Healthy Turn
For some unexplained reason, I've felt the desire to lead a healthier life. No one pushed me, and my lack of overall health wasn't something that barred me from doing the things I liked to do, since most of the things I did were unhealthy. In other words, I wasn't really upset that I couldn't run a marathon. I'd just sit on the couch, eat a 7-layer burrito from Taco Bell, and tune in to the television.
I tried to jog for a while, but my left knee has always given me trouble- so I turned to a bike.
Also, I've not smoked a cigarette in over three days. I went to Wal-mart on Friday and purchased the Equate version of Nicoderm, the patch that helps you quit. I didn't have so much a problem with the physical aspects of smoking- I'd quit plenty times before- but the mental habit of doing it would lead me astray. When you've smoked for over a year you pick one up without thinking about it. So the patch delivers enough nicotine to keep me sane, but helps me break the habit of actually smoking a cigarette.
Besides from the fact that they itch like hell for the first fifteen minutes, they've worked great. On Saturday, my father-in-law threw a family get together to celebrate a grandkid's birthday, and almost everyone was smoking. I wasn't even tempted, which is saying a lot.
Also, I'm taking a daily multivitman, ester-C, and trying to cut down on my calories in order to lose weight.
Note: I don't want people to think that I'm morbidly obese as I type this. I'm roughly six feet tall and weight 195 pounds. I'm what one would call "T-shirt" overweight. That's where you can hide your gut just fine with a polo shirt or tucked out dress shirt, but it shows if you're just wearing a T-shirt. When I began this odyssey, I was at 205, and quickly approaching "polo shirt" territory, so I knew it was time for a change.
I did some calculations, and apparently I was eating roughly 2900 calories a day. Which was fine when I was eighteen, but isn't so good now. So I'm trying to limit my caloric intake to 1500 calories a day until I'm down to my ideal body weight. Trust me- I'm not anorexic. That said, I'm going to keep going until I reach for my stomach and find nothing to grab.
The first ten pounds flew off, probably because of water loss. Now it's a slow road, but I'm walking it. I'm thinking that the fact that I'm biking everyday had probably muscled up my legs a bit, so that might be why my weight has stabilized.
I know that was probably too much information for the average reader to care about, but I felt like posting it anyway. I find that the things that make me uncomfortable to confront are generally the things that make for the best entries.
I tried to jog for a while, but my left knee has always given me trouble- so I turned to a bike.
Also, I've not smoked a cigarette in over three days. I went to Wal-mart on Friday and purchased the Equate version of Nicoderm, the patch that helps you quit. I didn't have so much a problem with the physical aspects of smoking- I'd quit plenty times before- but the mental habit of doing it would lead me astray. When you've smoked for over a year you pick one up without thinking about it. So the patch delivers enough nicotine to keep me sane, but helps me break the habit of actually smoking a cigarette.
Besides from the fact that they itch like hell for the first fifteen minutes, they've worked great. On Saturday, my father-in-law threw a family get together to celebrate a grandkid's birthday, and almost everyone was smoking. I wasn't even tempted, which is saying a lot.
Also, I'm taking a daily multivitman, ester-C, and trying to cut down on my calories in order to lose weight.
Note: I don't want people to think that I'm morbidly obese as I type this. I'm roughly six feet tall and weight 195 pounds. I'm what one would call "T-shirt" overweight. That's where you can hide your gut just fine with a polo shirt or tucked out dress shirt, but it shows if you're just wearing a T-shirt. When I began this odyssey, I was at 205, and quickly approaching "polo shirt" territory, so I knew it was time for a change.
I did some calculations, and apparently I was eating roughly 2900 calories a day. Which was fine when I was eighteen, but isn't so good now. So I'm trying to limit my caloric intake to 1500 calories a day until I'm down to my ideal body weight. Trust me- I'm not anorexic. That said, I'm going to keep going until I reach for my stomach and find nothing to grab.
The first ten pounds flew off, probably because of water loss. Now it's a slow road, but I'm walking it. I'm thinking that the fact that I'm biking everyday had probably muscled up my legs a bit, so that might be why my weight has stabilized.
I know that was probably too much information for the average reader to care about, but I felt like posting it anyway. I find that the things that make me uncomfortable to confront are generally the things that make for the best entries.
posted by Yorick at 8:29 PM
3 Comments:
I have six of the 21 mg equate patches you can have if you want them. They didn't work for Brian.
Awesome!
You're my hero of the day.
vickie said
Glad you are trying to stop smoking. since you are health conscience these days--where your helmet? surely a helmet cannot add much weight. where's my peanuts?
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