Smoking...

Does anyone here smoke cigrarettes but are also trying to lose weight? And are also going to the gym? i was just wondering if anyone else smokes and goes to the gym because it seems crazy to me. I wish I could stop smoking though.. and loose weight!... what a wonderful day that would be :)

No, but you can do it !

Sounds like you have several mindsets and patterns to break. I hope you have a good support group. Someone to talk to.

Best wishes!

No, but you can do it !

Sounds like you have several mindsets and patterns to break. I hope you have a good support group. Someone to talk to.

Best wishes!

Definitely still a smoker - doesnt work out so great after a run... unfortunately even though I cough up a lung practically after a work out, I can't help but want one...

I smoke and I am trying to lose weight.  I don't go to a gym, the closest is more than 45 min away.  I mostly hike (I live in the Smokies) and do other outdoor activities.  I am having a really hard time.  I know I should quit, but right now I feel like I can only change one thing.  I would rather lose weight now, that way I will know how to get rid of the extra pounds when I finally quit.

I am just getting started into trying to drop the extra pounds after quitting smoking. I figured I should tackle that first since it seemed harder. 26 days smoke free now by using chantix and ready to tackle the weight. Quitting makes the exercise easier, but not the diet portion. I went about 2 weeks after quitting of eating a ton of junk food. There's downfalls to both, but I figured if I could quit smoking I could definitely handle the weight issue. It's making this a little easier to get started. Good luck! You'll know what's right for you. Keep it up and remember one thing at a time!

YES! I am all of those things and it makes life a living hell sometimes. I am trying to loose wieght, quit smoking, and get to the gym. My girlfriend is fighting the same issues too. ALL are tough goals by themselves and are impossible together. I'm going to do it though. And so can you. Here's my notes so far ...

• Manage your expectations ... Strive for perfection, but do not create so much stress for yourself that a minor failure is enough cause go on a negative binge. Quiting all things cold turkey IS NOT A REASONABLE EXPECTATION! Work on "practicing" getting better at your choices over time.
• Prioritize your vices ... I've been going around in circles with this for over a year now. I started with the smoke quit, then fell off the wagon. I started the workouts, then fell off the wagon. I dieted and lost 10 pounds, then fell off the wagon. I realized that for me my level of fatigue was a subtle thing that nudged me toward being lazy. It's easy to make the bad choice of hanging out in the garage smoking if you're too tired to do anything else right? So that's what I did almost every night. I realized that I had less of an urge on the weekends though. Why? No coffee on the weekends. SO ... I chose to quit coffee first. It was a very painful week. On a day to day basis though I feel better now that I do not drink coffee. I get the coffee urge, but now I KNOW for sure that it was something that made me feel worse, not better, so I don't do it any more. Next I identified soda/sugar in drinks as a minor diet goal. After I licked that (by learning how to add water to sugary drinks, quiting ALL soda, & learning how to drink water at work) ... I moved on to improving the diet by starting the calorie count. I've lost 8 pounds this week alone. Success breeds success. Figure out which vices you should really quit first & the rest will slowly fall like dominoes.
• Have a mantra of change ... what is the one thing that you can remember to tell yourself everyday that CONVICES you to make good choices even when you don't want to? For me it is that "I am no longer interested in feeling better right now." (I always regret it tomorrow.) I then ask myself if I made any choices today that will make tomorrow better. This works for me because I needed to make tomorrow as important as today. It's easier to make bad choices when you're not worried about the consequences isn't it?

I think it all works if your priorities are in line with your expectations. When it makes sense your mantra has the power to tune out the static and keep the focus tuned in.

I hope you've been doing well.

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I'm a smoker training for a half marathon!...which is either really stupid or really hardcore, I haven't decided yet.  Anyway, I have a lot of friends who used to smoke who said once they started working out, drinking less, and eating better their desire to smoke got less and less until they quit.  So there's that.

As for me, I like to smoke.  I enjoy it and I also enjoy running. I have cut back a lot on the cigarettes, but honestly I'm not worried about it right now.  I'm not ready to quit, but I am ready to run.  That is a huge deal for me.  That is what I'm focusing on.  Also, slappymax has great advice!  Thanks buddy!

I quit smoking a few weeks ago, but I've slipped up a few times.  Just hanging in there and not beating myself up too much and start counting again each time I do it.