Morning rituals

[Freed Roger]

Coffee and a peak at the paper.

more part of the routine than ritual, but I've been trying cold shower (ala James Bond) for a couple weeks. First few times were brutal, but starting to look forward to the kickstart.

[cardsfansince82]

I am completely out of sorts if I don't shower. That's about the only thing I definitely require. Glad I never started on needing coffee or any other caffeine first thing.

[thrill]

I've been trying cold shower (ala James Bond) for a couple weeks.

Haha I did the same thing when I was a kid after reading the Bond books. Hot as you can take followed by cold as you can take.

[Molly]

Wouldn't throw me out of sorts but the cats wouldn't be happy. They get fed as soon as I get up

[Arthur Dent]

My morning ritual is sleeping as long as possible. I wish I could get up to make a real breakfast and generally prepare myself mentally, as I am happier on the rare occasions I am able to do this, but I just can't seem to really manage it with any regularity.

[Freed Roger]

I've been trying cold shower (ala James Bond) for a couple weeks.

Haha I did the same thing when I was a kid after reading the Bond books. Hot as you can take followed by cold as you can take.

If you google, you'd probably find some hucksters (Timothy Ferriss etc) shilling versions of it. Cold thermogenesis etc. But it seems like there is scientific logic to it,

I don't do the extreme hot and alternating hot/cold, but I do start warm and throttle is colder. Cold turkey is too much a shock/stress.

[wart57]

One of my main rituals every morning is to stop and get a Mt. Dew

How can you drink soda in the morning? If I do that, pretty much without fail, my digestive system produces an explosive reaction.

My late morning ritual...

[StL Dan]

I have to have food in the morning. If not, I'm a grouchy sonofabeech. Just can't deal with not having food for at least 15-16 straight hours, which is how much time elapses between a late dinner and lunch hour the next day.

[33anda3rd]

Tuesday morning I had a bunch of stuff to do and got a late start so I didn't have my first coffee until like 1:30. Usually I make it at home, but I grabbed this one in public. This triggered the normal biological stuff that the first coffee of the day triggers, putting me in the horrifying position of having to poop in public.

I should stick to my routine.

[StL Dan]

Coffee, esp strong black coffee, is an excellent laxative.