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<div class="bbWrapper"><b>Q2 Goals:</b><br />
<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">conquer caffeine addiction</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">conquer nicotine addiction</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">score +95% diet adherence (was ~70% in <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/heavy_industry-health-improvement-q1-progress.106934/post-1056237" class="link link--internal">Q1</a>)</li>
</ul><br />
<b>Strategy:</b><br />
<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do not buy food that is not part of the diet.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do not cheat on the F*cking diet anymore:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Time is running out.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I want to reach my fitness goals in my 20s, not 80s.</li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taper off both caffeine and nicotine every week.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicotine is being taken via vaping, which means I can easily measure and change the concentration.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gradual weekly decrease of intake:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coffee (teaspoons / day): 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, <b>freedom</b>.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nicotine (mg): 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, <b>freedom</b>.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul><br />
<b>Note about caffeine:</b><br />
<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quitting caffeine has been the goal of Q1, which I failed.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I did however manage to reduce the intake by more than 50%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have lost the battle for Q1, but I will win the <b>war</b>.</li>
</ul><br />
<b>Timeframe:</b><br />
<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">April 17 - July 2</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">11 weeks</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Will post a weekly summary every Sunday, first one being on April 23</li>
</ul><br />
<hr /><br />
<b>Debrief:</b><br />
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I've been insanely addicted to both caffeine and nicotine for a number of years.<br />
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Both these substances are great, and can improve your health and cognition. Nicotine by itself may have neuroprotective effects.<br />
<br />
But if you don't use them in a smart way, you will become addicted and all the health and productivity benefits are lost, and you simply have to keep doing them just to return to baseline.<br />
<br />
That's a very stupid thing to do, and that's what I have been doing for many years.<br />
<br />
And now it's time to stop.<br />
<br />
<b>For full disclosure:</b> I do plan on re-introducing both stimulants back into my workflow later this year, but will do so in a very strategic manner and never allow physiological tolerance to develop (what people refer to as "addiction"). As <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/20502/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="20502" data-username="@PureA">@PureA</a> said, these nootropics really get a bad rap, and there actually is a smart way of using them, so you can have your cake and eat it too.<br />
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<br />
After having a brief discussion with <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> , I've first decided to quit nicotine cold turkey yesterday.<br />
<b>Unbearable withdrawal </b>occurred soon after. Was no longer able to think clearly or get out of bed. Massive psychological turmoil.<br />
<br />
This was a very humiliating defeat, but at least now I understand the severity of the problem.<br />
<br />
So I decided to start tapering off nicotine <b>now</b>, as opposed to Q3. Thanks for the advice <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> <br />
<br />
It was through a <b><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">bad process</span></b> that I got to this point.<br />
I will use a <b><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">good process</span></b> to solve the problem.<br />
<br />
The same process-oriented thinking that I am using in business, now applies to my health and wellbeing strategy.<br />
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Let's do this.</div>
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