Comments on: Taking Your Own Advice

By: Getting Back to Your Roots — Running Buddy

Getting Back to Your Roots — Running Buddy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:45:03 +0000

[...] I must be honest. It has been a tough few weeks. I have to keep reminding myself, as I wrote a few weeks ago, to take my own advice. Self improvement is a continuous process. In fact, it really never [...]

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:10:07 +0000

Ha, yes, but caffeine and I have had a somewhat adversarial relationship over the years. I love, absolutely love, the taste of Coca-Cola (and Diet Coke — I’m actually equal opportunity as far as the two are concerned). Naturally, I sometimes have a hard time moderating things in my life and my love for all things Coca-Cola has at times developed into a full-stage caffeine addiction, with withdrawal symptoms and everything. We’re talking four D.C.s per day addiction. It keeps me going through the day, but the side effects are terrible: I get the inevitable crashes, my hands and feet are always freezing because of the reduced circulation effect it has, and I don’t sleep well.

When caffeine’s out of the picture, I have a much more even energy level throughout the day and I sleep wonderfully, and my hands and feet aren’t cold This is an ongoing battle and I don’t necessarily think I will ever COMPLETELY eliminate caffeine (for example, traveling this week has required it a few times); but, I will be aiming to go for long (like months-long) stretches without it!

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:42 +0000

PS, Phil — Why no caffeine? Don’t you live in the land of Blue Bottle?

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:09:57 +0000

Thanks Evan. I’m pretty sure I know which activity you mean!

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:52:00 +0000

Great post my friend. I loved your realization that “I have always been happiest when I’m either running or around runners.” Replace “running”/”runners” with another, similar gerund/noun combination, and you might be describing me.