next entryQuit Smoking Day 4 - Eating
Gluttony: Something the cat and I both suffer from
Hmmm, another day at home today and so the added disadvantage of easily becoming bored, a factor I have already identified as a trigger for me smoking. So to try and circumvent it, I've tried to keep myself busy doing things.
Unfortunately those things seem to be revolved around food. I went to the super market and did the shopping (and managed to buy about 20 quids worth of stuff more than we'd usually get) so that wasted an hour or two. I then did very little indeed apart from eat. I guess I can live with the weight gain for the time being (in particular the first couple of weeks where by I'm replacing cigarettes with food) but I plan to put a stop to the binges as soon as the cravings subside. And to be honest, today they've been pretty harsh, and I think that's probably to do with the fact that I've got no nicotine left in me. I certainly felt it this morning when I woke up with the shakes.
I'm not happy with the fact I'm eating enough to sustain an elephant at the moment, but if it stops me from smoking then what the hell. I can lose the flab again once I've won this particular battle - fat busting is for another time and place at the moment. In terms of priority I think quitting smoking must come before losing weight.
Anyway, what the hell I shouldn't be making excuses, I'm proud that I've got this far and managed to do something beneficial towards my health, even if it is to the detriment of my waist line. Smoking aids are crap IMHO, the fake inhalers make you barf they taste so foul, and as for the patches, well even at the lowest level they made my heart rate jump sky high and brought me out in a rash. And the gum? Well that's just plain disgusting. So I'll stick to my remedy for the time being, and save a very substantial small fortune on not forking out on nicotine replacement hoaxes, or cigarettes for that matter.
I figure I've saved £10 on cigs so far this week - that's 10 quid towards a new camera lens.
Its now been 72 hours+ since I stopped smoking:
Breathing becomes easier.
What this means
Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.
Posted by Abi on the September 26, 2005 9:14 PM
Keep up the good work on avoiding smoking! I hope you make it.
Aloha - Dan
Figting against the fat (ex try to wear out the bike) may actually be a good boredom-breaker.
Making sushi is also a good way to keep your fingers bussy.