Post by judyb on Mar 23, 2018 12:51:34 GMT -5
DAY 5 By: Meditations for surviviing without cigarettes
As long as you smoked, your body operated under a tremendous hindrance. It had to adapt not only
to nicotine, but to the 4000 plus other chemicals found in burning tobacco (over 40 of which are
known to be carcinogenic). That smoke you took in didn't just gum up your lungs, but passed
immediately into your bloodstream. The carbon monoxide in the smoke displaced oxygen, making
you tired and breathless. Nicotine sped up your heart rate and raised your blood pressure. When you
lit a cigarette your body temperature also fell, and less blood flowed to your arms, legs, and feet. If
you're feeling tingling now in your fingers and toes, it's because you're noticing improved circulation.
If you still want a cigarette, try the 4 D's: Drink water, Delay, Deep-breathe, Do something else. The
craving will go away in a couple of minutes -- If you don't smoke
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DAY 6
You do exercise, don't you? Exercise lets you fully reap the sense of well-being that comes from not
smoking. Exercise does well what the body does badly, which is to alleviate anxiety, depression, and
restlessness. Both smoking and exercise give the brain's neurotransmitters a boost, but the effects of
exercise are much longer lasting. A cigarette produces only a few minutes' reprieve from anxiety; a
good workout creates genuine relaxation, lasting hours. For those who worry about getting fat,
exercise is a critical part of the program.
It's necessary to find an exercise you can bring yourself to do regularly. You can hate running and still
like ice skating or racquetball or weight lifting or bicycling or swimming or yoga. Good old walking will
do fine. An easy stroll is far better than nothing.
In your early weeks of not smoking, you should try to at least one exercise break a day. The exertion
cuts the craving for a cigarette, and there is satisfaction in making the most of your body's growing
capabilities--now that it is no longer a smoking machine.
From: www.amazon.com/Meditations-Surviving-Without-Cigarettes-Wanning/dp/0380769166
As long as you smoked, your body operated under a tremendous hindrance. It had to adapt not only
to nicotine, but to the 4000 plus other chemicals found in burning tobacco (over 40 of which are
known to be carcinogenic). That smoke you took in didn't just gum up your lungs, but passed
immediately into your bloodstream. The carbon monoxide in the smoke displaced oxygen, making
you tired and breathless. Nicotine sped up your heart rate and raised your blood pressure. When you
lit a cigarette your body temperature also fell, and less blood flowed to your arms, legs, and feet. If
you're feeling tingling now in your fingers and toes, it's because you're noticing improved circulation.
If you still want a cigarette, try the 4 D's: Drink water, Delay, Deep-breathe, Do something else. The
craving will go away in a couple of minutes -- If you don't smoke
-------------------------------
DAY 6
You do exercise, don't you? Exercise lets you fully reap the sense of well-being that comes from not
smoking. Exercise does well what the body does badly, which is to alleviate anxiety, depression, and
restlessness. Both smoking and exercise give the brain's neurotransmitters a boost, but the effects of
exercise are much longer lasting. A cigarette produces only a few minutes' reprieve from anxiety; a
good workout creates genuine relaxation, lasting hours. For those who worry about getting fat,
exercise is a critical part of the program.
It's necessary to find an exercise you can bring yourself to do regularly. You can hate running and still
like ice skating or racquetball or weight lifting or bicycling or swimming or yoga. Good old walking will
do fine. An easy stroll is far better than nothing.
In your early weeks of not smoking, you should try to at least one exercise break a day. The exertion
cuts the craving for a cigarette, and there is satisfaction in making the most of your body's growing
capabilities--now that it is no longer a smoking machine.
From: www.amazon.com/Meditations-Surviving-Without-Cigarettes-Wanning/dp/0380769166