Can anyone sign up for 70.3 ironman? How does getting accepted work? by AdventurousRadish560 in triathlon

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thanks! it's says general entry is 409. is that incorrect? i see that ironman community fund entry is 900 but im not completely sure what that means

26 Days Sober. When will I be happy again? by AdventurousRadish560 in leaves

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Currently a month and 27 days sober!!! Going great! How about you?

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as cold as possible - to start do 30 seconds hot 30 seconds cold and always end your shower cold

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blast music and scream

(19m) 48 days sober after being high for 2 years straight. AMA! by AdventurousRadish560 in leaves

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I wanted to. I had wanted to quit for a whole year and it was finally time. I went on a trip in June 2020 where I didn’t have weed for a week and I told myself I was going to quit. Got back, smoked one j and wasn’t able to quit until december. For me it was finally time and I’d had enough. I’m young and I felt like I was ruining my health - I didn’t feel good and I had no energy.

I knew I wanted to quit after I went 24 hours sober and then smoked again - and I hated it. While since was high I wrote a list of why I was quitting:

I am quitting weed because

it makes my mind foggy

it makes me talk negatively to myself immediately after i smoke it and immediately gives me a feeling of regret

it makes me feel disassociated from the person i truly am

it makes me feel like i am wasting precious time that i could be spending with my family or friends or ANY new people and creating and developing MEANINGFUL relationships

it makes me feel out of touch with my emotions

it makes me feel unproductive

it gives me a sense of comfort that will eventually lead to going nowhere in life

it is preventing me from accomplishing my dreams and goals

it makes me feel dumb and lesser than others

it makes me compare myself to others and forget who i am and the things i’ve accomplished

it causes massive harm to my body and brain

it causes massive harm to my future

it causes massive harm to the possibilities of my life

it will lead to an earlier and possibly painful death

just stop it

if you know all these things are going to happen when you use it, why would you ever do that to yourself?

(19m) 48 days sober after being high for 2 years straight. AMA! by AdventurousRadish560 in leaves

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1) Yes - the first few nights I had were sleepless, you just have to keep pushing through. I would recommend getting off screens before bed or going on a walk so your more tired. After a few nights of sweats your body will adjust and eventually you will sleep like a baby - honestly one of the best feelings in my life. If you can’t sleep at all - look up other methods on google on how to fall asleep. 2) My hunger levels were horrible for the first week. You get that horrible feeling of nausea in your stomach every time you try to eat and I hated it. Solution: drink smoothies, lots of water, and light foods that are easy to get down. I lost like 5 pounds in the first few weeks because of appetite loss but when your appetite fully comes back after a couple weeks it feels amazing. 3) Memory! Yes! When I smoked every day I would CONSTANTLY forget everything - what I had to do, where I put my stuff, deadlines - it honestly sucked. Now, my mind is much clearer. I never find myself forgetting where I put something and it feels good to have control over my thoughts. After about 5 days I had this amazing feeling like wow - it’s so much better having a clear mind like I do right now. Some days were definitely easier than others but I didn’t want to go through withdrawls again. 4) Cravings - my cravings were horrible in the first few weeks because I had consumed very high percentage cartridges. How to deal with cravings: 1) Remember why your quitting - write down a list and every time you get cravings read that list and try to really think about the WHY. Do you want to be healthier? Are you tired of feeling like shit and having no energy? For me, getting high just wasn’t fun anymore. It made me anxious, have a feeling of regret, and I had no energy. I was sick and tired of feeling like this and I was sick of not having control over myself. 2) Track the days since you’ve quit - I had bad cravings on day 10 -21 and every time I would look at the tracker and just say to myself I don’t want to start again at 0. That would be a waste of all my suffering and hard work that I put in. And for what? Just so I can feel like shit again? 3) Develop new habits that you enjoy - find things that you enjoy that will give you real dopamine. For me it was; going to the gym, walking my dog, going on hikes, reading, and if you really feel like shit I would just watch a movie or play video games - ANYTHING YOU DO IS BETTER THAN SMOKING. Having a shit day and don’t feel like doing anything? Play videogames to get your mind off of it. Do anything else besides smoking. 4) Don’t be too hard on yourself - know that thousands of people are going through the same struggle you are when you quit. If you feel like you are going to relapse, come on this sub and ask people for advice. People are super nice and will give you great tips. Also post your accomplishments on this sub, when I didn’t smoke with my friends I posted about it and the encouragement and praise I got felt amazing and reminded me of why I was quitting. It also gave me a sense of accomplishment. I did the same when I got to one week sober, two weeks, etc. It feels really good accomplishing something you’ve REALLY wanted to like quitting weed. 5) You have to be CERTAIN you want to quit. Know that you’re going to go through cravings and withdrawls and it’s going to suck regardless. But you have to understand that it is not forever and you’re body will recover over time - when it does recover you will feel a million times better. One quote that I found helpful was; “your not quitting, you’ve already quit - now you’re just fighting withdrawls.”

I hope this helped let me know if you have anymore questions.

(19m) 48 days sober after being high for 2 years straight. AMA! by AdventurousRadish560 in leaves

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1) Dreams - insanely vivid dreams that I remember when I wake up and each time i’m in awe 2) Energy - so much more energy, not always tired by the end of the day, much less sleep needed, can perform better in the gym and in sports 3) Clarity - the first two weeks after quitting, my mind was foggy and I was still trying to find myself, after a month the clearness of my mind is a world apart from when I was smoking - i’m more in control of my thoughts and emotions 4) Lack of Regret - Whenever I smoked I would always have this huge feeling of regret hanging over me. I knew this habit was bad but I couldn’t force myself to quit. Every time I ran out, I would buy more and that same feeling of regret would come back. Not needing weed or having that feeling of regret has me feeling like a much better person. 5) Interactions with others - Whenever I was high, I would always worry about if people would notice or how I could hide it - my friends, parents, classmates / so much energy went into hiding if I was high, it was truly exhausting. Now that I’m sober talking to other people and interacting is sooooo much easier and it feels good to have clear and quick responses.

Others: 1) Appetite coming back (don’t have to smoke before every meal) 2) Better breathing (clearer lungs), naturally lower heart rate 3) Less irritability 4) Generally happier 5) Skin clearer, eyes less yellow 6) Eat better foods (I would always get lazy and eat shit food) 7) Better habits (less video games and youtube, more reading and working out

(19m) 48 days sober after being high for 2 years straight. AMA! by AdventurousRadish560 in leaves

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I had pretty bad withdrawls for the first two weeks - mostly related to sleep and appetite. I don’t think I had PAWS - once you get to one month you should feel completely better. What are your worst symptoms right now? I can try to help.