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Jan 21, 2011, 12:41 PM
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Today is day 2 of my effort to eat right and work out. I gained 40 pounds since quitting smoking and became very depressed. Your suposed to feel better after quitting, so I need to work hard to get this weight off......I want to see my old self when I look in the mirror.
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Jan 21, 2011, 01:54 PM
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actually if you are a heavy smoker for years you should go through a doctor to help you quit...you can develope severe bronchituss even pnemonia from all the toxins in your lungs washing out...my mom and some poeple i know got very sick....can also happen with people who have weaken ammune systems like me.
personally i never got lung issues but my health went downhill for 6 months after i quit smoking...i know some people feel better..i never really have. i feel the same..but i think of that as if i would have kept smoking i would have gotten worse since i alrready have so many other health issues smoking was probably taking me over the edge. my sense of smell is back (hooray) but my lung capacity is still not good but better to have somewhat clean lungs with low capacity than black tar lungs with low capacity. at least i am getting more oxygen absorbed into my body. i have a gum problem form quitting where my jaw hurts...but gum makes it so i don't eat..i have an oral fixation not just for smoking but eating as well..so flavored gum helps so does a lot of vietnames/chinese candies i grew up with sinse a lot of them are low in sugar. jerky is wonderful too. it's been over a year now...i did have two years when i was pregnant but good ol i am not finished smoking yetalways popped into my head..so i'm not sure if i will continue this non smoking me...at least for a few more yearsa i know that forever to say is just to long and sets oneself up for relapse
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Jan 21, 2011, 01:56 PM
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Good for you starting a regime to eat better and work out; don't overdo it though or you won't keep it up. Do you have a specific plan you are following?
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Jan 21, 2011, 06:16 PM
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Jan 21, 2011, 06:24 PM
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Jan 21, 2011, 09:46 PM
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close to 30 years...1 pack a day....quit on Jan. 3. I have had a cigarette here and there, but overall I am doing good. I am also tackling eating healthy...I'm not overweight, but don't want to gain weight because I quit smoking. Also going to the gym....figured I might as well do it all at once. Probably 3-4 times a week at the gym for an hour each time. I feel so much better!!! My boyfriend smokes, and that is why I feel I have been sneaking the cigarette here and there. I have to make the committment to just give it up altogether!! Keep up the good work....I am struggling alot some days, but I know it's worth it!
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Jan 21, 2011, 11:58 PM
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Its sounds so silly but it is almost like losing a friend
 Smoking was my comfort for many years.......
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