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Chronicles of Ascent: Path Towards Greatness

JourneyToOptimal

JourneyToOptimal

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So it starts! I hesitated a lot about getting on here because I don't know if I can commit to posting regularly but I intend try at least.

I have been obsessed with self improvement for years now and this is my log of what I am working on and my progress.

- Energy and health goals:

I live with IBS and have low energy levels. This is probably due to the chronic stress levels I had growing up. This led me to struggle with ADHD-like symptoms and random mood swings related to my gut health. Since then, I have made tremendous progress here, I have got a diet that works for me and have reduced my anxiety substantially.
Currently I make an active effort to eat healthy, sleep at a good time every day and do meditation work.
I have had breakthroughs in this area of my life in recent memory but overall this is now maintenance work that I do on a day to day basis.
I have ordered a genetic test and a microbiome test in order to understand this area of my life a bit more and I am waiting for more information before trying new things.

- Dating:

My dating life growing up was shit to say the least. But the more I looked into it, the more I realized that it's something I can improve a lot on.
I have the looks to be successful in dating but I am missing the intent and head space to succeed.
I have a dating coach that has been really helpful here. After a few months of actively working on this, my vibe and mindset has improved a lot and I am close to a breakthrough.
As of the time of writing, my lay count is 4 (not including 2 escort lays) and I want to get to 20 lays before I settle with someone. I have had 1 long term relationship that ended a few months ago.
My lay count hasn't moved in nearly a year because I was working on the mental health and mindset changes I need to make it happen.

Currently I am going on dates as well as doing day game sessions to get more exposure to dating.
I will post more progress updates on this as I get more dates and more experiences

- Mindset development:

My mindset is in an okay space right now but I have a lot to do in this area and it's affecting other areas of my life.
I am doing therapy with a professional therapist 1 to 2 times a week which has helped a lot. The most helpful thing for me was opening up to friends which made a lot of bad self-beliefs disappear entirely.
I have a lot of progress to make here and I will post my breakthroughs as they come in

This first post is getting too long now, so I will end it here and post updates on later days. Thank you for reading this
 
JourneyToOptimal said:
genetic test and a microbiome test
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First off welcome! If you're not able to post daily, doing a weekly recap of the work you did that week is sufficient.

On the gut health, the genetic testing will be beneficial for seeing what genes are affected by your diet. The microbiome test results should be read as a very crude map. The science just isn't entirely there yet.

About 5 years ago I struggled with severe gut pain and microbiome issues. I tried a bunch of diets and nutritional changes. I didn't fully heal my gut till I went full carnivore. Ate strictly grass fed grass finished meat for about a year. Then for about 2-3 years ate organic meat+fruit+honey+root vegetables. Within the last few months have reintroduced a few other plants. Have felt great and been healthy, rarely ever sick (maybe once a year) ever since cleaning my diet hardcore.

Gut problems suck to deal with, but you'll be the healthiest you've ever been on the other side.
 
Plan for Monday 30th September:

(1) Work: I am late on a project
- Get the architecture nailed down
- Implement reload feature

4x 90min focus blocks with 15min rest in between. No phone during 90min block

(2) Inner work:
- 30min meditation session
- 1h Deep inner work with Ravi

(3) Dating:
- 15-30min of answering leads

(4) Health:
- Correct diet, no mistakes
- Good Hydration

(5) Others:
- Hinge swiping if chats get stale
- Add value to uncle health chat


I have tried pre planning my days in the past but because of problems with my energy levels, I wasn't able to follow them.
Tomorrow is the time to change that. Will keep myself accountable in this forum so there's no getting away.
By living the day with purpose, I will make it
 
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Bman said:
First off welcome! If you're not able to post daily, doing a weekly recap of the work you did that week is sufficient.

On the gut health, the genetic testing will be beneficial for seeing what genes are affected by your diet. The microbiome test results should be read as a very crude map. The science just isn't entirely there yet.

About 5 years ago I struggled with severe gut pain and microbiome issues. I tried a bunch of diets and nutritional changes. I didn't fully heal my gut till I went full carnivore. Ate strictly grass fed grass finished meat for about a year. Then for about 2-3 years ate organic meat+fruit+honey+root vegetables. Within the last few months have reintroduced a few other plants. Have felt great and been healthy, rarely ever sick (maybe once a year) ever since cleaning my diet hardcore.

Gut problems suck to deal with, but you'll be the healthiest you've ever been on the other side.
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Happy to hear you solved your gut problems, they're always tricky. My diet right now is mostly vegetables, fruits and mostly meat. Cutting out processed oils and dairy eliminated 80-90% of my problems.

A carnivore diet is something I considered but decided against for the time being. If my DNA test and gut test don't reveal anything I will reconsider it.

For posting, I will try to post daily for a few days and see how it goes.

Excited to work on my self-improvement journey with everyone here 🔥
 
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