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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:45 PM Mar 2014

A weekend without beer.

I used to be all like this on the weekend

Now I'm all like this


Actually, it isn't that bad. I had gotten into the habit of having some beer on Saturday nights. When I didn't have it this weekend, I kind of felt a sense of loss. It was sort of like how you feel when you quit smoking, but not as intense.

I gave up the beer because I'm following a diet that my wife has to follow to help control her diabetes. She was just recently diagnosed. We are taking classes up at a local hospital to learn how to manage the illness. I'm doing the same kind of diet she is in support of her, and also to make things easier for her.

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fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
1. it does take some getting used to
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:49 PM
Mar 2014

i'm sure it helps your wife to have your support in this and someone to go through the adjustments with.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
3. Yeah, and I could not in good conscience continue to eat how I was eating
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:54 PM
Mar 2014

while my wife had to make those adjustments. It would be too tempting for her to lose her way, and that's the last thing I want to happen because I know this illness can mess you up with a quickness.

Besides, I need to drop some weight, too, or else I'll probably end up in the same boat at some point.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
5. healthy is good. healthy is our friend. ya.... she can have a much easier life, thru diet.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:55 PM
Mar 2014

i wish the best for her. and diet i do not mean calories, but consumption.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
9. the changes we make for others can be beneficial for us
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:08 PM
Mar 2014

i quit smoking for my husband, but i'm going to stick with it for myself.

good luck to you both

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
12. hey, you
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:27 PM
Mar 2014

things here are up and down, but pretty good on the whole. making some health changes myself, mostly to support the husband, but those changes are good for me as well.

it's been 16 days since my last smoke, something i didn't think i'd accomplish as it was something i did grudgingly. we don't eat badly, but we're trying to make it better. my next goal is to get my happy butt out walking at least a couple times a week.

i wouldn't say we're old and pathetic (i'm still just a pup), but i definitely think i'd be old enough for this for at least a decade

hope all is well in your world

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
14. same place you are....
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:30 PM
Mar 2014

only a mere 7 days. it sure is a battle. and ya. do pretty good at the eatin. i could do more of the exercising. but.... ya...

life is good

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
16. how are you quitting?
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:36 PM
Mar 2014

i've been vaping (don't tell gd ) and it's working pretty well. but, yeah, it's a struggle some days. had my first smoking dream the other night and had a wicked craving when i woke up. keep it up!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
17. Drugs. Makes it doable for me. Chantix. I have never gone cold turkey
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 09:02 PM
Mar 2014

The drug is almost as bad as smoking

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
18. drugs were not an option for me
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 09:33 PM
Mar 2014

but i've heard some gnarly stuff about the no smoking drugs. wellbutrin made my husband grumpy the last time he tried to quit.

good luck to you and don't be afraid to reach out for help if you need it. the lounge has been so supportive of me.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
2. 7 days without a cig. OMG.... i am gonna die. lol i am there for you buddy
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:54 PM
Mar 2014

are there for me???

we can do this. we can.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
6. Hang in there, sea.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 07:59 PM
Mar 2014

I quit smoking almost two years ago cold turkey. Once you get past 14 days you've pretty much broken the physiological addiction and it's all a mind game after that, which is a lot easier to deal with when your body isn't trying to rebel against you.

After a month you should be feeling a lot more confident in your abstinence. After two months you'll probably rarely think about it. Keep on keeping on. You're doing great.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
8. thanks for the info. the brain surely plays a lot of tricks to get us to pick up again.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:02 PM
Mar 2014

14. will remember.

and ya.... i remember when. you are so awesome. i admire you so, putting your mind to something.

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)
10. I thought scotch was a part of the basic food groups required for good health
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:11 PM
Mar 2014


Actually, I've never really liked liquor of any sort, or wine for that matter. I've always just been a beer guy.
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