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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Wolfmedic, hope you are doing ok today. Yes, cravings do occur. You are fighting your addiction! Take it one hour at a time, one day at a time! I promise you it will get better! You've been given some great advice. See what works best for you! Let us know how today went!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 216
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 8,640
Amount Saved: $1,728.00
Life Gained:
Days: 32 Hrs: 7 Mins: 55 Seconds: 30

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 80

Hey Wolfmed (what, are you some kind of vet?) -- How's it going today? Almost at 24 hours!

I've heard a lot of women say that they forget what labor was like as soon as their baby darlings are born -- I'm glad I will never forget the first 24 hours of my last quit! I don't ever want to go through that again! So listen to everyone here and trust that with every hour you get that much closer to freedom. It's coming, Buddy, and you're getting closer all the time.

Hang in there

peteg

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 42
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,100
Amount Saved: $472.50
Life Gained:
Days: 7 Hrs: 18 Mins: 28 Seconds: 40

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

wolfmedic,

How are you doing this morning?

If you feel the urge, or are tempted to slip:

AVOID the situation.
Identify the situations when you normally smoke or chew, or feel cravings. For most, high-risk situations include work breaks, finishing meals, having coffee or being in a bar. Plan how you will avoid these situations for a few weeks. Plan for alternate activities.

LEAVE the situation.
If you find yourself in one of these high risk situations, leave if you can. And, leave before you get a craving.

DISTRACT yourself from the craving.
If you find yourself in a situation you can't leave and you get a craving, distract yourself from the craving by: Thinking about something else, like your Benefits of Quitting (or how much money you’re saving every week, how your body is healing itself). Doing something else to distract yourself like drinking water or deep breathing exercises. Thinking about an upcoming event in your life, such as a vacation.

DELAY acting on the craving
If you can't keep your mind off it, then make a deal with yourself that you will wait 5 minutes before you give into the craving. The craving will usually pass in a couple of minutes anyway. If you delay, the craving will go away.

Use SELF TALK
A craving may be accompanied by negative thoughts about your ability to resist it. Use positive self talk statements to combat your negative thoughts.

Let us know how you're doing...and stay strong

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 597

I promise you are normal. Take it a second, a minute, an hour, a day at a time. Find distractions whenever those waves come crashing in. Keep your head above water and I promise you can ride out this rip tide and enter some calmer waters.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 10/22/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 152
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,080
Amount Saved: $1,216.00
Life Gained:
Days: 17 Hrs: 3 Mins: 7 Seconds: 15

Quit Meter

$54,390.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 769 Hours: 9

Minutes: 23 Seconds: 47

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5439

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

217,560

Cigarettes Not Smoked

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 625

The cravings really do get less intense......as you clean your system and get past the first 3-4 days.......Hang on. Everyone here had the same craves and needs........You CAN do this.

After the physical need is gone......the first week......you'll love the mind games the addict plays with you. It's definitely a challenge.........

Need it.....Want it.....Keep The QUIT

Bob

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 55
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,650
Amount Saved: $231.00
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 13 Mins: 17 Seconds: 47

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 35

Hi, well done on going 10 Hours

Like ron said for the 1st few days time does seem to go slow, I think it the brain trying to tell us that we have forgot to do something!!! but we all know that it isn't forgotten we just no longer want to smoke.

Have an early nights if possible and just remind yourself that you are quitting and that is final.

I found that when a craving can I would tell myself that I'll just wait 10 minuets and if the craving is still there I'll just give it another 10 minuets, to be honest after the first 10 minuets the craving had passed and I didn't ever need the other 10.

All the best for tomorrow, Debby

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/16/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 7
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 140
Amount Saved: �34.23
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 16 Mins: 23 Seconds: 50

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 377

Hey Wolf, That's most of us when we first quit. I remembered my first two weeks seemed like 2 months in time. Everything becomes very slow when you first quit. Part of the reason is the thought of wanting to smoke comes up often when we quit and so we just want to get through with it, and we tend to focus on very short periods of time. What I would do tomorrow and for the next week is to get in some exercise during the day if at all possible. That will release nervous tension and make the evenings easier. Most people find the nights the hardest so I would recommend eating lightly and early. If you eat super rich foods you will feel more like having a smoke. Also drink lots of water and have it with you everywhere you go. Finally go to bed early because sleep helps you reset your brain and feel more refreshed the next day. There are lots of other things you can do maybe others have other suggestions. The main thing is this is to deep breath and remind yourself that you will get through this and it's only temporary.

Ron

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 6/17/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 278
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,004
Amount Saved: $1,501.20
Life Gained:
Days: 42 Hrs: 21 Mins: 59 Seconds: 50

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 7

10 hours in, and I'm craving like a son of a b$%^$. I need to go to sleep so I can get through another 6 hours of it. Am I the only one who ends up counting hours like this
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/22/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 3 Mins: 15 Seconds: 14

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$26,700.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 612 Hours: 22

Minutes: 54 Seconds: 12

Life Gained
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3560

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

71,200

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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