Yesterday was a good day. There were a few issues that i should tell you about.

First, not having access to a beer while kayaking and sitting in the sun was tougher than I thought it would be, but only for a few moments at a time. Which makes me ponder the reasons why. Is it physical addiction? Is it out of habit? Is it boredom?

The answer is: Probably all three.

I’m sure that I am still experiencing some level of physical withdrawal. Muscle spasms and headaches popped in and out throughout the day. Nothing severe, but definitely prevalent.

Habit? For sure. I’ve been taking 6 to 12 beers to every kayak trip for years. Feeling the sun and the water and the breeze and I automatically want to reach for a beer.

Boredom. Oh yeah. I found myself sitting there drinking a bottle of water and wondering what the fuck I was supposed to do next. Then I thought, “If people don’t drink beer, what the hell do they drink? I don’t drink soda or sugary drinks anyway, so what the fuck? Water? Really? Thats my choice? I gotta start making ice tea again. That’ll help.

Anyway, we got home. Cleaned up dog diarrhea. And had a pretty pleasant evening. Of course, we stopped eating at 7pm, because we are starting the intermittent fasting today.

The BIGGEST issue this morning is the fact that, because of the previously mentioned puppy digestive problems, I was up until 3am. I fell asleep on the couch until 5. Drifted off again and got up at 6 and drove 35 miles to cleab an office and run some errands.

The biggest problem with sleep deprivation is that your mind does crazy things and all I could think about for most of the morning is this one thought. How come I can’t just drink beer, sit on my couch watch sports on TV and get old and then die at some point quickly?

I suppose the answer to that is that I can do whatever I want. But I’m going to choose not to. Cuz even though we all got to go sometime, I’m pretty sure liver failure is painful. And I don’t want to go out like that.

Hopefully, the next few posts will be able to be more about the diet and workouts than the not drinking. But hey, man. Thats where we are right now.

Later today, I will take some video of the bag work and tell you all about the benefits of buying an EMS/TENS unit.

Have a great day.  Onward we go… Even though I don’t want to.

Peace