Sunday, July 22, 2018

STABLE AT LAST

Here's my cocktail at night:
-SARCOSINE (aka Methyl glycine)
-Jigsaw Magnesium
-Whole Food Vitamin C
-Vitamin E as succinate
-Syntol Probiotics

Morning cocktail:
-ADHS (adrenal modulator)
-Ultimate B complex
-B12 + molybdenum (together)
- Methyl Folate + DMG + BHMT 8 nucleotide (together)

Occasional:
-Glutamine
-Liver Beef

Current State:
Sarcosine is the one treatment that I cannot do without!  I'm screwed if it ever goes off the market.  Without it, I will get the flu-like malaise from just a micro dose of some of the above the treatments, which is necessary to get in balance.  There is indeed a substitute product for all the others that serves the same purpose but not the Sarcosine.   With the Sarcosine, what will happen if I forget to take one of those?  Yes, I will feel a difference but it won't be killer.  I'll get through a standard issue workout but can't do a hard tempo.

Now, the biggest difference in the last few weeks is this:  ALL MY DOSES ARE FLEXIBLE!!  Not very long ago, if I took just a bit more than the dose that I need, I would feel the same flu-like malaise. Just 1 accidental extra pill was a trigger.  Not so now.  Yes, there is a specific amount of each that I need BUT there is no additional benefit NOR ill-effects from taking extra!  For example, it doesn't matter if I take 400 mcg of Methyl folate or 2400 mcg Methyl Folate.  I will feel and perform about the same.  THAT IS YUGE!  Barring an unexpected relapse or something stupid like a caffeine binge, I expect to be stable going forward.

Training:
Like I said, I am a far cry from the sub-1:30 performer that I was but with steady training, improvements will come.  Let's say I do 20 miles from M-F then add 15 on the weekend and maintain it for several months, I believe I can get below 1:40 by the end of the year and maintain it at least until I am in my early 40s.  A standard issue pace of 8:30-9:00 is probably a little slow but it's best to err on the side of caution at least for the time being.  Another difference maker will be regular tempo and interval workouts.

Trips:
If everything goes according to plan, I will have 37 states completed plus DC by the end of the year.  It will take 9 trips to complete the remaining 13 states.  Perhaps I can finish by 2021 but I'd like to go international for my 40th in 2020 so the projected completion will be November 2022 in Hawaii.

Life;
I intend to move into a condo when my apartment lease expires.  Once I get settled in, assuming I am still stable, I am going on the dating market. Nobody is perfect but I will not settle for less than an excellent match.

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