Milestones!

[Mary Kay]

4 days from 10 months smoke free! I was in Tampa for last two days and it's amazing that I didn't see one person who smoked! Smokers truly are becoming an endangered species.8-o

CES and Rose..you are both doing great! I think the 1st month is the turning point. For most of us it's the longest we have ever gone without an analog.

 

[CES]

i went for 15 years without smoking , unfortunately that was the first 15 years of my life . in the last 30-odd years, a week was as far as I made it, and it was not pretty. the person who eventually became my ex actually went out and bought a pack.... 8-o

 

[CES]

i knew i forgot something while trying to arrange the emoticons...

congrats Mary Kay- 10 months is AMAZING

 

[PatriciafromCO]

congratulations CES and Rose !!!! Excellent MaryKay Excellent.....

 

[PatriciafromCO]

sorry I keep missing Monday chat, I miss yall, keeping busy here with the animals and weather.. Still walking and running have logged 211 miles since December, Started P90X in Feb (love it) was the edge I needed to get back down to my goal weight.. lost 27lbs and 3% body weight.. so it's not true that you have to gain weight once you stop smoking...
Big hugs and everyone keep vaping....

 

[Mary Kay]

Pat..what is P90X ? Girl if you were running in a straight line you could be at one of our houses by now and sit down for a real chat!

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Hey MaryKay, woud be nice to drop in and have coffee and get into trouble with you

P90X is a 90 day fitness program , everyday is a different routine for different areas.. Just starting out I took the (lean) program which is a beginner level, there are two other higher levels with different routines each for 90 days.. I don't like injury so I just took it slow modified movements where I needed to, and wow,, great program gained alot of strength in a short amount of time and that was what I was lacking was strength building. Now that I built up strength, I can push harder in the daily routines.. I like the P90X routine lay out it's well thought out.. It can be an extreme program if your at that level of fitness, but they do everything to show you how to prevent injury, modify, take breaks and go at your level and wow suprised how quickly my body got stronger each week, to push harder the next week.. And it's fun because each day is different.

 

[Katattack]

Sometimes they call it something like fitness bootcamp?

 

[Mary Kay]

Pat, I admire you! But Girlfriend..I have reached an age where I frankly don't give a darn! Well I do..but the work involved would be more then I am willing to do! LOL

 

[Katattack]

I know it's a tiny lil milestone but today I hit the LESS than a half a pack of analogs smoked. I vaped my head off and killed a few batteries and drained a few cartos but it was worth it. I was averaging 11-15 until today.

 

[MacArthurBug]

two months+two weeks, but really I'm here bragging on the hubs. It's been exactly a month for him. He's been attached to cigs since he started. Couldn't be without them for more then a few hours. And he is doing amazing (TY V4l and Tasty Vapor!) AND all because he listned to ME so yeah bragging on myself a little too.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

Fully understand MaryKay.. MacAuthor and Katattack to me, when you find yourself with all the negative (satistics) saying you can't change. Enough negative information that it affects how you think in what you can accomplish, before you even attempt it.. It's just wrong.. Then I come here and see people like me and yall that prove it's can be accomplished. It's always uplifting to hear how everyone is doing.

 

[Trish342]

My husband and I are starting the p90x on Monday. Wish me luck....I will need it. On the 14th I will be smoke free for two months.....so I know I will breath better on this journey to get fit and feel better.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

My husband and I are starting the p90x on Monday. Wish me luck....I will need it. On the 14th I will be smoke free for two months.....so I know I will breath better on this journey to get fit and feel better.

Excellent Trish I wish you and your husband the best !!!! Lots of people on our group injured themselves in the first week and had to drop out.. I highly recomend going at your own pace at your own level.. I was very cautious and it was short term for needing to by the 2nd and 3rd week you will be amazed how much stronger you will be to push and do a little more and more.. I even added extra pm cardio (plyometrics) 3 times a week, it's advance jump training but I modified protecting my joints barely leaving the ground,, after 3 weeks,, amazed on how much stronger my joints are and I am able to really get some height..

keep in touch let me know how yall are doing....

 

[Mary Kay]

Mac, isn't it great when hubby's pay attention? Now you guys just have to fight over the juices and carto's!

 

[Trish342]

Thanks Patricia, I will let you know how it goes....We are going to start slow and just do what we can. The body is amazing and it will change.(I need mine to change a lot)

 

[bmacva]

My milestone thus far:

316 days (45 weeks, 1 day)
and
39 days (5 weeks, 4 days) from ONE YEAR!

But who's counting?

 

[Mary Kay]

Way to go!!!!! My gosh..time flys!!!
We are going to have to party.

 

[PatriciafromCO]

excellent bmacva !!!!!!

 

[Mary Kay]

I have one more month to go..I can't wait!