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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Day four.

Pretty angry right now about not being able to smoke. I understand that my adverse mood is a direct result of nicotine withdrawal but I'm thinking that I may never get over the desire to smoke. In one way or another I'm always looking for an escape from my generally sour state of mind and cigarettes will always be there. I was talking to my sister about it today and she said that exercise has been a huge stress reliever for her lately. I will keep the quit for the sake of quitting and try to ramp up my exercise routine until I see some results.

As for the coping plan, I have been doing a good job of keeping distracted. I've been getting some major household chores done in the past few days and have turned my head away when walking past smokers. At work I have been keeping a stock of hard candy and gum to keep my face occupied. I still need to find a substitute activity for my hands as I've been relying heavily on my lifelong habit of chewing on the skin around my fingers, an awful habit to be sure.

Not very confident at the moment but I'm going to bed and tomorrrow will be a new day.

rollingstone

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 206

Hey, welcome back, RS!! Good to see you!!

Dude, I just heard that raw cookie dough could be dangerous, depending on the kind of eggs that went into it.

WAY cool that you learned so much, but do you have to avoid parties?? You couldn't just do tonic and lime? Just wondering... I think I spent much of my first week under a sofa somewhere, so I was hoping that you'd be able to have more fun than that. One other thing I did at a party once was to bring my own Vitamin Water (are we allowed to name brands here??)... which was pretty cool, actually. Never had to elbow my way to the drink table, never had to wonder if one more would affect my driving... and not smoking was the coolest thing of all! It is so unbelievably FREEING not to have to worry about that next smoke! (Not to mention that thing I always go on and on about... not worrying about how gross I smell.)

Enjoy it!!

peteg

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 653

Good work on Day 3, Rollingstone!

How is Day 4 shaping up for you? What so far has been your most successful coping strategy? Are you using the Emergency Coping Plan in the program? This would be a great time to review it.

Keep your eye on the cookie dough!!

Tiana, Health Educator

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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Day three.

The last two days my mind has been consumed with a desire to smoke. Today is not so bad. I'm really down about a lot of other stuff going on in my life but the nicotine craving is not overpowering me.

rollingstone

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Rollingstone!!!

Keep on rolling, buddy! Congrats on getting through that first day! I knew my first weekend would be tough and that's why I picked a Wednesday... to get a couple of days under my belt before the weekend!

As is appears that you enjoy a "refreshing" beverage now and again, you may want to think about the philosophy I used when I quit!

At first, I thought that I would probably need to quit drinking for a while because it may be too much of a trigger, as I used to nearly double my cancer stick consumption when imbibing, especially when partying during the weekends!

The thing is, I do enjoy a beer or two after work and maybe more on the weekends and at parties! Soooo... I chose what I thought was a win/win decision! I told my self that my daily reward would be a nice cold beer at the end of the day as a reward for not smoking!

I made the decision that if I caved and smoked, I would not be able to enjoy something that I would definitely miss more than a stinking cigarette!!! Well, as you can see, the trick worked for me!!! Well, the SCC and my desire to quit more than I wanted to smoke helped a little bit, too!

The other thing that really helped was keeping a Positive Mental Attitude through the first couple of weeks! Keep telling yourself that you CAN do this and that you are NOT going to lose even one battle to the nico-demon! That's the whole secret... NOPE... Not One Puff Ever... Kick Ash Buddy!!!

Jim

PS... Find distractions!!! My major distraction was the SSC! I nearly lived on this site the first couple of months reading and learning and posting and supporting all of my new quit buddies!

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13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Eh, decided not to start a new thread. I'm keeping this one. Thank you for being here everyone.

rollingstone

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Well I made it through day one but had a slip Saturday night. Went to a party, got drunk, and smoked. I picked up the trail again yesterday and have reset my quit date accordingly. I've identified the cause of my slip as well as the solution to avoiding future slips. It's going to be hard but I'll have to avoid any parties for at least a month.

In other news, I found an appropriate reward for my first full week of smobriety: a tub of Papa Murphy's cookie dough. Yum.

I'm going to start another discussion called "30 Posts in 30 Days" and that is where I will continue my journey. Quit Buddies, please check it out, leave feedback, and post daily with me if you want.

rollingstone

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 206

I think I kind of underestimated the financial rewards of quitting last time, so this time I'm keeping closer track of money saved and spent on rewards. First thing I did after a week was to take spouse's car and my car to the car wash for that high-end clean where they do the whole interior and clean all the vents with air hoses. That made both cars smell really good; not only a great reward, but also an incentive to keep them smelling that way. At $40 a pop, it was WAY worth it.

peteg

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 377

Rolling,

For me my substitutes for smoking were many times my rewards. Some of them I did use money to get them but then I realized that quitting adds significant money in your bank account and then figure in gas to pick them up on top of that. So I first bought a bike that I could use to run around on that I never would have done if I smoked. I also joined a yoga place because I figured doing that would keep me far away from smoking. Both were my new substitutes for smoking and they worked great and I enjoyed them. I also started taking walks in the hills which allowed me to see more of the area I lived in and got to get more outdoors. All of those could be considered rewards. I also started to eat more healthy so I bought a blender and started making morning drinks using this. It was probably one of my best rewards and I still use it daily. So you kind of need to get out of your old self and start doing new things you enjoy. Fit it in your own budget but be willing to try new things. Groupons are also fun because they have things to try at 1/2 price and will give you ideas for rewards. There is also a post somewhere on these boards where people listed their rewards so you can get ideas. Ron

13 years ago 0 +0 / -0 206

Dude, if I were you, my first reward would be an eye job. Those eyes (meaning no offense, of course) are downright creepy. Maybe some neutral contacts to take the edge off that blue?? Yikes.

Plus, a wardrobe makeover wouldn't hurt. Me, I love the whole conquistador look, but it is maybe a little seventies, you know? That said, you certainly keep your helmet nice and shiny.

Seriously, I hope Day 1 is going well. We're all thinking about you, pulling for you, and looking forward to hearing from you. Keep that promise to keep in touch!

peteg

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