Cycle's March MADNESS!!!!!!

[Cycleman]

And I am not talking basket ball. ( I could give a rat's about that sport).

I really need a change in my life so I am going to open up a bit here and am looking for my brother's support and idea's.


I have nothing planned in March....... I have not made much effort towards my goals in 2008 resolutions....... and I get a bit depressed. Only "I" can make changes in my life so tonight I thought I would spark it up a bit and see if I can look FORWARD to March 2008 and see if I can make some dramatic changes in my life and see what happens. If I fail... please don't think me a looser. Here are some thoughts I plan on focusing on at the end of next week:

1) No booze for the ENTIRE MONTH ON MARCH! No beer... wine... taquelia...... nothing. I don't think I have gone a FULL MONTH with no booze...... for decades.

2) No Smoking. Yes that means no cigars for 4 weeks. Which has already made me smoke 2 AWESOME smokes tonight!! If I fail something... it will be THIS gaol.

3) No spending. I mean NO SPENDING.... except for regular life stuff. Food, Gas, dry cleaning...... I have a huge tax bill to handle in April and I really wanted to spend less this year and invest more.....

4) I WILL,,,,,,, join a gym again (haven't worked out sense Dec)...

5) Low LOW fat intake. No to little sugar. NO CAFFINE. And reseach more about the anti-cancer diet a friend of mine just talked to me about. She just went through a year of breast cancer challenges and she said this did wonders for her.

6) I WILL,,,,,,, spend more time with my music. That Martin has recieved so little attention and it really upsets me.



You all know I am a bit obessive compulsive with my collections and if I add that to some possitive things for my life..... maybe I can make some real changes. I have NO desire to stop drinking forever..... and NO desire to give up cigars that I enjoy so much..... but for 4 weeks.... I think a focus could really make March more interesting than it looks like it will be. AND.......... I will be ready as hell to smoke and drink with your butts in PA in April....








wish me luck,,,,,,,,,




Cycle





[size=7](Thank God I have a stiff Vodka ... cuban and opus tonight.... and a week to get my fill before March 1st!)[/size]

[Newby]

I say go for it CM. I think we could all try to be more healthy/responsible. I to am guilty of drinking, smoking, and spending too much. Last 2 weeks I went kind of crazy on c-bid. Since then I stopped even looking at what bids were going for. I also started working out and dieting much harder than I normally do.

I have not stopped drinking and smoking though, but I should probably take a "sabbaticle."

Maybe I should be do it with you, we could be moral support.

[Iceman]

Good luck bruddah. I have had 2 beers since Christmas and feel a lot better for it. Not to mention having lost that "holiday weight" quickly.

I will smoke more in March... Just for you.

[Python]

Good luck on meeting your goals. Just make sure that IF you do break one, it is the smoking one. A good smoke can turn a crappy day from brown to a light green hue .
J/K. Good Luck!

I need to find time to work out/exercize, but with my job and work schedule, it is tough to fit it in. I don't have "holiday weight", I have "life weight" . And don't even get me started on my spending .

[Acesfull]

I say pick up a new hobby... dont know if you've ever been scuba diving but you ought to get certified and try it out... its a blast.. i know if i lived in florida id be diving all the time

[CRider]

Good luck on yer goals Michael, sounds like you got some great reasons there.

[flipperwhite]

"please don't think me a looser." !!?? [size=7]WHAT!?? [/size]no way! I have been around them all and you are the real deal. [size=7]you can even send me all your sticks for safe keeping! that way you wont be tempted!! [/size]

[Madmike]

OK, man....just don't park the bikes!!!!

[anton]

[stanthetaxman]

Ok, just got off the phone with my broker telling him to short all the cigar stocks, in anticipation of a drop off in revenues in March......
Good for you! Change and hope! How can you go wrong?
Wait a gosh darn minute........what about LSB.......oh, nooooooooooo!

[19redwings]

I wish you the best of luck!!! Of course you could have chosen a month with fewer days, but hey, you are a gambler!!

I could really stand to to incorporate numbers 1, 3 and 5 (except the coffee, part. I love my morning coffee)

2 - too cold out. Only smoking 1x/week max
4 - already go regular, but not as much as I should
6 - we always have an ipod hooked up to the stereo, but yes, Dean and Frank haven't enjoyed much airtime since the holidays.

[Sparhawk]

Removing distractions in life can help you focus on what is really important. March should be a good month for you. I'd recommend starting/continuing a journal through the month. It will help you look back and see what changes you went through and how certain things affected you. Start Day one and write a few paragraph about your mental, physical and emotional state, and then write a few paragraphs at the end of the month. This will give you a good comparison to evaluate the results.

Good Luck Brother!!

[markk96-cr]

I wish you great luck, I am going to do something similar.

I started out last summer at 285 pounds, I was down to 240 pounds until in Dec I hurt my foot. I am at 260 pounds, and I want to have a goal of 200 sometime by the end of the year. My fall down the stairs messed that up some.

I have not been sleeping great lately, so I am going to kick the cigars aside for a few weeks to see if that is my issue.

[flipperwhite]

I miss CM already!! darn it I will stop too!! starting the 30th.!!

[dozenmonkeyz-cr]

Good luck to ya buddy! I have no doubt you'll do fine in your goals. Even if you're not smoking be sure to come around and bullshit with us!