CarrotsandCaffeine

I underwent a liver transplantation surgery - 22nd feb 2022. Dad had cancer so I donated. Immense anxiety, zero movement, morphine overdose and a wheelchair. That’s the short story. But, SITE (Suffering Induced Transformational Experiences - psychology today). Worth looking up Here’s the meat - I could’ve died, but I didn't. Dad could’ve died, but he didn’t. Ended well. Good fun. When you go through something like this you ask: What was the last thing I’d want before dying? It was traveling. But fitness is very close to me. Fitness requires that you stay in place. Eat clean, sleep well, hit the gym, and get the ‘right’ foods in. So basically can’t happen when you’re traveling. When I came out of the surgery I was lifting very light, something like 3kgs. I was scared as I'd started lifting before the docs had allowed me to do so. Dropped calories. The biggest discovery of the time was that once I started making progress, I almost didn’t give a shit about increasing calories - I

 Wise people have rules + Social commitments for growth ‘I’m not what I am. I’m not what you think I am. I’m what I think you think I am.’ – No, I’m not on drugs. Read this slowly. Wise people have rules: I don’t do more than 3 drinks in one hour. I drink 7 litres of water every day. I show up to the gym no matter what. I don’t do caffeine after noon. Rules, ugh? What about my freedom? Freedom from what, again? But bro, moderation bro. Balance. Balancing what? Good and bad habits? Do you want to have both bad and good habits? Or more good ones? But you gotta chill a little bro. Let it slide. Fair, you don’t brush your teeth tomorrow. Let this one slide, BRO. You gotta live a little. I’ve always thought that moderation is either oversold or incorrectly interpreted. I suck at interpreting it well and so I just assume it’s oversold. If you eat junk food in moderation that’s not bad. But here’s what goes wrong: Next time there’s a house party and there’s a cornitos jalapeno we