Getting back from holiday mode

[Tarz]

So as most of you know i was just away on holidays for 2 weeks. What i must confess is I spent that 2 weeks living like an alco with a seroius smoking problem. This is a big problem if i want to get back into exercising and losing weight.

So my pledge is that for the next month i will do the following:

1) no smoking - cut them off -will only have one if i go out with the guys (i know people are probably thinking thats not good enough but baby steps people baby steps) I believe i can do it.
2) I will put the duty free bottles of tequila, malibu, bounty rum and scotch whisky into the cuboard and only pull them out if we have a gathering on weekends. And will make myself desiganted driver where ever we go.
3) Will begin my new exercise plan which is:

Monday - Strength
Tuesday - Step class
Wednesday - C25K plus strength
Thursday - hockey training
Friday - C25k plus strength
Saturday - Hockey game
Sunday - C25k

4) Eating will be perfect following this basic plan

Breakfast - cereal and 1 piece fruit
morning tea - yogurt
lunch - sandwich ans salad or soup
afternoon tea - cut up vegies or cup of soup
dinner - something with meat and vegies (not many carbs)
dessert - protein shake

I will be making a spreadsheet to tick off the days where i have completed plan perfectly. I will reward myself if i can follow this pledge for an entire month. For days that i have not followed it i will have to write down an excuse (a truthful one) as to why and will then decide if i am worthy of a reward. Not sure what the reward should be.... Any suggestions?
I'm thinking either a haircut and colour or
a massage but not sure.

So end date for this pledge is Wednesday 4th June (exactly 4 weeks).

Wish me luck!

Tara

[Cac33]

Good on you Tara!! Cutting out the smokes will be hard but I believe in you & your will power can defeat them. Plus think how much further you will be able to run without the smokes, this will really help you on the C25K I think.

Your exercise plan sounds intense but combined with your eating plan this is what is going to get you over the finish line to your goal weight.

I wish you the best of luck & I know that you have it in you to pull this one off.

[Tarz]

Day 1 perfect
- No smokes
- No alcohol
- perfect eating
- completed both strength and C25K

Only another 27 days to go.

[shelbel]

Way to go Tara! Off to a great start there!

[Tarz]

Day 2 Good
- No smokes
- No alcohol
- good eating
- went to hockey training but felt like not alot was done.

Another 26 days to go.

[Cac33]

Woohoo well done! How are you going with out the smokes chicky?

You need the cheer squad from the nicotine ad! (Do you get that ad in Sydney??)

[Tarz]

Doin alright without them, keeping myself busy and distracted.
last night will power was needed as i waited for some food to be cooked so drank a glass of milk (apparently that makes them taste real bad) just in case i gave in but i was good. I'm use to not smoking during the day cos i i never use to have one til i got home in the evenings so thats the only time that its a challange, i am not addicted to nicotine i just developed a habit where it feels strange if i don't go out on the balcony and have one whilst chatting away.
Yeah we get the ad here. I think if i start seeing people wearing green and chanting - "cut dooowwwnnn and stop!" i'd think i was going crazy without the smokes.

[Tarz]

I'm going to have to relax the exercise part of my pledge because of my foot, but still going well. Haven't been as strict as i hoped but i have gotten back into it.

[anaksedang]

Great to see your "diary", Tara. Keep on going. The first days usually are the easiest ones, keep the discipline up!