So I made it to 11 am today before I smoked

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Apalchen

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Lol like the title says it’s a sorta victory I waited a full 3-4 hours after waking up to smoke. No but in all seriousness has cutting back smoking helped anyone with being depressed and/or lazy feeling.

I never have any energy, I’m not even to 40 yet. I feel like I’ve never had much energy but it’s definitely gotten worse over the last year or so.

Lately I’ve been thinking maybe it’s just smoking too much, but I’m so uncomfortable and anxious when I don’t smoke that I eventually give in. Well most morning I just start smoking when I get back from dropping kids at bus stop.

I thought maybe it was because I had hep c but that has been officially cured and no change in how I feel.

I’ve never been good at denying myself stuff and have a very addictive personality, I spent my teens and twenties addicted to opiates and it took me several years of being locked up to get over that.

Honestly though if I didn’t smoke I’m not sure it would even be any better It could posssibly be like low testerone? Any other middle aged guys ever have that issue? I only ask cuss I see commercial talking about it and energy in men.
 
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Apalchen

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Update : bowl 3 for the day was fired up by 1132 lol. I do feel better as far as anxiety goes, but kinda dreading leaving the house for soccer games later. That’s nothing new I never want to leave the house unless it’s to go to eat or the hydro store.
 
PopAndSonGrows

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Two major things that should help a lot:

A proper diet. Food is fuel, and just like fuel in ANY motor, the better fuel you use, the more efficiently it's burned. This will translate to just feeling better. Make sure you're getting plenty of leafy greens and fiber, this will make your head and body feel "brighter" by the end of the week. Still murder some Doritos or whatever once in a while, but limit yourself.

Exercise, and not necessarily "pumping iron & sweating 1,000 calories" but just even take a walk around your block a few times a week. Just do a little more than you currently do.

Ok, so 3 things. . . . .. HABITS. CREATE NEW (or halt old) HABITS. You really have to "force" yourself for the first 30 to 60 days, like working out in the morning for example. Or not waking and baking. Consider not smoking until before or after lunch. It's gona take some serious self discipline.

My personal opinion, is that proper diet and some exercise will be the biggest factors into "unlocking" your head.
 
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lusidghost

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PopAndSonGrows said:
Two major things that should help a lot:

A proper diet. Food is fuel, and just like fuel in ANY motor, the better fuel you use, the more efficiently it's burned. This will translate to just feeling better. Make sure you're getting plenty of leafy greens and fiber, this will make your head and body feel "brighter" by the end of the week.

Exercise, and not necessarily "pumping iron & sweating 1,000 calories" but just even take a walk around your block a few times a week. Just do a little more than you currently do.

Ok, so 3 things. . . . .. HABITS. CREATE NEW (or halt old) HABITS. You really have to "force" yourself for the first 30 to 60 days, like working out in the morning for example. Or not waking and baking. Consider not smoking until before or after lunch. It's gona take some serious self discipline.

My personal opinion, is that proper diet and some exercise will be the biggest factors into "unlocking" your head.
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Good post.
 
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Apalchen

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I don’t get much exercise at all, I have intentions in doing lots of stuff but most of it doesn’t get done.

Yes I used to wait until after work to smoke which was like 4, since I moved and no longer have a set schedule it’s harder to moderate.


The food thing is a definite issue, and so is lack of exercise.

I’m thinking of setting a daily schedule and enlist the wife to help enforce it til I get in a better routine. Might start with a morning routine cause otherswise it seems overwhelming to have something scheduled all the time.
 
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My man. . .. check out DDP Yoga, specifically the "Wake Up" and "Energy" routines. ... The "Wake Up" is like 11 mins, and is a fantastic way to just pop up out of bed and get some movement and breathing in first thing. The "Energy" i do at lunch since I telework, at least 3 days a week, it's like 21 mins long.

Oats for breakfast. Sweeten with half a sliced banana and a dash of cinnamon. Eating oats as your very first meal helps regulate your blood sugar and is generally easy for your body to process. I try to eat a bowl before even having coffee but I don't always do that. If you can't decide what to eat, just eat this everyday. Toss in blueberries, diced apple or pear, literally whatever.
 
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For 1. Your not middle aged until 45-50. You said your not even 40 yet. Don’t short yourself. Your a young adult.
2. Diet, sleep and breathing exercises as well an active schedule of the day will keep your mind focused and charged.

I don’t wake and bake unless it’s a wild goat up my ass. Or I need a couple extra hours sleep. I used to smoke all day. (Before during and after work). Now I wait till I’m awake and gathered and all my morning “have to be done” choirs are done. Like feeding the animals and checking the garden. Checking planner for dr appts (wife’s disabled) Shit like that. Even shower. Sometime don’t fire up till noon. Or even later if I go out shopping. This is a recent change for me. (About 3 months) and I much more enjoy the days and my tolerance leveled back out without cold turkey quitting. And it seems like I have more time to gather myself without feeling rushed now. Like actually enjoy myself now.
 
Sidram420

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I get up at 3 am burn a blunt on my way burn a few roachs throughout the day and burn two or three blunts when I get home that night, I usually notice if I don’t smoke early when I get up I have a lot more energy till around noon one o’clock
 
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Apalchen

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PopAndSonGrows said:
@Apalchen what's your typical daily and weekly diet like? What foods do you NOT eat?
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It’s terrible for the most part.

Sorry getting ready for soccer and gotta get baby and everything ready I’ll elaborate more when I get back. But I eat a lot of fast food and easy to make frozen food. My wife does usually cook something good for dinner. But then I get high and eat sweets and candy half the night. So yes my diet definitely needs some work.

I would blame having a baby so late in life but honestly he is very easy and sleeps thru the night most nights.
 
a mongo frog

a mongo frog

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Apalchen said:
Lol like the title says it’s a sorta victory I waited a full 3-4 hours after waking up to smoke. No but in all seriousness has cutting back smoking helped anyone with being depressed and/or lazy feeling.

I never have any energy, I’m not even to 40 yet. I feel like I’ve never had much energy but it’s definitely gotten worse over the last year or so.

Lately I’ve been thinking maybe it’s just smoking too much, but I’m so uncomfortable and anxious when I don’t smoke that I eventually give in. Well most morning I just start smoking when I get back from dropping kids at bus stop.

I thought maybe it was because I had hep c but that has been officially cured and no change in how I feel.

I’ve never been good at denying myself stuff and have a very addictive personality, I spent my teens and twenties addicted to opiates and it took me several years of being locked up to get over that.

Honestly though if I didn’t smoke I’m not sure it would even be any better It could posssibly be like low testerone? Any other middle aged guys ever have that issue? I only ask cuss I see commercial talking about it and energy in men.
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Pretty sure a new job would jolt you right the fuck up!!!! One that requires you to wake and bake, or at least start puffing right when you get there.
 
PopAndSonGrows

PopAndSonGrows

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DrOgkush said:
For 1. Your not middle aged until 45-50. You said your not even 40 yet. Don’t short yourself. Your a young adult.
2. Diet, sleep and breathing exercises as well an active schedule of the day will keep your mind focused and charged.

I don’t wake and bake unless it’s a wild goat up my ass. Or I need a couple extra hours sleep. I used to smoke all day. (Before during and after work). Now I wait till I’m awake and gathered and all my morning “have to be done” choirs are done. Like feeding the animals and checking the garden. Checking planner for dr appts (wife’s disabled) Shit like that. Even shower. Sometime don’t fire up till noon. Or even later if I go out shopping. This is a recent change for me. (About 3 months) and I much more enjoy the days and my tolerance leveled back out without cold turkey quitting. And it seems like I have more time to gather myself without feeling rushed now. Like actually enjoy myself now.
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Agreed!! I stopped getting baked before having to drive anywhere, i find driving just more enjoyable not being baked, plus I love my car. I used to not smoke before/during/after work but admittedly, telework & home growing has me smoking a lot more these days. But I still know when to say when, if I have important shit to do.
 
PopAndSonGrows

PopAndSonGrows

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Apalchen said:
It’s terrible for the most part.

Sorry getting ready for soccer and gotta get baby and everything ready I’ll elaborate more when I get back. But I eat a lot of fast food and easy to make frozen food. My wife does usually cook something good for dinner. But then I get high and eat sweets and candy half the night. So yes my diet definitely needs some work.

I would blame having a baby so late in life but honestly he is very easy and sleeps thru the night most nights.
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This is a side of me that I have to fight often, and I'm probably less than 10 yrs older than you so minus the kids stuff, I totally feel you. Thing about fast food, eat it once & your body literally CRAVES it. It's fucking weird, I struggle with this A LOT, but i do a great job of fighting it most weeks.
 
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Apalchen

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a mongo frog said:
Pretty sure a new job would jolt you right the fuck up!!!! One that requires you to wake and bake, or at least start puffing right when you get there.
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I do sometimes feel like having a job made for better mental health, but I hate the idea of spending my time making very little money. I’ve been looking at some business ideas where I wouldn’t mind going to work, hydro store, micro business ect. But maybe for the mean time I can get a few shifts at the hydro store I go to now. I do spend like 4 hours a day in my garden but it’s at night (also considering switching to day time gardening now that have enough cooling).
 
DrOgkush

DrOgkush

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PopAndSonGrows said:
Agreed!! I stopped getting baked before having to drive anywhere, i find driving just more enjoyable not being baked, plus I love my car. I used to not smoke before/during/after work but admittedly, telework & home growing has me smoking a lot more these days. But I still know when to say when, if I have important shit to do.
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I kinda just let my body tell me now. Like. Yo. Time for a rip. I broke the habit. Iv heard it takes 27days to break a habit or 21. I forgot. But anyhow. I broke the habit of having to smoke before every and all activities. It totally leveled out my tolerance where it should be. Now I can smoke a bowl two many. And feel it. Which is good. Lol.
 
PopAndSonGrows

PopAndSonGrows

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Work is work. It doesn't define you. If you have to shovel dogshit to pay bills DO IT, and never let that part of your life dictate the important shit, like who or what makes you truly happy.

IMO too many people confuse work with pleasure, or stress "do what you love and you never have to work", my guess is people who say stuff like that don't have to clean their own toilet.

Do what you have to do, in order to do what you want to do.
 
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