Re: Losing Weight After Dropping the Nicotine Habit

From: Tom (t_j_meunier_at_yahoo.somethi.ng)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 03:29:08 GMT

I'm right there with you, as I am your same height and build, and live in
Texas. I stopped smoking at the end of July, and I'm up from 190 to 200 at
6'2". I'm turning 40 in a few weeks and have been smoking since I was 17.
And I've been lethargic (but fairly slim) since I got out of the Army at 21.

You appear to be posting from Phoenix. http://www.valleyymca.org is the
place to go.

The cost simply cannot be beat, and they have personal trainers to help you
design a program that's right for you. And there's no 3-year contracts; you
pay by the month. I'm spending about half of my cigarette money on a family
membership for my whole family to go. Kids get swimming lessons while I go
get tormented by the roaming thug they hired for a trainer. 

-- 
-tom
"Aquatic DubMonkey" <rewindme@lunarmagazine.com> wrote in message
news:d3924eb0.0410071633.5a07d937@posting.google.com...
> Hello all. I have a dilleme here that I need some advice on. It
> certainly isn't an uncommon one for people in my shoes, but it is a
> pesky one. Heres the deal.
>
>    I quit smoking in early August after spending about three months on
> the Nicotine Patch system. (I haven't actually smoked a cigarette
> since June 9th) Before quitting I smoked anywhere from a little less
> than a pack to about a pack and a half a day depending on various
> factors. I started smoking seven years ago, when I was 15.
>
>    During, and especially after I had flushed all Nicotine from my
> system, I added on the pounds. I went from about 190 lbs at 6'1'' to
> 223 lbs. I'm now down to about 214 lbs, but it seems I could be doing
> more to speed up the process.
>
>    Here are my questions. If I start a jogging routine, how much time
> a day should I start off with? I haven't been very active for the past
> 4 or four years.
>
>    Also are there any suggestions regarding weather? Where I live it
> is very hot; right now, in early October, it is still averaging 95-98F
> (35-36.6 C)  every day. What are some special precautions or measures
> I need to take considering the extreme heat I will be dealing with.
>
>     Any other suggestions on starting a workout routine after a long
> period with virtually no exercise would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>
>                                 Thanks

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