Quiting smoking while counting cals

2»

Replies

  • TeresaB1979
    TeresaB1979 Posts: 158 Member
    Ha. Just saw the other person's post saying the Allen Carr book is simply 'Give up, don't fret'. I can assure you that is not true. It is very detailed about the nature of nicotine addiction and the most important part is that you don't stop until you are ready- even if that means going back and re-reading it until you truly understand what he is saying.. Nobody who thought the message was as simple as 'Give up, don't fret' would stay stopped. :wink: It's massively popular for a reason. It's worked for millions of people who 'got it'.


    Ha too!

    It's basic "secret" to stopping is that though.
    The imagery and repetition of phrasing are good NLP stuff, but it's still basically, stop, don't mope.... Keep reading it until you believe me!!!!!

    I also understand that it works! For some (Ok lots and lots), like you, and you have gone on to use the basic premise to retrain, so that is great.

    I wouldn't argue, as I would like an easy way to stop, but recognize that the way the easy way is the easy way, is in a sense the fact that it uses the word easy. Addiction is 90% mental I think.

    See, my little monster won!

    At the minute my battle is with the Booze and Cake monsters! Maybe if they ship out Nicotine monster will feel lonely and leave too!

    :wink: i was just so shocked that when I did follow all the steps (including the one about waiting until I was ready) I was so happy to stop. There was no mourning period or cravings. I even went out drinking that night...On that note; If I could get the booze monster to *kitten* off I'd be the picture of health.. Until the pizza monster turned up. That b*stard sneaks up on me every so often and I know of no easy way to get rid of him. Not sure I want to. :blushing:
  • mnpitza
    mnpitza Posts: 6
    I'm really glad I came across your post because I can totally understand how you're feeling. I was a pretty heavy smoker for many years and went cold turkey about a year and 3 months ago. At the beginning I did turn to sugar and high carb foods for comfort (which did give me more that a few extra pounds as well) but as time passed I tried to focus a lot on doing better for myself , eating whole foods, continuing to not eat meat and exercising regularly. As months went on I started to feel so much better. I did have to avoid a lot of the things that would trigger urges for a while like drinking and I let my family/ friends know that I was quitting so that they wouldn't take offense to me not going out as much.

    Healthy foods and exercise are definitely motivators in my progress. Also being able to run without being as out of breath is a huge plus. Good luck on your journey!
  • a59feline
    a59feline Posts: 11
    Thanks for your posts. I'm making the decision to stop smoking. I'm having a bit of a hard time breathing and the doctor won't perform an elective surgery until I have quit for 6 months. So, I'll take your tips and give this a go!!
  • Hallucynogen
    Hallucynogen Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you so much everyone for the wonderful support! I'm on my 5th day now 100% cigarette free! I'm still getting cravings every so often and cigarette smoke still smells like heaven but it's gotten a lot better. I feel a lot better and I'm going to do my best not to give in. I don't plan on drinking any alcohol for several months and only until I'm no longer craving cigarettes at all will I allow myself to drink at all. I guess it doesn't hurt my calorie counting (and health!) not to be ingesting all those empty calories either! :)
  • KyliAnne26
    KyliAnne26 Posts: 209 Member
    I'm 28 and quit smoking almost 2 years ago (June 27, 2011 was our quit date)!! I had only smoked for 8 years. I did, however, gain about 30 lbs (I'm about 5/2, so this was significant). Not all the weight gain was from quitting smoking though - I also started grad. school, stopped working out, and ate whatever the hell I wanted; mindlessly eating while shoveling text book knowledge into my brain. Before long none of my clothes fit, and it was either Lose the weight, or put a whole new wardrobe onto a credit card that I'm not able to pay off. Lol. I disliked the idea of debt AND being fat more than I disliked the idea of working out and eating healthy. My goal is to be down 20 of those lb by June 27, 2013!

    Congrats for quitting and striving for a healthier lifestyle, OP. Just wanted you to know there's lots of people that have been through what you're about to go through, and we know it ain't easy or fun, but it's worth it!

    Anyone feel free to add me if you'd like to help support each other!
  • starryk
    starryk Posts: 53
    I commend all of you who have quit - its hard; I am trying cold turkey.. I have made it through the first day. One day at a time.

Categories