Sirius

Bakon should try the cold head soak just on principle. :P

It starts with smoking cessation, then comes dieting, next comes exercise, and before you know it your in the ring all punch-drunk and people are yelling at you to "get up!"

Haven't been tracking this but I don't believe I've come down with colds near as often.

Wait! Hold on there! Nobody said anything about exercising. Let's not get carried away and go all "Rocky" on me.

I'm adverse to grains. Whole grains trap cholesterol; yes, but they also trap vitamins and minerals. My food pyramid is simply, take a plate and draw a line through the middle (figuratively), everything on one side is veggies (sans potatoes). Everything on the other side is Meats, hard cheeses, nuts, seeds, fruit. Basically paleo but a little more veggie. I'll admit oatmeal isn't too bad. It's relatively low on the glycemic index and has lots of fiber.

40 days later I'm down 15 pounds. To be sure, much of this is "water" weight. On the other hand it's better then gaining 15 pounds. Gotta remember this is only for the rest of my life. :huh: All change involves a bit of discomfort, but I understand administering injections of insulin is no fun either.

Lab tests show I'm pre-diabetic. Not surprising. Sedentary lifestyle, overweight, carb addict. So looks like it's rabbit food from here on out. No more waffles and pancackes. That's right, take the bottom layer of the food pyramid and toss it in the dumpster. Thus begins my next leap forward. A journey that has me quitting the smokes and now I journey back to my original fighting weight. Seems like once you hit 50 you have to seriously take care of yourself or your body goes down hill very quickly indeed.

H. P. Lovecraft said it well in his story, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward." Do NOT CALL UP THAT WHICH YOU CANNOT PUT DOWN. This applies to addictions as well as the summoning of demons; but I repeat myself.

Stay tuff! Don't puff!!! You only have to go through day 3 once if you make your quit stick.

Decisions, d

Was reading over on Catholic.com While there is no "official" patron saint of drug addiction the two recommended Saints that were mentioned were St. Michael and St. Augustine. St. Michael being a warrior and tends to be where ever there is conflict against evil. St. Augustine being something of a philosopher who wrestled long with temptations as he gave up his hedonistic youth for a life of spirituality. He was the fellow who penned the lines; "The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance." I don't believe it necessary to be a Catholic to pray/invoke a Saint and while praying may not help it certainly can't hurt when your in your hour of need.

Each day of my quit things are a little easier. The pangs of withdrawal are easier to manage Easier to breath Easier to smell things Easier not to smell bad A bit more money makes it all easier Easier to be an ex-smoker then one of them. I'm not saying it's easy. Just that it gets easier. Contrast with continuing to smoke. Continuing to smoke is easy but becomes inexorably more difficult. Don't think you can wait until that magic moment to quit. There is no such, or rather, its right now.

Nope.

nOpE.!

Nope this time.

I need a smoke like I need another hole in my head.

NOPE

http://www.smokingfeelsgood.com Provides tips on how to start smoking, how to get the most out of smoking, smoking news, smoking forums, related links, polls, etc. I looked this over in a sort of horrid fascination. Apparently there is a duality to everything.

Maybe just one little puff...NOT!

Nope

Relapsing is a crime against yourself wherein the punishment is the crime.

I don't dare take a puff. Just this once would become just this once in awhile would become just for a little while would become me "huffin' the hookah." Nope.

Yeah, I can see how you can't keep yourself away from her.

Nope

Nope so far :)