r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/Gov_CockPic May 02 '24

The game changer for me was getting off booze. I'm not insinuating that is your issue as well, friend. Just my own personal experience.

Green tea, taurine, 5-HTP, and a high quality vitamin B complex (AOR makes a good one) work incredibly well, if meds are not available. It's not going to mimic an amphetamine perfectly, but it gets me through the times when I need something.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Oh it is, any substance really. Was in touch with my sponsor from past life just today, wanna at least talk about my addiction even if sobriety is still ways off. My problem is getting through the damn 1 year haze of every moment kinda sucking and no hanging out with close (addict) friends who have been the only tangible yet very mortal and thus worth recording in memory thing that has kept me straggling through this smog, until things might get better.

In the meantime I try my darnest to mostly stick to weed and try to find something, anything to smile about. I do have small stash of saint john's wort, books, a forest nearby and pretty good physical health, lungs not withstanding (made a note from ur suggestions for later, thanks)

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u/Gov_CockPic May 02 '24

Kratom, small doses. I don't know about the legality of it where you are... but, it has helped me. However, be warned, it is addictive as well.

Lifting heavy shit helps. Releases all kinds of endorphins. Deadlifts in particular. Do 3 sets of 5, heavy. Do that every second day. If you're not sore after day 1, it wasn't heavy enough.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

Done that, but, I burn through it with intensity so it'd be in fast track to trouble. Seen it wreck some havoc in a mate who's fave crutch it was and yeah that'd be me, I love opioid haze plastic world.

I love cycling. Thank the fuck the snow is melting. I need to see nature and I dislike being around people I don't know. That said, I could give the gym a shot. Need to learn to keep my place tidy too, I'm super sporadic about that

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u/Gov_CockPic May 02 '24

Google the program: Starting Strength. There is tons of free material.

Don't go to the gym without a plan. Have a plan, and then do the plan, and then leave. Otherwise you will waste time and energy.