congrats Lo0p! You're my inspiration on how to keep moving forward.

corkit

The exponential decay trendline just doesn't seem to fit. This, even with my intercept set at what I *think* was close to accurate.

Thanks corkit and bob but I don't think I'm anywhere near declaring 'success.' I'm right in the middle of an ongoing experiment. You could wish me luck though!

Neural Ned here: my Nal is at the post office, I'll pick it up in ~48 hrs and get started.

All this data... this is Really Good Stuff. I don't know what I'm thanking you for just yet, but thanks in advance.

-NN

Sometimes when I track my order to the post office with usps.com and it's going to be delivered the next day I just drive down there and say: "I think you've got a package for me..."

We've got all kinds of neat data stuff around here. Here's a good one we did a while ago, check this out: http://www.thesinclairmethod.net/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=690&p=8819&hilit=beautiful+extinction+curve&sid=1b6043236addc815c0b49e2de8342bd5&sid=1b6043236addc815c0b49e2de8342bd5#p8819

Hey Ned, you want in on the Members Weekly Update Google Spreadsheet? http://www.thesinclairmethod.net/community/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=755&sid=1b6043236addc815c0b49e2de8342bd5

Yes, I see. An R² correlation coefficient of below 2 is essentially saying no correlation.

However, the thread that you referred to afterward begins by showing my initial progress and then my progress through my initial extinction. My correlation to an exponential decay curve, pre-extinction was dismal. Post-extinction, the curve becomes more and more correlated with an exponential decay curve. Mine will never be perfect, nor will yours be, because of that hump that exists post-honeymoon effect. And your hump is much more pronounced than mine was. (That sentence doesn't sound good out of context).

I did a monthly graph of your numbers thus far:


Still, a poor correlation, even if I estimate numbers into your future months it'll never be a good correlation to an exponential decay. Of course you are still in the early days of extinction, so who knows what the numbers will actually be.

Bob

Thanks bob. I think I'd like to try that program you were talking about before... the graphing one. I doubt I'll ever be able to make sense of my units, but I'd like to try.

Eureqa

Bob

Week 22:


It was my full intention to get drunk on Christmas Eve. I tried...and failed. Six drinks over the course of the day and I got tired and went to sleep. I haven't been drunk since mid-November.

My body is now fully adapted to my nutritional protocol and I'm burning fat like a freight train on fire. I'm on target for my sub 10% body fat goal by sometime early or mid-February.

I guess I have to correct some earlier statements I made regarding cravings. I do get them sometimes as I adjust my baclofen dosage between 170-250mg/day. I could very easily (and it would be very tempting) to pound back some shots on these nights. I usually just take a prn dose and ride out the cravings though, solely because I want to stay on target for my fitness goals. Shots are about the only thing I can stomach the thought of drinking now, maybe port. Wine and beer...not anymore. TSM certainly certainly took care of that.

6 units, 6 AF

Still miss her.

edit: oh and my heads tested fine. I should get the gasket set in the mail within the next couple of days, so I should have a car again within a week or so. That is if I can remember where all the damn hoses and wires and bolts go that I had to take off to get the damn heads out!

This is a graph of my baclofen dosages for the first few weeks:


We all know that trying something like this would be incredibly irresponsible and dangerous. I have no real justification for doing this. My reason, however, was because I was going to die. I knew it and wanted it.

Don't try this at home...

Currently I'm trying to find a dose that's effective between 170 and 250mg that will still allow me to drink if I want to (for TSM) but that doesn't let cravings sneak up on me and attack me out of nowhere.

edit: actually it was 150mg where it says 250 for my first day and it was 250 the next day when I drank like 2 1/2 units...and fell asleep sober for the first time in months.