Month: April 2011

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Benefits of Quitting Smoking


Almost everyone is aware of how dangerous smoking is but not the obvious benefits of quitting smoking. But even though smokers have heard all the warnings, this information alone is not enough to make them stop. If you’re thinking about giving up smoking, you may need extra ammunition for your quit smoking decision. You need to understand the benefits of becoming a non-smoker. Then you will feel more motivated to quit the habit immediately.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Benefits of Quitting Smoking

It might surprise you to learn that as soon as you stop smoking, your entire body starts the recovery process. It’s been proven that in as little as 20 minutes after your last cigarette, you will see positive changes in your body such as a lower heart rate, a decrease in blood pressure, and a more normal body temperature. You can even test this out for yourself.

The longer you go without a cigarette, the more benefits of quitting smoking your body experiences. Within seven hours from your last cigarette, your blood circulation improves, carbon monoxide levels in the blood decrease, and oxygen levels increase. At the same time, the level of nicotine in your body will dwindle.

The improvement in your health continues and increases the longer you can stay away from cigarettes. After a day without smoking, your risk of a heart attack can drop by 45%.

Within a mere 48 hours, your mood may lift and you will have more energy. You may notice better stamina and muscle coordination in your daily activities. The quality of your sleep improves and you will feel more rested in the morning. Now you are really starting to enjoy the benefits of quitting smoking.

As time goes on, your lungs become clearer and the bronchial tubes return to a healthier state. Conditions related to your smoking habit such as poor blood circulation, peripheral vascular disease, and cold feet may improve. As a non-smoker, you will lower your risk of heart and lung disease.

Your mental health may also benefit from your quit smoking decision. You may feel less sadness, depression, guilt, and other negative emotions. You will experience an improved sense of well-being and more optimistic moods.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking
So what if it is really that easy? What if all your beliefs about how hard it is going to be to quit are completely false? What if, after just one session of hypnotherapy or NLP you find it incredibly easy to become and remain a happy, confident non-smoker for life? The reason why hypnotherapy NLP are so successful is because both our beliefs about smoking and our habitual smoking behaviours reside within your unconscious mind. So whilst consciously we may wish to quit, all too often our all powerful unconscious mind simply would not let us. 

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Most of all, you will enjoy a great sense of accomplishment. You’ve succeeded in quitting smoking and you are doing something good for your health.  Remember during the tough times the benefits of quitting smoking and congratulations!

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What is Enough?

Yesterday’s breakfast was a banana nut muffin and hardboiled egg. Two breakfast items that I have ready for grabbing and eating in the morning. I love having healthy prepared food on hand for mornings that I just want to eat and not cook (most mornings). I almost always wake up hungry and this is enough food to keep me full until lunch time.

I’m always reminding myself that I can be full and satisfied on less food. By default, I always want to eat more. I hope over time my default will be “enough”. But, I have to remember that this is something I deal with and act accordingly. For now, I will want more muffins, more eggs…more. I don’t need it, I’m not hungry, it’s just a habit I’ve gotten used to. total calories: 270

I think about eating out and how most plates are filled with enough food for four meals. In a lot of ways we are conditioned to want more food. I find that I am scared of hunger. I’ve been known to order food on a menu that I think will give me the most food. Have you ever done that?

This meal was enough.

And around noon I was hungry again. It’s okay to be hungry.

Repeat from yesterday: boca burger on whole wheat with jalapeno cheese, spinach and a little mayo: 413 calories. Asian pasta salad, about 125 calories. total: 538

Mid-afternoon snack: muffin: 200 calories

More cranberry tea throughout the day:

Dinner was delicious. And honestly I was famished by the time I got to cooking.

One of my favorite quick and healthy meals. Spinach salad with 1/2 boiled egg, tomato, feta and vinaigrette dressing. Sweet potatoes cooked in the microwave until tender, sliced 1/4-1/2 inch thick and fried in a little olive oil on the skillet. Sprinkled with sea salt, garlic and cayenne. About 1/3 C rice noodles with grilled pork marinated in fish sauce, lime juice, garlic and sucanat. Total calories: 550-600

Another late night snack of a muffin: 200 calories

Total calories for the day: 1,758-1,800

No exercise! Boo to us! We really should have exercised before dinner. By the time we had dinner in us all we wanted to do was veg out. I ended up falling asleep on the couch to The Stand. I can’t make this stuff up.

We’re celebrating Easter with my family this weekend. My plan is to exercise before we hit the road this morning and again over the weekend. I want to be as active as possible. I’m even thinking about going to the rec. center for raquet ball.

I’m planning to make a big salad for easter dinner and fill up half my plate with it. I’m also going to make a carrot cake with natural sugar, whole wheat flour and lots of fruit and vegetables. And finally, I am reminding myself to drink lots of water, take photos and be mindful.

What are your holiday eating plans?

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Staying Hydrated

I’ve been on my game this week with food and exercise, and you know what? It’s making everything else go a lot smoother. My stress is down, I feel good, I am hopeful, and I’m more productive. All of those things make me happy and life just a little more manageable. I believe everything is related and how I take care of myself is directly related to all other aspects of my life. I want to remember that.

I baked a new batch of muffins yesterday morning. Banana nut using white whole wheat flour and sucanat. There are about 200 calories each. I’m working on getting them even lower in calories by replacing some of the oil with applesauce or pineapples.

I love having muffins on hand this week. They are so easy, filling and delicious. Just 20 seconds in the microwave and breakfast is ready. I know what the ingredients are and I know that I don’t feel bad about anything in these muffins. They don’t give me that familiar spike and drop that muffins from my past have.

Lunch was so good! I love boca burgers, and pretty much all meatless (and meat!) burgers. I love burgers, what can I say? My maiden name is even Burger. I’m going to work on making my own meatless burgers next week, but for now these frozen ones are handy.

Whole wheat bun: 180 calories, boca burger: 140 calories, spinach: less than 5 calories, 1/2 oz. pepper jack cheese: 55 calories, 1 t mayonnaise: 33 calories. Total: 413

Another treat from yesterday is in the form of fruit tea. I’ve been coming up with various fruit tea concoctions and this one is my current favorite. I used regular brown ice tea mixed with unsweet cranberry juice. It’s about 10 calories a cup and very refreshing. It feels cleansing and is helping me  stay hydrated.

An ice cold glass of this truly feels like a treat to me. I had several glasses of it throughout the day. I’m started to understand the importance of hydration for exercise. I can go longer and harder when my muscles are hydrated.

The rest of the days food goes without a photo. I meant to take my camera to my creative women’s group yesterday but forgot as I buzzed out the door. We all brought healthy fare and my plate didn’t reach above 500 calories. I brought some of my leftover asian noodle salad. I enjoyed a carrot and cabbage salad. Two small chick pea patties. A small slice of whole wheat bread with olive oil and goat cheese melted on top. And one of my friends applesauce sweetened chocolate chip cookies.

When I got home I was still hungry so I enjoyed half of a bacon and spinach salad (one slice of bacon, half slice of bread, and lots of spinach) at around 150-200 calories and several rice and nut crackers at about 200 calories.

Total calories for the day: About 1,462-1,500

Exercise: 45 minutes of Insanity cardio (400-600 calories burned)

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