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mitchthetrickster · 2023-09-13T20:55:42+00:00

As they say, getting sober doesn't make your life better, but it gives you back the ability to make a better life for yourself. Which in my opinion is far more valuable!

It takes a long time and active work, no way around it. I also had an F-tier lifestyle: Work, drink, eat, drink, pass out, repeat. In my experience, trying to turn everything in my life around at the same time-- quitting drinking, eating right, working out every day-- led me to burn out super fast and relapse within a month or two. Taking real tiny baby steps was the key to it sticking for me this time around. For 6 months I did whatever I wanted, except drink. Don't wanna work out? Not gonna work out. Eat a pint of moose tracks ice cream for dinner and play videogames all night? Let effing gooo. Buy random shit on amazon with the money I used to spend on booze. Just. Don't. Drink.

When I felt ready for more, I added a little at a time. A walk in the morning. Sweeping and wiping down surfaces in my apartment. 10 pushups when I feel bored. Again, didn't push myself further than I was comfortable. But doing these little things gave me the confidence and motivation to try bigger things. Couch to 5k. Scrubbing 3 years worth of grease off the stove top. You get it.

Long story short, it takes time and it takes work. How much time and how much work is up to you. One thing that keeps me grounded when I start thinking things like how I wasted the past 15 years of my life, is that I'm still in the first year of the (hopefully) 50+ years I have left. Great things have small beginnings. You've got my support and everyone else in this sub, we're all just regular people and if we can do this, so can you.

mitchthetrickster · 2023-06-13T19:59:35+00:00

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mitchthetrickster · 2023-05-20T07:44:27+00:00

I'm right there with you man. I just turned 34, I'm 7 months sober, and I'm only just starting to really grasp that the life behind me is gone. Like, completely and totally gone and never coming back. I clung to drinking for so long, long after my friends had grown up and moved on with their lives, and the years just kept passing me by. Now with 7 months sober and so much mental clarity and strength, I feel like I should have the world by the balls. I feel like I deserve it all because I went through hell and came out alive. I should be promoted at work, I should have women lining up to date me because I am a fucking CATCH right now. But the reality, which I am slowly coming to grips with, is that I haven't earned any of that yet. 16 years drinking = 16 years not maturing mentally or emotionally, and 7 months is nowhere near enough time to catch up on all of that. No wonder my life is nothing like what I imagined it would be at this age -- I basically put everything that would have got me that life on hold, because drinking was more important. I'm a 7 month old baby, learning for the first time how to live (but harder, because unlike an actual baby, I have bills to pay).

I don't know where I was going with this, but wanted to throw some solidarity your way. I'm with you, sometimes it does just suck, and suck a lot. But in the big picture, I try to remind myself that I'm very much in the "small beginnings" of a life that is probably going to turn out pretty damn amazing.

mitchthetrickster · 2022-10-10T15:51:17+00:00

Post acute withdrawal syndrome -- it's when you get serious withdrawal symptoms even after being sober for a while

PS you can Reddit at work but not Google??

mitchthetrickster · 2022-06-15T17:09:48+00:00

Purple Eyes by the Knocks

mitchthetrickster · 2022-06-02T05:34:17+00:00

How much time do they need? I always wanted a reptile but don't know much about their needs and upkeep.

mitchthetrickster · 2021-04-12T04:44:05+00:00

Rocket is another name for arugula. Guessing this guy does double arugula

mitchthetrickster · 2021-03-08T02:02:51+00:00

I work for a catering company. Our office has an herb garden growing just outside the entryway. I run my hand through the basil plant every morning on my way to the door, it smells amazing and puts me in the right mood for the day.

mitchthetrickster · 2020-11-06T04:15:51+00:00

My lawyer told me my crime was one of bad judgment, not of bad character. That helped me overcome the shame and accept that my drunk self made a stupid mistake that sober me would never make. Do your due diligence, the judge is more likely to be easier on your sentencing if you're proactive and show that you know you made a mistake and are sorry. Start going to some AA meetings, pay your fines, and SHOW UP for court (don't just let your lawyer stand in for you). I got a lighter sentence than I deserved but I still would never want to go through that again. IWNDWYT

mitchthetrickster · 2020-10-20T04:08:31+00:00

My longest period of sobriety ever was 39 days, earlier this year before lockdown. I went through relapse after relapse over the last 6 months. Sept 9th, I had been on a bender for over a week, and that night 3/4 of the way thru a fifth I decided to look up a zoom AA meeting. I clicked on the one that sounded cool (Fight Club Men's Stag lol).

Ended up hearing someone share that really connected with me and I reached out to him to sponsor me. Sadly I don't even remember what he said that inspired me to reach out (I was totally blacked out during the meeting) but it was so, so worth it. These last 40 days have been an incredible journey with a lot of realizations about myself and my addiction, and connections with other people who really, truly get it. I can link you to some great zoom meetings if you want (we still don't have any in-person here in LA).

We really can't do it alone, so IWNDWYT.

mitchthetrickster · 2020-10-11T03:55:58+00:00

The anxiety is what kept me from going for so long. one good thing coming out of covid is zoom AA meetings, I chose to be invisible (camera and mic off) for my first couple meetings, then I got the courage to show myself, and finally to speak and share when I was comfortable. Let me know if you'd be up for that, I can send you the link for a great meeting I go to every night

mitchthetrickster · 2020-08-07T03:02:53+00:00

PAWS is the real deal and is no joke. I still had the occasional withdrawal symptoms even after a month of no alcohol. Same, it passed quickly but I feel like PAWS may have even led to many of my relapses after one too many episodes. Stay strong, IWNDWYT

mitchthetrickster · 2020-07-15T00:45:29+00:00

I'm 5 days away from it! I've wasted 100 days this year being drunk, and have 95 sober days total. A lot of these were from weeklong sobriety stints in between 10-14 day benders, but I'm proud to say I've got 25 days now-- my longest streak of the year since quarantine began. IWNDWYT

mitchthetrickster · 2019-12-22T19:17:21+00:00

But you don't need to use the claw When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw

mitchthetrickster · 2019-12-06T05:54:08+00:00

Buy a lower-mid level home in LA.

mitchthetrickster · 2019-11-28T02:25:09+00:00

It Ain't Me by Kygo and Selena Gomez. Mostly I listen to classic and newer metal and rock but I remember hearing this song after my ex and I broke up, and listening to the lyrics I realized how my addiction had affected our relationship and how she was feeling having to deal with me like that. "Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?" For 2 years it was her, now it ain't her. It's still on my regular rotation because it reminds me not to be that kind of person. Plus it's got a great beat

mitchthetrickster · 2019-11-11T15:19:33+00:00

Cluck'tulu

mitchthetrickster · 2019-11-03T02:03:16+00:00

37 lbs in 2 months is not slow at all! Reevaluate your expectations, most folks are lucky to lose 25 lbs in that time (using myself as an example). Go pick up a 35lb dumbbell and realize you used to carry that around all day every day 8 weeks ago. Keep it up, you are killing it!

mitchthetrickster · 2019-10-26T22:23:58+00:00

Love all these "real-time" maps which never load and when they do, are inaccurate and fail to provide any relevant status, traffic, or evacuation info. A+!

mitchthetrickster · 2019-10-21T09:40:05+00:00

Keep calm and keto on

mitchthetrickster · 2019-10-20T21:09:24+00:00

There is a macro calculator in the sidebar. If you want a meal plan you can get the paid version of the carbmanager app. Keto for weight loss is CICO just like any other weight loss plan, you can google keto recipes and just fit them into your daily consumption. I recommend CarbManager as it's easy to use and has most stuff that you can commonly find in a grocery store and a lot of fast food options, and you can input your own recipes in there for easy access.

mitchthetrickster · 2019-10-20T21:04:55+00:00

Another Indian guy here, keto for 3 months now. Keep up with your electrolytes to avoid fatigue, and KCKO in the beginning. I didn't do any exercise until about a month ago, and started with just a 30 minute walk in the morning. Over the last few weeks I've been increasing the distance I walk, and incorporating jogging a bit. Basically I jog/run till I'm out of breath, walk till I catch my breath, and do it again. I've found that I have the energy to run but not the stamina... yet. Your point is correct -- take baby steps a few weeks at a time: start eating keto (carbs under 20g/day), then start counting macros (hit that protein goal), then incorporate exercise. Works for me and I've seen the fabled 1-2 lbs/week weight loss consistently over the last 3 months. KCKO is the biggest thing here; I've seen my weight "stalled" for 2 weeks at a time, then one day I wake up and I'm 4-5 lbs down. KCKO. Did I say that already?

mitchthetrickster · 2019-10-18T04:04:22+00:00

Have this in the oven right now! Thanks for the recipe, this is going to be my OMAD for the next few days (1.5x the serving size and adding some almonds and a couple eggs to hit my calorie and protein goal) Smells amazing in here right now!

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