The saying that stuck in my head was something someone said here...
"I'm going to want a cigarette whether I'm a smoker or a nonsmoker. So I may as well be a nonsmoker "
At least if I was a nonsmoker the cravings would eventually taper down. If I remained a smoker, I would crave a cigarette every 30minutes or so and start all over again until the next one.
Not the best (kind of depressing really) but it got me through.
HP
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 4/1/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 297 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,128 Amount Saved: $1,710.72 Life Gained: Days: 39 Hrs: 0 Mins: 39 Seconds: 15
I'm a great procrastinator so I tell myself "Not now maybe later"
to a cigarette. Later never comes so should work. I like the others better though. And of the course the tried and true NOPE is a good one, but it sometimes freaks me out with the "not ever" part.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/23/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 0 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0 Amount Saved: $0.00 Life Gained: Days: 0 Hrs: 1 Mins: 6 Seconds: 15
One of the ways I can stop myself from snacking on my diet, is that when I see the thing I want but know I shouldn't have, I repeat in my brain: "Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels". It is an old Weight Watchers line, but it really works. I am usually able to pass the delectable tidbit by..... Even the giant Hershey's Kiss filled with Mini-Kisses that someone brought into my office this week and is 5 feet from my desk.
"Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels".
Can we come up with an equally as good line to repeat as Mantra for Cigarette Craves? Some ideas:
"No Cigarette is worth the Smell"
"Puffing is for Panty-Waists"
"No Nicotine Needed Here"
I think those kinda suck, I am hoping we can do better as a group!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 12/6/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 33 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,320 Amount Saved: $594.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 9 Mins: 3 Seconds: 15
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