A tremedous accomplishment to be proud of Lolly! I too want to thank you for your inspirational positive messages. It's so easy to focus on what your missing (nothing good - just the addiction tricking you to believe so) instead of on everything to be gained. I especially like the statement about the future being ahead and not to look back. It stpos that wistful negative thinking in its tracks.
Lots of stressors right now with work deadlines loomimg, the upcoming holidays and waiting for some medical news regarding my mother, but I still won't smoke today. That wouldn't change any of those thtings, other than adding more stressed by being really ticked with myself. NOPE is the way to go and the way I am going.
Oh I hear you both! I experienced all of those symptoms and then some. My memory was like a seive and my moods (all negative ones) were like a roller coaster. I ate anything that didn't move and I kept waking every half hour craving a cigarette and when I wasn't waking up I was having smoking dreams. It does get better Ironman. Give yourself a nice reward and pat on the back for your strength in making it this far. 7 weeks is an amazing achievement!
Congratulations Sly and thanks for bringing to my awareness how much more mellow I am too. I don't even know when the roller coaster of emotions evened out but they did and I'm certainly more level headed now than I was during the initial stages of my quit of course, but also more than when I actually smoked.
Good morning everyone and a happy no smoking day to you all! Three weeks ago I started training for a half marathon which will be in March. My lungs feel wonderful in the cold fesh air and I was able to run 10k last Saturday. I never would have dreamt of that even being in the realm of possibilities for me a few years ago. I feel great and NOPE is now my mantra for all mind altering substances. I will not smoke, drink or or use any other substances. I wish I knew years ago that there were healthier and more effective ways to alter negative moods.
My big one for my 3 month anniversary was a trip to New York with the money I had been putting aside which is what I saved not smoking. Some little rewards I used were a special treat for myself like a specialty coffee at my favourite cafe, going to a yoga class after a particularily tough day, enjoying a dinner out, allowing some "me" time e.g.a relaxing buuble bath, doing some reading. Other rewards including cutting myself some slack e.g. in the beginning I was sleeping really badly and irritable so I would forgive myself for not finishing all the chores on my "to do" list on those days. I would allow myself the time to meet with a friend for a couple of hours to chat. Another reward for me was excercising because I became awre of how much more and with how much more ease I could do things compared to when I smoked. Not having a stinky car was also rewarding. So in a nutshell, some rewards were actual tangible things wheras others just happened as a result of not smoking,, much like waht Rose said about not being conscious anymore of a ilestone.
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