Archive for June, 2009
One Hundred Push Ups
Following on from yesterday’s post about improving my fitness, I did the initial test last night for the one hundred push up challenge. I managed 27 push ups before collapsing in a heap on the floor. Not bad for a first effort.
As my ability to do push-ups is not affected in any way by my [...]
Getting fit
Last night I went for a run. Nothing heavy, just a light 20 minute jog by the river. I’ve run a few 5 & 10k races and my time used to be pretty good, despite being a heavy smoker. I ran my last race about 3 years ago, and have done minimal running since.
Last [...]
Still smoke-free
It’s been eight days since my temporary lapse and I successfully made it through the weekend without smoking or drinking. Feeling pretty pleased with myself as a result.
This week, I want to focus on cutting down a bit on my coffee and chocolate consumption, which seems to have partly taken the place of my nicotine [...]
Something for the weekend?
Today is my fifth completely smoke-free day and the weekend is here. In previous attempts, including last weekend, this is when I’ve had the most difficulty.
I’ve been thinking a little about why weekends seem so much harder than weekdays- why should I happily not smoke in the week, then start craving badly on a Friday [...]
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How does nicotine addiction work?
It’s the fourth day since I last smoked a cigarette and I’ve been reading a little about how nicotine addiction works and why it can be so hard to stop smoking. One of my frustrations with trying to quit smoking is some of my non-smoking friends not realising how difficult it can be.
Logically, smoking doesn’t [...]
How much do I spend on cigarettes and alcohol?
When I had my temporary lapse at stopping smoking and drinking last weekend, one other thing that dawned on me was how much extra money I had spent compared to the weekend before.
A couple of months ago, in an attempt to start managing my money better, I downloaded the iXpenseIt App for my iPhone. Since [...]
Falling off the wagon
This weekend was a failure. I lasted about one and a half hours into my Friday night out with friends when I relented and smoked a cigarette. Then, I decided to order a beer.
Seeing as my resolve was broken, I continued to drink on Saturday night as well and smoked all weekend. Bad news.
As always, [...]
What happens when you quit smoking?
Today is the tenth day since I stopped smoking and I’ve noticed a few things since I quit.
First of all, my energy levels have increased. This may be partly due to giving up drinking for a month, but I can really notice the difference. My persistent cough is easing up and I don’t get as [...]
Follow me on Twitter
There’s a bunch of ways you can follow my progress at beating my addictions - you can already subscribe to the RSS feed or get a weekly email update by entering your name and email in the box to the right of this article.
Now you can also follow me on twitter. My blog posts are [...]
No alcohol for seven days
Today is my eight day of not drinking. So far so good, although I have cheated a little by not going out that much. Aside from a work colleague’s leaving drinks on Friday, I spent most of the weekend doing non-pub related stuff. Partly to avoid the temptation and partly as the weather was horrible [...]