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Quit Smoking symptoms after 3 weeks 18 y
Constipation.
Almost three weeks of not smoking, the major symptom is CONSTIPATION. I’ve had just one, small and unsatisfactory movement since Monday. A smoker friend just told me the last time she tried to quit, she got the constipation blues around week 3 or 4. In any case, her cigarette smoking didn’t tempt me at all, and she was supportive. Thinking of quitting again herself... visit the page Weight gain after quit smoking. 18 y
A bigger pair of pants necessary today.
I’ve been a non-smoker for about 18 days and today I had to put on a bigger pair of pants. I checked out my ass in the mirror and the cellulite has returned, along with a little tummy roll. And I’ve been constipated for the last 2.5 days, regardless of drinking blended fruit and wheatgrass. I’d eaten too much ice cream and pizza during the last two weeks, apparently. But according to my 6-week plan (see prior post), I haven’t eaten any processed junk or cheese for the last 3 days, although meat is still okay. Last night I only took 1/2 a sleeping pill and didn’t go down until well after 4 ... read more 6-Week Detox & Cleanse 18 y
Quitting cigarettes was an important first step.
6-WEEK PLAN:
Jan. 15 (14 days before fast): Stop junk food: cheese, pizza, ice cream, processed crap and baked desserts
Jan. 21 (9 days before fast): Stop red meat and poultry (fish ok)
Jan. 22 (8 days before fast): Stop alcohol
Jan. 24 (6 days before fast): Stop carbs (rice & noodles)
Jan. 26 (4 days before fast): Stop fish, and eat as much raw food as possible
Jan. 27 (3 days before fast): TAKE LAST SLEEPING PILL
Jan. 30-Feb. 3: fast on juice, lemonade, water, soup, SWFs, wheat grass powder, psyllium powder read more Addicted to sleeping pills 18 y
The upcoming Chinese New Year holiday will give me a chance to fast and liver cleanse, and get some sleep naturally.
I’ve been struggling with these drugs for more than a year: bromazapam, zolpidem, rivotril, among others --I’ve forgotten the names. Last summer I tried to ”taper off” by myself and got frustrated. Whenever I wouldn’t take them, I would sleep just 1-2 hours a night, if at all, with nightmares and anxiety-ridden dreams. At one stretch I stayed awake for 5 miserable days before caving into a sleeping pill. Another time I stopped a couple days and was anxious and near tears, having nightmares during the brief times I could sleep, feeling depressed, and TALKING STUPID.
I read about sleep ... read more Official Non-Smoker, 2 weeks. 18 y
Now, I need to kick the sleeping pills...zzz...zzz.
Quitting cigarettes was easier than I thought. Only the first few days were really tough for cravings. The end of the first week physically uncomfortable. This week the symptoms have been mild and getting less every day.
Now I have to admit to another little problem: sleeping pill addiction. A lifelong insomniac now living in Asia, I have all-too-easy and affordable access to drugs I had to get illegally from friends visiting Mexico when I lived in the U.S. This is an issue with pros and cons I’d rather just leave to the debate forums. The point for me is, now that my lungs are clearing ... read more Non-smoker, Day 13: Headache Small, Appetite Big 18 y
Hot spring bath aids in detox.
Just a slight headache and a feeling of light-headedness in general. My appetite is ferocious! But no bowel movement today. Sweated in a hot springs bath with a friend tonight. The last time I did this I didn’t need a cigarette for the rest of the night. Obviously this time the benefits will be even greater. I’m still warm from the bath and although it aggrivated my headache at the time, I feel okay now. My friend commented that my face looks rosier since I’ve quit smoking. visit the page I quit smoking! (12 days of detox symptoms) 18 y
But I'm still not over that GUY.
Since that ”broken heart fast,” I’d pretty much resumed my bad habits, including smoking. I was up to a pack a day when I decided to quit. Almost all of my friends smoke. I took Wellbutrin in December to help me cut back to about 1-2 cigarettes a day, then quit 12 days ago (new year’s eve) and it has been easier than I thought, even being around my smoking friends.
***I TOLD MYSELF: I can eat, drink and do anything I want while I get through the first month of not smoking. Do not feel guilty about any pizza or ice cream and DO NOT CARE about gaining weight. It’s more important ... read more I finally dumped him. 19 y
I kick myself for not doing it sooner.
Finally, I told him I can’t see him anymore. It has been almost 3 weeks now. Every day feels a little better. I’ve kept busy with friends, a few dates (but I feel soooo uninterested in dating right now), and work. We talked on the phone the other day and are on good terms, but still, I won’t see him. I’m angry at myself for letting it drag on as long as I did (7 months). All the signs were there within the first 3 months. Live and learn I guess. I’m due for another fast. Perhaps a three-day.... visit the page Still hanging on... 19 y
Eating normally again, and now constipated. Vodka & cigarettes don't help either!
Still uneasy. Feel indecisive. I know what I must do, but am stil foolishly holding out hope that I can be satisfied the way it is. I’m too weak to make a clean break and stay sane. All I can do is keep my eyes open, detach in my mind first before making an announcement.
IN: Friday ate nigiri sushi again for lunch. Then broke down for some sidewalk pancakes (minus syrup) before going home to make stir-fry bok choy for dinner. Went to the pub for 2 vodka sodas and 3 cigarettes. Later ate a local snack from a street vendor (a gelatinous rice fried and breaded with onions).
Yesterday, S ... read more Breaking up sucks, but I have to face it. 19 y
I was kidding myself to think my heart has "mended."
I still feel uneasy in this relationship. Almost everything about it is pointing me in the direction of the door. But I’m reluctant to walk out of course, because I know I’ll lose some comfort. But is it comfortable to feel hurt at least once a week? The more time I spend with him, the more it’ll hurt to break up. He’s happy with me, he says. But I know he’s still looking, probably biding his time with a foreigner until a good Asian girl comes along.
IN: Yesterday--vegetarian tortillas, nigiri sushi, aloe vera juice, watermelon juice, wheat grass mix, tomatoe veggie soup. This morning-- ... read more Day 8, tired of just veggies and fruit 19 y
I want sushi!
Got up at 7 a.m. this morning, which was really hard to do before the fast. Eating only fruits and vegetables with no meat and carbs these last 2 days feels a little like continuing the fast because of the hunger pangs and food cravings. It’s time to introduce other things back into my diet. I’m really missing white rice and fish!
Meanwhile, I’ve lost just a little weight, since I’m slim to begin with. During the fast the saddle bags on my thighs were easy to knead, like dough. Now they’re firming up again. My stomach bulges after I’ve eaten, even though it’s just been fruit and veggies ... read more Heart Mending, Fast Broken 19 y
Hunger pangs attack while I try to stay away from processed food. Instant noodle meltdown at 4 a.m.
Yesterday morning, Day 6, I did a final saltwater flush and took a bite of the apple I’d been saving and found it mushy. So I stir-fried up some bok choy with onion and garlic, followed by a lemonade with maple syrup. Then I went off to work. Because I travel around between classes, I need to stop at various cafes, sidewalk stands, or restaurants to eat. Finding raw food is not so easy. But I managed to get a small salad from a coffee shop (no dressing) mid-morning. Mid-afternoon I had a Ceasar salad (with dressing and a little cheese topping, but avoided the croutons) and a small pot of g ... read more Day 5 and soooo sleepy... 19 y
Feeling weak and tired, but not in pain.
I’m nearing the end of Day 5 and plan to break the fast tomorrow morning with an apple, and continue to drink juice and eat salads and cooked vegetables, so I can be all eased out by Saturday night dinner plans with students.
I feel okay today, but very tired. No headache, and lower back pain from yesterday has subsided. Had a watery bm today with some dark, dark brown (almost black) gooey stuff. After a bowl of tomatoe, onion, ginger soup broth with a little sea salt last night I had some watery BMs (like another saltwater flush) with some tiny white califluor-looking balls in it. Yeas ... read more Seafood Broth Flush? 19 y
I turned down pizza, but not love.
I can’t believe I’m on Day 4 and only barely suffering. Last night some good friends called from our favorite pizza place. I would’ve loved to join them for good salad, pizza and wine, but had to remind myself that it’s only one weekend, that I’m not PUNISHING myself by not going, but TAKING CARE of myself by giving my body a break. So I played sick, not wanting to deal with their reaction to fasting.
Then I made some broth with 2 large seafood broth cubes, onions and ginger (but strained out the onions and ginger before drinking). Perhaps I put in too much of the broth cubes, buecase t ... read more Day 3 of Broken Heart Fast 19 y
Feeling fine. It must be the sugar in the maple syrup and orange juice.
Woke up today after a decent sleep. Fell asleep painlessly last night. The fast seems to drain my mind of excess, unnecessary thoughts, those that have habitually kept me awake at night since childhood. So woke up early for work, feeling a bit weak, wondering if I’d make it through the morning. Skipped the saltwater flush again but drank some psyllium with water first thing, followed by a lemonade with maple syrup (mmmmmmmmm....). I stopped at 7-11 to buy some green/oolong tea (no sugar), and sipped that while I taught my students. I didn’t feel super energetic, but calm and alert, and not ... read more Keeping my mind off food, and off him. 19 y
Only a mild headache today and low energy, but not agitated. Can still think clearly. Must keep my mind off food, and off him.
Got up late this morning and blended up an apple for the juice. Skipped the saltwater flush for lack of time but had a decent-sized, solid BM. Thought, ”Gee. I don’t feel so hungry this time around.” Then hit the street outside and all the food carts were calling out to me, even stuff I normally don’t glace twice at. The smells of frying meat, soup broths, dumplings were everywhere!
I tutored a student at the Starbucks near her office. Fortunately they have herbal tea. After that I was craving something sweet and went home to make some lemonade with the maple syrup I’d bought (”Organic ... read more I've been humiliating myself for 4 months 19 y
I've lost my appetite due to boyfriend problems. Now is a good time to start a 10-day fast.
I’m in Asia, dating an Asian man. For the last four months, at least once a week, I’m thrown into emotional disarray over his insensitivity. It’s tearing away at me. I’m neglecting my health and job responsibilities. I can’t sleep. I’ve put off doing things that interest me. And the relationship has brought out the worst in me: crying, shrieking, begging, storming out and crawling back, making demands and accusations, being suspicious and untrusting. It’s humiliating. I’m humiliating myself over this guy.
So I woke up in his bed this morning, after barely sleeping, wondering what I’ll e ... read more |