How To Eat Right When You Quit SmokingWhen you quit smoking you might notice significant changes in your food habits. Most smokers experience weight gain as soon as they stop smoking. That’s why it’s important to develop a proper diet routine when you quit. If you have erratic eating habits, it is going to affect everything you do and that indirectly affects your quitting as well. First off, don’t ever skip breakfast. The effects of skipping breakfast may not be felt immediately but sometime during the day this is sure to tell. Our body needs the energy a good breakfast provides. Go easy on coffee. Drink tea instead. Tea is good for your heart and can prove to be just as stimulating, once you get used to it. There is nothing that beats a tall glass of fresh fruit juice in the morning. The other meals are important as well. Our body needs nourishment at fixed time intervals, and at those times you had better grab something to eat. The human stomach is a remarkable thing, but if you don’t give it something to digest from time to time, it may very well start attacking its own walls. That is when people end up with conditions like acidity and ulcers. If you have never experienced such disorders before in spite of your erratic eating habits, believe me, they are not anything to play with. There are many people who find it difficult to find time for lunch. For such unfortunate souls, the best thing you could do is gulp down yet another glass of fruit juice. Be wary of coffee breaks. Those are the times when you will have to exercise the maximum mind and habit control. Supper is not such a big ordeal because by evening most of us are relatively free. But there we have another foe to battle with. Most of us are so pooped in the night that we cannot be bothered with supper. Even putting something in the microwave can be a chore, so most of us settle for something fried which is usually eaten while glued to the television. It would be best if you could stop dining with people who smoke, but if you do, muster up all your will power and do not accompany them to the balcony. Pop in some gum after meals to control the urge. While you are trying to quit smoking, try to double your intake of fluids. Drink as much water as you can, at least 12 to 15 glasses a day. Fresh fruit juice is great too. A few more pointers on what to eat… · Choose a variety of foods from all food groups every day. This is a fine way of keeping deficiency diseases at bay. · It is best to go for natural foods instead of processed or packed foods. · Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fresh juices whenever you can. Fresh fruit has a lot more fiber, which your body needs. · Go crazy on vegetables and salads; they can never do much harm. · If you can say no to alcoholic beverages please do. · The next time you are thirsty, try drinking water instead of soda. Your body prefers water in its purest form. · Wash your vegetables and fruits well before consumption and search for organics. Practice these eating habits when you quit smoking and before you know it, you will have a whole new body, which you certainly won't want to pollute with cigarette smoke |