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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
It really is hard to change your eating habits but good for you for tackling them. You really will feel a lot better. I'm amazed that you are doing that so soon after quitting!
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I really felt like I had to, and initially it was dreadful. I ended up really sick and when I told my doctor that I had quit smoking AND had just joined Weight Watchers, she felt so sorry for me!
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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze
Sorry to hear about your fight with your husband. That is sort of inevitable with you both quitting at the same time. Hopefully you've made up!
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We did- that night. It was just a major blow up on both of our parts.
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Originally Posted by hayley
Way to go, yo. I've officially had one cigarette in the last 34 hours and I am not a happy camper. I caved yesterday afternoon, realizing I hadn't had a "last" cigarette.
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Hayley, I am SO feeling for you right now. I had to use the nicotine patch for the first 2 weeks or I think I would have lost my mind. It *does* get better. Even now, 6 weeks in, I'm still craving a cigarette. But I'm not alternating between suicide and homicide when I think of a cigarette now. PLEASE hang in there!
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Originally Posted by amber
The thing I looked forward to the most about quitting smoking was being able to exercise more.
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I wish I could adequately express how foreign exercise is to me. My husband, step-son and I went on a very brisk 30 minute walk the other night, and it *did* feel good. Plus, I got three extra WW points to use (which I didn't, thank you very much). I'm really looking forward to the day when it (exercise) becomes fun for me. Or when those endorphins kick in, and I actually crave the exercise. That may happen, right? I will say that even though my legs and butt were killing me from the walk, I was *not* winded- yay!
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Originally Posted by amber
Oh, have you been setting aside like 5-10 bucks a week? You know, the amount you spent on cigarettes?
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Oh Amber, you are so precious. $5-$10/week? Try $21 a week. One pack a day at $3/pack. EVERY DAY. For now, I'm spending part of it on Weight Watchers ($10 a week). I just can't even believe I have spent so much money on cigarettes in my lifetime. The husband and I are trying to plan for a little trip for ourselves. We never took a honeymoon (when we married 5 years ago) so we're thinking somewhere tropical.
Thank you to EVERYONE who offered support and congratulations- I really, REALLY appreciate it
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