A bit of background, I've always been fit enough to do what I need to do - but not as fit enough as I would like to be. I bought a lot of fitness equipment (weights, pull-up bar, training clothes, etc etc) recently and have decided it's time to go for it. I've just got over a chest infection, which means my lung function should be enough to get training now - and will improve continually if I give up the smokes. I intake a lot of energy drinks which is partly down to my schedule at the moment - and the same with fast food.
Smoking has always been there - and dare I say it, I may even miss rolling a cigarette whilst hiding away somewhere planning my next move - but the advantages (fitness and more) are too much to ignore. (I wasn't an idiot. I didn't wander around approaching a building slyly moving with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth.. don't worry. )
I did 24 hours like it recently, and that was only ruined when my girlfriends best mate and her boyfriend came over. We're both into the same stuff, and were out most of the night discussing lockpicking, gear and photographic equipment - and I ended up smoking, having a few cigars, whilst drinking a few beers and some Jack Daniels.
So as of 2000 hours, 15/01/2012 - I'm going to see how it goes. Initially, the water and fast food detox is going to be for a week just to try and give me a push, and in the long term I'll be looking more towards permanent healthy habits. At the end of the week I'm going to check my weight - and do basically a fitness check-up, see exactly how far I can push myself, and use that as a baseline for my fitness goals. (Calculate my training weights etc from this too)
For the next few days, to combat the stress that will supposedly come - I will probably take some propanolol (beta blockers); as it beats taking a benzodiazipine (Valium etc) and should help out a bit.
Additionally, when I post updates on here I'm going to refer to the following smoking sheet, and see what's changing inside my body! In fact whilst typing this thread up there's been a change..
Smoking:
20 MINUTES
-Blood pressure drops to normal
-Pulse rate drops to normal
-Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal
8 HOURS (0400 16/01/2011)
-Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
-Oxygen level in blood increases to normal
24 HOURS (2000 16/01/2011)
-Chance of heart attack decreases
48 HOURS (2000 17/01/2011)
-Nerve endings start regrowing
-Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS
-Circulation improves
-Walking becomes easier
-Lung function increases up to 30 percent
1 TO 9 MONTHS
-Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease
-Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection
-Body's overall energy increases