Exercise/Smoking.

So I decided to give up the cancer sticks and I am replacing them with the nicotine gum and the gym.  I have not had a cigarette in about ten days.   I have the membership for several months but have not gone only for this past week.  It has been difficult but not impossible.  When I was young I did martial arts for over ten years.  As the weight came on I still did martial arts until I decided not to go back.  As I got older I was very heavy 360 lbs but I would still go on my bike rides and I would manage because of my prior training in martial arts but I was not healthy.  And it was not a safe choice since I was so heavy and I would not eat healthy.  I have decided that I am going to reach a goal that is a healthy weight for me and I am  not going to do it by following a diet alone.  It will have to be hard work, dedication and life style changes.  I am dealing with hypothyroidism which its being treated along with arthritis.  What a better way than to incorporate exercise and healthy eating habits.  Keep me in your prayers..  Who knows I might go back to martial arts..lol....

Thanks,

Santos

 Congrats! What a huge goal and accomplishment so far!  You should be proud. Simply being thin doesnt make you healthy and it looks like you are well on your way to become a well rounded healthy person - that's what this journey is all about. Go you!

Thank you very much.  I know its not going to be easy but I know I can do it.  This website is a powerful tool along with the surgery and the correct frame of mind. 

Regards,

Santos

Good going! 

I gave up smoking over a year ago. Probably the best thing I've ever done for my health, really! I love not being tied to those damn things! It's done wonders for my cardiovascular system and my lungs! I probably couldn't exercise the way I do, if I were still smoking!

Congratulations! What you're doing isn't easy and I stand up and cheer, yell and stamp my feet for you! It takes guts to get off the cigarettes. YOU ROCK!

Keep up the great work!

Hello Kairk,

    Thank you.  LOL..  I like that "Yell and stamp my feet for you".  I know you understand what those cigarettes do to us.  But I am fighting strong and giving it all I have and more.

Thanks again,

Santos