Buzznerd123 wrote:@ Burger i tried for 5-6 months before giving up... it is very disruptive ... keep perfect form ... adherence to such guidelines ... results didn't show up i crashed and burned
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What did you do exactly? It doesn't sound like anything I was doing.

The whole point of my regimen was the very opposite of anything that would result in crashing and burning, giving up, or feeling disruptive. Sure, there were "new things" to do on a daily basis. But the whole regimen was centered around more rest. More calm. And less stress. It sounds to me like even trying to do this caused you stress. That tells me something was different about what you were doing. Or maybe just your mindset while doing it. No element of this added any difficulty to my life.
I will say this hopefully without sounding like a jerk: I don't believe anyone here has done my regimen. Not a single person. And I would include you. Not because I think anyone is lying. But because I know what my regimen entailed. And it was so intricate and deliberate, that were I not afraid I was about to evolve to a "disease state" of some form, I wouldn't have had the motivation to bother. But I had that fear. And it made doing all these things ... somewhat enjoyable. But there were so many elements to it that I doubt anyone has duplicated it. And honestly: It could have been 1, 2, 3 elements buried somewhere in that regimen that made all the difference. The game changer could've been anything. I was throwing the kitchen sink of good body, good mind at myself. I actually think about that often. Someone could do X, X, X, X, and X ... and say "this doesnt work". But I know im doing X, X, X, X, xa, xb, xc, X, X, X, X, X, xd, xe, xf, X, X, X, .... and on and on. I did everything I knew to do, based on all I had learned. I was listening to Chris Kresser's podcast every morning while making a breakfast focused entirely on reducing inflammation and gut health.
But it was fun. There was no burden about it at all. I just began putting into practice everything I knew about inflammation reduction, stress reduction, and rest. Granted, it was down to minutia. Things like a tablespoon of coconut oil daily, flax oil, olive oil. Blueberries, tart cherry juice. A handful of supplements I felt would help the most. The act of not allowing any "twinge" of anger. Any twinge of irritation. Any twinge of worry to occur inside of me. At any point of the day. The concerted effort to breath deeply when on the treadmill, and exhale as fully as possible. To oxygenate the brain. A very specific type of exercising, with a very specific approach to resting periods in between. Repeating iterations with evolving intensity. Baths. Melatonin. Yes, even inhaling lavendar. Every bit of medical advice and tips I'd learned for calming an electrically inflamed system - I did.
Despite all that, it didn't feel like I was burdening myself. Instead of cookies, weekend drunkenness, excessive exercise that caused painful joints, and unbridled anger / frustration / irritation / health fears ... I simply replaced those things with their opposites. It just became "what I do now instead of all that unhealthy nonsense". But because of its minutia - and each minutia having a specific meaning and purpose - I dont think anyone has done what I have done. So I tend to get defensive when people say "I tried that and it didnt work". I dont think anyone here has tried what I have done. At least not all the elements of it that were necessary for me to see results.
Anyways - can you clarify what you mean? Terms like adherence to guidelines, disruptive, keeping perfect form, already messed up lifestyle, crash and burn ..... just sound like the completely different mentality and approach was involved. If anything I had created a world of absolute calm, with amazing nutrition, and total peace of mind.
Most importantly? The part where you say you gave up. To be quite honest - nobody in their right mind would just give up on what I was doing and go back to pizza, cookies, killing it at the gym, bombarding themself with stress, and a sh*tty lifestyle. So even the fact that you "gave up" on it is strange to me. What did you give up on? Taking care of yourself and resting more? Worrying less? Went back to an abusive mindset and bad food?
-B-