A blog about quitting drinking and acheiving peak health.
This is turning out to be more of a journey than I thought. Twists, turns. Ups, huge downs, hard work, good times, hard times... who’d’ve thunk it. ...... It started as an egoic quest to remove thy self willing sword and strike it against the evil deamon of alcohol. To gallantly hold it’s head up … Continue reading Should I quit alcohol for good?
Do you know when you get knocked out of your flow in life and you find it so hard to get going again. Well I've had a lot of that going on recently. I was flying! I was up at 0500 every morning, insanity training, eating healthy, motivated at work, focussing on bigger goals etc. … Continue reading Resting guiltily….
How much damage can 20 years of binge drinking do to a body? To a mind? I know the liver takes the brunt of the abuse over the years. And that it has phenomenal powers of recovery. But what about the brain? What about the mind? What about injuries sustained whilst drinking? I once woke … Continue reading The damage of binge drinking.
For two days in a row, I've been up at 0500 and hitting the insanity workout. Today I am feeling it already. Yesterday was the fit test. It was a sign of things to come. It's amazing the range of different body weight exercises that can be done to push your heart rate through the … Continue reading Insanity day 2 done. Ouch.
The super blend challenge is over! Thank god. Its not easy, but the results are outstanding really. The Super Blend Me! Challenge is a very effective detox designed to restart your body. There is a 7 day, 10 day, 14 day or 21 day challenge you can take on. Needless to say, the longer the time, … Continue reading How to lose 10lb in 10 days 🙂
It was Mother's Day yesterday. I managed to get us in to an Italian restaurant for some food. Me, Ruth and Harrison. The restaurant was nice, the walls were surrounded by antipasti, expensive 30yr old balsamic vinegar and wine. Lots and lots of wine. I had the urge. See I would have liked a glass … Continue reading Italian cup of tea, who knew!?
10 week body composition stats. You can see how quitting alcohol has directly correlated with an improvement in all the key body stats. As I've said before, not radical, but steady. I believe a steady, gradual improvement is healthier and more sustainable than a sudden one. If you read 8 week stats blog, 2 weeks … Continue reading Alcohol free, week 10 body composition stats…
