Stoping the smoke addiction

[pinkbatel]

that is how I feel right now, one part of me trying to fighting to explain that smoking is ok,and the other part saying that is all a lie, I have been reading the book Zarabelle sugested to me, and I laugh cause its so good to making you feel like an idiot when you smoke hehehe and more of an idiot when you realize its so easy to quit! but even with the reading I still sometimes catch myself thinking in a cigarrette, and start to say to myself, NO NO NO you dont need that! you will stink! it will kill you! you are doing this big effort to eat better and exercise for your health and on the other hand you have a cigarrette that is going to kill you anyway? NO!

Thanks Joe, Sue and ValidRouge, Im feeling better, although I did get some constipation and felt dizzy for a while, well I still feel dizzy, but I already fix the constipation and I guess I will be feeling better the next days. The important thing is that I havent smoke!
And Im planning to keep it that way... Sue, I decided to wait a month later after starting Atkins, and when I had 2 weeks doing exercise, to have new habits to substitute the time I wasted smoking, you will find out that the day will be simply better I wish you success!

Thanks!

Rosa

[Zarabelle]

I am so glad to see you are still not smoking. Good for you!!

Just never think you can have just one puff... in previous attempts at quitting, I convinced myself I could become a 'social smoker' and of course, restricting cigarettes to the weekend/nights out does not work and neither does having just one/one puff.

Zxx

[pinkbatel]

Yes Zarabelle, I have tried that before, try to just smoke when I visit friends or my family, but it was so much worse, today I have a friend reunion, where I usually smoke a pack of cigarrettes in a night, so it will be one test, I feel I have got the correct idea of what smoking is and its totally contrary of what I want for me right now. I'll tell you tomorrow how it went hehehe.

Have a great day, Rosa

[pinkbatel]

I did it! I survive my friends party without smoking and felt great to do it!

[Zarabelle]

WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you got through that then you have cracked it!!
Soon you won't even think of smoking. Make sure you treat yourself to something as a reward. Have a relaxing massage or manicure or something that is looking after yourself and relaxing at the same time.
I am so pleased for you xxxx

[pinkbatel]

Thanks Zarabelle!! hehe what a wondeful idea, Im going to start to think in new kinds of rewards for my goals, its funny but I used to reward myself with some "delicious" food, high carb high sugar food. I once read that most of the times, people with overweight do this, and it made you do a list of 10 things you would do to reward yourself that had nothing to do with eating, instead, trying to please our other senses, like your eyes, maybe go to the movies or buy a nice book, or the smell, buy a delicious perfume or soap, your ears, get some new music, your touch, getting a massage, I never did my entire list, it was dificult to find things that I wanted to do for myself, I think this is the perfect time to finish it and start practicing my reward list

Have a great day, Im feeling wonderful! ah yes, for the people that think that if you stop smoking you will gain weight? This week I lost 4 pounds!!!! more than last week! when I was still smoking

[ThinSoon]

Congrats on quitting smoker - you are now a non-smoker!

I quit on 3-15 and even though I didn't want to quit, I know its better for me.

I can really feel a difference in the way I exercise etc!

Keep it up, you are doing great!!!!!

Tracey

[pinkbatel]

Thanks Tracey, the same to you

Rosa

[pinkbatel]

Hi people, I just wanted to say, Im a non smoker! and I feel great!!! and smell even better!!!

[ValidRouge]

I'm so proud of you! This calls for celebration!!!!