The nasty cigs have got to go

Oct 18 2008 09:03

Saturday the 18th.

The week went okay except for the smoking. The weekend was typically a heavy beer drinking time and last night was kind of tough. I am determined to give up the cigs but allowing myself a little "adjustment" time while I concentrate on NO BEER. I did decide I would give myself a break and have beer on Sundays with football but only if i've had a good week and exercised at least once a day Mon-Fri. So far this week I qualify and maybe this will be incentive to stick with it. 1 more week with the cigs. A week from Monday...my re-quit day!

The first day of the rest of my life

Oct 13 2008 14:24

Okay...today is the day. The rest of my life begins on October 13th, 2008.

Back in about 1992 or 1993 I did Atkins and exercised. My efforts resulted in me dropping down to about 170 pounds or so. I was so very unhappy with that weight but I would love to weigh that now. I did begin exercising pretty consistently about 2 years ago. I have lost about 20 to 30lbs and waivered between. Right now I am at 20lbs down from my heaviest weight back in 2006. I have gained about 10lbs in the last 6 weeks, resulting from not exercising since vacation the 1st week of September and being off track for 2 additional business trips since vacation.

Obviously I need to really alter my eating to go with that, but I think it is the beer (Budlight lime..yum) more than anything that stalls my progress.

For the first time I am endeavoring to leave the bad habits, smoking and drinking, behind. I quit smoking last year in August but started again about 2 weeks ago. I bought 3 packs in those 2 weeks (I was a pack a day smoker prior to August 2007). After just a couple of days of smoking a few a day I had a productive cough, a sore throat and other cold like symptoms. No way the cause was anything but smoking...right?

So...time to stop killing myself. I start today.

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The nasty cigs have got to go

The first day of the rest of my life