# 7 - Make sure you have removed all smoking paraphenalia from your vicinity. It's amazing how appealing a month-old pack of smokes that fell under the seat of your car can be at an inopportune moment.
I found a lighter in my kitchen junk drawer the other day, and I felt queasy when I saw it.
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 35
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 885
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $315
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
Hey Jacko - sorry you're having such a tough time. Funny how cr*ppy things all fall from the sky at the worst of times.
I was wondering when the U.K. was going to ban smoking in pubs and bars? It would help you with your quit, and although business might dip for a bit, people will not quit drinking just because they can't smoke, and will be back.
I'm not following soccer, but it seems that there are very few Canadians in Canada right now. Everywhere I go there are Italian flags hanging off of cars, but maybe that's just where I live. It's fun to see the excitement of the sport, but it hasn't compelled me to sit down with a beer and start watching.
All the best to you - you are doing AMAZING.
You will previal!
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 809
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 40 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
Bumping up for the May Company.
I'm bringing up the rear, having quit on May 31st.
Now we have ALL safely made it past the 30 day mark.
Whew!
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 809
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
After 33 days, I'm still in the chocolate phase. How I wish it were salads instead!
Like you RD, I quit before - about 3-1/2 years ago, and lasted 2-1/2 years. I was a moderate exerciser at the time (even when I smoked), and for some miraculous reason, didn't gain any weight ... that time. I was a little overweight to begin with, so 6 months after I quit smoking I joined a weight-loss support group and spent 7 long months to lose 25 pounds.
This time is a different story. Because I stopped running soon after I relapsed last year, I did gain - about 15 pounds - most of that even before I quit.
I have started running again, and I know it will take some time, but I'm hoping to work my way back to the shape I was "before", meaning before I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life by starting to smoke again.
So, back to the subject. Other than chocolate, about the only other thing I've been having that I don't normally want is beer, unfortunately. I've probably never drank a whole beer at one time in my life (I am 44), but lately it's been tasting really, really good.
Hence the weight gain and the need to run.
I'll check back with you in a couple of weeks to see if I've moved on to other food groups - preferably healthier and less fattening ones.
Take care,
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 848
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $297
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
I slept with the patch on - the package directions recommended changing them every 24 hours, so I never considered wearing each one for less. And more importantly, I was very worried that I would wake up with a very, very big craving, since the 1st 2 hours every day were my worst smoking times.
I didn't use the patch for long - I ended up with a bad sinus infection, and one day, I felt so bad, I just took it off. And didn't DIE (figuratively). So then I thought I'd try to keep it off, and so far, so good.
I am still taking Zyban though, and will for a while. I quit a few years ago for 2-1/2 years, so I've been through this before.
The 2nd quit was MUCH harder than the 1st - and I've got to make sure I don't need to go through this ever again!
All the best.
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 761
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $270
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
What a visual!
The key point is not that you are not succeeding, but that you are trying!
Your on and off and on and off will morph into on and on and off and on and on and on and on until there are no more "offs".
Do whatever it takes. I found that deciding to do something (like starting the quit process) was more difficult than the actual quit.
Keep at it!
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 29
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 735
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $261
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32
Lady, I feel really, really good!
My skin is getting back to healthy looking, I started running again, I'm coming up to one-month smoke-free this weekend!
I was thinking while driving home from work tonight that I don't even mind the weight I've gained (as long as it doesn't continue) - that's far better than how lousy I felt for smoking!
Next . . . .
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 697
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $243
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
Um Kram? If you're all done at your house, you could probably be over at mine in say, about 8 or 9 hours, including airport-waiting time. I'm in Canada, and I could sure use someone to do my ironing for me. As much as I've gained loads of time every day from not smoking, I still can't seem to keep up with all the housework. Now outside yardwork is a completely different story - I can go out early in the morning and only come back in for water and snack breaks - and then when my darling daughter is starving for dinner!
So I guess what they say about the metabolism slowing down can't be applied to you. Good for you for keeping so busy - your wife is a very lucky woman!
Keep at it.
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 668
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $234
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
I can't wait to join. Only 474 days to go!
Considering that last year at this time, I was almost at the 1,000 day mark (and blew it) - I know I can do it again.
I despair the time I've lost!
sushik
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/31/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 671
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $234
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
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