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@cate - it probably is easier... but I have been smoking on-and-off for 6 years or so. The good thing is that I have managed to quit several times, the bad thing is that I somehow pick the habit up again and again. This time I am motivated to quit again (I know I can do that) and, when that is done, I will take a step further and make myself less sensitive to starting again.

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About losing weight: I don't see any results on the scale now (weight loss is really going in a saw-like pattern for me... I can be 96 kg one day, and 93 kg the next day).

I am sure that I did burn calories more than I ate. You may have noticed that I don't really count calories, I just estimate it. This works quite well for me, at least so far.

I expect to weigh around 92.5 in a few days, perfectly on schedule.
 
Brrr, tobacco! I'm an addiction waiting to happen so I'm glad I never got starting on that particular vice. I'm sure you can do it as continuing to smoke wouldn't fail to influence your endurance in the long run.
 
Yeah, tobacco is disgusting. That's what my mind thinks, but my body now agrees with that statement as well. The cravings have stopped, I have no desire to smoke today. Didn't expect this to happen so quickly.

I look forwards to my lungs regenerating themselves over the next weeks and months. I expect my endurance to be 10% better in a month, and to get 15-20% better in total. Yeah, it makes this much of a difference, and this is really noticable in daily life and while exercising. I have quit before and I have noticed it.

Also, I have been thinking of my weight loss goals. My goal was somewhat vague, "sub 80 kg", but I think I will try to set a more precise goal (that I am still willing to change when it makes sense to do so, of course). My most important goal is making a sustainable lifestyle change, in terms of my nutrition, exercise, among other things. Weight loss is just the result of this goal. But still I also want to have a number. I guess I like having a mark to aim for.
Without having any recent measurements with my body fat percentage, it is hard to estimate what goal I should aim for. 11 years ago, when I was really fit, I was about 75 kg. I may have gained some muscle since then, but I remember being quite strong, and I don't really see significant strength gains, at least when it comes to my arms. So, my goal will be to reach 75 kg (165 pounds). When I reach that weight, I will shift to maintenance for 6 months or so, and after that I may build some muscle (5-10 kg).

So, enough fitness goals to keep me occupied for at least a year.
 
Those are some tough goals! But seeing how determined and in control you are I can absolutely see you do it. I don't even feel the need to tell you to adjust your goal upward should your strength or endurance suffer. Even though I just did :p
 
@LaMaria - Thanks for your encouragement and your advice! ;)

@Andrej - That is great man! It's going well! I quit smoking 9 days ago and I quit drinking yesterday (even though I did not consume excessive amounts). Among other benefits, these choices help me save a lot of money and improve my health. The next step is to quit caffeine, for different reasons, like saving more money and hopefully to improve my sleep.

So, it seems that I am becoming some kind of monk :p.
 
I have not made any progress in the last 2 weeks, I may even have gained a little (one or two pounds at most). When my tooth was pulled, I tried to continue exercising, but after a few days I had to stop to take a break. I picked up exercising, but not as serious as I used to do it. I think it is time to get back on track! I will go running now, planning to do at least 10 km. From now on, I will do some kind of exercise at least 6 days of the week. I will switch between different kinds of activities, including running, cycling, swimming, walking, kayaking and strength training.
 
Hey, you stopped smoking, meaning you're burning up to 300 kcal a day less than you used to! Don't be too hard ob yourself; you're building a future for yourself.
 
:iagree: with LaMa Tri. Well done on giving up smoking. Try not to give yourself such a hard time. You are doing really well!
 
@LaMaria @cate - Thanks, I am glad that I managed to quit! I will try not to be too hard on myself! ;)
Every now and then I get this fighting spirit (as seems to be the case now), and then I am able to make a lot of positive changes in a short time. When this happens, I sometimes get a bit overambitious, pushing myself so far that it becomes too heavy and, subsequently, I lose my motivation, causing me to slip back into my old (bad) habits. This could mean that I am worse off than when I started, sometimes I am just a little bit better off, but it's definitely a very inefficient and frustrating way to (try to) make progress. It's better to take it a bit slower, and to allow myself to get used to the changes that I made so far, and take a next step when this has become the new normal.

I mean, in the last weeks I not only quit smoking, but I also quit coffee, alcohol and fast food. It is doable, but it does take some willpower to refrain from consuming these things, and at least as important, to find alternative products/behaviors/activities that can function as substitutes and to get comfortable with them.

So, that said, I will not set new goals for the coming weeks. I want to be successful in what I am attempting to change now.
 
Thx! :)

I ran 10 km yesterday, as well as a bit of strength exercise (like 5 minutes). I did another 10 km the day before. Today I am going cycling, tomorrow another 10 kilometer run.
 
You are on right track for sure :D.Keep going and you will reach your goal eventually. It took me 12months for mine
 
Hi Andrej! Thanks! :) Good to hear that it is going well over there. Some time ago you wrote that you lost 9 kg in 9 months... how did it go after that? Are you done now?
 
IAmGoingToTri said:
Hi Andrej! Thanks! :) Good to hear that it is going well over there. Some time ago you wrote that you lost 9 kg in 9 months... how did it go after that? Are you done now?
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well I reached my goal i got to 82kilos. And no I am not done. I will be done when I die. I will train forever. It will be my routine.
Now I am building muscles. I fell in low with Bar(not what you mean :D no alchohol) with training bar :D
 
Which is how it should be, to my mind. I always end up slipping back into sitting too much and eating even more but I only really feel alive when I work out regularly.
 
LaMaria. I am one hella cheater. I do exercise everyday. But I dont eat really well. I tell myself I will start eating good today. than I eat good for a week than I start eating crap again. That is my life and I cant change it. But I am trying to kill bad foods with exercise. And that is hard. But its working(slowly)
 
:) I tend to eat decently and work out for a couple of weeks, then derail both food and exercise for a week or two... If I´d stick with at least one of them I´d probably be fit, lean and healthy already :p O well, I´ll get it right one of these days.
 
Good to hear that you reached your goal Andre and that you moved on to the next one! Building muscles is also my next goal after losing weight, curious to know how it will go for you! Have you already made some gains?

@LaMaria - I also tend to do the same, both my exercise and my eating routine are sometimes really good and healthy, and in other weeks less good... and occasionally really crappy. Over time, however, the lows become less bad and shorter, as more and more good habits stick and bad habits are removed. It is a very slow process, but I trust that I can make significant changes if I just take it step-by-step. From all the research I have done into losing weight/becoming healthy, and all the people I have spoken with, I have learnt that this is the way to do it.
 
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