The next step to healthy...smoking cessation
I smoked for 23+ years and quit 5 years ago. I used the patch, and I am so glad that I finally did it.
One thing that I can tell you about quitting smoking that helped me is this: Just be stubborn about it. It's not easy, your body isn't going to like quitting and it's going to suck sometimes. But just power through it, you CAN be smoke free. Don't give in and go through the crap of it for nothing by smoking.
Congrats and good luck! It's hard but it's totally doable!
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
I figure if I can say no to just about everything that I love to taste, I can say no to tasting a cigarette. I hate the way they smell, taste, cough, etc. But....I do looooove smoking. It just does something for me that I can't explain. I am hoping that the Chantix will do the trick, and the patches will help with cravings.
And....YAY to my company wanting it's employees to be healthier! I swear that this company has saved my life from obesity (even though I'm still obese...but not much longer), and now they're going to save me from cancer sticks!!!
"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." --Carol Burnett
You can do this! This is how I quit as well and I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 20 years and 1 pack a day for the 5 years before that. I did chantix and a nicotine inhaler, the patches made me queasy.
Just make up your mind and do it for you!!!! Good luck!
Referred April 2016, Orientation September 21, 2016; Psyc appointment November 23, 2016; Nurse Practitioner assessment November 30, 2016; Nutrition Class December 7, 2016; Social Worker assessment December 9, 2016; Nutrition 1:1 January 26, 2017 and Surgeon April 7, 2017; Pre-admission June 12, 2017; Surgery date June 20, 2017 with Dr. T. Jackson TWH.
Pre surgery loss 20 lbs, M1-17 lb, M2-16, M3-16.2, M4-7, M5-10.8, M6-+8, M7-4, M8-
Goal 1- 50 pound loss by Jan. 1, 2018 (245.6 lbs) reached August 10, 2017
Goal 2 - 100 pound loss by June 21, 2018 (one year post op) (195.6) reached TBD
I quit on Halloween- surgeon wouldn't do it if I still smoked. I quit cold turkey and it sucked. I attribute my success to changing my routine. I was a big morning smoker, and after meals. I started setting my alarm so late I would have to rush into the shower in the morning and after meals I started walking around the block. Once you get past the first three days, the struggle is mental. Change your routine!! Good luck!
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