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10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

Newbie here!

Haha - definitely the "search" function and make sure you change the option to look through "2 Years" of posts instead of the default "2 Days". You will get far more results and help! ;-)

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

My first day without nicotine!

Oh Geez! I get your logic, yes. And that is a challenge with someone with you still smoking. All those rooms/situations and you still be assaulted by it...I think that it may prolong a craving a bit longer. Are you able to go for a short walk? Drink a big glass of water? Keep a pen or pencil in your hand to keep it busy? You are definitely not insane and it takes a whole lot of courage to get to where you are. One leads to the rest of the pack +++ so if you don't have that one, you won't have the rest... post lots like you're doing, work through your feelings. I even started a bit of a journal with mine too, the past few days. It's helping a bit.

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

Newbie here!

It won't, I promise!!! :)

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

My first day without nicotine!

That's great! Do you have something planned to pat yourself on the back for sticking to it for Day One? I am finding it good so far. It is getting more used to it with each day and I feel better and better each day. Plus I'm sticking with it and too it and it's such a great feeling of accomplishment. It's nice to add the hours up in my head so far since my last smoke :)

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

My first day without nicotine!

Pick something to congratulate yourself on day one done! I look forward to the day that I don't know exactly how many hours or days even...it gets me overwhelmed if I think that far ahead though and discouraged because I haven't been successful before. So. We're going to focus on the here and now and keep stringing hours and days together as they pass and the nicotine leaves you. Drink lots of water and juice to help that on through your system and remember, your body is complete and capable without nicotine in it! :)

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

My first day without nicotine!

Right on! I just commented on a discussion in the Forum for New Users and General Discussion section of the Forum...it's called Low and No Cost Rewards (or something like that) -- there are a lot of ideas in that one that may help you. I struggle with it myself so it was good to see what others wrote. I also went out and bought a bunch of different gum, some individually wrapped lifesavers, some tic tacs to help me through the day if I needed. It's going ok with that. I like gum, but don't like chewing it a lot.

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

My first day without nicotine!

Don't beat yourself up about the slip today. Brush yourself off and start again. Like Tim said, never quit trying to quit. Also, every time you put out a smoke you've become a non smoker...providing you never light the next one. it sounds like you're getting there, getting ready. Lots to think about and read. Hang in there Paradox!

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

Hello, I?m New Here

John! Amazing that didn't trigger a craving lol

. And THANK YOU - I'm feeling good. I was out for dinner last night and after that, had a urge, I wouldn't even call it a big urge, just an urge, to go buy a pack of smokes. But didn't. Got in my car, drove home, reminded myself how I feel about not smoking (better than smoking and having to smoke) and went to bed. All was well.

Plus, I'm getting up there in days and kinda have a "be damned if I start at 1 again" feeling right now!

Tim - I am feeling really great and wonderfully free right now. Enjoying the mornings without getting up, dressed, coffee on and ready, poured, out to the garage (in whatever the weather) to smoke. It is more relaxed, I've been sleeping in a bit.

And I've actually told 3 people now. I mentioned it to a work colleague over the phone the day before yesterday, but it was more of an in passing comment as we were talking about something else - trying it on for size kinda thing lol. Then last night I spoke to my Aunt and saw my brother and told them both. My Aunt is a long time smoker and she thought it was fantastic. My brother is a life long non-smoker and, I think, is cautiously optimistic for me and will help me how he can.

Jim, I think that's partly why I haven't been telling too many people - that they expect me to be miserable and I'm not. It helps that I haven't smoked at morning and afternoon work breaks since the early fall when it started to get cold. That way, I already changed that pattern that some may observe with a quit months and months ago. I look at some of the things I've done that way over the years (not smoking at work, not smoking in the house, not smoking until I've been up for an hour) and think that they were part of my gearing up to quit overall. Maybe something to it.

All is good. Thanks so much for the support, all of you!

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

I Quit Smoking This Morning

Yay Blackhawks16, way to go! Here's to staying strong and kicking smoking to the curb :)

10 years ago 0 +0 / -0 52

Hello, I?m New Here

Hey Jim, you are right. There are hurdles and I'm thankful to still be jumping and trying to keep ahead of them in my mind. I think you'll like the reward I decided on today. I'm Canadian and we have Tim Horton's coffee shops (kinda like Dunkin Donuts). Since I bought my house a few years back, I have tried to refrain from buying a coffee daily on the way in to work unless I have a gift card someone gave me...and even if I do have a gift card, I try to save them for Feb/March when Tim Horton's runs a contest. Well, this morning I thought it would be a good reward - for the next while - to buy myself a coffee on the way in to work. So I did and it was great. I knew you'd approve Jim, LOL :)

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