Day 287: 24/07/2022
Short-Term Goals: No-Fap Sleep Jiu-Jitsu Cardio Reading The Gym Diet π½Money
Now my mental health has been successfully managed, I've decided to make a list of a couple of short-term goals I want to get ticked off to get things back on track
I feel this will be more manageable and easier for me to do
A couple of things I've started now, but a few others I'll look at when I get back from Amsterdam in a couple of weeks
I've made a list on the 'Notes' app. on my phone so that I can keep track of these
So far I've got:
- Re-Start No-Fap
I'm on Day 2/90.
- Reset Sleep Schedule using Iphone App
Schedule set for 21:00 Hrs - 05:00 Hrs. Daily.
- Start Jiu-Jitsu
- Cardio - Running
- Start Reading
- Get back in the Gym properly
- Start saving money again
I get back from vacation on the 7th, so that'll be the start date once I'm settled in. I also get paid on the 1st of July which is going to help me finance these goals
No-Fap
I've started No-Fap again
I'm conscious I'm likely going to be getting laid pretty regularly with my American FWB for the week I'm in Amsterdam
so I started this now to help avoid any erection issues whilst I'm over there
In the past when I was fapping non-stop, I had a couple of very embarrassing situations where I simply couldn't perform
On one occasion, I ended up with this girl who I had been crushing on for a while. Best looking girl I ever got with and I was totally out of her league and I just couldn't perform
This is difficult to talk about, but that was one of the worst experiences of my life. I couldn't even look at her again in public after because I was so ashamed of myself
I now carry Viagra (Sildenafil) as a backup, but at 27 years old, it bothers me probably a lot more than it should that I have to do this
So that's my little story on No-Fap
Sleep
I've reset my sleep pattern on iPhone to 21:00 Hrs. - 05:00 Hrs.
This is something I'll look at more when I'm back from Amsterdam as I'll be on vacation and I'm not really going to want to be getting up at 5 every morning as it won't be much of a holiday then really
Start Jiu-Jitsu
I've found a local Jiu-Jitsu gym which is easier to get to than the one I used to train at. I went and checked it out after I finished work earlier on my way home. Looks pretty decent
I could have chosen the Gym I used to train at, but I'll be straight up honest, I'm a bit embarrassed to go back. I had a panic attack due to COVID and worries about my parent's health last time I went and was out of pocket 100 bucks
I don't want to go back and be known/remembered as 'that guy'
I'm going to ring the place up when I get back from Amsterdam. Pretty pointless starting it now before I'm about to go away for a week or 2. I'll book in for my first session which I think I get for free and post on here for accountability when I've done this
Cardio
I'd also like to get a bit of Cardio in. Going to Jiu-Jitsu a couple times a week will help with this, but it wouldn't hurt to run 2/3 times a week either. Might do Couch to 5K or just start with some light jogs and then move onto it
Reading
I was doing well with the reading earlier this year, but it kinda fell by the wayside a little which I'm disappointed in myself for
I'm going to look at picking this back up and maybe reading for half hour a day - 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night or on my lunch break at work or something. Small start, but it'll add up over the course of weeks/months. Might even take a book with me to Amsterdam
The Gym
Did try and start this recently, but no luck due to one thing after the other: COVID, Fucked my Back up then work got busy
Sick of making excuses on this one as it's been part of my main goal. Will address this when I get back as priority
My P.T is all paid up for another round of sessions, so I've made the financial commitment
Diet π½
I'm all stocked up on weight gainer shakes and protein bars. Bought a couple more recently and I have a good diet plan in place. Goes hand-in-hand with my gym goal above, so will do both of these at the same time. No use getting my workout in if I'm not fuelling my body properly π½
Money
Made a bit of a deal with myself that once I'm back from Amsterdam, I'll be looking at grinding hard with the financial side of things
This vacation has cost me a fair bit and I've decided the saving needs to start. Especially after taking a few months off work due to health reasons
On top of this, there is currently a cost of living crisis going on in my country as well as most of the world due to various bullshit. Everything seems to be going up from what I can see except for my Fucking wages of course!
Couple of things I've noticed:
- Tinder prices have shot up including gold subscription cost, boosts and super-likes which you now get less of
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- Price of food has also shot up
- Xbox Live have raised their monthly subscription cost
- Transport costs have skyrocketed e.g. train tickets, petrol
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To get what I want and still save every month I have a plan
What this will look like:
- Taking any overtime that becomes available
- Cutting down on my outgoings
- Not driving as much due to fuel costs
- Focusing on my gym and diet expenses as the 1 main hobby 'expenditure(s)'
- Taking a back seat on everything else - dating and dating sites, going out, meals, takeaways etc. (adios Tinder Gold!)
I'm hopeful that after 6 months of following these goals and committing to them, I'll be in a much better place economically, physically and mentally
I have also put these in my signature with progress updates so I can be constantly reminded of them
Thanks for reading
Spider π·