Today

Today marks 2 weeks on Chantix. I get cravings and some are much worse than others, like right now. Usually I just have a cup of tea and it passes but it's not going away so I figured I'd write a post to deter my mind.

I've been pushing the scale down little by little, not as much as Nick O., but not to bad. I need to get back to the gym REGULARLY. I've been pushing it off because the smoking was holding me back big time. I should be good to go back full speed again soon.

We're Bringing Sexy Back!

I have been doing a little but not enough to keep myself on track. I'll try to post at least once a week to keep myself in check.

I started using Chantix (the quit smoking pill) because all previous efforts have failed me. I'm on day two and my quit date is Monday so we'll see how this goes. I really do want to quit, each time I've truly wanted to quit. I just hope this is the final nail in that coffin.

As Jon stated I am going to be playing for the Chicago Riot. This will be my first time ever playing rugby. I've watched rugby but never played it. It's a physically demanding sport and I know it will help me in my efforts to get and stay healthy. I am very excited to start hitting people again.

I am signing up for my first 5k since the Cougar 5k fell through and I wasn't ready any way. I am signing up for the Run to Remember, a 5k benefiting the families of fallen CPD heroes. I will be there even if I have to walk part I'll finish the race and have one under my belt. I hope this will motivate me even more to compete harder, train harder and finish more races.

Well that's what's going on in a nutshell. Deuces!

Minor Update from Quitomzilla

There is a nice add-on for your Firefox browser to help you quit smoking. It's a nice little app that will tell you how much you've saved and how long it's been since you quit.

Here are my stats: I haven't smoked for 1 week, 2 days and 18 hours, saving 195.39 cigarettes and $48.84 .

Here is the link: Quitomzilla

I Can Only Speak for Myself

I don't know how everyone else's past 2 and a half months went but mine sucked. I failed miserably in any attempt to stay or become healthy. It's time to start again.

I got myself a personal trainer to help me get to where I want to be. One day a week I will be meeting with "Ben," who will be kicking my ass and making sure the rest of the week I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. You should see the print out they gave me. If I stick to the program I'm gonna look like an effing beast.

I went grocery shopping to to buy the necessary food stuffs. BORING! But I'm pretty good at the cooking thing so I hope to make it easy. Oh and Aldi's makes it really easy to eat really good for really cheap. I got 6 pork chops, 4 pieces of salmon, 8 flavored tuna packs, 12 cans of chicken, 2 bags of almonds, a whole bunch of frozen fruit, jello cups, vitamins, a big tub of yogurt and some other crap for like 60 bucks. Try doing that anywhere else. All the old food and crap around the house, yeah that's been removed. Out with the old in with the new.

I am going to stop being a sissy and not smoke another cigarette. I need to have self control if I am going to stick with this. If I can't not smoke, I can't do any of this.

I am motivated. I am ready. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

I guess you can call it progress

Well just like jay i have gone way south on the running portion of the plan. I havn't run in about two weeks but i still feel pretty damn good about myself. Its not that i am totally lazy i have been pretty busy lately and havnt had much time for running. But i willget back to the gym if not for our group goal then for my own new goal of being in shape so when i finally get a call from a Fire dept. then i wont have to kill myself training and can just go and do it. I have let good career opportunities pass me by before due to my poor fitness and i will not let it happen again.

As far as the smoking goes i am doing better. I am not longer a "full time" smoker and have only been having smokes on occasion. so if i can beat those urges on occasion then i will have this monster beat.

And to the diet or lack there of. I am not one of those people who can diet easily. I LOVE FOOD. but i also am not to worried about it because with fittness comes weightloss and im not too upset with myself and my body it could be worse but it caould also be alot better.

Anyway i am going for my written test for the Milwaukee Fire Dept on tues and we will see what comes of that and then i am off the the wis dell for thurs to sun. and then after that i have no more major plans and maybe i can get myself back on track..

Peace out,
Nick

One Step Foward, Two Steps Back

I've been trying to keep with good habits, but it seems that everything I set to do I just can't keep with it. I haven't ran for over a week now. I have been walking stairs at work but that's not going to cut it.

The smoking has gone horriably off course, and it's time I admit that I can't do it on my own. I have a doctor's appointment set for this Thursday... well actually that's today, to get a perscription for Chantix, a stop smoking aid. Hopefully that will help me on this dirty little journey.

I did take a step foward and joined a gym, so as long as I use it that will be a great asset to me. I hope that this turns out different than all those other times. It seems like it's taking the same downturn but I am determined to not let it.

Day one

Well today was officially the first day of the rest of my life or at least i hope so. I started at the gym and on my diet today.

The gym: well i think i am off to a good start i ran on the treadmill and also did some time on the eliptical and the stairmaster. Also had a good core, chest and arms workout.

The diet: well i have found out that it is not cheap to eat healthy. i spent alot of money but it is all worth it cuz i need to make some changes esspecialy the way i eat. working weird hours is no excuse to eat fast food all the time and become a fatass.

The smoking: well i think i have almost fully conqured one of my biggest deamons so i feel great about that.

Well i feel like this whole thing is possible and that i can finally start making the move to be a thiner fitter heathier me. the only thing i wish is that i had someone to workout with because this blogging helps but i would really like to have a workout partner as well. maybe we can all get together one day a week and play raquetball or something.

5K Training

I haven't smoked for 5 days, 9 hours and 42 minutes, saving 108.09 cigarettes and $24.32 .

That being said I start today with my 7 week training to run the 5k which is in 48 days. I have run a little before but never anything specific for training. Except for maybe hills and the track for football but even that had no purpose deep inside me.

I am excited, I have never run a race before and this is just a notch in my belt on the way to the marathon. I already know Jon is gonna whoop my ass because of the fact he has run these things before. I'm looking for forward to seeing what Nick has in him, he's a such great competitor and we always cause each other to take it up a notch. It seems as though Jon has caused me to try and raise the bar around him as well because he has another competitive spirit.

Lookin' Good

I played basketball with some guys from work yesterday and I thought I was gonna collapse at certain points. Looks like it'll be a weekly thing now which will be good, that kinda exercise I don't mind.

I got some hip hop workout videos which are fun and challenging as hell. I am hoping to add those in to non-run training days.

I am also looking into a Crunch Fitness membership because I get a discount from work and it's literally located across the street from the job.

Also: I haven't smoked for 1 day, 18 hours and 47 minutes, saving 35.65 cigarettes and $8.02 .