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I have spent a lifetime feeling inadequate when if I gained any weight.
Geneen Roth has written some very helpful things on this topic. www.geneenroth.com 
T.
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I know, I know, "don’t let it hurt your feelings", right? The problem is that once the words are said, the pain is there. What can I possibly say to myself to make the pain go away? "It doesn’t matter what they think?"…but it does….at least to me. It matters to me that a stranger would intentionally hurt my feelings (or anyone else’s for that matter).
Oh, I don’t know. It hurts and why should I have to stuff it down? I’ve gone thru the same kind of thing and I swear the next person stupid enough to say anything like that to me ever again is going to get clocked. And I don’t care if it is my 70 yr old father. I would never say anything like that to anyone else and can’t believe the crap that spews from other people’s mouths. Ellen
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::: I have spent a lifetime feeling inadequate when if I gained any weight. :: :: Geneen Roth has written some very helpful things on this topic. :: :: www.geneenroth.com Thank you, TdN (again!) I am considering attending one of her retreats in November. Until then, I will take your recommendation (after your numerous attempts) and purchase a book from her. I think that 1 Learning a new process of writing into your deepest nature 2 Discovering that no situation or feeling is unworkable 3 Learning to cherish yourself 4 Understanding how long lasting change actually happens 5 Learning not to abandon yourself when you are in pain 6 Identifying your pattern of eating/working/spending 7 Refining a way of eating that is tailored to your body, feelings and life 8 Receiving ongoing support at the retreat and afterwards is just what I need…… Thank you, TdN, you are, as always, a gem! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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:: Carol Ann, :: My mother was diagnosed with Cancer and given two weeks to live. :: I live in North Carolina and Mom and Dad lived in NY state, about :: 550 miles away. Fortunately those two weeks turned into 28 months :: before she passed on June 4th, 1999. I spent many long hours on the :: road making trips when she called and needed me to be there. I :: would leave my son and husband for months at a time, at times. :: Christmases away from my family, etc. But I wouldn’t give up one :: moment that I spent with my Mom. I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. You are certainly a good daughter for spending the time that you did caring for your mother. It is a small sacrifice we make for the lifetime of greatness our parents gave us….at least I keep telling myself that. ::But one moment in time plays over :: and over in my head to this day. I had just come in after that long :: haul to NY state and Mom was on the phone with her best friend. I :: was using the bathroom and heard her say, "Kelly has gained so much :: weight, she looks terrible." My Mom was always heavy, my whole :: family on my maternal side has been heavy. Unfortunately I couldn’t :: take after my Dad and Brother who are bean poles and can’t gain an :: ounce to save their lives. But those words cut me like a :: knife, even as I type them. It’s taken me four years to put my :: Mother’s passing into perspective, :: four years of putting guilt of things that were and weren’t done :: behind me. And yet I found that those words gave me the strength to :: start trying to make things right with "me". I am so sorry that you had to hear her say that. I’m sorry she put it in such words and actually verbalized them. My mother, on the other hand, has said it directly to me repeatedly. In high school she actually sent me to a "fat doctor" because my weight caused me such misery (which in turn made everyone else miserable). Keep in mind, I never weighed more than 125 lbs until I came to Columbus. I have spent a lifetime feeling inadequate when if I gained any weight. I have struggled with it….for as long as I can remember. My father is overweight and has been most of his life. My brother was overweight in his early years. I didn’t develop a problem until high school. ::God does work in :: mysterious ways. Sometimes it take a while for the message to set :: in. And even longer for us to make the choices that need to be made :: to attain our goals. The first step is always the hardest. The :: longest journey starts with one step. Now that we are on the right :: path, I hope that we can support each other and put words and deeds :: and circumstances that brought us here into perspective. Eventually :: to put them behind us. It helps to know that there are others out Yes, God does work in mysterious ways. It seems as if some days I can say to myself that this is all His plan, but on others, like today, I wonder what I ever did that was so wrong that a stranger would actually say to me, "Wow, your face is getting really big". Yes, Kelly, it’s true. It actually happened again. So, these are the days I ask myself if I indeed, did do the right thing by coming to Columbus. I have, in the past two years, been insulted more than I have my entire life. Don’t let me give you the impression I’m some victim and poor Carol Ann…I just wanted to share my experience. How is it that in this one store, in this one town, so many rude people can exist? I know, I know, "don’t let it hurt your feelings", right? The problem is that once the words are said, the pain is there. What can I possibly say to myself to make the pain go away? "It doesn’t matter what they think?"…but it does….at least to me. It matters to me that a stranger would intentionally hurt my feelings (or anyone else’s for that matter). So, I suppose today wasn’t the day to respond to your very wonderful message. I’m pretty upset. I *am* glad I am helping my mother, but I’m wondering now if the price is too high to pay. Two years and 4 months may very well be enough…. Carol Ann (who keeps repeating: "It is a small price to pay for what my mother has done for me.)
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:: Thanks Carol. Appreciate the response. I think the exercise is a good idea :: to help increase my metabolism and to take my mind off of the nicotine :: cravings. Glad you had such an easy time of it. I’ve been told its one of :: the tougher addictions to kick. By the way, I used the patches for 4 weeks I believe. A girlfriend paid for 1/2 the first two weeks for my birthday gift. If you are going to use the patches my recommendation is to by 4 weeks worth and use the first box as recommended. Then, cut the second patches in 1/2 and use one daily. This will help lower the cost and allow you to use them for a longer period of time. I also tested myself after the first two weeks, I believe. I went one day without a 1/2 patch to see how I would do. I always kept one handy just in case. But, I never went back to it. God, why can’t I lose 30lbs but can quit smoking. Good grief! ROFL ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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:: Just thought of something to ask … do you think the weight gain is more :: from decreased metabolism or substituting food for cigarettes? ~decreased metabolism from not smoking AND hitting nearly 40 years of age ~death of my stepfather which caused me to come to Columbus to help my mother in Feb 2001 (I have a home in Atlanta). ~loss of a 6 figure job changing not only my economic situation, but my self esteem, causing me to use up my savings, 401k and any funds I could find in order to continue to pay for my bills and home in Atlanta without having any income coming in (except unemployment). ~all of the above causing depression which led to poor food choices for comfort Many factors involved but bottom line is that my lifestyle changed completely. I went from an active, happy, exercising, successful woman in Atlanta to a stagnant, miserable, lazy, woman in Columbus. I am surrounded by a group of people who don’t care about what they look like….I began to care less about myself and so, ate anything I could to feel better. You would think that from all of the crap I endured I would have reached for a cigarette or at least drinking excessively, but NO instead, I would eat, work, eat, go home, eat, work, eat, go home, eat….you know the cycle. Now, it’s been 2 years and 3 months and I am sitting here approximately 30lbs heavier, fat deposited in areas I never had them, face really pudgy…blah-blah-blah….. All of this could have been prevented, Suzanne, if I were as smart as you and had thought about my body more. I quit smoking trying to be healthier and forgot to take care of the rest. So, the answer to your question is that I gained the weight because I ate badly for at least a solid year, I aged, I stopped exercising…. The best thing I did was quit smoking and come home to help my mother. I suppose in the big scheme of things, 30 lbs is a small price to pay for the opportunity I was given to show my mother that she raised a compassionate, caring, loving daughter who could rise to the occassion. Had this not happened, I may never have been able to spend the last 2 years really getting to know just how wonderful my mother is. How fortunate for me. I will carry the memories I have with me for long after my mother has passed. Another benefit, I hooked up with an exboyfriend from my childhood who very well may be *the one*. I think G-d works in mysterious ways….this is a perfect example…. Wow, too much information. What was the question? :) ~Carol Ann
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Just thought of something to ask … do you think the weight gain is more from decreased metabolism or substituting food for cigarettes? — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – :: I am considering quitting smoking. Anyone here have any experience with :: doing both quitting smoking and relatively new to low-carbing :: simultaneously? Any impact on weight loss? Hi, Suzanne! The only experience I have is quitting on January 1, 2001 and within one year realizing that I was 30 lbs heavier. So I am proud of you for planning to quit smoking and at the same time try and either lose weight or maintain your weight. I’m sure there are a few people here that will jump in with their experience of doing both at the same time. What I want to say is that if you can do any type of exercise a little each day, you will be doing yourself a big favor! It will not only help to get your metabolism going, but also make you use your lungs. The first month of not smoking I felt as if I was coughing allot. Then, after a few months, no more coughing and I was able to take deep breathes without pain. I see that you are also a member of alt.support.stop-smoking. They should be able to really help you. I can’t believe it, but I was actually able to quit smoking with really no problems, yet losing weight is a battle. Go figure! I wish you the very best in your efforts. Please, please, please don’t smoke!!! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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Hey thanks. I’ll print this out for him to read. It will make him feel better knowing it won’t last forever. — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In our last episode, Suzanne said: Yes … that is amazing, but you certainly deserve alot of credit for quitting smoking. Maybe you can tell me … My question is for my boyfriend. On January 1st of this year, he quit smoking. He’s doing very well with it .. no cravings … hasn’t had one cigarette since then. In the beginning, he coughed up alot of "stuff" from his lungs. Now, he has a terrible cough … a dry cough that is not productive … he coughs day and night and feels short of breath. He has actually said he’s thought about starting again because he is coughing more now than when he was smoking and this is the first time in his life he has ever been short of breath after 35 years of smoking. How did you feel when you quit smoking, particularly coughing and shortness of breath, etc. I had that. I understand its because of a couple of factors. One, nicotine paralyzes the little hairs that move the mucus (that catches the dirt and germs) out of the lungs. So when you smoke, that stuff just sits there. The other is that smoking a lot of times burns off the hairs, so you have to wait to grow new ones. So along about 3-6 months you’ve got all new hairs and a powerful itch in there. Your lungs are cleaning themselves for the first time in ages. It settled down for me a couple months after it began. hth revek
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Hi Carol Ann and Suzanne, The only experience I have is quitting on January 1, 2001 and within one year realizing that I was 30 lbs heavier. So I am proud of you for planning to quit smoking and at the same time try and either lose weight or maintain your weight.
No kidding. I really wish I had tried to do something with my weight at the same time I tried to quit smoking. I don’t know if it would have made any difference, since the only diet I was aware of that might work was going totally vegan, and I know I wouldn’t have been able to stick with that. But maybe it would have lessened the ultimate damage. Just thought of something to ask … do you think the weight gain is more from decreased metabolism or substituting food for cigarettes?
My diet didn’t really change when I quit smoking, and I ended up substituting chewing gum rather than food. But my life changed quite a bit. Five of my kids graduated just before I quit smoking and we moved back to Alaska, but into an area I had never lived, so I became a little more sedentary. But what happened to me was like watching some sort of horror show. I gained 80 pounds in 6 short months. I went from being a little overweight to being morbidly obese so fast that I felt like I’d been transferred into an alien body. It was like Stephen King’s "Thinner" in reverse. My doctor told me that most long-term heavy smokers gain between 10 and 25 pounds, but about one in a hundred will suddenly become morbidly obese. She believes that my smoking kept my metabolism up, and that if I’d never smoked, I would have been much heavier than I was at the time I quit. I suspect she’s probably right. When I first faced myself in the mirror and realized that I simply could *not* stand to live in this body for the rest of my life, I seriously considered starting smoking again. But I quit in the first place because I’d finally taken my mental health in hand and stablized my depression and ptsd symptoms, and for the first time in my life, I wanted to live as long as my grandmothers did. So starting smoking again just didn’t seem worth it. But the fat was likely to kill me even faster than the cigarettes would have, so I had to do *something*. I was terrified of dieting, even though I’ve never really dieted in my life. I have a long history of losing weight through natural circumstance (job changes, babies birthed… that sort of thing) and regaining twice as much when my life settled down. So I believed (and am still a bit afraid) that if I dieted and lost the 80 pounds, I’d ultimate gain 160 more. So I had a few chats with my doctor and she agreed I was a candidate for weight-loss surgery. My insurance however, doesn’t cover weight loss treatment. So I considered just trying to maintain my weight while we saved the money to pay for the surgery ourselves. And then one day I thought, "Fuck this. I’m 42 years old and for the first time in my life, I don’t have depression and suicidal ideation and I’m happy to be alive. I’m not going to sit in this sick fat body for 2 or 3 more years waiting for someone else to fix me. I’m going to lose this weight now and if I do put it back on later, then I can reconsider weight loss surgery." So I researched and chose Atkins. It’s working. It’s not working as fast as I’d like, but it *is* working. And I’m honestly starting to think it will actually work in the long haul, because I am not hungry and I no longer miss the nasty empty carbs I’ve been stuffing in my face since I was old enough to feed myself. RohzMari 254/237/140 — If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. -Will Rogers — Nobody ever helps a gravedigger. -Heard on an antique "Outer Limits" show.
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Hi Suzanne and Revek, How did you feel when you quit smoking, particularly coughing and shortness of breath, etc. I had that. I understand its because of a couple of factors. One, nicotine paralyzes the little hairs that move the mucus (that catches the dirt and germs) out of the lungs. So when you smoke, that stuff just sits there. The other is that smoking a lot of times burns off the hairs, so you have to wait to grow new ones. So along about 3-6 months you’ve got all new hairs and a powerful itch in there. Your lungs are cleaning themselves for the first time in ages. It settled down for me a couple months after it began.
I never had anything like that. I smoked between 2 and 3 packs a day for 25 years, and quitting was hell, but once my lungs were clear of tobacco lung-butter, my cough went away, and the only shortness of breath I’ve suffered has been due to exhaustion from laboring in my very fat body. I did have a very slight wheeze at the end of my resting exhale which lasted for 18 months. I thought it was probably permanent damage, but in the last couple of months, it finally cleared up completely. In fact, that only happened since I started cutting carbs. Wonder if it was a low-rate allergy? hmmmmm RohzMari 254/237/140 — If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. -Will Rogers — Nobody ever helps a gravedigger. -Heard on an antique "Outer Limits" show.
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Suzanne, On January 1st of this year, he quit smoking. He’s doing very well with it .. no cravings … hasn’t had one cigarette since then. In the beginning, he coughed up alot of "stuff" from his lungs. Now, he has a terrible cough … a dry cough that is not productive … he coughs day and night and feels short of breath. He has actually said he’s thought about starting again because he is coughing more now than when he was smoking and this is the first time in his life he has ever been short of breath after 35 years of smoking.
He really really REALLY needs to see a doctor. Not next week. Now. Right this minute. Use whatever influence you have, and it wouldn’t be innapropriate to bully him or bribe him. Get him in as soon as you can. RohzMari 254/237/140 — If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. -Will Rogers — Nobody ever helps a gravedigger. -Heard on an antique "Outer Limits" show.
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announced in front of God and everybody: I had that. I understand its because of a couple of factors. One, nicotine paralyzes the little hairs that move the mucus (that catches the dirt and germs) out of the lungs. So when you smoke, that stuff just sits there.
Another explanation I’ve read — and it makes sense to me — is that regular smoking deadens the sensation in your throat and those little guys in your lungs. When you start getting the feeling back, you have that constant tickling sensation for awhile. The other is that smoking a lot of times burns off the hairs, so you have to wait to grow new ones. So along about 3-6 months you’ve got all new hairs and a powerful itch in there.
That, too. Your lungs are cleaning themselves for the first time in ages. It settled down for me a couple months after it began.
I quit smoking right before I started LC, so it was almost at the same time. I was lucky, as far as quitting went, because I don’t think I ever became addicted to nicotine. Of course, having given up other, even more addictive substances back in my long-ago past, maybe coming off nicotine didn’t seem like a big deal. For me, it was the oral fixation that kept me smoking. That, and I liked having a prop — something in my hand to gesture with and play with. And for awhile I smoked cloves, so there was the spicy scent and the sweet taste that appealed to my sugar addiction. Quitting wasn’t too tough for me — I just stopped, and I didn’t need a patch and I didn’t get irritable or anything. The worst for me was not knowing what to do with my hands while having cocktails with friends (still a problem) and missing it when I’m stuck in the car driving for long periods (my prime smoking time.) I did have an awful time with the coughing, though, for several months. Yecch. Dawn
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Just thought of something to ask … do you think the weight gain is more from decreased metabolism or substituting food for cigarettes?
You can expect about a 10 pound gain without eating any differently, due to the lack of nicotine stimulant. — "There’s a seeker born every minute."
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In our last episode, Suzanne said: Yes … that is amazing, but you certainly deserve alot of credit for quitting smoking. Maybe you can tell me … My question is for my boyfriend. On January 1st of this year, he quit smoking. He’s doing very well with it .. no cravings … hasn’t had one cigarette since then. In the beginning, he coughed up alot of "stuff" from his lungs. Now, he has a terrible cough … a dry cough that is not productive … he coughs day and night and feels short of breath. He has actually said he’s thought about starting again because he is coughing more now than when he was smoking and this is the first time in his life he has ever been short of breath after 35 years of smoking. How did you feel when you quit smoking, particularly coughing and shortness of breath, etc.
I had that. I understand its because of a couple of factors. One, nicotine paralyzes the little hairs that move the mucus (that catches the dirt and germs) out of the lungs. So when you smoke, that stuff just sits there. The other is that smoking a lot of times burns off the hairs, so you have to wait to grow new ones. So along about 3-6 months you’ve got all new hairs and a powerful itch in there. Your lungs are cleaning themselves for the first time in ages. It settled down for me a couple months after it began. hth revek
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LOL … yes … you answered my question perfectly and I enjoyed reading all the information. Oddly enough, depression works wonders for me as far as weight control goes. My husband left for a younger woman, and although the marriage was completely miserable for many years, I became depressed. Not interested in anything at all, including food. I went from size 16 clothes to size 6 before I even knew it was happening, even while taking Prozac. I only began to gain weight after finding and moving in with my boyfriend and cooking for him and eating with him. He’s the type who can eat just about anything he wants to without weight gain. I’m glad to hear about the time spent getting to know your mother. I’ve been doing something similar after years of contention between my mother and I and I am glad also. — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – :: Just thought of something to ask … do you think the weight gain is more :: from decreased metabolism or substituting food for cigarettes? ~decreased metabolism from not smoking AND hitting nearly 40 years of age ~death of my stepfather which caused me to come to Columbus to help my mother in Feb 2001 (I have a home in Atlanta). ~loss of a 6 figure job changing not only my economic situation, but my self esteem, causing me to use up my savings, 401k and any funds I could find in order to continue to pay for my bills and home in Atlanta without having any income coming in (except unemployment). ~all of the above causing depression which led to poor food choices for comfort Many factors involved but bottom line is that my lifestyle changed completely. I went from an active, happy, exercising, successful woman in Atlanta to a stagnant, miserable, lazy, woman in Columbus. I am surrounded by a group of people who don’t care about what they look like….I began to care less about myself and so, ate anything I could to feel better. You would think that from all of the crap I endured I would have reached for a cigarette or at least drinking excessively, but NO instead, I would eat, work, eat, go home, eat, work, eat, go home, eat….you know the cycle. Now, it’s been 2 years and 3 months and I am sitting here approximately 30lbs heavier, fat deposited in areas I never had them, face really pudgy…blah-blah-blah….. All of this could have been prevented, Suzanne, if I were as smart as you and had thought about my body more. I quit smoking trying to be healthier and forgot to take care of the rest. So, the answer to your question is that I gained the weight because I ate badly for at least a solid year, I aged, I stopped exercising…. The best thing I did was quit smoking and come home to help my mother. I suppose in the big scheme of things, 30 lbs is a small price to pay for the opportunity I was given to show my mother that she raised a compassionate, caring, loving daughter who could rise to the occassion. Had this not happened, I may never have been able to spend the last 2 years really getting to know just how wonderful my mother is. How fortunate for me. I will carry the memories I have with me for long after my mother has passed. Another benefit, I hooked up with an exboyfriend from my childhood who very well may be *the one*. I think G-d works in mysterious ways….this is a perfect example…. Wow, too much information. What was the question? :) ~Carol Ann
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Yes … that is amazing, but you certainly deserve alot of credit for quitting smoking. Maybe you can tell me … My question is for my boyfriend. On January 1st of this year, he quit smoking. He’s doing very well with it .. no cravings … hasn’t had one cigarette since then. In the beginning, he coughed up alot of "stuff" from his lungs. Now, he has a terrible cough … a dry cough that is not productive … he coughs day and night and feels short of breath. He has actually said he’s thought about starting again because he is coughing more now than when he was smoking and this is the first time in his life he has ever been short of breath after 35 years of smoking. How did you feel when you quit smoking, particularly coughing and shortness of breath, etc. — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – :: Thanks Carol. Appreciate the response. I think the exercise is a good idea :: to help increase my metabolism and to take my mind off of the nicotine :: cravings. Glad you had such an easy time of it. I’ve been told its one of :: the tougher addictions to kick. By the way, I used the patches for 4 weeks I believe. A girlfriend paid for 1/2 the first two weeks for my birthday gift. If you are going to use the patches my recommendation is to by 4 weeks worth and use the first box as recommended. Then, cut the second patches in 1/2 and use one daily. This will help lower the cost and allow you to use them for a longer period of time. I also tested myself after the first two weeks, I believe. I went one day without a 1/2 patch to see how I would do. I always kept one handy just in case. But, I never went back to it. God, why can’t I lose 30lbs but can quit smoking. Good grief! ROFL ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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Carol Ann, My mother was diagnosed with Cancer and given two weeks to live. I live in North Carolina and Mom and Dad lived in NY state, about 550 miles away. Fortunately those two weeks turned into 28 months before she passed on June 4th, 1999. I spent many long hours on the road making trips when she called and needed me to be there. I would leave my son and husband for months at a time, at times. Christmases away from my family, etc. But I wouldn’t give up one moment that I spent with my Mom. But one moment in time plays over and over in my head to this day. I had just come in after that long haul to NY state and Mom was on the phone with her best friend. I was using the bathroom and heard her say, "Kelly has gained so much weight, she looks terrible." My Mom was always heavy, my whole family on my maternal side has been heavy. Unfortunately I couldn’t take after my Dad and Brother who are bean poles and can’t gain an ounce to save their lives. But those words cut me like a knife, even as I type them. It’s taken me four years to put my Mother’s passing into perspective, four years of putting guilt of things that were and weren’t done behind me. And yet I found that those words gave me the strength to start trying to make things right with "me". God does work in mysterious ways. Sometimes it take a while for the message to set in. And even longer for us to make the choices that need to be made to attain our goals. The first step is always the hardest. The longest journey starts with one step. Now that we are on the right path, I hope that we can support each other and put words and deeds and circumstances that brought us here into perspective. Eventually to put them behind us. It helps to know that there are others Kelly 270/246.5/199, for now
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I am considering quitting smoking. Anyone here have any experience with doing both quitting smoking and relatively new to low-carbing simultaneously? Any impact on weight loss? — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
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:: I am considering quitting smoking. Anyone here have any experience with :: doing both quitting smoking and relatively new to low-carbing :: simultaneously? Any impact on weight loss? Hi, Suzanne! The only experience I have is quitting on January 1, 2001 and within one year realizing that I was 30 lbs heavier. So I am proud of you for planning to quit smoking and at the same time try and either lose weight or maintain your weight. I’m sure there are a few people here that will jump in with their experience of doing both at the same time. What I want to say is that if you can do any type of exercise a little each day, you will be doing yourself a big favor! It will not only help to get your metabolism going, but also make you use your lungs. The first month of not smoking I felt as if I was coughing allot. Then, after a few months, no more coughing and I was able to take deep breathes without pain. I see that you are also a member of alt.support.stop-smoking. They should be able to really help you. I can’t believe it, but I was actually able to quit smoking with really no problems, yet losing weight is a battle. Go figure! I wish you the very best in your efforts. Please, please, please don’t smoke!!! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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Thanks Carol. Appreciate the response. I think the exercise is a good idea to help increase my metabolism and to take my mind off of the nicotine cravings. Glad you had such an easy time of it. I’ve been told its one of the tougher addictions to kick. — Regards, Suzanne Atkins since 3/18/03 186/174/135 alt.support.diet.low-carb
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – :: I am considering quitting smoking. Anyone here have any experience with :: doing both quitting smoking and relatively new to low-carbing :: simultaneously? Any impact on weight loss? Hi, Suzanne! The only experience I have is quitting on January 1, 2001 and within one year realizing that I was 30 lbs heavier. So I am proud of you for planning to quit smoking and at the same time try and either lose weight or maintain your weight. I’m sure there are a few people here that will jump in with their experience of doing both at the same time. What I want to say is that if you can do any type of exercise a little each day, you will be doing yourself a big favor! It will not only help to get your metabolism going, but also make you use your lungs. The first month of not smoking I felt as if I was coughing allot. Then, after a few months, no more coughing and I was able to take deep breathes without pain. I see that you are also a member of alt.support.stop-smoking. They should be able to really help you. I can’t believe it, but I was actually able to quit smoking with really no problems, yet losing weight is a battle. Go figure! I wish you the very best in your efforts. Please, please, please don’t smoke!!! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com
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