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    hey kelps,

    just some advice, hope you can relate.

    I'd prolly consider myself a "none-smoker" now. In fact, i can't even smoke a full cigarette anymore without feeling nautious.

    I got into Muay Thai/MMA a while ago. I mean in an INTENSE obsessive way to the point where i am now a competitive fighter. I'm talking training something like 2 hours a day 5-6 days a week.

    Smoking just does not fly in those circumstances. It was getting into the fitness thing that gave me the LEVERAGE i needed to really feel disgusted being around smoke, and smoking myself. The ban helped loads too.

    So i say best thing you can do is FIND LEVERAGE. I.e, take up a sport or even go running. You will have tangible health goals and reward mechanisms, and "the fighters spirit" that will spur you on.

    Also, you said you're dong it to gain weight. I went from something like skinny chode 11-11.5 stones to what i am now 13stones consistent. I'm looking to hit 14stones in the next year before i cut back to 13 for my cruiser weight division. Quitting smoking definitley helps, but you gotta start eating like ITS YOUR JOB. It's incredibly incredibly difficult for two skinny guys like you an me to put no weight like that - you have to be so incredibly concsious of it, and LEARN what goes in your body - i.e Carbs, Protein, insulin level, glyco depletion etc etc before you find something that works.

    But ALWAYS take the long term view and don't get to dispirited. Be process orientated not outcome orientated.

    g'luck!

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    • god, i'm like a life coach and shit. I should charge!Khurram
    • yeah I'm eating like a horse at the mo. Already having an effect according to somekelpie
    • yes, but be careful. Your body will hit "plateau" stage and you'll quickly adapt and lose your gains, you have to be...Khurram
    • very consious of how your body is responding, chanign and adapting. It might even take you 2 years to put on a stoneKhurram
    • Check out the Michael Phelps diet. I have that pinned to my fridge. :OKhurram
    • Khurram, it was only two weeks ago you were off your tits on drugs and rimming birds in the shower?SkyPoo
    • Disclaimer for eveybody else: The "rimming birds" bit is just my little joke. Forgive me.SkyPoo
    • yeah...so? drugs aren't unhealthy. But really that was an ordeal i deliberately put myself through. A psychological thing.Khurram
    • psychological thing. I barely even drink - never get drunk. And generalyl don't do "mood enhancing" drugs full stop.Khurram
    • Fair do's mate, I regretted posting after posting. Nice to see you back on here with your proper name anyways!SkyPoo
    • ha, yeah, i had an unexpected email from QBN - "Welcome back". Hehe.Khurram
    • Friends on the payroll eh?
      ; )      SkyPoo
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