Just having some hard cravings and am distracting myself via this post to get through. I'm on my fifth smoke free day of with the help of sunflower seeds and water. It feels great to make it to this point, it has been several years sense I went more the 24hours without a smoke. I feel the craving pass...... thanks for reading..... I know this is not a lot of info but, I feel better. Thanks
Wow, you know I have been so focused on not smoking an hour at a time that it is a little bit of a surprise to know that I'm closing in on a week. This is great! I think for my reward, I will treat myself to my favorite Indian restaurant. I can't get enough of their creamy cocanut curry. This will be the first time I will teast it as a nonsmoker, I'm sure it will be better than ever!
Alice,
Night vision is very important! LOL, thanks for you comments.
Like the title of this post, I would like to point out that this will be my 6th real attempt at quiting the stick. I have been pretty successful in the past at quitting for 6 or 7 months at a time but always end up back at a pack a day. I have to learn how to sustain a longterm quit and am going to make that my focus this time around. Now, I'm not saying that hell or heck weeks are easy, just the opposite, they are by far the toughest. But I think I always end up letting my guard down and forgeting how horrible being a smoker was after being quit for a few months. I remember telling myself this lie before I started smoking again on my last try at quitting "smoking is not that addictive, I have quit in the past, one drag will not hurt".
Any how, summing this up. I want to make this my final quit. I know I have some skills I need to acquire to make that happen. My failed quits of the past are my best teachers of today. I really appreciate all the contributors to this site. Thanks
It's great to to know that there are other quitters that understand how a person could slip after a few months of not smoking. It is a very sneaky craving that just sits and waits for you to forget how bad smoking made you feel.
I think remembering our failed past quits is going to be key to our nonsmoking future.
Several bags of sunflower seeds later.......I have not had a smoke in a little over a week!!!!!!
peteg - Because of the shear volume of sunflower seeds I have been consuming I have a developed a very efficent desposal method of the seed shells. I had to thy were ending up everywhere! My office trash can has migrated directly next to my desk chair for a quick and easy turn head left and spit movent. Thanks for the offer to clean up! but I got it covered.
Way to go! Traveling can be a big trigger to smoke, I know it is for me. I can remember getting off a plane and heading a fast as possible to the nearest exit to get that smoke in. I had even intentionally booked connecting flights through airports that I knew had smoking lounges!
Panera Bread has some good salads.....not sure if they are around where you live.
I made it two weeks! I feel great! But I have to admit.........
The last two days have been filled with some of my most intense cravings yet. I made it through by jumping on the tread mill and a few long walks through the neighborhood. This was a surprise to me! The first couple days of me quit (when I still had nicotine in my body) were difficult to get through, but these more recent craving have been incredible. It feels like a switch is being turner on in my brain that is commanding me to smoke or else! Almost feels like a mini panic attack........I have not smoked in spite of these latest hardcore craving episodes.
Anyone els experience this type of panic sensation?
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