The older I get, the more I see that some aspects of my life that once seemed crazy are now the norm.
If you read my blog regularly, my Dear Friend, undoubtedly, you know what things once seemed crazy for me and have now become the norm. First of all, it is intermittent fasting. I wrote the current text on the 29th of August, 2025, while being forty years old. I have been doing intermittent fasting since Christmas 2020. For the first thirty-five years of my life, I never imagined I would give up eating breakfast and dinner in the same way as I gave up drinking alcohol in 2018. Today, I do not eat earlier than 7 p.m. Oftentimes, I eat even later than 7 p.m. This lifestyle change has brought me numerous health benefits and a sense of control over my eating habits.
Another crazy thing I do is expose my body to cold.
Since April 2021, I’ve been taking cold showers. Also, since Fall/Winter season 2021/2022, I’ve been exposing my body to cold walking in summer clothes in freezing temperatures. For thirty-six years of my life, I’ve never thought about taking cold showers. Moreover, I was afraid of the cold and pain. Overcoming this fear and adapting to these changes was not easy, but it was worth it. Today, I cherish cold and pain. This journey of overcoming fear has not only changed my mindset but also made me feel more resilient and empowered. Of course, it is not obvious and quite understandable not only for you, my Dear Friend, but also for me. Still, I know I have changed my mindset.
Regarding feeling pain and doing a crazy thing, another unobvious activity is rucking, that is, walking with a heavy rucksack.
For today, my record is walking with a weight of 37.5 kg (83 lbs) on my back and shoulders. In general, people tend to decrease the weight of their rucksack mainly for their convenience. I feel I went totally opposite, not only in walking with a heavyweight on my back, but also in terms of exposing my body to cold and eating only during the evenings. These practices are not about suffering, but about pushing my limits and embracing discomfort as a means of personal growth.
