Almost a week of not smoking. It hasn't been a Hell Week of non-stop thoughts of smoking and beating myself up for feeling powerless. Guess I didn't lose all the coping skills I learned during 2 years of not smoking. But this has been a week of sitting too much. That's going to cause other health issues since "Sitting is the new Smoking."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-active-times/sitting-is-the-new-smokin_b_5890006.html
After I ruined my 2-year quit a few months ago, I'd walk behind the big building across the wide street here 2 or 3 times a day for smoke breaks (didn't want co-workers to know I'd failed at my quit). There's no reason I can't still take breaks and walk.
I work on a campus with four accessible buildings full of artwork. There are catwalks connecting the buildings, lovely views of Tampa Bay out the windows, indoor and outdoor stairwells to climb, a sculpture garden, and a boardwalk around the gator pond outside. But instead of taking breaks and moving around, I'm sitting at this EX site reading and typing.
I'm going to give myself through Day 10 to focus on breathing. (inhale..... exhale....) "Breathe" is the first word in my quit-for-life mantra. Next is "move" and then "hydrate." After Day 10 – a tough milestone for me in past quits – I'll focus on workday walks (move) with my big water cup (hydrate). For now, I'll sit and breathe and hang around this site full of folks who understand the addiction I'm battling.
Anyone wanna make a walk-with-me date for next Monday?
Thanks for being here.
Breathe, move, hydrate, nourish, rest, repeat.
