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jim wrote:I share Manning's motivational tip - buy bigger clothes.

I have never been able to exercise in my life. Hate it. When I was forced to go to these things when I played sports I was always the guy in the corner drinking water and shooting the breeze and getting absolutely nothing done.
Me too. I lifted because I absolutely was required to in baseball and football, but I never got into it. I always just wanted to be on the field. Hated it, really. I could put up an OK bench and a decent time in a three-mile run, so I just kind of flew under the radar with the whole thing. Kind of doing the minimum.

I've started jogging and doing some basic stuff like squats again only very recently. So now I'm always sore and it's going to be like the arctic here soon. I really hate it.

I did quit smoking though, which is a good thing. Unfortunately I'm using Copenhagen as a Nicorette alternative as I type this.

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haltz wrote:
jim wrote:I share Manning's motivational tip - buy bigger clothes.

I have never been able to exercise in my life. Hate it. When I was forced to go to these things when I played sports I was always the guy in the corner drinking water and shooting the breeze and getting absolutely nothing done.
Me too. I lifted because I absolutely was required to in baseball and football, but I never got into it. I always just wanted to be on the field. Hated it, really. I could put up an OK bench and a decent time in a three-mile run, so I just kind of flew under the radar with the whole thing. Kind of doing the minimum.

I've started jogging and doing some basic stuff like squats again only very recently. So now I'm always sore and it's going to be like the arctic here soon. I really hate it.

I did quit smoking though, which is a good thing. Unfortunately I'm using Copenhagen as a Nicorette alternative as I type this.
Did you see this thread:
http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... copenhagen

Unreal kicking that habit. Cramps, dizziness, weird tastes etc... Hardest thing I have ever done. I figured out that based on how nicotine is absorbed into the body through chew, I was the equivalent of an 8 pack a day smoker. Roughly a tin of Cope a day.

You should just go back to cigarettes.

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Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.

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Doc- do you track your results? Start keeping a small workout journal. How many miles you ran, how fast you ran them...how many pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, etc.

I don't know about you, but if I see my results start to dip I push myself harder to see sustained growth.

I forgot who mentioned it, but switching up your routine is key if you're getting in a funk. Try spinning, kickboxing, weights, even yoga. Give yourself a break before you kick it up a notch for a New Years's resolution.

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haltz wrote:Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
I smoked from my sophomore year of college (19) to my 30th birthday. Quitting was hard, but the last couple of decades have saved my a lot of money as well as helped me stay healthy. You won't regret it, haltz.

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Radbird wrote:
haltz wrote:Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
I smoked from my sophomore year of college (19) to my 30th birthday. Quitting was hard, but the last couple of decades have saved my a lot of money as well as helped me stay healthy. You won't regret it, haltz.
Sorry to say, RC and I are going to have to kick you two out of the Bukowski Club, unless you produce evidence of something horribly degenerate within the next 48 hours.

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Tambourine Man wrote:
Radbird wrote:
haltz wrote:Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
Oh yeah. This can's lasted me a week and will be the end of the road for my nicotine habits. I don't really like dipping all that much. It's all pretty gross really. I'm just making sure I kick the smoking now so that there will hopefully be no long-term repercussions. It's somehow been like five years. Not incredibly heavy though, probably like 2-3 packs a week.

I figured it out the other day. That's like five grand because I thought it would be a cool thing to do in high school. Could be much worse, I suppose.
I smoked from my sophomore year of college (19) to my 30th birthday. Quitting was hard, but the last couple of decades have saved my a lot of money as well as helped me stay healthy. You won't regret it, haltz.
Sorry to say, RC and I are going to have to kick you two out of the Bukowski Club, unless you produce evidence of something horribly degenerate within the next 48 hours.
He talks to you (albeit online); that seems pretty degenerate....



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redbirdjazzz wrote: He talks to you (albeit online); that seems pretty degenerate....



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Yeah, I guess that does qualify. Rad's met me, so he gets a free degenerate pass.

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Tambourine Man wrote:
redbirdjazzz wrote: He talks to you (albeit online); that seems pretty degenerate....



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Yeah, I guess that does qualify. Rad's met me, so he gets a free degenerate pass.
In order to truly degenerate, I'd probably have to move back home so I could hang out with you guys on a regular basis.
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