plenzmd1 Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 And i celebrated by completing a half ironman. Thats a 1.2m swim, 56m bike, and 13.1 m run. Did it in White Lake NC, and the conditions were brutal (94 and very windy and humid), so didn't hit my goal time, but not many people did!! But ,I got across the finish on my feet , and was damn proud of myself. I wanted to post this in this thread, http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?...&hl=chantix but it would not let me. Seems like yesterday I was trying quit..man if I can do it, anybody on this board that is thinking about it can, and I am serious about that. Weighed 226 at my heaviest back then and huffed and puffed getting up a flight of steps, now weigh 184 and can propel my fat behind 70.3 miles on my own power Time for many of these tonight as I cook our Mothers Day meal
Fezmid Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 Congrats!!! I've never smoked, but my wife used to and I know quitting for her was really tough! Glad you kicked it!
The Poojer Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 Good job man! Never smoked, but I hear it is brutal to quit...and congrats on the iron man....
BuffaloBill Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 plenzmd1 congrats to you. These aree accomplishments that are absolutely worthy of recognition.
CowgirlsFan Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 Congrats GREAT!!! 20 yrs for my Mom. Keep up the good work!!!
The Big Cat Posted May 9, 2010 Posted May 9, 2010 Awesome! I remember your first thread about half marathons, you have every reason to be proud!
rockpile Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 I quit smoking cigaettes in 1994 and do not miss it at all. I DO have 3 or 4 cigars a YEAR at tailgates, or some other fitting occasion, but have zero urge to do it regularly. Quitting cigarettes was the hardest thing I ever did. I started smoking when I was about 13 because it was cool (duh) and continued for just over three decades. Congrats!
Wooderson Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Congrats! I've never been a regular smoker, just one or two on occasion but I've heard how extremely difficult it is to stop. Keep up the good work!
plenzmd1 Posted May 10, 2010 Author Posted May 10, 2010 Thank you to all for the kind words. My main motivation for this thread was to let folks know you can quit. Not trying to be preachy, as Chef said "if ya got em smoke em", but dam it feels good to be in shape again!!!
Beerball Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 And i celebrated by completing a half ironman. Thats a 1.2m swim, 56m bike, and 13.1 m run. Did it in White Lake NC, and the conditions were brutal (94 and very windy and humid), so didn't hit my goal time, but not many people did!! But ,I got across the finish on my feet , and was damn proud of myself. Congratulations plenz! Really outstanding accomplishment.
Rubes Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Wow, that's amazing! I can hardly believe it's the same guy smokin it up with us at the Port O'Call in Salt Lake.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Thank you to all for the kind words. My main motivation for this thread was to let folks know you can quit. Not trying to be preachy, as Chef said "if ya got em smoke em", but dam it feels good to be in shape again!!! I quit the cancer sticks back in August of last year. I gained a LOT of weight when I did that I'm now in the process of losing. But ya, it feels great to not be a slave to the nicotine anymore.
plenzmd1 Posted May 10, 2010 Author Posted May 10, 2010 I quit the cancer sticks back in August of last year. I gained a LOT of weight when I did that I'm now in the process of losing. But ya, it feels great to not be a slave to the nicotine anymore. Awesome Joe..I know the smoking was something we both chose to do..but damn it feels like such an accomplishment quitting the buggers. Wow, that's amazing! I can hardly believe it's the same guy smokin it up with us at the Port O'Call in Salt Lake And to you Dr. Rubes, yes I really did quit LOL. I bet that Sunday I had a good 10 smokes in that 3 hr stretch of a game, friggen Bills always made me smoke more, stress inducing bastages LOL!!!
bills_fan Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Awesome Joe..I know the smoking was something we both chose to do..but damn it feels like such an accomplishment quitting the buggers. Question for you...did you start an exercise program at the same time as quitting? I've been thinking about quitting myself, but work a fairly sedentary job and have two little ones at home (leaving less time than I would like for an exercise program). You quit and lost weight. Was that part of the plan and were the two co-dependent? Also, did you use any aid (like Chantix, the patch etc.) or go cold turkey? Thanks in advance for your resposne.
LeviF Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 Question for you...did you start an exercise program at the same time as quitting? I've been thinking about quitting myself, but work a fairly sedentary job and have two little ones at home (leaving less time than I would like for an exercise program). You quit and lost weight. Was that part of the plan and were the two co-dependent? Also, did you use any aid (like Chantix, the patch etc.) or go cold turkey? Thanks in advance for your resposne. That extra 15 years is really appealing, huh?
bills_fan Posted May 10, 2010 Posted May 10, 2010 That extra 15 years is really appealing, huh? Figured there was a margin or error of at least 10 years.
plenzmd1 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Posted May 11, 2010 Question for you...did you start an exercise program at the same time as quitting? I've been thinking about quitting myself, but work a fairly sedentary job and have two little ones at home (leaving less time than I would like for an exercise program). You quit and lost weight. Was that part of the plan and were the two co-dependent? Also, did you use any aid (like Chantix, the patch etc.) or go cold turkey? Thanks in advance for your resposne. In terms of the quitting, I think I ,like every other smoker tried every imaginable way to quit, cold turkey, patches, Chantix, hypnosis etc. Then a friend who had quit told me to get this book."The Easy way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr. The book is great, changes your mind set on why you smoke, does not try to scare with you pictures of black lings etc. As a matter of fact, you should take about two weeks to read the book, smoke the entire time you are reading it, and there are points in the book where you are instructed to go outside and smoke right then and there. When done with the book, you will have one last smoke and say"I am done, that was the last smoke of my life" and thats it. You are now an ex smoker, no patch, no chantix, no extra pounds etc. I can tell you that I know of 6 other people have read the book, and I know 5 have quit and stayed quit for at least a year now, the 6th is a member here and not sure if has stayed quit or not. Either way, over 80% success in a stop smoking method is unheard of...and the best thing is it really does make it easier than you think it could ever be. Here is the guys website http://allencarr.com/central/ And his book on amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1402718616 And yes, I planned the exercise from the start. Amazing how much better sleep you get when you stop smoking, so getting up in the AM before my kids were up was easy and I still had way more energy throughout the day then when i was smoking and getting two more hrs in bed.
Recommended Posts