Yup, the phone is a trigger for me too. I would usually light up when the phone rang just in case it was a lengthy call.
So now I have a craving whenever I hear a bell. Pavlov's dogs have nothing on me. :)
When we smoke we stimulate our metabolism. That in turn causes our digestive systems to speed up. So after years of that, and then all of a sudden to have the nicotine taken away... the digestive system slows and needs time to adjust. This causes gas build-up (and release, unfortunately), until your body gets used to it's natural rate of metabolism.
This happened to me bigtime a few years ago when I quit smoking for 4 months. This time round not so much...so far. :)
I had a pretty good day yesterday. The cravings weren't bad at all and what there were...were managable. At no point did I feel overwhelmed.
The way I look at it, if there are some days when I feel more comfortable as a non-smoker, than other days... then I'm making progress. If I'm having a bad day, I can look forward to the next day...which will likely be better.
I smoked many times a day for 35 years. The cravings aren't going to vanish in a week or two. It's going to take a while to feel comfortable... but if I'm already having some good days, that's very hopeful (and comforting). I know that I'm on the right track, and that I'm changing for the better.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 208
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $74
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
Nope. I quit on the March 6th, but I'll be here on the 27th to support you. I hope we all will be.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 208
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $74
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18
I had my first dream about cigs last night.
I dreamed I was in some strange city and that someone stole my car. I had no money, no place to turn for help... but I had three cigarettes. I tried to smoke one but my lighter wouldn't work.
Crap. I can't even light up in my dreams.
I had my first cigarette after 4 months smoke free, and I just about coughed up a lung. It was so harsh...it could have been stuffed with straw instead of tobacco.
After that much time goes by, your body treats it as a foreign body. It tries to expell it... just as quickly as it can. Which is just further testimony as to how incompatible it is with our bodies, and our lives.
That was 2 years ago, and I intend to keep it in mind.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 233
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $83.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
Coffee actually seems to alleviate my desire for nicotine. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who experiences coffee as a trigger, but that's not how it effects me. I thought it would bother me, and I expected to have to give it up for a while... but it's not only been fine, it's been helpful.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 233
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $83.25
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
Colleen, been there, done that, got the medallion :)
This is going to be a wonderful experience for you. Perhaps one of the most wonderful of your life! In fact it's a lot like quitting smoking. Very painful...and extremely worthwhile. It's funny how often those two things go together.
Shalom. We'll see you back here in a month!
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