stop smoking

I made it through today…Not as bad as I thought. I am trying to take it one day at a time. I try to remember to distract myself when the craving happens, practice deep breathing which helps alot and delay giving in because all cravings will go away whether I smoke or not which is important to remember. The hardest times for me are waking up and after I eat.

Today is the day to quit for good. I have no choice because Hubby doesn’t have money for smokes until he gets paid which is a good thing because if I can’t get them then I won’t smoke them. I am not using any medication, just going cold turkey. Wish me luck! Please pray for me for anyone out there that prays.

I stopped for awhile with the patches. Then I made the mistake of assuming it was safe to have the occasional cig and that led to me smoking again. So….I am going to try to get more patches and do this again. I learned my lesson, what I did wrong the last time I failed, so I won’t repeat that same mistake again.

I have been smoking since 17 & am 32 now (you do the math) & if I can quit, you can too! I had to watch my Dad die a pretty bad death earlier last year due to these stupid things. If you went thru what I did, you would throw those cigarettes away! Saying goodbye to him on his death bed, was the worst experience of my life. It is NOT worth it. Don’t think it won’t happen to you! Everyone does, including my Dad. I am done with the patch & still ok. I was supposed to of gone to stage 3 with 7mg of nicotine, but I skipped that step & found that I don’t need it. Stay strong & keep your mind focused on what can happen if you don’t quit! Think how much $ you are wasting too. I wish everyone luck on this one. This is not easy, but is definately worth it! :) Try the patch-it works where nothing else would for me.

Still haven’t given in. Have had the cravings, but they are short lived & not very intense. I am almost to my last step in the patches then I will be home free! Maybe I should then celebrate with just one. (Just kidding) Wishing everyone luck with this one… It can be a toughie!

Tomorrow will be 4 weeks not smoking! I feel great about it. Not many cravings at all & went to stage 2 in the patches, not noticing a difference in the decrease in the nicotine. Tomorrow is also my son’s 9 mth birthday, so this is a good gift to give him I guess. :-)

Today, Monday, makes 3 weeks since not smoking & I think I am going to kick this bad habit! I have more $ not wasted on cigarettes, feel better & can breathe better. I have very little cravings now at all. I wish I had gone with the patch a long time ago! I am soooo proud of myself & so is my family.

I had coffee the other day & didn’t really have the urge to smoke. Yay! Maybe I can enjoy it again, because I do miss it. I am still not smoking & hardly even thinking about it. I think I can…I think I can….

Another day down! yay! Don’t really even think of it much anymore. :-)

Another day down. Am still getting cravings. Trying to keep busy. Is hard sometimes. I have been snacking on healthier stuff like apples etc.. as part of my diet. I am trying to lose weight & don’t want to add more to it before I get the chance to lose it. I dread that first moment in a bar not being able to smoke. I feel like maybe I should just avoid them altogether since I don’t really go to them anyways. I don’t know if I can resist temptation in that atmosphere. Wish I’d never started these things in the first place…still hanging in there.