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Post by mprny on Apr 16, 2007 17:52:33 GMT -5
I HAD been a heavy smoker since I was a teenager, but to my surprise was able to quit However, my weight shot up and I felt very self-conscious. When a friend congratulated me on giving up cigarettes, I exclaimed, "But look at all these added pounds!" Her reply was one I'll always treasure. "Oh, my dear, don't worry about that!" she said. "Just think of all the extra years you will have in which to lose them." ;D
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Post by slim on Apr 17, 2007 0:34:24 GMT -5
That is a wonderful outlook. I am thinking that we have to have the same determination about maintaining our health and weight as we did to quit smoking and stay quit. I have always been thin since day one....ok maybe since 5 yrs old lol..... but since iquit i put on 30 lbs and have eased off to about 20 something. I need to lose about 10. I do feel lucky as i am sure many have more to lose. The thing to remember is i have always been thin....and the extra weight is hard to live with. I am not used to having it hang on my body. I have been thinking about getting serious about my health and eating better and engaging in way more heart pounding movement. should work if i stick to it for more that one week ;-)
Definately better to be a non smoker with a little extra weight than a stinky, unhealthy, chained to cigarettes, skinny smoker!!!!
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Post by mprny on Apr 17, 2007 9:28:07 GMT -5
it does take the same amount of determination,I have been slim since I was 25 now I am 48(gained when I had the children) and since I quit gained 7lbs,but I am so very careful of what I eat,and when your as short as I, it looks like more,I work in a gym,so I hear"talk" but I don't mind anymore,quitting is far more important,after much searching I found, smoking burns 200 calories a day(no matter how much we smoked),so we need to either eat 200 calories less or burn 200 calories more,when your thin thats alot,there is no way I could do either,I ate around 1200 as a smoker,so it will take abit longer to lose,I keep a food log now and try to keep it to 1000-1100 depending on what my work day is like.
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Post by dyingtostop on Jul 31, 2008 15:06:54 GMT -5
in order to quit smoking, i feel it is a lifestyle change. You are changing your life for the better. Excercising and maintaining a healthy diet just goes hand in hand with living well. I think that if you were able to quit cigarettes you will have enough determination to get fit
it doesnt take much to start. Try just by walking around your neighborhood for 20-30 mins a day with your dog. That way you guys both win! good luck
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