Am I the forum champion at giving sh!t up?

[XmisterIS]

I am the champion giver-up around here.

I wear a loincloth, sleep on a bed of nails, eat only gravel and straw and I float around on my own personal cloud.

Seriously though, it sounds like you're doing well! I gave up drink/drugs/ciggies years ago but I still eat junk sometimes! Nowadays I wonder how I ever had the time to lounge around all day smoking dope - then again, I was a teenager back then. And the prospect of a night out getting rat-arsed doesn't appeal to me at all anymore. I would much rather get to bed early on a Saturday night and get up bright and early for a long cycle ride on Sunday morning.

 

[mickle]

On a more serious note, has your shopping bill gone up or down? I notice you only eat organic, which is percieved as much more expensive, but cut out meat which is also quite expensive.

If you have cut out the crack and the coke I guess you are saving quite a bit

How has it all worked out?

Shopping bill for groceries went up, but since giving up the booze and fags I'm saving no less than ten quid a day. The weight I put on after giving up smoking has been hard to shift, exacerbated by a change of lifestyle - now sitting at a screen all day rather than lifting bikes and leading roadshows. The diet plan we are on is the reason for the lack of carbs. Hoping it wont be forever, I love my rice and pasta and and and and...

As far as the diet is concerned the best thing is I feel great, my digestion has improved, and I've no less energy. And both of us have discovered that it has become easier to judge when we are full. I was a bit of a carb junky, eating until I couldn't eat any more and then wondering why I felt so uncomfortably stuffed. Every time

Giving up the smoke and drink was the best though. Easy to do if you have the right motivation.

 

[MacB]

It's not quite that simple though, to claim the title of Forum Champion At Giving shoot Up, you don't just have to give shoot up. You also have to remain as interesting as a person. To assess this you need to give a presentation to a panel of selected CCers supporting this.

 

[mickle]

It's not quite that simple though, to claim the title of Forum Champion At Giving shoot Up, you don't just have to give shoot up. You also have to remain as interesting as a person. To assess this you need to give a presentation to a panel of selected CCers supporting this.

That presumes that I was interesting to start with!

 

[MacB]

That presumes that I was interesting to start with!

as interesting, Mickle, as interesting

 

[trustysteed]

you may be the champion now but when you 've wasted away with those ridiculous diets, you'll be easy pickings.

 

[Speicher]

you may be the champion now but when you 've wasted away with those ridiculous diets, you'll be easy pickings.

He will still be about 12 inches taller than you.


and better looking.

 

[mickle]

With these compliments you are spoiling me Ms S.

So true though.

 

[NickM]

Am I winning? I'm winning aren't I?

Nah. I give up booze a couple of times a week.

 

[Crackle]

I've given up giving up, which trumps anyone who's just giving up. You could only win if you gave up giving up giving up.

 

[MacB]

I've given up giving up, which trumps anyone who's just giving up. You could only win if you gave up giving up giving up.

Way past that, I'd run out of room here to post my full run of 'giving ups'

 

[tyred]

I've given up smoking about 8 times today already...

 

[Crackle]

Way past that, I'd run out of room here to post my full run of 'giving ups'

I'm giving things up by degrees

 

[mickle]

Caffeine, three weeks. Oh yes.

 

[mark barker]

Caffeine, three weeks. Oh yes.

Wow, kudos for that one! Did you not get really bad headaches when you stopped? (or do I normally drink way too much coffee?) I tried reducing the coffee intake but failed miserably!