A1R3K, how's the no-smoking going? You Chris Rock in New Jack City yet? ;)

[Mako]

Jokes aside, hope it's going well and you're kicking its ass man.

[seeric]

going great man. friday was 3 weeks without anything. ran about 3.0 miles yesterday. i run different than other people though. i run till i get winded, then i walk about 1/4 mile, then i run again till winded, repeat. etc.

i have killed my diet. removed all bad fat from it. have a stockpile of fish and skinless chicken in the freezer and tons of veggies. all candy, soda, and junkfood has been thrown out or given to the neighbor kids.

i went out and bought a couple hundred bucks worth of frozen fruits with no added sugars or preservatives, and protein powder(soy), and a industrial strength blender.

i just ordered my favorite cleanse from www.naturalfactors.com and got a replacement pilates exercise ball to replace the one i cut by accident, and a weight set for toning up again.

i been lacking on the ab exercises a little though. i want to give my stomach some natural time to heal itself before i go hitting it hard. i had a small stomach ulcer from drinking vodka.

overall its going great. i am really low on the carb side at this point. my goal is to streamline my diet into fast burn fuels until i get into maybe a month, then bulk one week and tone the next. i have a fast metabolism already so a few days a week of blasting healthy carbs should be ok.

thanks for asking. some of the responses i got here kept me going through the periods that i really wanted that cigarette. now that its been three weeks and i've gotten the nicotine out of my blood, its not bad. my lungs still hurt a little, but that will subside.

[Mako]

Very solid. Others would recommend NOT doing such a dramatic life change all at once, but I've found that it's the best way. You totally revamp your entire daily routine, and in two weeks it's suddenly "normal".

Good for you.