Quitting smoking is kicking my butt. I'm doing fine staying off the smokes, but am really struggling with everything else (eating, activity, sleeping, water, etc).
when i quit 5 years ago i literally had to take it one second, one minute, one hour, one day at a time. take deep cleansing breaths, join an online support group, eat a tictac, pretend to hold a cig and do the motion of bringing it up to ur lips and exhaling, go easy on yourself. i also used Zyban and that stuff works! i also did not try to diet during that time and i ate whatever i wanted to suppress the craving. too much deprivation at once will make u go crazy.
when i quit 5 years ago i literally had to take it one second, one minute, one hour, one day at a time. take deep cleansing breaths, join an online support group, eat a tictac, pretend to hold a cig and do the motion of bringing it up to ur lips and exhaling, go easy on yourself. i also used Zyban and that stuff works! i also did not try to diet during that time and i ate whatever i wanted to suppress the craving. too much deprivation at once will make u go crazy.
good luck!
That's why I decided to not quit yet.
Couldn't take away all of my junk food, soda, AND nicotine all in one blow. Would make me crazy.
Let's get moving and PRE BURN some of those holiday calories this week! Last year, I lost 2 lbs in November and 2 in December. NOT a huge amount, but at least I didn't gain!! This year I'm going for 3 and 5 - who's with me!?
Last edited by mortonpixie; 11-11-2010 at 08:57 AM.
OMG! So sorry ladies, I hope i'm not kicked off the team yet. I didn't meant to skip the WI, but I was leaving the US on Monday, had to deal with lost luggage, missed connection, etc. and didn't have my first weigh-in until today. Hope it still counts.
264.0 / -2.0 / 262.0
Curiously_Joyful - good job sticking with the non-smoking. I'm sure your body will stop rebelling soon
I missed last week, and I'm posting early because I can't check at work anymore and I'm afraid I'll forget. So here's the weight from 2 weeks ago until now...
153.8/-2.4/151.4
I have no idea how long it's been since I've been under 150! So close I can taste it!!
Last edited by wickedlady; 11-13-2010 at 02:24 PM.
when i quit 5 years ago i literally had to take it one second, one minute, one hour, one day at a time. take deep cleansing breaths, join an online support group, eat a tictac, pretend to hold a cig and do the motion of bringing it up to ur lips and exhaling, go easy on yourself. i also used Zyban and that stuff works! i also did not try to diet during that time and i ate whatever i wanted to suppress the craving. too much deprivation at once will make u go crazy.
good luck!
I ate sunflower seeds. The ones in the shells. About two weeks and I am sure I ate more than a few pounds of them, but it worked.
Weighing in a day early, not sure if I would remember tomorrow since I have been pretty busy with the holidays coming.
200/-4/196
Yay! I made it to Onederland!!! And then some! I have also hit 20 pounds lost!
Last week was a great week! I'm working to make this a great week also! I have family coming in for Thanksgiving that hasn't seen me since I was at my biggest. One is my SIL, she is a marathon runner! I have just started running this past week and I am going to start training for a 5k that is on April 2, 2011!
She is going to sit down and work out a training schedule with me!!!! The great thing is I will have someone to be accountable to! Even if she is 5 hours away.
I'm doing fine staying off the smokes, but am really struggling with everything else (eating, activity, sleeping, water, etc).
