• 200mg 5-HTP
• 10mg Cetirizine
• Super B Complex

9am – Administered dose (with food)

• 2000mg Vitamin C
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• Organic Multi-Vitamin
• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil
• 400iu Vitamin E

2:30PM – Administered dose

• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil
• 1000mg L-Lysine

7AM Weight Today: 203.2lbs
8PM Weight Today: TBD
8PM Weight Yesterday: 205lbs
Target Weight: 190lbs
Estimated Caloric Intake: TBD
Exercise: TBD

This weekend I’m going to head over to Gold’s Gym and see about signing up the family. We get a discount from work and the gym is only a mile or so from the new house. Maybe I can get back on the elliptical and spare my joints and back any more jarring from running.

• 200mg 5-HTP
• 10mg Cetirizine
• Super B Complex

10am – Administered dose (with food)

• 2000mg Vitamin C
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• Organic Multi-Vitamin
• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil
• 400iu Vitamin E

*Note: 12:45pm I’m very warm and sweating with minimal activity.

7PM – Administered dose

• 100mg 5-HTP
• Super B Complex
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil

7AM Weight Today: 204.2lbs
8PM Weight Today: 205lbs
*I just ate and decided to take a break from the evening exercise today.
8PM Weight Yesterday: 204.2lbs
Target Weight: 190lbs
Estimated Caloric Intake: 3000
Exercise: Walked 1 mile.

This weekend I’m going to head over to Gold’s Gym and see about signing up the family. We get a discount from work and the gym is only a mile or so from the new house. Maybe I can get back on the elliptical and spare my joints and back any more jarring from running.

From what I’ve read in reviews and studies, anything more or less than a 4.5g dosage isn’t effective. Scientific data indicates it’s an effective performance enhancer for muscles. More blood, oxygen, nutrients and less lactic acid.

• 200mg 5-HTP
• 10mg Cetirizine
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• Organic Multi-Vitamin
• Super B Complex
• 1000mg Vitamin C
• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil

12pm- Administered dose (with food)

• 360mg Omega-3 Fish Oil
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• 400iu Vitamin E

*Note: By 11am I was starving…

8PM Administered dose

• 100mg 5-HTP
• Super B Complex
• 1000mg Choline
• 1600mg Piracetam

10pm Administered dose

• 720mg Omega-3 Fish Oil

8PM Weight Today: 204.2lbs
8PM Weight Yesterday: 206.4lbs
Target Weight: 190lbs
Estimated Caloric Intake: 3250
Exercise: 45 minutes + 1 mile run.
Note: 2 Breakfasts, 1 hour apart; 2 mid-day meals, 2 hours apart, 1 snack @ 6pm, dinner @ 9pm after exercise and shower; 1 snack at 11pm

Noticeable side-effects/symptoms: Possible tension headaches – tightness felt behind ears – occasional ache behind eyes? Sensitivity to very bright sun light? No digestive issues noticed.

• 200mg 5-HTP
• 10mg Cetirizine Hydrochloride
• 1200mg Soy Lechtin
• 50,000iu Vitamin D3
• Organic Multi-Vitamin
• Super B Complex

6pm – Administered dose

• 1000mg Choline
• 1600mg Piracetam
• 500mg Acetyl-L-Carnitine
• 250mg Alpha Lipoic Acid

9pm – Administered dose

• 100mg 5-HTP

8PM Weight Today: 206.4lbs
8PM Weight Yesterday: 208.6
Target Weight: 190lbs
Estimated Caloric Intake: 2400
Exercise: Approximately 1 hour of Walking

July 21st, 2011. That’s the day I quit smoking. Week one wouldn’t have been so hard if I hadn’t gone all gung-ho and tried to quit EVERYTHING at once. I tried to give up smoking and my antihistamines at the same time. Big mistake. Week two wasn’t so bad up until the end which for some reason became really difficult between day 10-12. Week three seemed fairly easy. There were times when I felt stressed or emotionally exhausted by life and the added new stress of a pregnant, crazy wife. Week four has been pretty easy.

I still miss somking though. It’s not just as simple as kicking a bad habit. It’s like learning how to live all over again. Cigarettes have been an identity for me, a part of me, always there for me for the past ten years and more. Waking up one day and then just deciding that it’s not meant to be and giving it up is like losing an old friend or a lover. It takes an enormous amount of commitment and due vigilence to maintain that mentality and it’s draining.

It’s not easy. In the first few days I was a hot mess and all I could do was focus on not giving in and giving up. I was locked in a constant negotiation or debate, playing devils advoate with myself in a twisted inner monologue, paralyzed by the weight of it. That was perhaps the most difficult stage. Have you ever tried to convince or persuade yourself to do something that you kind of want to do anyways? Try that when you’re an addict and all you can think about or want is what you are trying so hard to not have… Thankfully, that phase is over now. Every day gets a little easier and my quality of life seems to be improving with it. I think if I can do this, anyone can.

So, here’s to hopefully another hundred years or more – thanks to not smoking. If I’m lucky, I won’t end up with emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease, or a myriad of other problems that come with the awful truth of addiction. Thanks to my wife, my friends, and my family for their support. Thanks to the internet for the wealth of resources available out there, most especially the folks at whyquit. Your own personal experiences and painful tales of loss coupled with the facts of addiction and the medical data really helped me maintain focus and strengthen my logic over irrational want. I don’t think I could have done it without the combination of all of you.

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