Hopefully somebody can give me some serious advice on how to cope with the following situation. Before I start giving up my job is not an option.
In my present position I am constantly travelling between Europe and the Americas and within Europe itself. I am based in France, which despite or because of its reputation for cuisine, is actually an excellent place to eat correctly, either because healthy foods are freely available in stores, and one can eat quite healthily in restaurants. The amount of time I spend at home with my partner, doesn't really count for much. Being absent so often I tend to compensate this by inviting out to fancy restaurants. You get the drift.
On the other hand I spend a lot of time in Poland, and Slovakia which as I am sure many of you know are not reknowned for their healthy cuisines. How can you stay in a hotel, and not eat what's on the menu? Of course you could always smoke to abate the hunger pangs, which is just about how I get back from each quit.
How can you work 10 to 15 hours a day and not pig out in the evening, just before you go asleep, having missed mid-day lunch and breakfast?
But the worst place for me to be is the US. The portions are so large that even one dish is enough to send me over the limits on whatever calory needs I have. And let's face it guys, there is generally a very high fat and sugar content in all of the foods served. I was brought up to think of all the starving people in the world and finish what was on my plate. Good Irish Catholic upbringing.
I started out my quitting career weighing in at 140 lbs. measuring 6ft. As mid-life now weighs heavily on my shoulders I have probably shrunken a little over the years in height but now weigh in at 204 lbs. My last two-month quit - November 2006 - counts for 33 of the 64 pounds gained.
Any serious advice on how to get around this problem. I have spent an absolute fortune changing clothes - and simply trying to adjust to my new self, but I have got to the limit of what I consider acceptable
Regards to all
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/17/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 228
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $65
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Secon
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Quit Meter
$411,768.00
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 8377
Hours: 4
Minutes: 43
Seconds: 54
Life Gained
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45752
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
549,024
Cigarettes Not Smoked
