded? How did you do that? How can you transfer that knowledge into actionable steps to shut up Bizy and the rest of us with better results?

How can we help? Actually, who can help? Hmmm...

P.S. One thing Bizy nailed 100% right is the concept of identity. Whenever we seek change, it's about changing how you view yourself. When I used to smoke (true story... hard to admit I had that nasty habit), for as long as was a smoker trying to quit, it didn't work. When I became a non-smoker who occasionally smokes because of peer pressure, I only smoked around friends who smoked. I later got into cycling and stopped smoking altogether, forever. I am a non smoker that never smokes today. It's my identity.

 

[heavy_industry]

Finished Week 4/10:

• Nicotine: 25mg patches

Successfully refrained from vaping and only used patches. It was very difficult but I've finally done it.

Here is the weekly schedule:

• 1 week - 25mg Done.
• 1 week - 15 mg
• 1 week - 10 mg
• 1 week - 5 mg

If I fail again, I will be donating an 1 year INSIDERS subscription to an active fastlaner for every week that gets messed up.

But I will not let this happen. I'm already feeling extreme levels of shame and inadequacy for failing repeatedly for many months. This needs to end.

To victory.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Alright, I'm going to make a final comment addressing what happened yesterday on this thread.


1. Tough love
There were a number of very rude remarks, but I know that they came from good intentions. I know for a fact that your heart is in a good place.

I understand the power of tough love, especially since I have a David Goggins style drill sergeant built-in into my head. For example, when it's time to take the next ice bath, but I don't really feel like it, I hear the phrase "MERRY CHRISTMAS" and I'm diving into the ice - no questions asked.


2. Who is at fault for all this drama?
There is only one person responsible for everything that happened, and that person is ME.

It's very frustrating to see someone running in circles, not making the progress that they could be making, self-sabotaging, relapsing etc.

This kind of frustration and drama is part of the circus of being addicted to something. You are a clown and everybody is laughing. That's what addiction is, that's what you signed up for.

And that's exactly the reason why this entire circus has to end. Right now.

I'm making a huge effort right now to get rid of a habit that is making my life worse (I'm not a smoker, but I'm addicted to vaping).


3. What will I do differently

• Responsibility:
  • I understand that a lot of people are reading this thread, most of which are beginner entrepreneurs that are struggling with a lot of issues in their own personal lives.
  • By failing repeatedly, I'm setting a very pathetic example. Let's see a thread where a person methodically conquers their problems.
• Focus:
  • As one of the fastlane legends told me, "there are no priorities, there is only 1 priority". I'm going to focus more on solving this issue. I only need to quit once. Then life will be a lot easier.
• Format of this thread:
  • I'm going to describe my experience in more detail, in order to spark more discussion

Finally I would like to thank everyone for the support.

I will not disappoint you.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

I haven't paid attention to this thread so I have no clue what's going on. But it is under the right category.

As for this "being a business forum" -- that's true. We're also humans. And there's a lot more to humanity than making money as an entrepreneur, which is why there's various categories like Health, Off-Topic, and various chat threads. Yes, I'm interested in your business progress foremost, but the reality is, all of life has its struggles.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Thanks guys.

In case you missed it, that guy's post was a failed attempt at humor - in line with the rest of his low-value posts and socialist propaganda.

I didn't reply because feeding the trolls is rarely useful, and I am getting tired of the drama generated by this thread. It went off the rails and is now polluting the forum with spam. I take full responsibility for this.

I've already said what I am planning to do, and I will report back here when I will have some good news (i.e. when I F*cking quit nicotine), and we then can finally put this thread to rest.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I really appreciate it.
I am not going to post anymore on this topic until the mission is completed.

 

[BizyDad]

I've said that I was no longer going to post in this thread, but you've crossed the line with this one.

If this is a reference to @BizyDad 's personal life - and I really hope it's not - this is one of the most disgusting things I've read from you.

FWIW I didn't take that personally.

A good marriage is something to be thankful for. I hope Panos or any of us never has to suffer the sting of a divorce.

Besides, you can't hurt me by telling a fact about my life. I shared it freely on this forum. And if he did mean it as an attack, it just goes to the point I was making... We know my story. We know Heavy's struggles. Who is Panos?

Apparently a guy who has conquered everything you struggle with? Come on.

The only person who can get away with saying he's better than Jocko or Googins on this forum is Black Dragon. (jokes! I bring jokes!)

Lastly, not sure what you mean by "moderated" but I would prefer to not have my comments deleted. There have been way worse fights here over the year by people who have contributed way more than Panos or I have. This is a little thing.

 

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[Spenny]

A lot of sudden drama in this thread.

On a serious note, this is what the forum needs. Honesty. It's tough love, but we all need to hear it occasionally.

Heavy - you've seen me overcome my student alcohol binges (UK drinking culture is terrible), video game distractions, and smash through fitness & business goals.

I see no reason why you cannot overcome this.

Maybe the thread is making you focus on it too much? Counting every day, down to the micro doesn't help. I don't know how long I've been sober or when I last played a video game because I don't care. It's a lifestyle. I never think about it because it's not at the forefront of my mind, and I know that future me would be ashamed if I deviated.

 

[heavy_industry]

I'm currently experiencing a lot of stress and I've fallen behind on a number of tasks that are still overdue.

I am going to take an extended break from the forum to focus on solving those issues.

I will no longer be updating this thread, but I will post one final update at the end of the quarter with how things went.


Good luck everybody!
See you soon.

 

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[AceVentures]

I want to become more athletic and I rely heavily on training as my moral support in my entrepreneurial journey.

I am not a smoker, but I do consume nicotine - primarily through vaping. And consuming a vasoconstrictor on a regular basis may not be as dangerous as smoking, but is definitely not coherent with my fitness goals.

I am going to quit. There is no other option. I'm sorry for spamming the forum with my BS. This should have been a swift and silent victory. This thread did not add any value to the forum, and I feel bad for it.


Now I am focusing 100% on launching my new business. This is the current priority. Once I finish this task, I will tackle the rest of the items.

It’s not spam and it’s not bs. Many people suffer from what you’re dealing with. Many others have resolved their issue.

Your story sheds light for others in a similar situation.

You think you’re the only guy that vapes despite not wanting to?

You think I like to go around calling people a pussy because that makes me feel better?

Or is it because I was once in your shoes and overcame my limitations by being brutally honest with myself?

Don’t be sorry for not having quit yet. Be sorry for wanting to hide your failure behind some entrepreneurial success. Like making money will turn you into less of a living contradiction.

This whole thing is a giant mindset trap. That you feel you can’t change, and that you accept that failure is the biggest self deceit.

Nobody on the forum is pissed that you’re posting your nicotine addiction story without success. Except for you. Because it’s easier for you at this stage to shift your focus on starting a business than to address the real thing you started this thread trying to document. The failure to quit nicotine has made you want to cower.

If you want to smoke, smoke. If you don’t want to smoke, dont. But if you don’t want to and you continue to do so, that internal contradiction will affect everything else. You are the average of everything you do. And lying to yourself everyday is a part of that.

And that’s why I say it will turn you into a giant pussy if you don’t address it.

And that’ll be the last post I make on the topic. If this hurts, I’m sorry, it is not my intent. I started smoking nicotine when I was 14 and didn’t quit until I was 29. Most of my friends still struggle with it, and because of their addiction, they’re weak in other aspects of their life. I’m intense on the subject because I know first hand how overcoming this will make you a better person. And I want that for you. I also know that not everyone will be as blunt as me. So I take this damn role to call out your bullshit because other people simply wont. They don’t want to hurt your feelings.

Throw the damn thing in the trash. Sit with yourself and your addiction. Every time you want to vape, sit down on the ground, close your eyes, and confront that desire. You’ll see it’s not very physical, it’s all in your head. It’s your perpetual angst that prevents you from noticing what you’re doing and changing it. It’s the inability to sit for 5 minutes in suffering that prevents you from making a real change.

 

[BizyDad]

This is complete BS and will not work!

I guarantee you!

The reason?

it is too restrictive!

You need to create SYSTEMS and solve ONE F*cken problem at a time!
And PROGRESSIVELY OVERLOAD the difficulty of what you do!
Hard work goes into creating SYSTEMS that work FOR YOU.
DO NOT embrace David Goggins and Jocko Willck's shit, and most importantly, stop parroting the self-destructive garbage that they put on the web.

If you need help on this stuff I have already fixed all of these.
Depression, Nicotine addiction, Alcohol addiction, and weight loss/ muscle gain (muscle gain on a basic level).
I can tell you what worked for me and what didn't.

And do you know something? Solving these can most of the time take 2-3 years.

Are you willing to persevere?

It is easier than you think. Once the SYSTEM is in place willpower is almost irrelevant.

If yes send me a DM and I can help you do all these in a SUSTAINABLE way for the rest of your life.

Results of course are not a guarantee.

What worked for me might not work for you. But you can always adjust based on who you are.

I am just so tired of this thread and I believe it is doing more harm to you than good.

The reason?

It puts you in a state of action fake and the likes here put you in an echo chamber.

-------------------------

PS: Let the poop emojis roll in

Truth hurts. So does growth. Too bad. Have an amazing 2024. I hope you reach your goals!

Your way is not the only way. You act like no one ever quit cold, turkey or just based off of willpower.

I did.

Didn't take me two or three years. Didn't take systems or processes. It took an FTE moment that made me decide once and for all I'm done. I was a pack a day smoker.

Here's what is funny to me about your message. You guarantee him his way won't work.

But you won't guarantee that yours will.

So you take a hard line against his point, but you are weak on your own point.

You can only say what worked for you. But you're talking like an expert.

Lol.

The double standard is ridiculous. So is the ego that says that you know how to tell people how they should be living their lives. That your way is the only way. You are better than Jocko or Goggins.

Okay...

You know what's destructive? Close-mindedness. Yours is not the only way.

I also am not a fan of this thread, anyone can read my previous comments, but I don't see how you made it any better.

By the way, if we're going to talk about growth, how's your business going Panos?

 

[heavy_industry]

Nobody has divorced me

I've said that I was no longer going to post in this thread, but you've crossed the line with this one.

If this is a reference to @BizyDad 's personal life - and I really hope it's not - this is one of the most disgusting things I've read from you.

It's even more disgusting than your socialist propaganda and lamentable moaning about life not being fair.

---

I did not reply to your comment because I don't believe you add any value to the conversation. To any conversation.

And I would like to ask @BizyDad to do the same because this kind of arguing, with this kind of person, is pointless and obnoxious.



@Andy Black I would appreciate it if you could moderate all the useless comments starting with this one. Thank you, and sorry for the trouble.

 

[BizyDad]

LOL

Take it easy man.

This is something I'm doing on the side: I'm keeping an eye on my health as I make progress in life. And I'm posting about it in the health section.

If @MJ DeMarco thinks this is stupid and I have to stop, this is going to be the last post in this thread.

Sigh.

Posts public progress thread. Refuses to accept criticism.

Nope. This latest deflection isn't going to fly either. You ACTUALLY MATTER Heavy so I'm not letting this go with such weak a$$ responses.

• Nicotine: FAILED TO USE ONLY PATCHES
• Diet adherence: 4/7 days

Notes:

Catastrophic beginning of Q3.

• Nicotine: FAILED TO USE ONLY PATCHES
• Diet adherence: 5/7 days

Notes:

Second catastrophic week of the diet plan.

• FAILED TO USE ONLY PATCHES
• Diet adherence: 6/7 days

Notes:

Third week on a losing streak, but things are slowly getting better.

Take it easy man.

Since we're making long quote strings...

Maybe you're taking it TOO easy Heavy.

Should I go back and add updates from Q2 and Q1 also? Do they really need to be separate threads?

Maybe your health matters more to the readers than it does to you.

Lastly, have we met? Hi! I'm Bizydad. Bringing honest hopefully truthful points is what I do.

If you can keep posting failure, I can keep calling it failure. We don't need MJ to make an official "ruling", do we? Do we?

Is this a progress thread or isn't it???

If you want a private journal with no criticism or push back, then write in a private journal.

But if you're part of the Fastlane Fam expect to be held accountable.

DO BETTER.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Bottomline, everyone's "take" comes from a place of good intentions.

 

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[Spenny]

@heavy_industry welcome back, my friend. A lot has happened since you've been away. What are the goals for the next quarter?

 

[heavy_industry]

FWIW I didn't take that personally.

Good.
You have thick skin. That's one of the prerequisites of running a successful business.

But this doesn't make what he said less disgusting.

I know his posting history and didn't expect much of his comments, but using this kind of vitriolic personal attacks on intimate matters is a new kind of low.

 

[BizyDad]

So it's exactly like starting and running a business.

Does this "logic" work with people who read this thread? My goodness.

No it's not. The stakes are much higher. Fail at biz, start over. Fail at health, no do overs.

Any concern your cavalier attitude about health is setting the wrong example? How many months of failing are you getting to here? At some point enough has got to be enough.

If this was a business progress thread, the forum's best advice for you would be to quit, because this many months of poor results would signal the market is telling you something.

I'm not asking you to quit on life or quit on improvement.

Just quit setting a poor example on the forum.

All I care about is seeing gradual progress towards my end goal, which I am going to reach no matter how many times I fail, or how stupid I look in the process.

I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR IT!!

Then start a business progress thread. You are so secretive about that. But there is obviously no need to be secretive.

Isn't it interesting that the rationale you use to defend a health progress thread is the exact opposite rationale you use to defend not having a business progress thread.

The cognitive dissonance must be debilitating.

Would be correct, but we do have a special section called "Health and Fitness", and this is exactly what this thread is about: documenting my health journey.

The description of that special section (side note, does this thread really add to the specialness of that section?), the description says it is for discussion. I see very little discussion going on here.

This is you documenting failure.

We have a specific place for people to document their entrepreneurial journey. Even failed ones.

There is no place specifically set aside for documenting health journeys.

There's probably a reason for that. Take this progress thread to a quit smoking and eat right forum.

Just like you've built your physique overnight!

Use the promo code "BIZY" for 25% off your next fitness course purchase! (we do not offer refunds)

Make jokes all you want, but it doesn't help you quit nicotine or adhere to a diet any better.

My biggest issue is this...

You are so well respected around here that since you started this ridiculous poor progress thread, now the forum is getting cluttered with all kinds of non business progress threads.

From @farahead ridiculous fap based commentary to @Jrjohnny asking about bleaching hair, someone has to maintain a standard around here. These health threads are no different, add little value, and inspire others to post some irrelevant to business type stuff.

So it's exactly like starting and running a business.

Now I wonder if you even have a business. Or is this health journey somehow scratching that itch for you?

 

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[BizyDad]

You’ve been receiving some hate for posting updates even when you don’t make much progress.

Nope. This isn't hate.

This is tough love. I don't hate anybody on the Fastlane Forum. And the ones I don't like, I don't waste my time with.

P.S. One thing Bizy nailed 100% right is the concept of identity.

Oh, you mean I gave actual actionable advice?

When it wasn't heard, I took further measures. Also, I refer you to my response to JrJohnny...

Telling someone "do better!" isn't useful. Do better or don't post because it's "monotonous". F*ck off, Bizy!

Don't like it? Don't read it.

The irony...

This is at least his third weak progress thread. Why not make it all the same thread? Why not name it "My final quitting nicotine and eating healthy" thread?

If you and Jr Johnny want to defend this mediocrity, it's your perogative. But there's no need for cursing. I gave the best actionable advice that could be given, and "He'll think it over"...

Wake up Heavy. Health isn't a "side project".

See what I did ... I threw a stone in my own glass house. Damnit.

Ok, fair enough. Lol.

Ironically, one accepted way of achieving goals is to have accountability partners, which I assume is the whole reason for "progress threads".

And this is at least his third such thread. But he ain't listening.

P.S. One thing Bizy nailed 100% right is the concept of identity. Whenever we seek change, it's about changing how you view yourself. When I used to smoke (true story... hard to admit I had that nasty habit), for as long as was a smoker trying to quit, it didn't work. When I became a non-smoker who occasionally smokes because of peer pressure, I only smoked around friends who smoked. I later got into cycling and stopped smoking altogether, forever. I am a non smoker that never smokes today. It's my identity.

Used to be a pack a day smoker. At 24, had a health scare. Quit that day. Took many years on a bike for lungs to recover.

Again, instant change is possible.

How can you transfer that knowledge into actionable steps to shut up Bizy and the rest of us with better results?

YEAH!! DO IT!!

Very little would make me happier.

 

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[heavy_industry]

Great to see you're back! I always love your posts, threads, jokes and motivating writing style.

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

I'm almost done with work. It should be a few more weeks at most.

I'll post here after I've quit and abstained from nicotine for at least 30 days. Then we can finally close this thread.

 

[heavy_industry]

This is complete BS and will not work!

I guarantee you!

The reason?

it is too restrictive!

You need to create SYSTEMS and solve ONE F*cken problem at a time!
And PROGRESSIVELY OVERLOAD the difficulty of what you do!
Hard work goes into creating SYSTEMS that work FOR YOU.
DO NOT embrace David Goggins and Jocko Willck's shit, and most importantly, stop parroting the self-destructive garbage that they put on the web.

If you need help on this stuff I have already fixed all of these.
Depression, Nicotine addiction, Alcohol addiction, and weight loss/ muscle gain (muscle gain on a basic level).
I can tell you what worked for me and what didn't.

And do you know something? Solving these can most of the time take 2-3 years.

Are you willing to persevere?

It is easier than you think. Once the SYSTEM is in place willpower is almost irrelevant.

If yes send me a DM and I can help you do all these in a SUSTAINABLE way for the rest of your life.

Results of course are not a guarantee.

What worked for me might not work for you. But you can always adjust based on who you are.

I am just so tired of this thread and I believe it is doing more harm to you than good.

The reason?

It puts you in a state of action fake and the likes here put you in an echo chamber.

-------------------------

PS: Let the poop emojis roll in

Go back to reddit.

 

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[Tiago]

@heavy_industry There's something that really helped me in my health journey, and it might help you too.

It might sound simplistic, and it is.

Read books on health.

Lifespan by David Sinclair, Outlive by Peter Attia, Longevity Diet by Valter Longo, Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, Fat Loss Forever by Layne Norton.

Now why does it help?

1: You become what you read. You need to feed your brain what you want your health to become.
2: In those books, you get face to face with your mortality. Some of them are difficult to read, because you see how fragile life is.

I have a friend in the ICU right now, and just two weeks ago we were spending the weekend in a cottage with his family. He's in a induced coma in the ICU right now, with a burst appendix and an unknown bacteria that is growing in his lungs.

It's unfortunate that sometimes we have to get face-to-face with death to contemplate our own fragility, but being in touch with those books is a way to emulate that without having to wait for something tragic to happen.

 

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[BizyDad]

It was expected that you would straw-man what I said and attack me personally by twisting my words. You have done it in the past.

I don't see how I twisted anything. You said his way won't work. You guaranteed it. And you aren't sure yours would either.

Is that not your point? Maybe communicate better, because all I am doing is literally quoting you and responding.

Success for me, means that you make small improvements over time, you do what you want to do because you chose it deliberately, and you live your life according to your values. For me my top 4 values are health, honesty, and good family and community relationships. Math is not.

Good for you. I'm glad that works for you. Sincerely. I'm glad you are at peace and have found what works for you.

I'm not sure why that entitles you to judge others or hold them to your standards.

Math is not.

Based on that I consider myself successful.

It's called the Fastlane Forum. Maybe you don't understand the culture of the place you hang out?

someone that I see is ready to fail again.

F*ck you and your judgement.

I don't curse on here, and I don't do personal attacks, but you earned it. Your first post was a troll job and they haven't gotten much better. Telling someone they are going to fail again is how you are helpful?

[Unpopular opinion] What do people think of Panos Daras? Mine is negative.

Especially, if what you say does not fill their narrative.

This is what I mean by your hypocrisy. You only understand and appreciate your narrative.

So you judge others harshly for a weakness you possess.

Go ahead, tell me this is a straw man too. Take the log out of your own eye Panos.

Humans being humans I guess..

Or, to put it another way, look in the mirror and shut up. You aren't any better than any other poster in this thread.

My business is growing thank you very much. My net worth is where I want it to be also.

Interesting that you brought up net worth. I don't recall mentioning it, or money or math. Hey, you did a straw man!

Wow, I wasn't expecting you to do that. What a plot twist!

If business is so good, where is your progress thread? My point was we still don't know what you do. What entitles you to give all this "sage advice"? Who the heck is Panos Daras besides a judgey troll who believes in holistic thinking? After being here over a year, does anyone here even know you?

Thanks guys.

In case you missed it, that guy's post was a failed attempt at humor - in line with the rest of his low-value posts and socialist propaganda.

I didn't reply because feeding the trolls is rarely useful, and I am getting tired of the drama generated by this thread. It went off the rails and is now polluting the forum with spam. I take full responsibility for this.

I've already said what I am planning to do, and I will report back here when I will have some good news (i.e. when I F*cking quit nicotine), and we then can finally put this thread to rest.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I really appreciate it.
I am not going to post anymore on this topic until the mission is completed.

FWIW - MJ himself said he approves of health progress threads.

I know you know this Heavy, I just want to mention it for anyone reading, and because I myself have spoken against them previously (and in this thread).

 

[BizyDad]

Thank you so much for showing your true self, for being honest, and for proving my point. I wish you health, happiness, wealth, and an amazing 2024 for you and your bizy family!

You are most welcome. It's a real shame you couldn't have the same message for Heavy, you self righteous prick. I get happy wishes, he gets "I guarantee you're going to fail". What a joke!

 

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[heavy_industry]

@heavy_industry -- did you ever post the details on your fasting experience?

There's a thread here.

Hey MJ, thanks for the tag!

I plan on writing a thread describing my experience, after:

• I've followed my protocol for at least 1 year
• My business(es) take off
• I do in-depth research on the topic of autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis
• I have objective measurements of improved health markers (bloodwork)

I want to bring conclusive evidence of how fasting has directly improved my life and business.

Also, did you stop nicotine during your fasts?

I did not.
And I believe that nicotine has actually helped me adhere to my fasting protocol, due to its appetite-suppressant effects.

What I don't like about nicotine:

• The fact that I'm addicted and physiologically dependent on it.
• Unsafe method of consumption (vaping, instead of using gums or patches).
• Detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system at high doses.

Other than that, I believe that nicotine might be beneficial for health, and is a proven neuroprotective agent.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mBZ4Sxcpmw

 

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[Bigguns50]

First, congrats on your goals and your success so far!

For some unknown reason, whenever I remove myself from my usual environment, I randomly start to crave carbs. I am not a psychologist and I cannot explain why this is happening, but it's clearly some kind of mental trigger.

I can only suggest what works for me to keep me on track with everything.
What are you? Not Who....that's a different subject.

For example, I wear many hats. Father, husband, entrepreneur, athlete, etc. When it comes to my training and diet, I am an athlete. Therefore, everything I eat and do is exactly what an athlete does. Ie: That bacon sure smells good...but...I'm an athlete and I don't eat that. This goes with my entire diet (I'm whole food plant-based BTW). It's a decision that guides my choices. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have questions.

 

[heavy_industry]

Finished Week 3/10:

• Nicotine: FAILED TO USE ONLY PATCHES
• Diet adherence: 6/7 days

Notes:

Third week on a losing streak, but things are slowly getting better.

 

[BizyDad]

I'm already feeling extreme levels of shame and inadequacy for failing repeatedly for many months. This needs to end.

I agree. The shame needs to end. What's done is done. Continuing to beat yourself up over the past does little to improve your future. Addiction to shame is quite possibly worse for you than addiction to nicotine.

This was a good week. Excellent. It's a step. But you'll never be truly past it if you hold on to shame.

On a serious note, this is what the forum needs. Honesty. It's tough love, but we all need to hear it occasionally.

Heavy - you've seen me overcome my student alcohol binges (UK drinking culture is terrible), video game distractions, and smash through fitness & business goals.

I see no reason why you cannot overcome this.

Maybe the thread is making you focus on it too much? Counting every day, down to the micro doesn't help. I don't know how long I've been sober or when I last played a video game because I don't care. It's a lifestyle. I never think about it because it's not at the forefront of my mind, and I know that future me would be ashamed if I deviated.

I just wanted to call attention to this again. This is what getting past it looks like.