I am trying to be real positive here....I cannot do cardio workouts yet because I have COPD. Hello :gasp: after 34 years of smoking, I am lucky to be able to run to the mailbox and back (and that's when it is raining!) :gasp: I'm sorry. Sometimes I am such a drag! I wish I had quit sooner, ..but until a year ago, I really did not note a difference. I go next month for some further testing, I had an abnormal chest x-ray about a month ago. :( Not to worry---I will still be a B$%^#h and giving you hell! :)
Thanks Jeani!
I am trying to be as positive as possible, sometimes I fail at that! LOL. We all have so much to be grateful for and thankful for, even though it is hard to accept. It's a part of life...A part I am hopeful I will be here for. I want so much for my family and my husband to know just how much thay mean to me. I love them; and I love all of you...God Bless! :)
Oh, and BTW, I do have a double Jack and (diet) coke each and every night about this time---I NEVER drank before, this is my reward and sedative---I rather like it and...since I was a tee-totaler before, I certainly deserve it! :8|:
Besides, between the alcohol and the patch (and wellbutrin)...I have some WEIRD dreams to be remembered for some time!!! :8o: Don't worry...I'm OK...You're OK............ :)
Okay, here is my typical day:
B: Cottage cheese and a tomato (150 cal)
S: Carrots and/or celery
L: 200 to 300 calorie Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine
S: Lots and lots of sunflower seeds (about 250 cal)
D: Another 200-300 calorie meal
S: popcorn; apple; etc...
Cardio is out for now (COPD), but I will work up to it. I walk a mile at lunch and a mile after dinner. In the mornings before work I swim as many laps as possible in our pool. Depends on a lot of things. Anyway...I just seem to be packing it on, despite the effort!
As a (slim) smoker, I (admitedly) was one of those smart-aleck people that inwardly made fun of fat people. Now I is one :(
I have gained 20 lbs., but it certainly looks like more! I was determined that I was not going to gain weight with this quit. I walk 2 mi. a day and exercise. I am painfully aware of my daily caloric intake. With any other addiction abstinance is required---how can you do that with food? My dinner consisted of a 260 calorie Lean Cuisine (I took my little plastic tray into the other room so I could lick all the crevices clean---by golly, I wanted my FULL 260 calories!!!)
My body has changed like never before. From someone that has had five kids, that is saying a lot. I may have had stretch marks that you could fall into and get lost, but atleast I wasn't [i]FAT[/i]!!
How do people SURVIVE on 1000-1500 calories? I need a fairy godmother with a magic wand to turn me slim again (Oh, but could I keep the bigger hooters, please?)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,392
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $536
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
Dear Breaking Free's husband:
If you really do log onto this site, I didn't mean it, I swear!
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after you are truly secure in your quit, and you still don't like him, let us know and we will do some further planning
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Breaking Free: A little advance warning before you go confessing to the enemy! ;p
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,381
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $536
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32
You are no different than the rest of us! Go back and look at some of our own posts (including myself!) It wasn't but a few days ago that Breaking Free was contemplating domestic homocide :gasp:
Since I have gained weight along with the quit and truly have no interest in cooking anymore (which I LOVE to do ordinarily) I have stocked up on the Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine for myself. For the kids I buy frozen Banquet dinners or---better yet---Kid Cuisine. They can microwave it themselves and I am considered the BEST Mom cuz they love them. The only unhappy person is my husband. Right now he is running neck-to-neck with yours in popularity, so I really don't give a damn if he eats or not! :eg:
Laugh it off----------otherwise we will spend the rest of our lives crying :(
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,381
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $536
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43
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