Lifting to keep from dying

kassiebby1124
kassiebby1124 Posts: 927 Member
edited February 4 in Health and Weight Loss
Well guys, I have "new found motivation" thanks to college. I have a "behavior change" project in my Health class in which I pick an aspect of myself that I want to improve and take 6 weeks to improve upon it. My goal is to quit smoking instead of just saying I will. I want to actually set out and DO it. I know that my plan of action is to substitute smoking with some form of physical activity, most likely running or using a row machine. I'm worried, however, that I will turn to food instead. I guess what I'm saying is I need you guys' help to kick this habit while I maintain a relatively healthy lifestyle. I tend to "self-sabotage" when I get close to something I want to achieve, I subconsciously lay things out to result in me not reaching the goal set. Everyone says "don't do it then," but it's a bit harder than one may thing. I want to see this through the end, though. Done smoking and I want to actually run regularly because I smoke out of stress (I'm not a stress eater). I want to run or make healthier choices in coping with stress. This goes along with the weight loss challenge I have set for myself, too. Thanks for the constant support you always give me. Ya'll rock.

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  • kassiebby1124
    kassiebby1124 Posts: 927 Member
    Bump?
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Go for it! Run off the stress instead.

    I quit six months ago.... well I quit buying them. If they were in the house I'd be smoking right now!

    Good luck!
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    Sounds like an excellent idea. Put your cig money in to a piggy bank too so you can treat yourself at the end.

    I think it's a great idea to substitute exercise but I doubt you will be able to row or whatever every time you want a cig so you need a plan for dealing with the times you can't do that and what you will do instead. Also have you some way of monitoring the effect it has on you physically week by week, eg how long you can row at a certain speed at week 1 and 2 and so forth as that way you can see the benefits
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    Oh! I just remembered.... for those times when I NEED A CIGGIE I now do breathing exercises instead - count in hold, count out.... if you control your breathing you PHYSICALLY cannot stay stressed. It's just the simplest thing and it works.

    If that appeals there's loads of advice to be googled, on you tube etc.
  • kassiebby1124
    kassiebby1124 Posts: 927 Member
    Thanks to both of you (: I guess if I can't run or row, I can draw. I love to draw. And I'll definitely look into breathing exercises
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    Good plan with the drawing - some thing to do with your hands will help for sure
  • JessieMaeH82
    JessieMaeH82 Posts: 79 Member
    My last cig was 8/5........ well I've tried to smoke recently during a stressful time-but DANG it tasted HORRID!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 31 and I've smoked since I was 9 years old minus pregnancies. It's hard but you can do it as long as you want to. The breathing exercises YES--also maybe that will lead you into meditation which I found during my transition to "former smoker" amazing!!!!
  • allylbrown
    allylbrown Posts: 71
    If you need something to help I know Wellbutrin really helps with quitting smoking. Ask your doc and it doesn't make u gain wt, actually helps u lose. I am an RN not a smoker...but just wanted to help out
  • JessieMaeH82
    JessieMaeH82 Posts: 79 Member
    OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and I am now paying for a gym membership since I quit!!!! I can def afford it now! :)))
  • ECTexan
    ECTexan Posts: 195 Member
    I quit in 08 and it helped me to change my routines. I was very habitual. I would smoke on breaks at work and other set times of the day, at certain points in my daily commutes, immediately after eating, etc. When I quit, I started taking a new route to work, I would take a little walk on my breaks, chew some gum after eating, just whatever I could think of to avoid my triggers and fill the gaps in my routines where I'd normally smoke.
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