The Outsider Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Having quit smoking regularly for about 6 years(used to have the occasional fag once a month or so) have recently(over the past month or so) picked it up again. It feels damn good to light that cancer stick on a regular basis but I really should quit again. Am smoking about 4-5 per day but am slowly trying to motivate myself to quit again. When I quit earlier I went on a fitness spree and it worked perfectly. Am drowned in work these days so doubt if I'll be able to take out 2-3 hours a day for exercise and maybe I should try some alternative methods in conjunction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhondy Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Try thinking of what it's doing to the arteries in your penis. If that doesn't work, well..it does the same to the heart. What's a few years off your life, eh? And one or two stomach ulcers, what does it matter? Lung cancer and oesophageal cancer...well not all smokers get them anyway, do they? Emphysema..well, it's just a bit of lung being destroyed. What's the big deal? Bad breath? well there's always Listerine. If all those thoughts don't put you off, there's Niquitin (patch & chewing gum) and Zyban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Yup, its does do a lot of bad things but one thing I realised when I quit earlier was that the motivation must come from inside and it should be strong. At present I am lacking in that strong motivation. I am thinking more on the lines that ohh well I smoked for about 3-4 years and quit for 5-6 years coupled with a very healthy lifestyle and lots of exercise. Surely my body can take a bit of crap if it appeals to my base desires. Its thoughts like these which are proving an impediment to a strong motivation level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread If nothing works, ask yourself "Do i want to be identified with the beedi ladies of this world ?". Now that should have an effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: good one bumper...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread i have the same problem as u, Shwetabh.... i have tried out hypnotherapy, gum, patch, acupuncture... and can tell u with confidence, nothing helps, if u cant help urself.... it is very easy to quit, but very difficult to stay quits...this year, i mus have quit atleast 5 times till now, but a drink or some stresss, ur brain starts playing tricks on u and u r back to square one .... suddenly, u will find a very reasonable man in ur brain who will convince u tht it aint so bad..... this time, i have a week's deadline, lets see how i do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Can't say I'm a fitness freak but I try and jog,cycle and row atleast 5 times a week. Jog around 2.5 miles, cycle around 2 miles and row about 1.5 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 The Fitness Thread It seems like a few people here are fitness enthusiasts who hit the gym every now and then. I felt like creating this just to divert people's attention from the thread on Cricket Discussions. So go on; this is where we all can share tips, diets, routine, etc. But first things first; what do you all do to keep yourself fit and how much time do you spend on exercise every week (or month) ? ...and I am up for sharing pics if others are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiChap Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread 1 hour / day. I generally average 5 days/week. In addition 4 hours of cricket on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread 1 hour / day. I generally average 5 days/week. . That's very good. What activities do you usually do ? Weights ? Running ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Preds, I am going to merge this with another thread shwetabh started long back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Can't say I'm a fitness freak but I try and jog' date='cycle and row atleast 5 times a week. Jog around 2.5 miles, cycle around 2 miles and row about 1.5 miles.[/quote'] Jog around 3 miles now and cycle 2.5. Stopped rowing. Don't do weights. Just like to run and cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator_05 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread That is awesome. Treadmill/stationary bikes or outdoors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Treadmill and biking outdoors. My diet is as follows: Breakfast - 2 bananas + a glass of milk Lunch - Usually salad but sometimes a chicken sandwich Dinner - anything goes. Pasta/ pizza/ roast chicken/ chicken curry. I work out so that I can enjoy my dinner. :hmph: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Good call Predator and Gambo. :wtg: :wtg: I had started to sound besura with my murge ki ek taang waala raag. Now I can vent here. I work out 5 days a week. A large body part coupled with a smaller body part a day. So chest and biceps are worked on the same day and the like. 2 days of rest in a day and never 3 days or more of consecutive workout days. I probably need to get my cardio up but I hate that. Right now I stand at 6ft and around 195 pounds. Gambit, rowing is a killer. If you do 1.5 miles plus at one go you are in good shape. :wtg: xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aditi Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread I cycle on a stationary bike for 45 mins every other day....besides that, some weights, crunches & walk a few miles on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiChap Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread 1 hour / day. I generally average 5 days/week. . That's very good. What activities do you usually do ? Weights ? Running ? Usually weights for 20-25 mins and the rest 35-40 mins of running. On rainy days ride the elliptical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Lurker, you sound like a real tough guy I am around 5'10 and weight 74 kgs(163 pounds). I am fairly strong but I want to start some weights. How should I start things off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread I started doing stomach crunches 4 months ago. 120 a day. Haven't done them in nearly 3 weeks now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiChap Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Re: The Health and Fitness Thread Can't say I'm a fitness freak but I try and jog' date='cycle and row atleast 5 times a week. Jog around 2.5 miles, cycle around 2 miles and row about 1.5 miles.[/quote'] Jog around 3 miles now and cycle 2.5. Stopped rowing. Don't do weights. Just like to run and cycle. Yep bought myself a Schiwinn last month. The plan is to bike to work (6 miles each way). That way I can cut down on my running time. I find it very hard to motivate myself 5 days in a week to run around like a dog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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