A couple months ago I quit smoking. It's a great thing and most of the time I feel pretty good about it. I used an e-cigarette to do it, and about 2 weeks ago, I managed to quit the e-cigarette. However, recently I have been wanted a smoke sooo bad. It's been driving me up a wall! THIS right here is what makes people who quit smoking gain weight. You'll do anything to make that feeling that you want a cigarette go away. I have reached for a cigarette 3 times in the last few days and last night I figured it out! Eating Real Food will help me!
When you eat processed food product, you have to be very very very careful about portions. However, when you eat real food there are certain things that you can just eat and eat and eat, with the worst effect being a quick run to the bathroom! For instance, I had a veggie juice in the morning (3 carrots, 1 apple, 1 cucumber, some tumeric), for breakfast I had 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1/4 cup golden raisins, cinnamon, and a teaspoon of agave nectar. Two hours later I ate a slice of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of handmade organic cashew butter. A couple hours after that, 2 cups of grapes, then a banana. I grazed all morning and most of the afternoon (I got caught up in shopping and never had a real lunch) and the only things that had any appreciable calories were the cashew butter, the oatmeal and the fruit. But it's also the type of calories. These are natural proteins, fats and fiber. The type of food that my body is designed to deal with easily.
I'm not saying by any means that I won't gain weight as a result of quitting smoking. We'll see how that plays out as I go. But if I don't want to start smoking again I think that good preparation and a large stock of fruits and veggies is going to be the way to do that!
Yet one more reason to try to eat Real Foods!!!!
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