Trying to remember how this all works again

I am very, very excited about a new forum over at AO ( Read more... )

As you all know, yesterday was my one year anniversary for not smoking, Now, after mentioning it for an entire week to everyone in my family - not one person had anything to say. I even had cheesecake for everyone the night before, so there was no mistaking the date. Ok, fine. I did it as much for them as I did it for myself. But bottom line, it ( Read more... )

Today is my 1 year anniversary for quiting smoking. According to the quitnet website, this makes me a Dr. of Quitology.

My Stats:
Your Quit Date is:  9/11/2005 1:06:00 AM 
Time Smoke-Free: 365 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes and 38 seconds 
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 8040 
Lifetime Saved:  2 months, 1 day, 10 hours 
Money Saved: $2,409.00

wow - I made it, and I ( Read more... )

STOP 4 Stop Ignoring Your Body's Signals

In my mind, this needs to be #1. My body is screaming at me, and it has no mercy. I'm on meds for High Blood Pressure, Bladder, and Acid Reflux. What more could it possibly take before I make the decision to change? He has a couple of fatty anecdotes that go hand in hand with this one, although he peppers ( Read more... )

Stop 2 - STOP Making Excuses

Still making sense. Actually not a lot to say about this one.

Stop 3 - STOP Sitting on the Couch

This one was funny because it is exactly where I was when I read it!

Another mixed message: Check with your doctor to make sure you don't have to lose some weight first before you a)not use that as an excuse to b) Stop Sitting ( Read more... )

So I'm reading Arkansas Governor Huckabee's book, 'Stop Digging Your Grave with a Knife and a Fork' and it says that you need to pick a date within the next week , announce it to family ad some friends, and stick with it. Then pick a method and stick with that for 12 days, no wavering, no tricks, sneaks, deviations, just the method to a T. This is ( Read more... )

How come you only hit a plateau on the way down?

Why can't you ever hit one on the way up?

Wow, I have no ankles. I used to have nice ankles, but now I have none. How did that....

hold on, I just dropped a piece of cookie. got it. now where was I?

Oh, yeah.

I have no ankles, now how did that happen?

Not as bad as I thought - but not good. I am lazy, and I am not taking this very seriously yet. Like quitting smoking, just keep pecking and pecking and eventually I should find a rhythm, right? I'm goal oriented, so ( Read more... )