I’ve been into a different lifestyle as of late. About 3 months ago, I got burnt out from high doses of caffeine, coupled with stress and sleep deprivation. The result was annoying arrhythmia (4 skipped beats per minute) and mental fog. Since then, I changed my habits by eliminating all intake of wine and coffee. In addition, I’ve been taking mega doses of vitamin C, as well as other vitamins, baby aspirin and adequate sleep. As always, I exercise at least 4 times per week, a mix of weights, cardio and p-90x. I feel great. I kid you not when I say “coffee is poison.” It’s a fucking stimulant and it fucks up cognitive thinking. I am much better without it.
Thus far, the market is in denial, “non-eventing” the bad headline news. Nevertheless, I am not participating in this tape. Truth be told, I am up today, thanks to GSVC, VCLK and a benign DECK and BPFH. Plus, my little TZA call position is up around 10-15%.
I’m adhering to a certain discipline by sidelining myself here. I do not expect all of you to understand. However, then again, you fuckers never understand.
I’m waiting for a few shoes to drop. Don’t mind me, as I leave chemtrails above your bullshit house, zipping along throughout the United Steaks in my space rocket.
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FIRST! Zombie loses!
Out of respect for zombie… FIG
Godfather of gay?
THIS is the Godfather of gay
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haters!
Agreed.
52 week high for my WNR..21.65…gonna roll into earnings
Zombie is not even 3RD!
Bought two blocks NSC $76 & $76.20, will sell one tomorrow afternoon and hold one for earnings call, in spec trading portfolio. Long term account will continue holding.
how much coffee did you used to drink?
about 5 cups per day. Plus, I’d drink redbull
wow. I get shaky after 2 cups and I start talking way too loud.
Fly,
How did you take the news that you’d have to do without coffee? I put myself in your shoes and I’m not sure how I’d get my head around no coffee. I’m good for 3-4 large (32oz) ice coffees/day and get about 5 hours of sleep with a reasonable amount of stress in my life. I actually get heart palpitations once in a while so I may be candidate for the Fly program but the thought of going cold turkey on coffee causes a lot of stress by itself. The thought of giving it up may be worse that actually doing it but in a life and death situation, it’s an easy call although maybe not so easy to execute.
Do it when you have a week with nothing too critical happening.
Instead of changing habits, I believe it would be best to not go to the Docs.
What you don’t know can’t hurt.
My third and grossly enlarged testicle agrees 100%!!
Caffeine really fucks up your adrenal glands (been there, done that). The hard part is getting over the withdrawal symptoms but once that’s over you’ll realize that you can actually have energy without the drug.
True. For me, since I am the most stubborn person in existence, it was easy. I had no withdrawal symptoms.
Well you were smart and starting taking large quantities of vitamins which is probably helping. Speaking of which, Emergen-C is great stuff to top off your B and C vitamins.
And don’t forget your WNR. UP!!!
I exercise 5 times a week and consumer liberal amounts of coffee and moderate amounts of wine. I’m in pretty good shape overall (excellent, compared to most americans), but have considered giving up the latter two for a while to see if there are any improvements. To be honest, I’m not sure I could function mentally without hefty cups of strong brewed coffee. Maybe I would be better, but I’ve used it for so long I can’t conceive of using my brain for anything but watching tv without it.
I was in your boat. I must say, aside from getting rid of the annoying as shit arrhythmia, I am thinking much better than before. The coffee dulled my senses and just gave me a rush.
Fly we need you and your urinal shadows more than ever. Do whatever it takes to stay healthy.
Did you ever have acidity issues or ulcer type stomach disorders?
You nailed it
Coffee is full poison
Very mild reflux.
though my mild reflux was fromcold adult beverages…seriously considering removal of coffee from my intake
That’s why I gave up coffee; started getting heartburn. I feel great again.
Has anyone seen the zombie as I haven’t seen his deep market insights here for a while now. Has some other blog site stolen him perhaps under our very noses?
HA! Still here, J. I don’t use any other financial blog. No need.
TFIG
Smoking crack is better than drinking coffee.
Try doing both while trading eurofutures
kidding
add some zinc-histidine supplement … but that is not advice
health advice is permitted, just not financial.
Thanks
Adding on to his comment ZMA is a terrific workout and sleep aid.
ZMA (Zinc Magnesium Aspartate) Makes you naturally stronger and does wonder for you during a sleep cycle.
Good luck FLY
Medical marijuana.
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
A nice puff of a strong indica from a vaporizer provides deep sleep with dreams. No hangover.
Just don’t get all “stoner” about it taking massive bong hits 6 times a day!
only idiots smoke marijuana.
People ought to read this blog Scott Sumner really is pretty good.
http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=10196
I put a huge chunk of this stuff in my either antioxidant organic green tea or digestion tea ion the morning:
manukahoneyusa.com
I gave up coffee 6 months ago for this and it completely healed my reflux and damaged esphagus over time.
Fck coffee man.
Cut out the sugar too, I imagine. That’s a poison too.
spelling and typo’s suck donkeys ^^
No Coffee, Green Tea and a pure joy for all of this silliness….. Had to Google PX90, had never heard of it before…not wild at all about that diet of high meat and pasta/rice. Give me a plate of all veggies and fruits with hard boiled egg whites, soy and greek yougurt..much better to the heart and body. …for today, notice how China was down 3%, my little house of cards is getting weaker and weaker, this Debt Ceiling stuff could be the wind to knock it all down,(yep, falling apart.. like the shotty high end apartments and high speed trains (ouch) that they built with all that money they didn’t skim and take to the Maccu casinos in 2009 and 2010).
I thin kthe debt ceiling is to obvious Nymph.
It will be somehting that “we didnt see coming”.
like some nana from Germany failing to pay her DB Visa card.
Who said P90X requires you to eat alot of meat and pasta/rice??
That diet is completely antithetical to what P90x recommends..
Cato..Their Website did when I goggled it. …Jimmy, China falling apart, that is it.
As I have said before sell everything leverage your money and buy AAPL if you want a 25,% return in two weeks. In the mean time I will go shomping.
This is too oddly coincidental. I just finished another outstanding Mark Helprin novel: Memoirs from an Ant Proof Case, where the hero is pathologically against coffee from a young age. There’s all kinds of stuff in there about coffee being poison, etc.
Turns out he’s kind of nuts, however. Great book.
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lol. Of course the Senator is brushing up on his reading, due to his recent reading mishaps.
worked with a guy who used to pound 12 cups a day .. part of the routine. Go from one meeting to the next coffee after coffee. He went cold turkey and had the sweats for awhile and ended up just drinking hot water at the meetings ?!?
Good for you, love the smell of the java, just never acquired a tate for it.
Did go cold turkey on the booze one day and didnt drink for a year to see if I could do it – did it and now only have a couple a drinks a month. Unlike “back int he day”.
Take in some Omega3s in your vitamin routine, not large predatory fish, small fish are better. Big fish retain the heavy metals (mercury etc) longer because they live longer. AHH the benefits of marrying a dietician.
If you take in too much Omega3 fish oil you may regurtitate later in the day, and you may lower your blood pressure.
And what Juicy Fruit said – not advice.
I take Omega 3. Thanks.
Tony horton’s lines are fun to mock while you exercise. “If anyone does 26, I’m coming to your house”
Mr. Fly, if you are taking Vitamin C you should look into taking Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C (if you’re not already taking it) The “smart” vitamin C.
i take Emergen C, SUPER ORANGE. I mix it with water and down the hatch, every morning.
1,000MG
You should saturate your body with huge doses of C until you get diarrhea … then reduce your intake until things get back to normal and hold your C intake at that level.
You know what goes great with vitamin C? LSD, that’s what.
Long live the ‘Fly’! I always suspected coffee, anything that is that addictive has to be unhealthy, illegal or immoral. People seem to need a daily ‘fix’ of this magical liquid, so I go with fruit juice. Sound body, sound mind for trading strategies. Speaking of which, are you still long BPFH with earnings about to come out?
Still long and strong.
Milk the welfare state via BPFH
Now I see why the Fly has been blogging likeva gentleman.Kids drugs do not work.
I’ve never had a full cup of coffee in my life and don’t plan on starting. On the dark side of the moon I make up for that deficiency with a healthy amount of alcohol (NONE of that Treu shit) at the end of the week and hardly ever Sunday-Wednesday. Regular exercise too, but haven’t tried p-90x.
That being said, I may have a drink tonight as I am entertained by Daniel Tosh.
fly if u can do the full p90x plyometrics workout i take my hat off to you. that is a tough one and i am a XC mountain bike racer…
Besides mega dosing the C vitamin, you know a whole food (not meaning WFM) diet will take care of the rest. I know you know.
And a glass of vino ebbs my late-night sugar cravings.
I eat dates when I get sugar craving.
Protein keeps the blood sugar up longer, and keeps it steadier, than fruit or any kind of sugar. So when I crave sugar, I eat protein. I know this from experience. I have a bad case of hypoglycemia, so much that even sugar from fruit is something I must mostly avoid. Probably not necessary for most folks to go to this extreme in avoiding even fructose, but my own body works best this way.
Nothing better or more expensive than medjool dates from whole foods. Those coconut covered ones are good too.
I thought you were married……
Fly,
The coffee I get – I’m off it, too – but please tell me you have not forsaken the sacred nectar that is Earl Grey!?!
– Subcmdr. Chinch
I still drink Tea on occasion. Truth be told, I haven’t had Earl in months. I’ve been drinking yerba mate.
coincidentally, have dumped wine as well. at least until winter. also, migrating to fresh ginger tea as of today. tough to pass up a cup of four barrel though. divine. mental alertness first though. long live ppt.
As an old Navy guy who can not function until the third cup of coffee I will not partake in this discussion.
ha
Switch to Hollister, it’s louder.
Great thread, by the way. I’ve enjoyed it immensely. It’s interesting to see how people are taking care of their machines.
Agreed. I just spent $88 at the GNC last week, but it looks like I need to go back for some other products.
I drink fluoridated treated water every day, which is associated with a 10 point or so drop in IQ according to one particular study, but it balances out my PH level as it is a base and things like alcohol, citric acid and coca cola are all acidic parts of my diet, so I rationalize it. But maybe that’s just the lower intelligence from the fluoride talking.
Any health gurus have any thoughts?
Avoid flouride!
@ Fly
why the yerba mate tea ?
thanks !
google it
IMHO, moderation is the key. Ask a doctor. By the way, doesn’t a well balanced diet provide essential vitamins?
Go to juice wheatgrass kale and lemon……….cut out sugar it is even in bread , eat eggs they are a superfood. Get a lot of blowjobs good for the heart. Take care!
I read somewhere that drinking coffee slashes the odds of contracting cirrhosis of the liver for those who are heavy (alcohol) drinkers… something like a 50% drop in the chances, just from a cup or two of joe every morning. More like 80 – 90% for more than 2 cups.
Get the Missus a SuperAngel juicer and forget all that pill-form-vitamin nonsense.
Carrot+Beet+Radish+Kiwi = Gesundheit
Does Gint ever post blogs or does he just kiss Fly’s arse all day in comments?
Kiss arse? Perhaps you are not paying attention to the good Senator, for he is a my arch enemy on iBC.
Gint has BOTH a political ideology and membership in an organized religion, apparently. If he were going to kiss Fly’s arse, he would certainly have gotten rid of these things. As for his recent lack of blog posts, I think he’s out of town on vacation.
Have never consumed a cup of coffee in my life. Useful for those times cycling, running, exercising, etc. and need a boost from energy gels.
Fly,
With the utmost due respect, could you lend a little insight as to what you’re plan is for getting back into WNR?
Guy goes into a produce market and asks the clerk “Do you have nuts?”
Clerk says “No nuts”.
Guy then asks “Well then, do you have dates?”
Clerk says “If I had nuts, I’d have dates!”
Greens Plus first thing in the morning for over 12 years. It contains nearly all of your daily requirements.
I had a bad allergic reaction to that stuff. Broke out in hives all over and had a pounding head for about 3 hours.
I do Vitamineral Greens. Probably the same thing.
A steady diet of bacon cheeseburgers, heavy weightlifting and treadmill running is the key to health.
I’ve had only 3 cups of coffee my entire life ( almost 40 now)…no white breads/rices, healthy portions of veggies, protein bars for snacks along with a couple apples/almonds and cashews, alcohol only 1-2/month and pound through 6 days a week of P90x without fail.
Difficult and fraught with pitfalls? yep.. but worth every bit… so I can move lithely between the unctuous, gelatinous, corpulent globlike fat bastiges I’m constantly surrounded by.
All in all.. man up.. show some discipline..control your urges and take care of your fucking temple
Have you considered suicide as a way out?
ha.. must be one of the juicy tub-o-fuckin-lard fucktards I look on with pure disgust
Problem with your strategy is that it would prevent me from enjoying my life. Why live if you are going to ruin it with the shit you are suggesting?
Fresh juice is the way to go . If you drink store bought you are drinking sugar . Juice carrots and beets in moderation there is sugar . Drink the juice within 20 sec of being made , the vitamins evaporate . Much better than man made pills . Lemon and water in the morning balances your Ph . Those simple rules will help your immune system and improve your energy .
For years I have always started the day with a glass of fresh squeezed oj. One of the benefits of living in a country with lots of oranges. It’s hard to argue with the Mediterranean diet… very sensible. And please don’t even think of taking away my red wine.
“Everything in moderation… including moderation.”
— Julia Child
Micromanaging nutrient intake is horseshit. If you eat a good variety of quality food, basically lots of plants with some animal, prepared at home with a bit of care, you will be just fine.