End of Week 19
Been awhile since I posted. First, my condolences to Shannon for his loss and the things he is currently going through. Hang in there, Shannon. Things can only get better from here. I know you will manage to get through this. Here's to having better days ahead.
So I have now reached the end of Week 19 on LTU (including from the time I started on LTU4), making it just short of 5 months. This is the longest I've run a sub. I've been doing 5 days on / 2 days off on Masked Ocean Surf. The 5 on are Sun-Thurs nights (to cover my M-F work week), and then I take the weekends off.
Observations:
Been awhile since I posted. First, my condolences to Shannon for his loss and the things he is currently going through. Hang in there, Shannon. Things can only get better from here. I know you will manage to get through this. Here's to having better days ahead.
So I have now reached the end of Week 19 on LTU (including from the time I started on LTU4), making it just short of 5 months. This is the longest I've run a sub. I've been doing 5 days on / 2 days off on Masked Ocean Surf. The 5 on are Sun-Thurs nights (to cover my M-F work week), and then I take the weekends off.
Observations:
- Sleep issues that were experienced at the very beginning are now non-existent. I'm sleeping really well and feel very rested upon waking.
- Overall, I feel a lot happier, calmer, and more at peace and more laid back with my life and the things I'm going through. Last year was a down year in several aspects of my life; I felt like I hit rock bottom the tail end of last year. But things have slowly gone upwards since, and so far I'm having a really good year.
- Positive people from my past has come back into my life. Old friendships and past coworkers.
- Greater appreciation for 80's music. I was a kid growing up in the 80's, and back then I liked the music because it sounded good and made me feel good, despite not really knowing the majority of the lyrics of each song. Listening to these same songs now, and actually googling the lyrics, makes me appreciate the song even more, and I had been doing a lot of reflecting of my childhood years.
- Confidence and coolness. The same way I felt during ASC run.
- Temptation to try out another sub. Started happening the last 2-3 weeks. I recall reading somewhere that about the 3 month time frame, the subconscious may start getting tired and there may be an urge to move onto something new. I'm trying to fight that urge as I want to see what LTU can do for me long term, not to mention the financial investment I made into this that I owe myself to run it for significantly more than 3 months. Honestly, I think what triggered it was someone on this forum having great success with DMSI after 3 months of LTU. Not saying I want to run DMSI specifically, but am curious how I will do on other subs (like BASE or BAMM) after a good run of LTU. I will keep going on LTU though.
- Desire to improve physical self image. I've been hitting the gym for the past several months. I've been trying to eat right (though this has been inconsistent), as well as experimenting with workout supplements that fall in the category of borderline illegal to build muscle quickly. I'm feeling really good though and I've lost 16 lbs from when I was at a low point October of last year. I've also been seeing a dermatologist for micro-needling sessions to remove all the built-up acne scars on my face. I want to look good and feel good, look young and feel young.
