I need to know what you diet is from day to day. The main thing is diet. Of course, quitting smoking at the same time will tax your body, but it has to be done. Let me know what you eat and i'll tell you what to do. Keep in mind the changes can take several months, this isn't something you can correct in a day.

I usually can't eat first thing in the morning but will have a cup of coffee, no milk no sugar (throughout the day i'll have 2-3 cups of coffee). This is the part of the day I feel best. A few of hours after I start work i'll have whole grain rolls with salami and cheese and multivitamin buttermilk.


Lunch is usually something warm. Chinese, pizza take-out or a turkish kebap sandwich for example.


Dinner is nudles, rice or potatoes (are the carbs here so bad?) with steak or ground beef and vegetables. If i'm not in the mood to cook (not too often) it'll be pizza, fish sticks, something like that. Here i'll have a couple of beers as well.


Throughout the day i'll have snacks such as cashews, sardines or jogurt.


I should add that my entire life up to my quitting smoking I was always relatively thin (6'2", 180 lbs.) and never gained a pound no matter what I ate. Since I quit smoking i've gained about 20 lbs. And when I eat a lot i.E. Thanksgiving I can see it shortly after in the mirror. This never used to be the case with me.


Thanks for your help,
john

Ugh, wow, just lots of bad stuff there you're not even aware of. No more coffee. The caffeine will actually raise your blood sugar and then it will drop again, that's why you're feeling good in the morning after you drink it. Make sure you read the label on the whole grain rolls. You may be surprised what's inside, i'll bet there's sugar in some form so be certain to check (this includes honey, molasses, brown sugar, turbinado, you name it). Chinese is also not good, pretty much 95 percent of all the food has added sugar, not to mention the possibility of msg, which can also cause symptoms in some hypoglycemics. White rice is a big no, it also spikes blood sugar. Pizza is off limits for the same reason, it's all processed. Even the sandwiches you may get there have processed buns, don't be fooled, and if you think they're okay, ask for an ingredient list. You'll probably be horrified. Noodles, unless made from whole grain, are all bad. Potatoes should be absolutely avoided until you get your sugar stable. Only brown rice is permissable, and still, only in small quantities. Are you serious about fish sticks? They have breading all over them, don't even touch them. In addition, the fish has been so overly processed, there's hardly a chance you're getting any benefit out of eating it at all. Snacks with nuts are okay, but cashews have possibly the highest carbohydrate level of any nut, so they must also be avoided until your sugar is stable. You've got a lot of work to do, but trust me, it's easy. I can tell you anything you need to know to get you on track. Let me know if you want a dietary suggestion list and i'll provide it here. If so, let me know your weight, height, age, how active you are, family history of any kinds of illness, what sort of symptoms you experience and what kind of job you have. Then i'll tell you what needs to be done. I think, based on what i've accomplished, it may be possible to reduce the severity and length of the healing process, but it's hard to say. Anyway, post away and i'll give you the info you need.