My Nicotine Detox in the first 24 hours of Quitting Smoking
Hello World!
It’s Monday, March 8th 2021 at 2:48pm and it’s been 24 hours since my last cigarette and in the first three to five days of my quit, I’m following my nicotine detox diet.
How I’m feeling so far:
Fatigue is starting to creep in but metabolism is still humming a long
I’m optimistic that this will be my final quit attempt and I’ll be able to make it past the first month without gaining the 15 pounds I gained last time
Went to get sushi lunch and found myself to be a little more irritable on the roads
Energy is holding up
You can compare my status with what’s going on in the body 24 hours after the last cigarette.
Through this blog and site, I’ll be tracking and sharing with you my weight and withdrawal symptoms as I try to hack the process of quitting smoking and find a way to quit naturally without gaining weight. Hopefully, I succeed.
I’ll eventually dedicate a page to track but for now, I’ll blog about it.
I’m starting with a quit smoking base weight today of 108.6.
Here’s what I’ve done to support detox and metabolism since my last cigarette, if you’re interested in why I’m taking these supplements follow the links to my research pages where I provide studies and my theories on why certain things (like weight gain) happen inevitably when we quit smoking.
I brushed my teeth and did a mouth rinse with NAC for about 2 minutes to kill off some of the carcinogen (this is awful by the way, but anything for detox!)
To kill oral bacteria I also did coconut oil pulling for 20 minutes and brushed my teeth again.
About 6 hours later I took 2 of my probiotic capsules
Had a burger without bun for dinner and afterwards took Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Amino Acid Multi, CoQ10 and Omega-3, Selenium and Zinc. (Smokers are deficient in almost all of these, great for detoxing, restoring deficients and also for skin).
Before bed I took 400mg Magnesium Glycinate, which smokers are also deficient in and need for metabolism and dopamine production.
I’ve been snacking on fresh cilantro (to detox metals), pickles, pickled ginger, dried cranberries, dark chocolate, celery, breadsticks, sun-dried tomatoes, unripe bananas, and drinking super-strong green iced tea which I make myself. Most of these foods are intended to detox and to attack bad buccal bacteria in the gut. I’ve literally just been eating fresh cilantro and adding it to soups and foods but if you have a blender you may want to try this Cilantro & Mango Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie, it looks amazing.
This morning I got up took iodine and selenium, had some coffee. An hour later took my B-Vitamins, Niacinamide, Tyrosine, Rhodiola Rosea and Chromium.
An hour later I took my polyphenols for gut bacteria.
For lunch I had delicious spicy tuna sushi roll from Fresh Market and I’m feeling pretty good. In two days the nicotine will be completely out of my system, the irritability will likely get worse but I’m looking forward to this battle against the withdrawal symptoms of quitting smoking.
For dinner, I’ll be having Salmon with homemade tzatziki sauce with lots of fresh dill.
More to come!
If you’re a smoker that hasn’t quit (but wants to) because of weight gain, or other withdrawal issues, join me on this journey. Because at 44 years old, I’m ready to beat the cycle.
If you happen to come across this post, share where you are in your smoking cessation journey, whether you’ve already quit and are currently battling withdrawal symptoms or if you’re planning to quit in the near future.
I hope the info I gathered for this site can help anyone who wants to quit smoking and stay quit. Quitting smoking should be easier and feel like a reward, not a punishment, and that’s the goal of my site.
Kate