So it's the end of week 3, the apparent 'attempt destroyer' and allegedly the hardest week of the campaign. To me it was nothing, I really can't believe how easy it has been on this occasion.
There is a few problems involved. I don't know how long they will last, or how to stop them, but I'm sure I can overcome/get rid of them.
The first one is the taste in my mouth. It is absolutely foul! Comparable to the morning after smoking 20 ciggies on a night out! Now I'm assuming it's coming up from my lungs, I don't know, but it's doing my head in. On the plus side, it's a harsh reminder of what life was like constantly just over 3 weeks ago, and if my mouth always tasted like this, I must have been a horrible person to be around!
The second problem is the diet/weight gain. I think I have figured out the reason, but have yet to find the cure or manage the situation! People say weight gain is a part of the quitting process as it substituting the hand to mouth action by using food. I say that is utter bollocks!
We are all conscious of what we eat in our own way, whether we know it or not. I think until I am not actively thinking of not smoking, the ability to think about what I'm eating is completely on the back burner. Therefore, where will this weight gain end! I went on a 5 week diet not long before my attempt to quit smoking, and lost nearly 21 pounds. In the last 3 weeks, I have gained nearly 14 pounds. As I sit watching the X Factor (again) with my take away pizza, I am slowly working out my plan!!!
As to the running, I think my legs have finally gotten over the aches and pains from Wednesday's 10k X-Country run, so it's back to the pavements tomorrow for a 6 mile LSR, although I'll probably stop outside my house and record 5.81 miles.
Until tomorrow.
Ciao!
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