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constanceclum
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I am getting my motivation back and the only thing I am doing at this point is getting on here every day. Reading the blogs of EX friends that have been on here for years and the newbies, just starting their journey. I think the pulmonary rehab. education and exercise and starting the mediterranian diet (light) at this point is also helping. I have given up white foods almost entirely. I did have a spoonful of mashed potatoes and gravy on Sun. I have lost 4# over the past 2 weeks. Did you know that white foods also raise CO2 levels? That's why the respiratory therapists recommend the mediterranian diet. I need to increase my fruit/veg. servings though and drink more water.

I have asked myself what I did/didn't do last time, after my 2 mo. quit to start smoking again. I stopped getting on here everyday and then I ran out of patches and thought "it's okay, I got this". Then the cravings came back as strong as when I first quit and I wasn't prepared. My disease told me, after 5 days, that it didn't matter if it killed me, I was going to smoke. I cannot let my guard down for 1 minute for the 1st 6 months at least. I have smoked too much for a very long time. I will use the patches, as recommended doing the steps and I will get on here everyday, if not to blog, then at least to read. That is my committment.

Wishing everyone a wonderful, smoke free day!

Connie

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I'm 59 with severe COPD. I've decided I really want to live and I won't if I smoke. I have 4 grown boys, a grandson and granddaughter due on 9/10. Lots of reasons to live.