February 2nd, 2010
Yes, I woke up this morning and saw my shadow. It’s another six weeks of being fat. Actually I am working on getting down to business to lose the weight. Day 23 and haven’t smoked yet or even really thought about it.
Did 95% of my income tax tonight and just waiting on one more form. This should allow me to pay 50% of my debt off which I am excited about. I am selling a car that I don’t use to pay off Kohl’s which will leave me with just one credit card at about $4,600. I have several big tag items that I can sell to pay this down to almost nothing.
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January 31st, 2010
This is just another update from this morning. Although I haven’t smoked in 3 weeks, I feel like I am falling apart. My weight is so high now and I am so out of shape that it hurts for me to stand up straight for more than 10 minutes. My right ankle has hurt for a week like I sprained it and both my knees are hurting. It is hard for me to even climb the steps.
This all started occurring around the first of the year. It is time to start concentrating on the diet. I know that it is the only way to get off the High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol medicine. I think if I can lose about 15-20 pounds a lot of the aches and pains will be reduced. I am fighting internally about switching back to a low carb diet which I know will take off the weight fast but I believe a calorie deficit diet is the practical way to go. Either way I need to start losing weight NOW.
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January 31st, 2010
Today is my 21st day of not smoking with Chantix. I have saved over $210 so far because of it. Not really, because the Chantix has cost me $120 dollars but still that is almost $100 dollars in savings. It is as good as I could have ever dreamed it to be. You know they say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit so let’s hope they are right.
My only regret was not trying this sooner. If there has been anything that I would deem as a miracle pill than Chantix would be it. If they made this into a diet pill then I would be skinny but we can only hope. I have had little symptoms with this medicine. Make sure you eat when you take it to avoid nausea.
The only side effects have been an occasional weird dream or nightmare. For instance: Last night I had a dream that I took my grandson to a computer store and purchased Microsoft C for him. I argued with the cashier that even though the price was $49.00, I was told by “Tom” over the phone to mention his name and get it for $39.00. Ok, here is the weird part – My grandson is not even 2 years old yet. He or I do not know how to program in any language, who the heck is Tom, and Microsoft C is a several hundred dollar program and not $39.00 – I think?
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