Fri, May-20-05, 08:18
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New Member
Posts: 11
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Plan: ATKINS
Stats: 209/199.5/165
BF:
Progress:
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so happy to see this part of low carb club
I AM A SMOKER AND IN FACT AM SMOKING RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THAT IS TERRIBLE BUT I HAVE THIS PACK OF CIGARETTES & FOR SOME REASON I HAVE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO THROW THEM OUT OR JUST QUIT COLD TURKEY WHEN THEY ARE AROUND ME. MY HUBBY IS A SMOKER TOO. I WANT DESPARTELY TO QUIT. IN THE PAST, I HAVE ONLY QUIT, WHEN I DON'T HAVE ANY CIGARETTES HERE FOR ME AND I JUST DONT BUY ANYMORE. I SMOKED FOR 10 YEARS, QUIT FOR 2, STARTED BACK FOR 2 AND THEN QUIT FOR 3 AND NOW STARTED BACK AGAIN FOR THIS PAST YEAR. INITIALLY I STARTED BACK THIS LAST TIME DUE TO MY NERVE ISSUES. NOW I AM ADDICTED. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS YEAR TO KICK THE HABIT, LONGEST SMOKE FREE TIME WAS 11 DAYS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THAT STUFF OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM AND ACTUALLY KICK THE HABIT, 4 DAYS OR 3 WEEKS??? I HAVE HEARD BOTH. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I TRULY ENJOY THE ACT OF SMOKING, I FIND IT RELAXING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CIGARETTE. THE DOWN SIDE IS THAT I HAVE ASTHMA, YES I AM REALLY STUPID TO BE SMOKING. I CAN FEEL MY CHEST TIGHTENING AND PRESSURE AND I HEAR WHEEZES, BUT SOMEHOW THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO STOP ME. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I HAVE EXERCISED REGULARLY OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS AND WATCHED MY DIET AND LOST LOTS OF WEIGHT. NOW I AM ON THE CARB LIFESTYLE AND LOSING WT, ALTHOUGH THIS LAST WEEK, HAVE LOST NONE. I USE CIGARETTES AS A CRUTCH & I HONESTLY FEEL SO WEAK AND ASHAMED THAT I AM ADDICTED. ON TOP OF ALL THAT, MY FAMILY HAS AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE HISTORY OF CANCER. YOU WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE ENOUGH TO SCARE ME INTO QUITTING. I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. (JO
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