Away with the Fairies- The Travel Diary of an Irish WebFairy

Well, you have all probably guessed that i've been out of work this last week with a back and shoulder problem.

What you lot dont know is that this day last week i threw an almost ful packet of cigarettes into a bin at Connelly train station and havent had a single one since.

I've been meaning to give up for so long, and i have never ever enjoyed smoking. It was just a silly habit i got into in college. I've tried many times but i havent bothered in years, mainly because of the horrid weight gain, and i knew that if i tried i'd munch and i'd put on even more.

I've lost 19lbs in the last year (roughly a stone and a half) and i was hoping to wait till i got another 7lbs lost till i attempted to give up, that way if i did munch i didnt mind putting a couple of pounds back on, as opposed to being over weight already and adding more to my misery.

But i just got fed up. I told myself on the saturday that if Ireland won the Six Nations, that was it. And we did and the cigs found a new home in a bin.

It hasnt been too bad. Yeah i've munched, but nothing more than usual, and its mainly been chocolate covered rice cakes, which are somewhat healthy. (okay, i admit...there may have been a few tea cakes...but the chocolate bars are a standard anyway! and with pringles...once you pop...)

I reckon if i can replace my urge with something that is not only tasty but very healthy and not high in fat, i'll be okay. And technically i shouldnt really eat a lot of junk food because of the IBS, so a lot of the rubbish i would have eaten i wont be touching anyway.

And if i make sure i eat more rice again (been lazy) it will reduce my metabolism like it did during the summer and i wont eat as much anyway due to proper feeling of being full.

If i drink herbal and fruit teas instead of regular tea (which i'm drinking too much of lately anyway and i really shouldnt because of IBS) i wont biscuit binge.

I really want to give up, and i really really dont want to put weight back on especially after finally getting down to a comfortable size (with a bit more to go.) I was close to a size 16 this time last year and i'm now a 12, want to get back to a 10, and i definitely dont want to creep back up the scale.


If i do get a bit too bingy, and cranky, i'll grab the mp3 and go for a nice walk along the coast, to clear my head and burn off the crap.

So i'll update you in a week and let you know how i'm getting on with the no smoking and the no binging. Its gonna be tough!