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You will gain weight when you quit smoking. It is unavoidable.
Eating is a natural substitute for smoking, and it makes us feel better. We feel fortified against the next urge when our tummies are full. Eating keeps our hands busy. Eating can also make us feel sleepy, which is a sort of relaxation from the cravings. This weight gain is a necessary hurdle in the quitting process.
However, after several months, you will have improved energy levels and can counter-attack the weight gain. Steps that you can take to reduce the amount of initial weight you gain are as follows. Pay attention! Read carefully and remember these suggestions...OK?
Make peace with vegetables and fruits! Chomping a bunch of bananas will make you feel better and leave you more energy than a can of Pringles. Celery actually has negative calories (It takes more calories to digest it than it contains.)
Fill your belly with popcorn.
Learn how to make good rice and fill your belly with rice.
Explore spices and spicy food. Improved taste and smell are early benefits, and many spices, (especially garlic, curries, and the pepper family) fulfill your senses.
Drink a glass or two of best quality Welch's 100% Concord Grape Juice every day. All the tannins, pro-anthos & anti-oxidants of red wine without the alcohol or sulfides!
Brisk exercise releases those ultra-friendly, shining-star hormones called Endorphins into our blood. Endorphins improve outlook, perspective, blood-flow, and attitude. Endorphins improve the oxygen carrying capacity in our blood. Endorphins can trigger the release of Adrenaline, which definitely cleans out the cobwebs.
Exercise = Exorcism = Casting out evil spirits = Exercise
Exercise = Excise = Cutting off dead or diseased tissue = Exercise
Push It ... Life Is Short ... Feel The Burn ... Grab Your New Life ... Just Do It!
Jump in your car and TAKE OFF! I found that long travel, with minimal planning, to be a great outlet for me and a time for quality thinking. I did not feel the urge to smoke, and I thoroughly enjoyed the passing scenery and feeling of freedom.
People who are able to stay free from smoking for two years have significantly improved chances at staying free permanently.
I don't have to quit smoking forever ... I simply choose not to smoke today...
All I really have is today ... Tomorrow is a promise
Tobacco is a plant of the poisonous nightshade family. Danger! Do not eat or smoke!
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