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Today is day one for me.
I am really hoping to make this work. I don't want to be one of those people who posts once or twice and never comes back.
One year ago I started Chantix to quit smoking and I did. I quit March 28. With my new grapple on a healthy lifestyle, I spent spring and summer exercising, introducing more fruits and veggies to my diet. I quit coffee, caffeine, and stopped buying a lot of junk food.
After 6 months, I'd lost 4 pounds. I got awfully tired of hearing that I was "building muscle" and losing inches when in fact I wasn't losing inches. I was doing 45 minutes of strength training 4 days per week, a minimum of an hour of cardio exercise, plus I had my kids and dogs and husband out for miles-long walks in the evenings. I used sparkpeople to input my daily calories and ate within the guidelines. Nothing.
I got discouraged, gave up over the winter and put on the typical 30 pounds from quit smoking. I guess that's all I accomplished last summer; I staved off that weight gain.
I am not looking for a miracle. I'd just like to buy new pants after a few months.
I am really hoping to make this work. I don't want to be one of those people who posts once or twice and never comes back.
One year ago I started Chantix to quit smoking and I did. I quit March 28. With my new grapple on a healthy lifestyle, I spent spring and summer exercising, introducing more fruits and veggies to my diet. I quit coffee, caffeine, and stopped buying a lot of junk food.
After 6 months, I'd lost 4 pounds. I got awfully tired of hearing that I was "building muscle" and losing inches when in fact I wasn't losing inches. I was doing 45 minutes of strength training 4 days per week, a minimum of an hour of cardio exercise, plus I had my kids and dogs and husband out for miles-long walks in the evenings. I used sparkpeople to input my daily calories and ate within the guidelines. Nothing.
I got discouraged, gave up over the winter and put on the typical 30 pounds from quit smoking. I guess that's all I accomplished last summer; I staved off that weight gain.
I am not looking for a miracle. I'd just like to buy new pants after a few months.
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