Nike Plus keeps me motivated to run

Today I finished the start to run lesson 18, 10 more lessons and I should be able to run a full 5K. It helps to see how my runs go to keep me motivated and wanting to improve my times.



Today I was a little slower when I compare it with my previous runs because of the feeling in my knees:

First month free of nicotine, 31 days without cigarettes

It is now 1 month since I last smoked a cigarette and it will be the first of many, there are certain moments during the day that the craving for nicotine appears but after a few seconds it flows away. The cravings dissapear faster when somebody is smoking nearby, the smell of cigarettes is really bad, as a smoker you never smell it like when you stop smoking, it is terrible. I am still running but I have to slow down a bit because I start to feel something in my knees, I don´t want to force it, I have all the time in the world, the most important thing I had to do I did and that was stop smoking.

Start to run lesson 12 + extra running walking to 5K

Yet another day as a non-smoker, it feels great to be convinced to stop smoking and start running. Every day my senses improve, taste and smell. My beer tastes better than before, and it is terrible to pass somebody who is smoking whilst running, so I was a fool to smoke for 15 years, never again, I want be healthy and free from a nicotine addiction.
Today was another fine day running and walking in the park:

Start to Run lesson 11 with Nike Plus and 2 weeks without cigarettes!

Two weeks without cigarettes, yeah time to celebrate!! It is easier then I thought, and my sense of taste and smell is improving a lot these last days.
So just finished another lesson of start to run and did some extra to reach 5K training.
I still not able to run a full 5K but slowly, step by step I am working on my condition.

Start to Run lesson 10 with Nike Plus and still a non-smoker!

Back from lesson 10 of the start to run programme. Again a great lesson and another day without smoking. Yesterday I recieved the Nike + Sportband that I ordered from the internet. It will help me track my runs and I will be able to my my progress. After lesson 10 I did an extra ten minutes just to see how the Nike + stats work:

Stop Smoking Tips

Here are some tips on how to stop smoking;

- write down your goals, what do you want to do, make a promise to yourself on paper.
My goals are never to use nicotine again and start running.

- write down the benefits of quiting, and take a blank page with the benifits of smoking...there are no benifits for smoking!

- read the book: Allen Carr´s easy way to stop smoking.

- drink a lot of water!

- believe in yourself, don´t be afraid!

- if there is a craving go walking, running, cycling...do exercises!

- throw your cigarettes away the moment you quit, it is dangerous to have a pack in case if doesn´t work, in case of means that you are not confident that you can quit, so throw them away and believe in yourself

Start to Run lesson 9

Finished the 9Th lesson of start to run, slowly I am building on my condition, today the lesson finished with a 5 minute run...and it went great, running 2 minutes in the past when I was still smoking was impossible, now all went well. Still 17 lessons to go before I will be able to run a full 5K. Next weekend on the 16th of may there will be a 5K race here in my home town...and I will join this event, I know I will not be able to run a full 5K but it is a good start to see how I am at the moment, running this event will motivate me to keep running and stay a non-smoker!!
I just checked my weight and suprise .. I gained a little bit more than 1kg.
I am eating the same things and amount as before, the only thing that changed is that now I am drinking milk, I never really liked milk before when I smoked but now because of the running I started drinking milk.

don´t forget: You do not need to be afraid to stop smoking, JUST DO IT and start running!!!