Nanbo
Cathlete
Fourteen years ago today I started a new life as an ex-smoker! I used the patch and NEVER had cravings or any desire to suck on a cancer stick again! I smoked almost 3 packs per day. I smoked DURING workouts (I had an ashtray clamped to my Nordic Track!
)! I smoked in the shower! I NEEDED a cigarette every 20 minutes. I didn't eat much. I was thin and muscular, but NOT healthy! (Although my lung capacity outdid track athletes 1/2 my age! Probably because I was training in such demanding conditions!). When I started getting up in the middle of the night to smoke, I knew I had to quit. Plus, I noticed that older women who smoked looked awful and were in terrible health. So I set my goal to be smoke-free before my 35th birthday.
I weighed 103 pounds the day I quit and gained 25 pounds over the next 6 weeks! At 5'5" I was just a little over a normal weight for my frame. I had increased my exercise prior to quitting and revved it up even more after I quit. I've managed to keep my weight around 127 for the past 14 years in spite of the slower metabolism that comes with aging. I'd rather have fluffy spots on my body than fluffy spots on my lungs!!!
Today I will celebrate with a good HiiT workout: DWP and some ab work from Ab Circuits. And since it will be in the lower 50s and sunny, I'll take a walk in the sunshine and BREATHE DEEP!
Nancy
)! I smoked in the shower! I NEEDED a cigarette every 20 minutes. I didn't eat much. I was thin and muscular, but NOT healthy! (Although my lung capacity outdid track athletes 1/2 my age! Probably because I was training in such demanding conditions!). When I started getting up in the middle of the night to smoke, I knew I had to quit. Plus, I noticed that older women who smoked looked awful and were in terrible health. So I set my goal to be smoke-free before my 35th birthday.I weighed 103 pounds the day I quit and gained 25 pounds over the next 6 weeks! At 5'5" I was just a little over a normal weight for my frame. I had increased my exercise prior to quitting and revved it up even more after I quit. I've managed to keep my weight around 127 for the past 14 years in spite of the slower metabolism that comes with aging. I'd rather have fluffy spots on my body than fluffy spots on my lungs!!!
Today I will celebrate with a good HiiT workout: DWP and some ab work from Ab Circuits. And since it will be in the lower 50s and sunny, I'll take a walk in the sunshine and BREATHE DEEP!
Nancy
