SoSel's Diary

Sounds like you're doing really well! While my children were little I just didn't cope with the challenge of looking after myself as well. I love hearing about the way you are doing the things that can be done and keeping your children involved in your activities. :)

I don't have an opinion about whether drinking diet sodas is good or bad. If I feel like drinking them I do.

How great that you're going to the beach - I presume you mean to have a holiday! I love the beach! As it's summer here, I was just there today with my daughter.
 
Morning friends!

Boring stuff first. He he. :D

BF- 2 pieces of toast, sugar-free jelly, coffe, splenda, creamer, yogurt
L- (We went to a buffet! This was hard.) 2/3 baked skinless chicken thigh, green beans, salad with mushrooms, bell pepper, carrots, and Lite Italian dressing, sweet potato (yeah, butter and cinnamon), fresh pineapple and strawberries, and 1 3/4 (my son got the rest) sugar free choco cookies
S- 100 cal snack pack cookies and apple
D- salmon patties (salmon, onion, lemon juice, milk, egg, bread crumbs), green beans

EX- a "45" min walk that ended up taking 50 b/c I chose the long way thinking I'd make it back in time. He he.

And I bought a new digital scale this morning. It's not reading the same as the other scale. In fact, this scale is quit insulting. Ugh. Just gonna have to keep losing weight so this new scale will have something nice to say. Atleast it didn't put me over 200 lbs! I would have flipped over losing all my hard work!

This quitting smoking business is hard. Down to smoking 3 times a day, but I think about it way too much. I can do this. I know I can.
 
Ugh. I hurt like heck. Not even sure if I can walk today. I just did a 10 min pilate ab work-out. It is unlike anything I have ever tried! Everything from my collarbone down is still buzzing from all the streching and pulling. But I wonder if there will ever be a day when I can lift my butt a foot off the floor. :confused: Something to shoot for, right?
 
I seem to have a lot to say today. :D

My best friend has told me a way to help with cigarette cravings. She said that whenever the urge gets strong and has me heading for the door, pack in hand, to do some push-ups. Well, the last craving struck me hard, and I went for it. It's my 3rd smoke today, and I should only have had 1. So I did the push-ups. Ow. Maybe the negative association and suger-free gum will help.

And, before the end of this, I'm going to be buff. He he.
 
Ha you go girl!!! One would think that wold work especially if you hate themand theya re hard, LOL...Great idea!!!
 
Just know that you CAN kick the cig habit - it's harder then hell, but you CAN do it.

It's one day, one hour, and sometimes one MINUTE at a time!
 
What a massive effort you are making with your health. You know it's one of those things that gives back heaps more than you give it!! What a gigantic pay off is coming for you!! :D
 
Food Notes for Yesterday

BF- cereal, milk, coffee, creamer, Splenda (skipped the fruit, dunno why)
L- Healthy Choice chicken fried steak, taters, veg medley, and apple dessert
AS- 100 cal snack pack (skipped the fruit here as well)
D- 2 small burgers (made at home with 93/7 lean hamb meat, onions and Worsch. sauce), breaded okra (skillet friend with no trans fat canola oil)
BS- sugar-free cheescake pudding =)

EX- the most evily intense work-out session mis-appropiately named "10 minute Solutions"- Pilate tape. I totally enjoyed this other pilate movie I have, but it won't play anymore. So I bought this new one to take it's place. And I hurt. And I'm going to keep on this darn thing until I too can lift my butt a foot off the floor like the instructor. Ha!

I really am kinda glad that I did this super-hard work-out. I had 2 c-sections and it seems to be taking forever to pull my tummy back into place. I feel like I look pregnant. Losing weight is one thing. It's another thing completely to tone up. Which is why I am big into exercising. I kid you not, you can totally tell in the back of my thighs and butt that I have been out there power-walking. I really think it's the hills that I tackle. It's a boost in itself to see the physical changes when the numbers on the scale aren't moving.
 
:):):) I love droppin by and reading your diary...I have Pilates for Dummies and it is hard, LOL, Ive been looking at that 10 mins Solution, Ha, glad I didnt buy it...I just resently bought a new Pilates work out tape and a new Yoga workout...The yoga for dummies was getting to easy and to boring, I needed something more challenging, maybe I will try that today...Good for oyu for working out nad sticking to somethign even when it is hard...your doing great by the way...
 
Oh my gosh! I feel as though I have been through hell and back. And now all the sudden I can smell. Heh. So that just sounds weird.

I haven't had a cigarette in over 24 hours. I think I went through withdrawels this morning. Shaky, irritable, my muscles hurt, my mind felt like I was in a walking dream, and my stomach felt queasy. I had 2 intense physical attacks like that. Then later I had an emotional attack and cried and cried while trying to explain to everyone I was happy and stressed. Then I felt tired, my eyes hurt, and relieved. And now I can smell.

So I'd be a damned fool to ever light another cigarette ever again.

All in all, if that is the end of the rough physical pangs, that wasn't bad. Does anyone know? I've heard it'll take a few days to really get over it. Then there will be a desire in the back of my mind for a long, long time. I don't care. I'm done. It was worth it. I have myself back.

Ok, so here's what I ate yesterday...

BF- slim fast shake, banana, coffee, creamer, splenda
L- healthy choice panini (spinach and mushrooms), sunchips
S- 3 peanut butter cover saltines =)
D- roast, carrots, onions, water chestnuts, bbq sauce, fruit salad (made with apples, bananas, mandarin oranges and lite yogurt- yum!)
Splurge!- Michelob Ultra (I was at a bar listening to my buddy's band and I couldn't smoke, so....) and later I got a milkshake (which my mom is amazed I can drink beer and a milkshake in the same night and not get sick, lol!)

Ex- 44 minute walk and I took a looong minute to get down my drive way to stretch it to 45 minutes! :D

I don't care much that I splurged today and yesterday (yesterday I'm presently accounting for, I'll get into today tomorrow... lol). I'm just so darn glad to be kicking this habit! Thanks for the tips and encouragement.

If I could, I'd hug every one of you! <3
 
Woo hoo! Another day down in the healthy lungs campaign!! And smell already!! That was quick.

I don't know much about how long the physical symptoms will take to go. I googled "cigarette withdrawal symptoms" and see there are quite a few relevant sites, though I can't recommend any particular one.

This is such a great thing you are doing for yourself and for your children. Now you have one day less of the hardest time over. Hang in there. You know you can do it, one bit at a time. :)
 
Day 2 as a non-smoker

Feeling a little low. I've been doing darn near everything to stay active and beat some of the withdrawal depression and fatigue. Over cigarettes?! I can't believe those evil things are so bad on you physically. I knew to an extent, it was a major reason for quitting. But if withdrawals are this bad... ugh. My poor abused body. I'm so glad I freed it.

Yesterday's food-

BF- whole wheat pancakes (made with whole wheat mix, oatmel, & fresh bananas), sugar-free syrup, coffee, creamer, Splenda
L- (SPLURGE!) Chinese pepper steak (my fav!) with the meat, green peppers, and onions, brown rice, & veggie egg roll, won ton soup, sweet tea (needed the caffiene and sugar for the shakes... or so I thought) NO soy sauce and I didn't eat the fortune cookie.
S- skipped b/c I felt soooooooo bad
D- biscuits, white gravy, turkey sausage, sugar free jelly

I broke my "drinking only water" thing yesterday. I was encouraged to drink caffiene to combat the withdrawals. I did drink diet soda in the afternoon.

I did not exercise b/c I was physically unable. I did stretch a lot b/c my muscles hurt like you would not believe. I felt tense, like I just ran a marathon.

I excuse yesterday. I am proud that I made it that far. I could have eaten a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's and still feel good about everything yesterday meant to me. My body is full of oxygen and I can breathe like a free woman!

I'm trying to buckle back down today and get back on my routine.
 
Hi you, sorry I didnt drop by yesturday...I usually only get an hour in the morning uninterupted and I just ran outta time yesturday...

Sounds like your battling alot...good for you for not giving in even if it is what might seem easiest...Im very proud of you!!!

And EEEWWW, beer and milkshake in the same night, LOL...

Continue takin care of yourself...
 
Oh girl,
You are getting through the worst of it!! AND coming out the other side!!

I know what it's like, with the crying, but you are KICKING this!!
It's one day at a time, sometimes 1 minute at a time, but YOU ARE DOING IT!!
 
I never did get into smoking other than the occational cigar when Im drinking some whisky. I have seen people that had to quit and it was rough; hang in there.
 
Well done on your will-do attitude for this hard challenge!! When they're here bad days don't seem like they'll go - but they do!! Another day down and done!! Congratulations.
 
Whoa. I had a busy, busy day yesterday. I researched some cigarette withdrawal issues, and decided to beat them too. I beat the stomach probs, the depression, and the fatigue. But I lost the battle to hunger. I vow to do better today. :) But I feel so hungry. I read that it's my mind being confused by the want. I no longer smoke, so my body feels that it's craving something, and food is an answer. Not the solution, though.

Food and Exercise for Yesterday

BF- cereal, milk, coffee, creamer, Splenda, banana
L- Smart Ones pizza, spinach and carrot salad, ranch dressing, 2 small pieces of pizza I made my kids
S- mini bag kettle corn popcorn, all natural frozen fruit bar
D- foot long Subway Sub (no sense in lying about it), Sunchips
S- very burnt Reese's cookies, 90 cals each, I ate 3 or 4 (I over-cooked them and was glad I did, I ate less!)

Ex- 10 min ab work out (the one I did the other day that hurt like heck, it seemed just as hard, but shorter this time, lol! and I'm not in severe pain today, just mild soreness along the rib cage)
-spent about an hour raking the yard, bagging up mulch and leaves, and moving branches- just trying to keep things looking nice here
-and as a side note, I danced the WHOLE time I ate my sub. I couldn't sit still. I was twitchy and on-the-go all day yesterday.

So, yeah, I ate a lot. But I did a lot. I fought whatever symptoms I could have possibly have had by plain and simple movement. The longest I sat still yesterday was after I raked the yard. My body was tired. But then I jumped up and worked on cleaning out my spare room because I thought something smelled funny. I'm hungry now. I need to go buy some gum. And that will help me spend the time wisely. Going to the grocery store. I need some more apples anyway...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top