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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004no-smoking progress
OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just that I don't smoke at the moment). I did get really really hungry, which I guess is normal. The odd thing is what I ate. I "found" (I just can't accept responsibility for this) myself eating crunchy nut cornflakes, with milk and chocolate toffee yoghurt. Both of wich I do NOT like. I'm not on a guilt trip, and I know it's normal not to keep everything in check when not smoking. I just find it odd that I choose to feed myself food that I don't like. I mean if I had meant it I would have fed myself wholegrain toast with lashings of butter and marmalade with jasmine petals, or even some home made chips, or perhaps even both! Oh well. How and ever and such is life. Kaye (who's jeans fit fine, we don't talk about the bikini though!) >OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood >since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Kaye >(who's jeans fit fine, we don't talk about the bikini though!) Good going, Kaye. Do whatever it takes. I've been chomping on radishes and Klein sf lemon candies, which are difficult to find right now. I did allow myself some salsa and toritilla chips the other evening. It was the crave from hell and I caved. It's gone now and I'm back on track. I'm still not in ketosis, but I'll worry about that later. I still think that having my diet under control helps with the quitting. It's when I fall off my eating plan that I am most tempted to smoke, like "to hell with it all." That's been my pattern in the past and I'm more aware of it now. So kick the guilt out and keep going. You are doing fine. No blood is good! :-) -- Jean M. New food of the week: black olives. Do away with flipfloping to e-mail. Didn't realise you had quit smoking. Good luck with it Kaye, it's doable believe me :o) -- Jules I want to be the best me possible > OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood > since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Kaye > (who's jeans fit fine, we don't talk about the bikini though!) > OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood > since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Kaye > (who's jeans fit fine, we don't talk about the bikini though!) I just quit too! So far, both today and yesterday, I was at work most of the day so I did what I normally do in order to avoid the popcorn. I chewed sugarless gum and crushed ice. I did, however, have a mug of coffee with half a package of full-sugar hot chocolate mix in it, 11 grams for that half package. It was mighty tasty, but I won't be making a habit of it. Anyway, so far the best thing I've found to do when I want a cigarette is to take some really deep breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth. The in breath is a 5 count, and the out breath is a 10 count, and I feel so much better.  SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > > OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood > > since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > mouth. The in breath is a 5 count, and the out breath is a 10 count, and I > feel so much better. Luna, I have always enjoyed your posts. I am quitting next saturday soI'll be interested in how you are doing. I've done it before and it wasn't that hard until I drank. argh. keep it up. my non-smoking slogan will be "i'd rather be a non-smoker with an occasional desire to smoke, than a smoker with a constant desire to quit". sue k Good Luck with the quitting smoking. Just keep telling yourself, "I CAN do it", because you really can! The deep breathing helped me tremendously when I first quit. Also drink LOTS of water. Which also helps with dieting. Whenever I'd want a cigarette, I would just down a full glass of water, then do my deep breathing and by then, the craving had passed. Eileen > > OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood > > since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood > since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > for this) myself eating crunchy nut cornflakes, with milk and chocolate > toffee yoghurt. Both of wich I do NOT like. Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH more important than losing weight. If you can stick to LC, then that's great, but it's better to quit smoking now ... and staying quit forever. I quit a year and half ago. I started up LC again after about six months of non-smoking. Try to be good with your food, but if it's a question of smoking a cigarette or eating a piece of cake... go with the cake. You may want to keep some LC treats around the house for the times when it gets to be just too much. SignatureJim Marnott "He who has wine and meat will have many friends." - Chinese proverb > Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH more > important than losing weight. Wrong. Obesity will kill you quicker than smoking, and cause more problems for you while you live. The optimum would be to worry about both. > > Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH more > > important than losing weight. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The optimum would be to worry about both. What's better? If you HAVE to chose one or the other. Taking a week or two off from actively trying to lose weight while you work through the nicotine cravings, or waiting a year or two to try to quit smoking while you lose the weight? I say if you have the impetus to quit smoking, do it now, don't wait, and if the only thing that helps you to cope is eating, don't worry about it because it's just for a few days to a couple of weeks. However, there are better ways than eating to combat cravings. Eating actually just makes me want to smoke _more_ because I used to smoke after every meal. Coffee is helping me a lot with the physical symptoms, so I'm getting more calories from coffee than I normally would, so I suppose I could gain weight from that. However, exercise is helping too. Smoking temporarily raises your heart rate. So does a quick jog, or some pushups, or some jumping jacks. It helps, imo. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >> > Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH >> more [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> The optimum would be to worry about both. Obesity kills quicker than smoking? What have you been smoking? My dad, who's obese, is dying of cancer from smoking, not obesity. SignatureBob M in CT remove 'x.' to reply > >> > Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH > >> more [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Obesity kills quicker than smoking? What have you been smoking? My dad, > who's obese, is dying of cancer from smoking, not obesity. N = 1 >> Congrats. Don't worry about what you eat. Quitting smoking is MUCH more >> important than losing weight. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > The optimum would be to worry about both. what is better, a broken leg or a broken arm? i >OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood >since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just >that I don't smoke at the moment). Wouldn't thinking of yourself as a non-smoker be a bit more "positive thinking" than just considering yourself as taking a break? Breaks are temporary. Non-smokers don't smoke, period. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/222/140 & hubby- 310/242/180 No, thinking of myself as a non-smoker wouldn't help. Thing is I like smoking, If I putmyself in the mindset that I won't ever smoke again, I know that I will feel the need to rebel and go have a cigarette. Kaye >OK, so I'm not doing so bad. I've not shouted, screamed or drawn blood >since I last smoked ( I don't like to think of myself as a non-smoker, just >that I don't smoke at the moment). Wouldn't thinking of yourself as a non-smoker be a bit more "positive thinking" than just considering yourself as taking a break? Breaks are temporary. Non-smokers don't smoke, period. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/222/140 & hubby- 310/242/180 Kaye burbled across the ether: > No, thinking of myself as a non-smoker wouldn't help. Thing is I like > smoking, If I putmyself in the mindset that I won't ever smoke > again, I know that I will feel the need to rebel and go have a > cigarette. I used to think so. I was deluding myself. I found that I couldn't quit and make it stick if I still enjoyed smoking, because it was still a pleasure that I was depriving myself of. When it got to the point that the first drag made me feel like I'd been sucking on tarry ends all day and was (feeling like I was) having nicotine poisoning symptoms was when I could finally let go. Signaturerevek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please "In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time someting like that happened in politics or religion." -- Carl Sagan 1987 CSICOP Keynote Address (revek adds: or the field of dietary nutrition and weight control) |
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