I have the same with feeling less gray. It’s incredible.
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Day 26 checking in 
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I had my first hard hitting urge in a while today. I hit it back harder. I cannot, EVER return to the evil of PMO - to that life. I will live the life that I want, be the man who I want to be, right this instant and forever more. I must be for those around me.
We all are or have been prisoners of PMO, and if we don’t break out ourselves it will be a life sentence. Let’s break one another out 
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excellent study. Focused well. But only 4 hours - I am struggling to get this up and must be brutally honest with myself and get it done. Do not let ego build (I feel as though I have let that happen) To improve is to change. I must change. I could have done another 2 hours certainly in the afternoon. That would be 6/7 hour goal.
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every set to failure in workout, with side kicking practice in between. The improvement was noticeable. I could have been more focused with my kicking (e.g. trying harder to use proper footwork 100% of the time). Improvements from my workouts have been very noticeable. The fruits of discipline.
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Bed at the correct time also. This is benefitting me greatly.
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This is a path that also revolves around humility, as around other virtues. Pride is the enemy of humility and can make you commit actions that deeply undermine the path we are all taking. Pride is an enemy that should not be underestimated. Pride has many subtle ways to distort the meaning of the path we are taking, suggested directly by the ego to the heart and often we are not immediately aware that the concepts have been slightly distorted by the ego but that small difference can be a poison along the path and in the long run it can lead to saying: “The path is not that useful, it is not that worth it.” You have to be very careful with the ego.
The ego can also lead to destructive and heated discussions against other people and as I said before, peace must be the steady shoulder that helps you throughout the path.
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The guilt of going to sleep late but especially of waking up late, with the awareness of having wasted a day, can be a guilt that devastates the heart, which feels so much pain that resisting the impulses becomes extremely difficult. It is vitally important to wake up early, waking up early puts you in a great mood and above all going out with the morning sun, gives you so much energy and desire to break through the path, a super desire to win the battle.
You are strong, I will cheer for you, do not let facing a new day be so difficult. Think positive and attack intrusive thoughts, whatever their nature! The desire to win and crush the newly born thoughts will significantly lower the difficulty of the path.
Think of the path as an angel that protects you and that each day spent in this way is an additional protective veil from negative thoughts.
Imagine the accumulated days as if they were a promise of protection and success. You are not alone, you have the accumulated days that cover your back. And then you will make those who read your progress happy.
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Think that the journey itself is fun and not just the destination is beautiful, this concept also applies to those who go to the gym to train. Those who focus only on what the destination will be and find the journey boring, will sooner or later abandon it. Instead, you must convince yourself that the journey itself is already a pleasure and fun, dopamine must not be released only when you reach the destination but also during the journey and the journey itself must be a reward and a source of pleasure for you.
Speaking to people who are just starting out, the thought that “sooner or later I will empty my full balls and proudly show the woman how much I have accumulated.” is a thought that I had years ago at the beginning but that denotes the fact that these people have not understood the importance of this path that does not only consist of accumulating energy to do what is useful and productive but in the long term will bring very significant changes in the personality and that will make this person much, much, much better both with others and with himself, in many aspects and that will make their life beautiful and an experience to live to the fullest.
Day 9/10 Check-in: 
Ladies and “gentlemen (badge 18 days)”, the ninth day of NoFap went with a bang! 
. I feel very euphoric! 
Dealt with throwing away thoughts as they pass! Not a single drop of semen was lost!
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Daily check in day 19/365
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I’m spending my days as I should but I have a problem:
I can’t stop eating. I feel the lack of something that wants to come out, that desire for relapse stifled at birth, I don’t even give it a margin of ground, completely stifled but I feel something is missing, it’s a very disturbing sensation. Please help me.
I’m often out on the street with the hidden desire to meet women. Before I was often at home, now I can’t go home but in the meantime I stifle the desire and eat much more than normal. Please help me to no longer feel the lack of dopamine given by the relapse.
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Food encourages dopamine, much like PMO does. But I am not going to pretend to understand neurochemistry - it is often oversimplified and so beware of blanket explanations. Food is very important to our brains and so when PMO leaves perhaps your brain is replacing it with food. If you are exercising intensely then perhaps you have genuine hunger, but if you are eating out of boredom then be strict with yourself so that a new weed does not grow in place of PMO (or strengthen PMO). My best advice is to identify if the hunger is genuine, and if not, be strict :).
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Day 27 checking in .
I have decided to rest today. I have studied every single day for the last 27 days for a good number of focused hours each, and I will not use this as an excuse for rest but rather as an explanation as to why my brain is struggling to absorb information (I did not go outside the house yesterday, perhaps this contributed). I still studied for 2 hours.
I am pleased that I could rest and still destroy urges. I can live my life free from PMO no matter the circumstance, as everyone can.
Keep strong bros . Through strength we’ve got this . When will you quit and live the life you want?
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Is not genuine. I will be strict with food.
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Daily check in day 20/365
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Day 10/10 Check-in: 
Despite the result I feel emotionally a bit down and I don’t understand what this feeling is. On top of that yesterday I had no control over food. I want to have a smile again. Yesterday no photos and no dwelling on exciting thoughts but it was hard to take control of my impulse to eat. I really need more encouragement. The whole journey seems to be gaining weight. 
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Day 4/7 days check-in
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The battle is hard for me also. Do not be discouraged. Keep your chin up, and continue your fight. You will be so so much better on the other side. You must go all out to fight it, and you will win . I assure you, if you try your hardest.
I came very VERY close to “peeking” (the same as a relapse) but knew that that is a surefire way to death. To a ruined future and to a COMPLETELY wasted effort for freedom.
If I am to escape, I am to escape RIGHT NOW. NO TURNING BACK. NO “ONE MORE TIME”! This is my trial, right now. I know it is. I MUST PASS THIS TRIAL. For my future, and for the future of those whom I love .
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I will absolutely do my best!
I started this journey as a beginner in January 2021. In mid-2021 I had completely given up for four years! Until 10 days ago, but that’s enough now! I won’t make the same mistake! Now I’m no longer a beginner and I have to defeat this damned demon! Only in this way will I no longer be a slave to the senses and my life will have meaning!
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We will fight for a life worth living . And if we do so, we will live that life
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I did about 2 hours of rowing today. My mood has gone up significantly and now reading that 10 is beautiful. 
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