smoking, eating and drinking

[Eilonnwy]

I used to be a size 12 and over the past year dropped to a size 6 and lost over 20 pounds. I did this by making small but important changes to my lifestyle such as switching out regular pasta with wheat pasta, eating oatmeal for breakfast instead of Dunkin Donut's egg sandwiches. I got a bike and used that for exercising. If you try to lose weight by making dramatic changes I think it's harder to succeed. But if you make changes that work with how you live, it's much easier. Also, always have a cheat day. If you don't, you're chances of failing are higher.

As for smoking and drinking, I quit smoking 2 weeks ago by sheer willpower. But then again I'm not a heavy smoker and it was easy for me to make the step, I'm asthmatic. I don't have any problem drinking, so can't help you there.