Posted by alexandra_k on September 28, 2010, at 23:58:31
In reply to Re: Getting there... » alexandra_k, posted by PartlyCloudy on September 27, 2010, at 6:52:08
Hey. Nice to see you still around, too :-) I posted a response only to lose it when I lost my internet connection. Must remember to copy before submitting to stop that happening since my connection is a bit unreliable...
Yeah, the smoking is a pretty key thing. I know I feel a lot better when I've quit. When I'm smoking cardio is pretty horrible. Not getting enough oxygen is the limiting factor. When I've been quit for a while then breathing is okay and the limiting factor is lactic acid burn. I can't wait to get to that point again. Cardio is actually a real motivator since it really doesn't take long to start to feel the benefits of not smoking and it really does only take one cigarette to have me notice the negative impact. Went to do that this morning. So hopefully doing morning cardio and finishing this pack will be enough to get my next (and last!) round of quitting kick started.
I don't know that I believe in will power anymore. I think now I'm a great believer in forethought in the sense of figuring out how to arrange your environment in advance so that you will get there. Know I'll need to spend some time away from my smoking friends to begin with. Then eventually it will be okay (it was before). But only once the urges have passed so that I'm not tempted.
I gotta quit. Dad died of lung cancer last year. Can feel my lungs are pretty bad already :-(
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