I'm back

Hello MFP friends!! I'm back. I have taken off the past 33 days of my diet. But, for very very good reasons. I quit smoking!! I did it!! I am so happy. I am 33 days smoke free!!! =-) I have also gained about 13 pounds. I have a good quit under my belt and I am ready to do this.

I wasn't sure exactly how to do it before. I have never lost weight without smoking before and my mind started playing tricks on me telling me that I could not do it. So, I just continued to overeat. When you quit smoking and you are having a weak moment, you have to say HALT. H-hungry A-Angry L-Lonely T-tired?? You ask yourself if you are any of these things. They are triggers. So yesterday, I wanted to eat again and I said HALT. Hungry-not anymore Angry? no L-lonely? no Tired- yes very!! I have been eating alot lately because of one of those reasons. Hungry and maybe tired are the only acceptable reasons but I have been trying to hold my smoking quit and I haven't really gave a darn about the weight. One will come after the other!! I can always lose weight, but I cannot just lose lung cancer!!

Part of me is very excited and very ready to start this over. Another part of me is slightly nervous and wonders what is going to be next?? When I first came to MFP, I lost 10 pounds that I had gained over the holidays. That 10 pounds led me to want a healthier lifestyle so I quit smoking. I knew that I would gain back the weight that I lost and I was prepared for that. At one point, I even tried to tell myself that if I could just take in my max maintanence calories for the day. I didn't follow that either. But here I am. I'm back and I am healthy and happy. I feel wonderful that I quit smoking and I am looking foward to losing this weight!!