I was already asleep when I was awakened by Lizzie. She had turned on the bedroom light.
And so I laid around for a while trying to go back to sleep. To my dismay, I cannot sleep! Thus, I decided to make myself a 3-in-1 Iced Coffee and chowed down 2 tau sa pia.
This is a cool night. The treats were a total delight. I like it very much. It allows me to be in my own realm. I realized that the feel-good feeling can go 2 ways. I can extend the feeling with a cigarette punctuation. If I do that, I haven't learned from my past.
Another option is to allow the feel-good feeling to go on perpetually beyond the need to punctuate it with a cigarette. This is where true happiness lies. If I do that, the body will learn to respond with a higher level of happiness without the need to depend on cigarettes.
Therefore quitting cigarettes is about teaching the body to produce the feel-good chemical without the need to depend on cigarettes.
It is about regulating dopamine. It is OK when the brain can still produce dopamine from the diet and exercise. The challenge is regulating dopamine when there is a dopamine void.
Then sleep becomes paramount. So is daily exercise and the right nutrition.
We tackle one issue at a time. Let's deal with the dopamine continuation. If I can do that, then I won't get depressed. The single biggest thing in managing dopamine fluctuation is the ability to Walk the Path Alone.
Therefore, the most important thing is to not allow the dopamine to deplete. I am doing it now with food. I should regulate it with exercise and sleep.
Still need to master sleep well, move more, and eat right.
Most importantly JUST SAY NO to cigarettes.
That is my mission for the next 2 months before Ramadan.
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Let's concentrate on the Four Tenets of Health:
- No Smoking
- No Three Bandidos
- AHAD
- OMAD LCHF
Only 4 things to do.
On Monday, we start the 10 km training.
The Dokkodo is a great idea. I am at peace...
Avoir!
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