Quitting Smoking and Starting New
First I will admit that the main reason, as sad as it is, that I am quitting smoking is because I REFUSE to pay $7.50/pack on something that is bad for me anyways. Call it incentive just to do what I needed to do anyways. I figured at that price I would spend roughly $150/month on smoking and instead I am going to start doing Bikram Yoga. I have heard a lot of good things about Bikram and I need something to supplement my normal cardio/lifting routine. Yoga was my first choice because of the increased flexibility. Bikram because it will help me lose the last 10 - 15 lbs of fat that I need to lose.
I am also going to do a 7-day cleanse and as such, I am stopping taking my normal supplements which I will resume next Sunday at the end of my 7 days. As such, I will only have 5 weeks of Hydroxycut Hardcore instead of six at my weigh-in next week. I decided not to obsess on size and weight and only measure at the 6-week and 12-week marks for now. It meant that I wouldnt just focus on numbers and I would instead focus on feeling better.
I can report however that I have dropped a good size and almost two in my jeans in the last 5 weeks. I started out wearing a 38" waist jean and now can button (though not comfortably wear yet) a 34". I have to say that two of the best exercises I have found for abs are the stomach vacuums (which I can really tell are making a difference) and something a friend taught me called floor sweeps - lying on the floor with a BB (135#), press the BB out like a bench press but hold it at the top, then do oblique leg raises to the bar until to finish 10 reps each side, rack the bar, rest and repeat. Great workout.
So next Friday or Saturday I will post updated stats and pictures to see how far I have made it in 6-weeks. Wish me luck (especially on the smoking).
