How tough do you think you are really? Some people think that quitting smoking cigarettes is the hardest thing to do, while others would swear it has to be losing weight. What if you were brave enough to try and do both at the same time? A person would have to be crazy to do that, right? Not necessarily. It would all depend on the person and what is driving them. If you went to the doctor and he told you to lose weight and quit smoking or one or both of them was going to kill you, that might be the motivation you need to tackle it all at once.
This desperate scenario might sound a little far fetched, but actually it is not. People that smoke can be overweight too and when they are damaging their body in both ways, it can get to the point when something has to be done. It would be entirely possible to accomplish both goals at the same time when your life is at stake. People that smoke know that eventually it will probably kill them, but that seems a long time away until the doctor tells you the time to quit is now. Overweight people can many times end up with terribly high cholesterol, diabetes, gastrointestinal problems and more. Combine these conditions with smoking issues such as shortness of breath, sinus conditions, and acid reflux, and you have one unhealthy person.
Whether or not you have the willpower to try and tackle both problems at once is up to the individual. If you try to lose weight, but do not stop smoking, you are still at risk. If you stop smoking, but continue to be overweight, you are still at risk. The longer it takes you to get both conditions under control, the greater risk you are continuing to take with your health. Your goal is to get your life back under control and be a healthier person as soon as possible.
While it very well might be too much to take on quitting smoking cold turkey and start a stricter diet at the same time, there are other approaches. You might try cutting back drastically on the number of cigarettes you have a day and exercise instead. Cut out the majority of junk foods, the size of your meals, and drink plenty of water. Many people that try to quit smoking end up overeating and gaining too much weight, which defeats the purpose of giving up cigarettes. People who start a diet can end up smoking more if they already do. This defeats the purpose of losing weight. The two should go hand in hand. Let exercise and a proper diet take the place of smoking and overeating and you really might be able to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
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