New Years Resolutions

[kingbling]

So it's coming to that time of year again when we make our NYR's wether we keep to them is a different matter. So whats yours here's a few of mine :

Stop smoking. (Most important) :facepalm:

Ride more (time and commitments allowing)

Get fitter (Set up turbo trainer and use it) :shock:

Stop buying bikes and bits (probably the hardest of all) :roll:

 

[foz]

- finish all my current builds before I start another one

- ride more! (won't be hard, I haven't been on a bike for months!)

- do at least an hour of exercise a day (or 7 hours a week). This will be the hardest of all, too many other things (work and family) getting in the way

 

[xerxes]

Re:

Stop smoking. (Most important)

Have you tried vaping? I was quite a heavy smoker and I started using an e-cigarette a couple of years ago and it works for me. One thing I will say, is don't bother with the cheap things that look like a cigarette, or the pen things, they probably won't satisfy you and you will go back to cigarettes. Invest in a half decent battery and tank and then try some different PG/VG blends and different flavours until you find something that works for you. Higher PG gives more "throat hit", great if you like quite harsh tobacco, I prefer a higher VG blend, typically 70% VG, 30% PG, which is smoother

A good starting set-up:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eleaf-40W-Blac ... stick+tc40

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aspire-8240V-N ... e+nautilus

I buy my liquids here: https://www.vapemate.co.uk/getting-started.html

Best of luck.

 

[jackosbournesnr]

Vaping was very much in its infancy when I finally decided to quit, so much so that you could only buy them from market stalls. I knew what was in a Marlboro Red but didn't trust the vapes to be any less deadly. I used inhalators, the plastic tampon lookalike thingies, to help me quit.

I did of course have the added motivation of having a really big scare where my GP "forgot" to tell me he was sending me to see a guy who happened to be a lung (and lung cancer) specialist as well as the standard tests after some bloody phlegm. Turned out to be a great tactic as shitting myself proved to be a much stronger motivation than saving a few quid!

The guy was also a cyclist which helped the case for stopping... He was sprinting up hills I was getting off and walking.

Good luck with quitting, I hope its easy in the end!

Edited to add my resolutions as I got interrupted by the Missus and hit "submit" by accident!

1. Cut down on the wine intake
2. Cycle some longer and different routes than my usual 3 or 4 25-50 milers
3. Get round to clearing out all the surplus cycling parts that I've been saying I'd put on ebay for at least 5 years

 

[videojetman]

1. Start at the gym tomorrow, after 2 months off.
2. Put my best efforts into getting my business off the ground, been sitting on an idea for over 20 years.
3. Find a replacement stem for my trimnell forks.
4. Ride my Raleigh torus.

All the best for giving up smoking.
And a very prosperous new year to all.

 

[M-Power]

Re:

1, loose a few stone
2, get my refurb done
3, stop eating junk food late at night
4, try to get more sleep
5, ride more

Good luck giving up the ciggies.

 

[Twister]

Re:

Good luck giving up the fags. I'm two years in and still dream about them sometimes.
Whenever I'm tempted, I think about having to reset the counter.

NYR

Cleanse my shed (and life) of bikes I'm not going to build (or ride).
Build new shed/workshop.
Lose a stone
Ride faster (up and down)

 

[Mike Muz]

Re:

Ride a LOT more!

 

[mk one]

Get out more, riding bikes and walking/climbing
Exercise on a regular basis
Practice guitar on a regular basis
Smile more

A good way to give up an addiction is to find a substitute that is easier to get off. The cravings are the biggest hurdle so find something to take/do everytime you get them. After a big accident i became addicted to Morphine, the come down was absolutley unbearable, and i dont consider myself to be weak minded. The doctor prescribed me some other pain relief that was as strong so i could stop using Morphine. The new substance wasnt as bad to withdraw from and now im drug free.

 

[Muddy paw]

Get out on me bike after a crappy 12 months of bugger me nothing going to plan :facepalm: ..

Got two weddings in the family just 4 weeks apart so going to tighten the already overtight purse strings ..

Good luck to all for the new year and i hope it's a great one :xmas-wink: .