Yay - Made it 1st Anniversary

[J9_54]

Hello All,

Well I got here. Today is the 1st Anniversary of me quitting the fags.

It's been hard at times but so worth it now.

My next challenge is to get a fitter, so don't laugh but I've now started the Couch Potato to 5K training plan. Something I could not have considered a year ago (couldn't run up the stairs without my chest feeling like it was on fire then) so fingers crossed I stick to this too. Hopefully it'll help shift a few pounds in the process.

Best wishes to all who are also on the no smoking pathway.

Good luck,

J9_54

[CocoaXChange Valued Contributor]

Congrats and best of luck with the 5k. Quitting smokes opens up all sorts of opportunities.

[Nozmo Valued Contributor]

No chuckling from me about going for the couch to 5K. Go for it and don't let anybody put you off if you find it hard going; everybody finds it hard at first. Do you know there's a Couch to 5K community on here? Might be worth joining if you haven't already?

Congratulations on 1 year as well - great stuff!

[J9_54 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to Nozmo]

Thanks I'll have a look 😊

[Hercu Valued Contributor]

Very Nice J9_54...Huge congratulations..one year surely is a super achievement...Like the couch to 5K iniative .....You will do wellwith that as well..!!

[J9_54 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to Hercu]

I hope so, it's really good to get encouragement along the way. Thank you. 👍

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Huge congratulations J9_54 - hope you have a treat lined up for yourself - good for you doing the couch to 5k, you will fly it and will be so much easier than the quitting

Below is the link to the community Nozmo was talking about

healthunlocked.com/couchto5k

[J9_54 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to RoisinO1]

Thank you. I will take a look.

The first real exercise I've done since school so won't be pretty but hey ho nothing ventured and all that. 😉

[Phobicmaniac 2 Years Smoke Free]

Congratulations J9_54 and good luck with the running, will be another great achievement to add to your collection

[J9_54 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to Phobicmaniac]

I hope so. Thanks for your kind thoughts. 😊

[Abuelajeannie 3 Years Smoke Free]

Congratulations

[Dp338 1 Year Smoke Free]

Way to go congrats to you.

[J9_54 4 Years Smoke Free in reply to Dp338]

Thanks looks like it won't be long before you have your anniversary too. Good luck.