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9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 93

forgive my smartphone typing. birthday will be before 100 days I think. will be 40 on the 21 June.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 93

Hi Walt and Janie. Congrats again to both of you. you both have managed to quit. I just completed my 9th week yesterday. Not smoking is great. I am going through a really stressful period right now and although all cravings are long gone I did have a few weird like flashes of lighting up yesterday but that's all they were. No cravings :) you will both reach this point of strength soon. anyway after 9 weeks into a quit and feeling great, happy and bring fine I would deserve the death penalty if I smoked again. it would be a shame..... Walt are you still using the nrt spray? my next milestone is the 12 week mark. I read that the nicotinic receptors in the brain should be down regulated by then. After that comes 100 day mark. my birthday will be slightly by review that. Lastly at 120 days I will decide if I will need to do something about my blood pressure. regards all and thanks for support and help John

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 9

Hi Jim, Thank you for the email, all going well in not so sunny Scotland. 2 weeks down and still going strong. Erm excuse my ignorance but what is 'Heck Week'? Janie

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Hi Jim, Thanks for your message, hope all is well on your end and you are finally able to start planning for your upcoming reunion with Frau Zinner...got a few ideas for conversation starters so let's keep in touch! Happy to report I am still smoke free, after 2+ weeks I am starting to think positively that this may be the one that gets me off these things for good! I will keep taking it carefully and minute by minute as you and so many others here have suggested, Lolly2 and John your last posts were very much appreciated! Still not sure on how to reward myself to be honest, am going to take each day without a smoke as reward enough for now. At some point moving forward I am going to find some kind of hobby that I can more fully invest in with funds that previously were earmarked for smokes, at present I am trying to figure out the logistics of setting up a 1920's lionel train running on 220 V, any suggestions would be a help! Will send you all the best from Dresden and will keep in touch as the adventure continues! Walt

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Walt and Janie!

After a long weekend away from the computer I am happy to see that you are both doing well so far! Janie will be finishing off Heck Week today and Walt, you are learning that if you keep on distracting yourself that you don't think about smoking and the craves leave you alone! Keep on taking it one day, one hour or a minute at a time. You are both doing great so far! Don't forget to reward yourselves whenever possible and crave your quit!

Jim

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9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 9

Hi Lolly, Thank you very much for your message. I am taking each day as it comes and that definitely seems to help rather than worrying about things in the future. Thank you for the support. Janie

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 618

Hi the last,

It's a great motivation....the money side of quitting. I just wish I had put the money aside as you intend to do..

Do remain positive....it does help a lot, but don't worry ahead of time about 'difficult moments' just put your coping strategies in place, and use them. You may be surprised at how easy those moments can be!

Whatever it takes, just don't smoke!!!

Love Lolly.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 9

Hey Walt, I'm actually feel so much better after making the decision about food....it's like an extra pressure has been lifted. My reasons for stopping are pretty similar, I do a fair amount of travelling with my job and I'm always the person that needs to go for a smoke in between flights etc. My main reason is that my friend is getting married in New Zealand next March and I'm presently doing up a house so funds were a little bit tight to save for the trip. Then it dawned on my that nearly £200 was literally going up in smoke every month so I'm now saving the £200 and putting it into my 'New Zealand Fund' I'm feeling really positive about this week and although I've got quite a few difficult moments in the week ahead I'm really going to try my best. It also helps being able to chat to people who are going through the same thing and also those with advice. Hope all is well with you Janie

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 14

Hi Janie,

Congrats to you also, will cross my fingers that we both make it through the hurdles coming this week in hopefully an easier fashion than the past week! I think that is wise not worrying about the diet at the same time as the smoking, definitely give yourself the 4 week pass and get through this challenge first. For me I am eating whenever and whatever I want and it seems to be helping my mood at least...if I notice a problem in the coming weeks then will also have to look at a diet, though right now I think I can handle a few extra pounds in exchange for a smoke-free life.

My reasons for quitting are numerous but it has mostly to do with me finally realizing how much control the cigarettes had on my everyday life...when I look back now over the years I see decisions that were affected by my habit, I see relationships that ended because of it, etc... No regrets really as it is all in the past but at the same time I want to move forward with a better chance of not making the same mistakes as before. In the end I think it is easier just to say that after so many times being told to quit by others I finally told myself to quit...and at present I seem to be listening to myself! How about you?

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1140

Hi waldd,

Glad to hear you're still going strong on Day 14. It sounds like you actually are getting some physical improvements, at least in the taste bud department. (I do remember things seeming so tasty right after I quit.) The other stuff may take longer. I feel that my lung function has been gradually improving and continues to do so, even 2 years later. In the first few months of my quit, I think it may have gotten even gotten worse for a while, and then improved. So, there are probably many more gradual changes that you will experience over time.

Hi the last,

Glad that you are hanging in there, too. Skipping the diet in the first few weeks of quitting is good advice. Your blood sugar is probably still fluctuating some. Since nicotine raises blood sugar levels, your body is now re-learning how to regulate its own sugar. Some of your "craves" are related to food craves right now. Plus, it's better to get a handle on saying "no" to smokes right now than adding the additional complication of diet.

Well, good on both of you for getting through these tough early days. It will keep getting easier as time goes on.

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