Went outside for an extended period yesterday.

VincentHanna · Tuesday at 12:19

chaparral said:
Well Done

I got 2 weeks off work starting next week and am going use that time to try giving up smoking and my about 40 cans per week redbull drinking

You should!

I know a 58 year old smoker who was drinking 8 cans of redbull per day (which is 56 a week) and he had a heart attack at work the other day because his blood pressure was so high.

manic111 · Tuesday at 12:23

Nice one! Even putting the physical benefits to one side, what getting outside does for mental health is huge. There's no way to replicate it. Keep it up!

sidimmu · Tuesday at 12:24

chaparral said:
my about 40 cans per week redbull drinking

Do it mate.
It is for the best.

I gave them all up in my 20's, was relying on them to go to work (I did 10pm till 6am or 4am to 1pm).
Being honest they were awful to come off of and it took weeks for my energy levels to return.

Zefan · Tuesday at 12:35

This thread is hot.

chaparral · Tuesday at 12:35

sidimmu said:
Do it mate.
It is for the best.

I gave them all up in my 20's, was relying on them to go to work (I did 10pm till 6am or 4am to 1pm).
Being honest they were awful to come off of and it took weeks for my energy levels to return.

I don't drink them for work or for the energy

Am just really addicted to the stuff like i drink one or cans almost everytime i go to bed just before sleeping

VincentHanna · Tuesday at 12:36

That's madness.

How does having a big dose of caffeine before bed help you sleep?

OldKitMan · Tuesday at 12:46

Great amount of weight loss there. Well done.

I've taken up the golf again and finding the walking is making me feel better as I too was very much a sit in the house kind of person. Have done 50k steps in the 4 days I've been on a course in the last 7 days. Enjoying it as well getting out for a couple of hours most evenings for 9 or 12 holes of golf.

BowdonUK · Tuesday at 13:12

Kicking bad habits is always a good thing, even though it can be very difficult to do.

I respect the people who can do it.

sidimmu · Tuesday at 13:20

chaparral said:
I don't drink them for work or for the energy

Am just really addicted to the stuff like i drink one or cans almost everytime i go to bed just before sleeping

Sounds like you are drinking them for genuine and legitimate reasons.... Not.
Give them up.

Ayahuasca · Tuesday at 13:25

chaparral said:
Am just really addicted to the stuff like i drink one or cans almost everytime i go to bed just before sleeping

That's crazy, I know not everyone metabolises caffeine the same way, but having a coffee after 2pm or something can affect when I fall asleep.

Megahurtz400 · Tuesday at 13:59

Hell yeah brother!

Great work on the weight loss and getting back into something you used to enjoy, I wish you many big fishes and good health going forward!

Mekrel · Tuesday at 14:01

Congratulations on your weight loss, especially considering 22 stone must have impacted your ability to easily exercise - making the feat much harder.

I used to course fish a lot as a teenager and I've often considered getting some tackle and starting again.

Fluffybob · Tuesday at 14:04

Good effort mate, keep it up and enjoy

Noxia · Tuesday at 15:11

VincentHanna said:
That's madness.

How does having a big dose of caffeine before bed help you sleep?

I can't remember the reason but my dad cannot drink coffee because it makes him fall asleep too.

Mr Badger · Tuesday at 15:54

mid_gen said:
Nice one, keep it upn I haven't fixed since I was a kid. My grandmother took me fishing and the image of her beating the fish to death with her walking stick has scarred me

Was that the time she got banned from Sainsbury's?

Tom_ed1987 · Tuesday at 15:55

Nice one bro.
You can't beat just being outside sometimes. -it's so good for you overall mental health.
As is being bored, & putting yourself in a position where you can allow yourself to be genuinely bored (harder than ever in our overstimulated, constantly connected world)

Macky · Tuesday at 16:05

Good work. Keep it up!

robfosters · Tuesday at 16:25

Great work. It’s amazing what weight loss can do. I know it’s US trash TV, but the difference in those on my 600lb life who actually have the determination to lose the weight is incredible. I’ve seen them go from being confined to bed permanently to doing things like working as a DJ or taking their kids to the zoo or the seaside. It’s just amazing to see. Must be like being released from prison after a very long sentence

X · Tuesday at 16:35

That's some wholesome stuff OP, congratulations!

chaparral · Tuesday at 20:54

VincentHanna said:
That's madness.

How does having a big dose of caffeine before bed help you sleep?

Think it more of a case of I drink so much of the stuff my body has just got immuned/used to it

Bit like when many people first start smoking they cough there guts up