Post by judyb on Jul 9, 2004 11:09:46 GMT -5
LET ME COUNT THE WEIGHS
From CelticCrone (quitnet)
I stepped on the scale today to discover 5 pounds that were not there before.
Here's where I think they came from:
1 pound is ANXIETY about maintaining this quit. I expect this will gradually
disappear.
1 pound is FOG. My mind's been full of it since I quit, but the clouds are beginning
to break apart. I think this will lift soon.
1 pound is REGRET that I wasted so much time in my life on this stupid habit,
risking my health and the health of those around me. This too will pass I think with
time. I know that I can't change the past and once this habit is no longer a part
of my present, I will let this go.
1 pound is RESOLVE to succeed once and for all at this endeavor. I think I may
gain a little more of this over time.
1 pound is PRIDE at making it this far. Like RESOLVE, I imagine I'll be gaining more
of this in the days ahead, but it will be partially offset by losing the FOG and
ANXIETY.
And, if I just keep steady on this course until this new life is the habit, until
nicotine holds no place in my thoughts, then I can let go of pride and resolve like
balloons on a string and they, too, can drift away.