It's been 2 months since I've had a smoke or even a puff. My quit date was March 22, 2008. Thought I would do an update to let everyone know how things are going. I quit using the cold turkey method 2 months ago.
I seldom even have a thought about a cig now. Cravings ? I think I may have had a couple of minor cravings for a cig in the past couple of days. I wouldn't actually call them a crave. More like a thought. Those thoughts were easily dismissed.
I feel the smoking is over with for good now. I just have to remember. I can never take another puff off a cig. To do so would be to throw away this entire quit. I'll always be a nicotine addict. I can never take another puff. It's really that simple now. I'll keep this blog updated from time to time. Later.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 56
Hi Everyone. I've been smoke free for 56 days now. I feel much better since I've quit smoking. Coughing gone, dizziness gone, shortness of breath gone, tingling sensation in back gone, all chest pains are gone. Smoking was causing all those things !!!
The only downside right now is I don't have quite as much energy as I did when I smoked. However, this is normal from what I've learned. My energy will return probably within 3 - 6 months. I do have plenty of energy. Just not as much as when I smoked.
Withdrawal pangs are virtually non existant (sp?) I hardly ever crave a smoke now. When I do. It's always a minor pang and easily dismissed. One thing that is so strange about this quit is my appetite hasn't increased. I may have gained 2 pounds. I know I've mentioned this before. But I've never heard of anyone quitting smoking without having a huge appetite.
This quit is so much different than all the other times I attempted to quit. I know and have known since week one that I will never smoke another cigarette again. I've never had this much confidence in quitting smoking. I was never comfortable in my 4 and a half month quit last year. In the back of my mind. I knew I would eventually go back to smoking. I no longer think about cigarettes that way.
It's all due to "Allen Carr's Book" You can find a link to the book to purchase it in several of my other posts. Without reading allen carrs book. I would probably be back smoking today. I will keep everyone updated. Later.
The only downside right now is I don't have quite as much energy as I did when I smoked. However, this is normal from what I've learned. My energy will return probably within 3 - 6 months. I do have plenty of energy. Just not as much as when I smoked.
Withdrawal pangs are virtually non existant (sp?) I hardly ever crave a smoke now. When I do. It's always a minor pang and easily dismissed. One thing that is so strange about this quit is my appetite hasn't increased. I may have gained 2 pounds. I know I've mentioned this before. But I've never heard of anyone quitting smoking without having a huge appetite.
This quit is so much different than all the other times I attempted to quit. I know and have known since week one that I will never smoke another cigarette again. I've never had this much confidence in quitting smoking. I was never comfortable in my 4 and a half month quit last year. In the back of my mind. I knew I would eventually go back to smoking. I no longer think about cigarettes that way.
It's all due to "Allen Carr's Book" You can find a link to the book to purchase it in several of my other posts. Without reading allen carrs book. I would probably be back smoking today. I will keep everyone updated. Later.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 49
It's been several days since I've did an update. I'm still smoke free at 49 days. The past few days have been rather easy. I seldom think about smoking now. If I do get a craving, it is minor and easily dealt with. I believe yesterday was the first day that I didn't think about a cigarette at all. Maybe once or twice.
Everything is going fantastic. I know their will be new triggers ahead and I can't get overconfident in this quit. However, The worse is behind me now. It's time to move on. I'll keep everyone updated. Later.
Everything is going fantastic. I know their will be new triggers ahead and I can't get overconfident in this quit. However, The worse is behind me now. It's time to move on. I'll keep everyone updated. Later.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 43
The past 2 days have been great. I haven't hardly even thought about a cigarette. I've had maybe a couple of minor cravings. No big deal. Those thoughts were easily dismissed. I received my "Artificial Cigarette"from ups yesterday. I talked about ordering it in my previous post made day before yesterday. Here's a link to the artificial cigarette I'm talking about. Ez-Quit
Here's my thoughts on the ez-quit artificial cigarette. I don't think I'm a good candidate to make a good opinion on it since I didn't use it until I was on Day 42 of my quit. With that said, Here's my opinion. On a basis of 1 star to 5 stars, with 5 stars having the highest rating. I would give this artificial cigarette 4 stars. I definitely recommend it. You simple insert a cartridge inside the cigarette. Then puff away. It has a good mint flavor. No smoke. No harmful nicotine. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because I didn't use it until day 42 of my quit.
Will this artificial cigarette replace your nicotine cigarette? NO !!!!! However, I look at it as another weapon to help one to stop smoking permanetley. The price is right. Shipping and all was about $23.00. I chose to have it shipped by ups ground. It's cheaper if you have it shipped through the post office I think. The cigarette comes with 3 cartridges. Each cartridge is supposed to last about 15 days. The cartridges are mint flavored. You can buy the refill cartridges from ezquit seperately when you need them in the future.
I'm not making a cent off any of the products I'm recommending. These are products that I'm personally using to help with my "Cold Turkey Quit." I have the ezquit artificial cig in my mouth now as I'm typing. It leaves a very refreshing mint taste in your mouth.
I have a confession to make. During the past several days. I've become obsessed with checking out stop smoking products on the web. Theirs hundreds of things out there to help you stop smoking when you are ready. Books, Cd's, Nicotine Replacement products, Hypnosis, Acupuncture, Herbal remedies, Lotions, Potions, about anything one could imagine. None of these products can make you stop smoking. However, If your ready to stop smoking. I mean really ready to quit smoking. I think any of the above products may help you. You see, It's not the product that makes you quit smoking. It's your mindset. The product just helps relieve the withdrawal symptoms.
I came across some products on the web that I didn't know existed. Their called "Electronic cigarettes" or "E-Cigs." Here's a couple of links to youtube that describe what the "electronic cigarette" is. Could this product help people quit smoking? Is this the product that all the smokers have been waiting for that will allow them to smoke almost anywhere ? You be the Judge. Here's the links. Take a look.
That's all for today.
Here's my thoughts on the ez-quit artificial cigarette. I don't think I'm a good candidate to make a good opinion on it since I didn't use it until I was on Day 42 of my quit. With that said, Here's my opinion. On a basis of 1 star to 5 stars, with 5 stars having the highest rating. I would give this artificial cigarette 4 stars. I definitely recommend it. You simple insert a cartridge inside the cigarette. Then puff away. It has a good mint flavor. No smoke. No harmful nicotine. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because I didn't use it until day 42 of my quit.
Will this artificial cigarette replace your nicotine cigarette? NO !!!!! However, I look at it as another weapon to help one to stop smoking permanetley. The price is right. Shipping and all was about $23.00. I chose to have it shipped by ups ground. It's cheaper if you have it shipped through the post office I think. The cigarette comes with 3 cartridges. Each cartridge is supposed to last about 15 days. The cartridges are mint flavored. You can buy the refill cartridges from ezquit seperately when you need them in the future.
I'm not making a cent off any of the products I'm recommending. These are products that I'm personally using to help with my "Cold Turkey Quit." I have the ezquit artificial cig in my mouth now as I'm typing. It leaves a very refreshing mint taste in your mouth.
I have a confession to make. During the past several days. I've become obsessed with checking out stop smoking products on the web. Theirs hundreds of things out there to help you stop smoking when you are ready. Books, Cd's, Nicotine Replacement products, Hypnosis, Acupuncture, Herbal remedies, Lotions, Potions, about anything one could imagine. None of these products can make you stop smoking. However, If your ready to stop smoking. I mean really ready to quit smoking. I think any of the above products may help you. You see, It's not the product that makes you quit smoking. It's your mindset. The product just helps relieve the withdrawal symptoms.
I came across some products on the web that I didn't know existed. Their called "Electronic cigarettes" or "E-Cigs." Here's a couple of links to youtube that describe what the "electronic cigarette" is. Could this product help people quit smoking? Is this the product that all the smokers have been waiting for that will allow them to smoke almost anywhere ? You be the Judge. Here's the links. Take a look.
- E-Cig
- Another E-Cig
- Here's a forum that talks all about Electronic Cigarettes
That's all for today.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 41
41 days without a cigarette. Today and yesterday have been very good. I've thought about a cigarette a few times during the past couple of days. However, They were just weak junky thoughts. I don't even consider them a crave they were so minor. They were easily dismissed.
I know I can never get over confident in this quit. A small junky thought ruined a 4 and a half month quit for me last year. How? The thought went something like this.You've done so well. You haven't had a cigarette in 4 and a half months. Most days you don't even think about smoking. How about taking just one puff and celebrating ? You've conquered the smoking addiction. CELEBRATE !!!. I gave in to that little thought and smoked a half cigarette. Within a week, I was back to smoking about 16 cigarettes a day.
I never went back to my normal amount of 2 packs. I averaged about 16 cigs per day for about a year after the relapse. Or a little less than a pack a day. This quit has been a little harder than last year. However, I have only gained about 3 or 4 pounds this time. Last year I gained about 20 pounds. One thing that has been very unusual about this quit is My concentration hasn't been effected during this entire quit. Maybe a little bit during the first week. All previous attempts I couldn't concentrate hardly any.
I just remembered it's been about 4 days or so since I've had to listen to one of my Stop Smoking Hypnosis Cd's. I don't want to lose this quit under any circumstances. I'm going to list every weapon I'm using to quit using the "Cold Turkey Method."
Those are the tools I'm currently using in my cold turkey quit. However, I'm getting to a point now that I'm using all of them much less. I believe it's been around 4 days since I've listened to a hypnosis cd. I'm using about half the amount of cough drops now that I was using at the beginning of this quit. I've just read Allen Carrs Book once. However, I think I may read it again every now and then to stay strong and not take that one puff that will spell utter disaster.
I'm adding another weapon to my stop smoking arsenal. I don't know why I even ordered this product... but the concept sounds good. What is it? It's an artificial cigarette made by ez-quit. Here's a link.Artificial Cigarette Contains only food additive . can use it like a regular cigarette, except it's harmless. This is more for people that don't know what to do with their hand since it's not holding a cigarette. I don't know why I ordered it. I don't have a problem with keeping my hands busy. This product should be here at my house tommorow.
Their is one more product that I'm border line in ordering. It would only be used in a desperate emergency when all other products would fail. I've preached against some of these products in other posts I've made, and I stand by what I said. Nothings changed their. I'm talking about the Commit Lozenge
As I previously stated. I don't want to lose this quit. These Lozenges would only be used if all other methods failed. If it ever came to that point. Just Relapse Insurance. I haven't made up my mind whether I'm going to order them or not. I think I will. My book is finished now. LOL. Later.
I know I can never get over confident in this quit. A small junky thought ruined a 4 and a half month quit for me last year. How? The thought went something like this.You've done so well. You haven't had a cigarette in 4 and a half months. Most days you don't even think about smoking. How about taking just one puff and celebrating ? You've conquered the smoking addiction. CELEBRATE !!!. I gave in to that little thought and smoked a half cigarette. Within a week, I was back to smoking about 16 cigarettes a day.
I never went back to my normal amount of 2 packs. I averaged about 16 cigs per day for about a year after the relapse. Or a little less than a pack a day. This quit has been a little harder than last year. However, I have only gained about 3 or 4 pounds this time. Last year I gained about 20 pounds. One thing that has been very unusual about this quit is My concentration hasn't been effected during this entire quit. Maybe a little bit during the first week. All previous attempts I couldn't concentrate hardly any.
I just remembered it's been about 4 days or so since I've had to listen to one of my Stop Smoking Hypnosis Cd's. I don't want to lose this quit under any circumstances. I'm going to list every weapon I'm using to quit using the "Cold Turkey Method."
- Dollar General Cough Drops (Menthol Flavor) These are great for me. When I have a desire to smoke I Just put on of these cough drops in my mouth. Really cheap also. Get them at any "Dollar General Store" They come in a blue bag. You can also get them in Honey and Cherry flavors. That's weapon number one.
- The Easy Way To Stop Smoking: By Allen Carr This book is a must read. Look at the reviews on amazon. 5 Stars with about 400 reviews. That's basically unheard of. Purchase this book or see if your library has it. The knowledge contained in this book can mean the difference between being a permanant cigarette addict or quitting completely.
Stop Smoking In One Hour This is a book and a stop smoking hypnosis cd. I highly recommend it.
Stop Smoking Forever Another Stop smoking hypnosis cd. This cd and the one listed above are the 2 things that saved my quit more than anything else. Without the hypnosis cd's I would have failed many times. They are the most important weapons for me in this quit. Especially during the first few weeks. When I almost relapsed several times. Instead of smoking. I would use one of these hypnosis cd's. After listening to one of them I would be completely relaxed and not wanting to smoke after listening. If you are going to quit cold turkey. I can't highly reccommend these 2 cd's enough. For me, they were the difference between not smoking and total relapse.
Which one is the best you ask ? They are both great. If I had to choose between the 2. I would pick the "Stop Smoking In One Hour" By: Susan Hepburn. However, that may be because I'm a male and like the sound of a female voice more than a male voice. Both CD'S Work.
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking Audio Book This is an audio book of "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking" By: Allen Carr Their are 5 cd's in this audio book. It's basically a guy that reads the book for you page by page. So if you don't want to read the book, or dislike reading. You should consider this audio book "Easy Way To Stop Smoking" Same book, just on audio cd instead of book form. I like the book best. Because I enjoy reading. However, this would be great for me if I was out traveling in my car or something. I could listen to the cd's while I drive. These ARE NOT hypnosis cd's.
Those are the tools I'm currently using in my cold turkey quit. However, I'm getting to a point now that I'm using all of them much less. I believe it's been around 4 days since I've listened to a hypnosis cd. I'm using about half the amount of cough drops now that I was using at the beginning of this quit. I've just read Allen Carrs Book once. However, I think I may read it again every now and then to stay strong and not take that one puff that will spell utter disaster.
I'm adding another weapon to my stop smoking arsenal. I don't know why I even ordered this product... but the concept sounds good. What is it? It's an artificial cigarette made by ez-quit. Here's a link.Artificial Cigarette Contains only food additive . can use it like a regular cigarette, except it's harmless. This is more for people that don't know what to do with their hand since it's not holding a cigarette. I don't know why I ordered it. I don't have a problem with keeping my hands busy. This product should be here at my house tommorow.
Their is one more product that I'm border line in ordering. It would only be used in a desperate emergency when all other products would fail. I've preached against some of these products in other posts I've made, and I stand by what I said. Nothings changed their. I'm talking about the Commit Lozenge
As I previously stated. I don't want to lose this quit. These Lozenges would only be used if all other methods failed. If it ever came to that point. Just Relapse Insurance. I haven't made up my mind whether I'm going to order them or not. I think I will. My book is finished now. LOL. Later.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 39
The last 3 days have been going good. I still haven't smoked. Not even a puff. I almost gave in and smoked the other day. I'm so glad I didn't. After 39 smoke free days, I feel the worse is behind me now. I know their will be some rough spots ahead. i just have to take it one day at a time.
If you've ever thought about quitting smoking. Just do it is all I can say. Don't try to quit until you're ready though. If you fail, don't be hard on yourself. I've failed dozens of times. I know I just have to keep trying until I quit for good. Ones desire to quit must be greater than ones desire to smoke.
Choose a method to stop smoking that you think will be best for you. I'm doing cold turkey, along with listening to 2 different stop smoking hypnosis cd's. Read through all my posts and I give the names of everything I use to quit smoking along with links to the products.
Read the stop smoking articles on Whyquit dot com. As I've previously stated in other posts. Whyquit.com is a goldmine of information for anyone trying to quit smoking. Hundreds of free articles. That's all for now.
P.S. I was searching through some stop smoking articles and found this. Some of the medications prescribed to help smokers stop smoking can possibly make you suicidal. Here's the link. Click Here
(Sigh) Here's a link to some reviews of the "Commit Lozenges" Notice the people that are hooked on the "commit lozenges" while they have stopped smoking. Some are now addicted to the Lozenges Here's the link. Click Here Use whatever means to quit that works for you. However, using any product that contains nicotine may have you just swapping addictions. That's a choice you have to make.
If you've ever thought about quitting smoking. Just do it is all I can say. Don't try to quit until you're ready though. If you fail, don't be hard on yourself. I've failed dozens of times. I know I just have to keep trying until I quit for good. Ones desire to quit must be greater than ones desire to smoke.
Choose a method to stop smoking that you think will be best for you. I'm doing cold turkey, along with listening to 2 different stop smoking hypnosis cd's. Read through all my posts and I give the names of everything I use to quit smoking along with links to the products.
Read the stop smoking articles on Whyquit dot com. As I've previously stated in other posts. Whyquit.com is a goldmine of information for anyone trying to quit smoking. Hundreds of free articles. That's all for now.
P.S. I was searching through some stop smoking articles and found this. Some of the medications prescribed to help smokers stop smoking can possibly make you suicidal. Here's the link. Click Here
(Sigh) Here's a link to some reviews of the "Commit Lozenges" Notice the people that are hooked on the "commit lozenges" while they have stopped smoking. Some are now addicted to the Lozenges Here's the link. Click Here Use whatever means to quit that works for you. However, using any product that contains nicotine may have you just swapping addictions. That's a choice you have to make.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 34
If things don't change. This may be my last post. This quit is getting harder, not easier. The withdrawal pangs won't go away. Today and yesterday have been horrible. No new triggers. Don't know what's going on. (Sigh, shrugs shoulders)Later.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Stop Smoking 1 Month Anniversary
It's been one month since I've had a cigarette. My quit date was March 22, 2008. Today april 22 and yesterday were pretty tough. It seems as if the cravings just don't want to go away. I've been cycling, listening to the self hypnosis cd's, doing the deep breathing exercises.
The cravings for a cigarette aren't that bad. Not as bad as the first week. However, they just don't seem to want to go away. I'm determined not to smoke. If I take just one puff. I've throwed this quit away and all the work I've put into it.
If I could put my finger on the one thing that has helped more in this quit than anything else. It would be the stop smoking hypnosis cd's. I've got links to both these cd's in some other posts here. You can purchase them at amazon.com.
Here's the link to "Stop Smoking In One Hour"Stop Smoking In One Hour
Here's another one I listen to:
Stop Smoking Forever
Both these cd's have really helped and I highly recommend them. If I had to pick a favorite between the 2 it would be "Stop Smoking In One Hour." However. both are excellent. Exercising really helps a lot also. Taking a walk, go for a bike ride. Etc. I believe a person needs a lot of weapons at his or her arsenal to defeat the nicotine addiction.
I've never tried "Yoga. However, I've heard people say that it really helps. Anything to help you relax and take your mind off smoking will help. This quit has been harder than the 4 and a half month quit I did last year. The cravings were all gone by day 30. Not so this time.
I guess the saying is true. Every quit is differentTill next time.
The cravings for a cigarette aren't that bad. Not as bad as the first week. However, they just don't seem to want to go away. I'm determined not to smoke. If I take just one puff. I've throwed this quit away and all the work I've put into it.
If I could put my finger on the one thing that has helped more in this quit than anything else. It would be the stop smoking hypnosis cd's. I've got links to both these cd's in some other posts here. You can purchase them at amazon.com.
Here's the link to "Stop Smoking In One Hour"Stop Smoking In One Hour
Here's another one I listen to:
Stop Smoking Forever
Both these cd's have really helped and I highly recommend them. If I had to pick a favorite between the 2 it would be "Stop Smoking In One Hour." However. both are excellent. Exercising really helps a lot also. Taking a walk, go for a bike ride. Etc. I believe a person needs a lot of weapons at his or her arsenal to defeat the nicotine addiction.
I've never tried "Yoga. However, I've heard people say that it really helps. Anything to help you relax and take your mind off smoking will help. This quit has been harder than the 4 and a half month quit I did last year. The cravings were all gone by day 30. Not so this time.
I guess the saying is true. Every quit is differentTill next time.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 29
I believe The worse is now over and I can get on with my new life without cigarettes. Days 27, 28, and today 29 have been great. I haven't hardly had a craving during the last 3 days. Unlike my previous attempts to quit. I have energy now. I was totally lethargic during my 4 and a half month quit last year. That was one of the reasons I returned to smoking is because I felt so bad and had absolutely no energy.
Things are different this time. I'm happy, I have energy, I sleep like a baby. My health has improved so much in the last 29 days..it's just totally unbelievable. I'm also not thinking about cigarettes now. How good one would be after a big meal. That's how I relapsed last time. I kept fantasizing about smoking. One has to work up a deep hatred for cigarettes to quit long term. There's no getting around it.
Ifyou fantasize about cigarettes. How much you miss them. You will relapse at some future date. Theirs no getting around it. When that happens. You will take a puff and go right back into the bondage of cigarettes. CigsAre Not Your Friends They are poisonous garbage.
I know their will be a few rough roads ahead during this quit. I also know that the worse is behind me now. I just have to make the decision to never smoke again and then don't mope about it. Later.
Things are different this time. I'm happy, I have energy, I sleep like a baby. My health has improved so much in the last 29 days..it's just totally unbelievable. I'm also not thinking about cigarettes now. How good one would be after a big meal. That's how I relapsed last time. I kept fantasizing about smoking. One has to work up a deep hatred for cigarettes to quit long term. There's no getting around it.
Ifyou fantasize about cigarettes. How much you miss them. You will relapse at some future date. Theirs no getting around it. When that happens. You will take a puff and go right back into the bondage of cigarettes. CigsAre Not Your Friends They are poisonous garbage.
I know their will be a few rough roads ahead during this quit. I also know that the worse is behind me now. I just have to make the decision to never smoke again and then don't mope about it. Later.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 26
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was about ready to start back smoking. Nagging craves, bored, not feeling well. I knew their would be days like that. I'm happy to say I am still not smoking. I have to take each day one day at a time. Last night, after making my post to blogger. I listened to one of my Stop Smoking hypnosis cd's.
After listening to the cd I was fine. I went to bed about 10:00 pm. I got up early this morning and did a bicycle ride for exercise. I haven't hardly had a craving for a cigarette all day. I know their will be no days in my future quit that will be worse than yesterday. I made it through yesterday. I see no reason to give up and go back to smoking now.
Smoking doesn't have one single benefit to the smoker. It's all an illusion. Name one benefit of smoking a cigarette. Their isn't any benefit. Only harm in the deadly poisonous things. That's not to say their won't be rough roads ahead. Their will be strong cravings down the road. Their will be many times I will be tempted to smoke. I must never take another puff.
One more thing and I will get off here. This morning I saw a doctor on one of the talk news shows. It may have been "Good Morning America." I'm not sure if it was good morning america. He was talking about quitting smoking. This guy would make a con artist blush with the bs he was spewing out.
Here's basically what the con artist..(excuse me Dr) said about stopping smoking.
You can't stop by yourself. You must have a dr to prescribe medication. This guy knows nothing about stopping smoking. He wants your money. He's very ignorant on the subject of stopping smoking. People stop smoking everyday and are successful without a dr. The ones that do most of the failing and go back to smoking are the ones that take the drugs the dr gives them. A sure way to blow a good quit is to get a dr involved.
You must understand that a doctor only makes money by office visits and trying to con you into using those worthless nicotine patches, inhalers, gums. Chantix and all that garbage. You don't need any of that mess to stop smoking. I know dozens of people that have quit smoking and they haven't smoked a cigarette in years. How did they do it?
They did it using the "Cold turkey method." I know their are some that have quit smoking using the nrt products. However, I personally know of no one that has quit long term using "Nicotine Replacement Therapy products. They've all relapsed around the 90 day period. Which just happens to be the day when the nicotine is taken away. The nrt people are still feeding their addiction to nicotine.
It doesn't matter how a person stops smoking. If nrt works for you, fine. Just remember this. Your still feeding the addiction. It's true your no longer smoking. However, your still shooting or injesting the nicotine which is what you are addicted to in the first place.Your not addicted to smoking. Your addicted to nicotine
After the 90 days are up and a person no longer uses the nrt products. What happens? He or she start having nicotine withdrawal symptoms just like a person has that quits col turkey during the first 3 days of their quit.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Theirs no shortcut and easy way to give up the nicotine addiction. You can choose to go the cold turkey route. Even use Zyban or Chantix, hypnosis. Your worse withdrawal symptoms are over in 3 days. Or you can postpone the nictine withdrawal symptoms for 90 days by still injecting it into your system through the patches, gums, inhalers, etc.
Using "Nrt products to quit smoking is like a heroin addict still injecting herion into his sytem and the says he has broken the addiction.HUH? Are you insane? That's whats going on here. I have nothing against Zyban, Chantix, or nrt. Quit the way that works for you. However, you will pay the piper at the end of the 90 day period. If you use the "Nicotine Replacement Crap" Thats on the market. This doesn't apply to Zyban or chantix ..because they don't contain nicotine.
Here's an excellent article on Chantix. Chantix Please Read If I had to choose one. I would pick zyban. It's hard quitting smoking. However, you can quit using any number of stop smoking aids. Books, zyban, hypnosis cds, hard candies, My opinion is use anything you need to to quit. However, remember what I said about "NRT Products."
Be sure to read the link I provided on "Chantix" This drug may have safety issues.
After listening to the cd I was fine. I went to bed about 10:00 pm. I got up early this morning and did a bicycle ride for exercise. I haven't hardly had a craving for a cigarette all day. I know their will be no days in my future quit that will be worse than yesterday. I made it through yesterday. I see no reason to give up and go back to smoking now.
Smoking doesn't have one single benefit to the smoker. It's all an illusion. Name one benefit of smoking a cigarette. Their isn't any benefit. Only harm in the deadly poisonous things. That's not to say their won't be rough roads ahead. Their will be strong cravings down the road. Their will be many times I will be tempted to smoke. I must never take another puff.
One more thing and I will get off here. This morning I saw a doctor on one of the talk news shows. It may have been "Good Morning America." I'm not sure if it was good morning america. He was talking about quitting smoking. This guy would make a con artist blush with the bs he was spewing out.
Here's basically what the con artist..(excuse me Dr) said about stopping smoking.
You can't stop by yourself. You must have a dr to prescribe medication. This guy knows nothing about stopping smoking. He wants your money. He's very ignorant on the subject of stopping smoking. People stop smoking everyday and are successful without a dr. The ones that do most of the failing and go back to smoking are the ones that take the drugs the dr gives them. A sure way to blow a good quit is to get a dr involved.
You must understand that a doctor only makes money by office visits and trying to con you into using those worthless nicotine patches, inhalers, gums. Chantix and all that garbage. You don't need any of that mess to stop smoking. I know dozens of people that have quit smoking and they haven't smoked a cigarette in years. How did they do it?
They did it using the "Cold turkey method." I know their are some that have quit smoking using the nrt products. However, I personally know of no one that has quit long term using "Nicotine Replacement Therapy products. They've all relapsed around the 90 day period. Which just happens to be the day when the nicotine is taken away. The nrt people are still feeding their addiction to nicotine.
It doesn't matter how a person stops smoking. If nrt works for you, fine. Just remember this. Your still feeding the addiction. It's true your no longer smoking. However, your still shooting or injesting the nicotine which is what you are addicted to in the first place.Your not addicted to smoking. Your addicted to nicotine
After the 90 days are up and a person no longer uses the nrt products. What happens? He or she start having nicotine withdrawal symptoms just like a person has that quits col turkey during the first 3 days of their quit.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Theirs no shortcut and easy way to give up the nicotine addiction. You can choose to go the cold turkey route. Even use Zyban or Chantix, hypnosis. Your worse withdrawal symptoms are over in 3 days. Or you can postpone the nictine withdrawal symptoms for 90 days by still injecting it into your system through the patches, gums, inhalers, etc.
Using "Nrt products to quit smoking is like a heroin addict still injecting herion into his sytem and the says he has broken the addiction.HUH? Are you insane? That's whats going on here. I have nothing against Zyban, Chantix, or nrt. Quit the way that works for you. However, you will pay the piper at the end of the 90 day period. If you use the "Nicotine Replacement Crap" Thats on the market. This doesn't apply to Zyban or chantix ..because they don't contain nicotine.
Here's an excellent article on Chantix. Chantix Please Read If I had to choose one. I would pick zyban. It's hard quitting smoking. However, you can quit using any number of stop smoking aids. Books, zyban, hypnosis cds, hard candies, My opinion is use anything you need to to quit. However, remember what I said about "NRT Products."
Be sure to read the link I provided on "Chantix" This drug may have safety issues.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 25
Another crappy day. I'm in trouble. I've gone 25 days without a cigarette. I'm still craving a cigarette like it's day 2. I'm running on total willpower now. I don't know how much longer I can hold out without a smoke.
I'm supposed to hate cigarettes. I don't though. That's the problem. I don't hate them. I wish I did. Wished I could say tommorow will be better. I don't know what tommorow will bring. I do know one thing. I'm about ready to throw in the towell.
I don't know what to do. If I blow this quit. I probably won't ever attempt to quit again. I have to figure out a way to keep motivated and not blow this quit. Later.
I'm supposed to hate cigarettes. I don't though. That's the problem. I don't hate them. I wish I did. Wished I could say tommorow will be better. I don't know what tommorow will bring. I do know one thing. I'm about ready to throw in the towell.
I don't know what to do. If I blow this quit. I probably won't ever attempt to quit again. I have to figure out a way to keep motivated and not blow this quit. Later.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 24
I've now on day 24 without a cigarette. Days 22 and 23 were good with hardly any withdrawal pangs or craves. I don't know why day 21 was the worse day of this entire quit. The cravings for a cigarette just wouldn't go away that day.
Today, Day 24 is going good. I've had a few cravings for a cigarette. They have been minor and I've been able to get rid of them easily by taking a few deep breaths.Here's a point to ponder.
This is just my opinion. I would say 1 year. That's because only 9% of smokers who try to quit smoking are still not smoking at the end of one year. All celebrating for stop smoking at one month is stupid for lack of a better term. 3 months of not smoking a cigarette doesn't make you a non smoker. Neither does 6 months.
I don't say this to discourage you. I just want you to know the truth. The highest failure rate is around the 90 day period. I believe thsi is partly because of all the people that are coming off the "nicotine patches, gums, and inhalers". These individuals have been injecting themselves with nicotine. Which is the very drug they was addicted to while smoking.
Their still getting the drug during this 90 day period. The only difference is they are injecting it and not smoking it. Does that make any sense? LOL. When the 90 days are up and they no longer can use the drug. They relapse. It's a simple concept really. It's true they haven't smoked for 90 days. However, their still getting the drug which is nicotine. During the 90 days they are still feeding the addiction. Not moving away from it.
A smoker will always be a nicotine addict. Just one puff will bring back the addiction. Theirs no time limit in this addiction. It doesn't matter if you've been quit for 1 day or 7 years. Your one puff away from going back to smoking. That's how powerful the addiction is. One puff and you throw everything away. You will be back smoking.
These are just my opinions only. I will say this. Ifyou fantasize about smoking. You probably won't make it to one year. You probably won't make it to 6 months. You may make it to 3 months. Unless you can work up a deep hatred for cigarettes. I don't believe a person can quit long term. As I've previously stated several times.
I've had several quits. All cold turkey with no crutches. I've made it 4 and a half months before. I've been there and done that. I won't ever celebrate being a non smoker until I make it to one year.
Today, Day 24 is going good. I've had a few cravings for a cigarette. They have been minor and I've been able to get rid of them easily by taking a few deep breaths.Here's a point to ponder.
How Long Does It Take A Smoker To Become A Non Smoker?
This is just my opinion. I would say 1 year. That's because only 9% of smokers who try to quit smoking are still not smoking at the end of one year. All celebrating for stop smoking at one month is stupid for lack of a better term. 3 months of not smoking a cigarette doesn't make you a non smoker. Neither does 6 months.
I don't say this to discourage you. I just want you to know the truth. The highest failure rate is around the 90 day period. I believe thsi is partly because of all the people that are coming off the "nicotine patches, gums, and inhalers". These individuals have been injecting themselves with nicotine. Which is the very drug they was addicted to while smoking.
Their still getting the drug during this 90 day period. The only difference is they are injecting it and not smoking it. Does that make any sense? LOL. When the 90 days are up and they no longer can use the drug. They relapse. It's a simple concept really. It's true they haven't smoked for 90 days. However, their still getting the drug which is nicotine. During the 90 days they are still feeding the addiction. Not moving away from it.
A smoker will always be a nicotine addict. Just one puff will bring back the addiction. Theirs no time limit in this addiction. It doesn't matter if you've been quit for 1 day or 7 years. Your one puff away from going back to smoking. That's how powerful the addiction is. One puff and you throw everything away. You will be back smoking.
These are just my opinions only. I will say this. Ifyou fantasize about smoking. You probably won't make it to one year. You probably won't make it to 6 months. You may make it to 3 months. Unless you can work up a deep hatred for cigarettes. I don't believe a person can quit long term. As I've previously stated several times.
I've had several quits. All cold turkey with no crutches. I've made it 4 and a half months before. I've been there and done that. I won't ever celebrate being a non smoker until I make it to one year.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 21
I've been 21 days without a cig now. That's 3 weeks.This day has been the worse day of the entire quit so far. Up until today. This quit had been pretty easy so far.
Day 14 was the easiest. Now why was day 21 the roughest day so far? I don't know why. I do know this.. The cravings for a cig I've endured today far surpass any cravings I've had up until today. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worse cravings for a cig. These cravings were a 10+. Worse, far worse than any cravings for a cig so far.
To be honest, if everyday was as bad as this one. I would throw in the towell and light back up. The first week is supposed to be the worse week of any quit. Yeah, Right. Hell week as they call it pales in comparison to today. Not one day during the first 7 days of this quit was even half as bad as today. I think this was some kind of test. The nicotine has been gone from my body for weeks. These cravings for a cig today had to have been psychological.
Theirs no way I'm throwing away this quit. I'll keep this blog updated soon.
Day 14 was the easiest. Now why was day 21 the roughest day so far? I don't know why. I do know this.. The cravings for a cig I've endured today far surpass any cravings I've had up until today. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worse cravings for a cig. These cravings were a 10+. Worse, far worse than any cravings for a cig so far.
To be honest, if everyday was as bad as this one. I would throw in the towell and light back up. The first week is supposed to be the worse week of any quit. Yeah, Right. Hell week as they call it pales in comparison to today. Not one day during the first 7 days of this quit was even half as bad as today. I think this was some kind of test. The nicotine has been gone from my body for weeks. These cravings for a cig today had to have been psychological.
Theirs no way I'm throwing away this quit. I'll keep this blog updated soon.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 18
18 days without a cigarette. I'm at the point now that I hardly have any cravings for a cig anymore. I still have a few cravings but their minor and are easily dismissed.
Since I've quit 18 days ago. My health has improved dramatically.
I used to have a hard time falling asleep at night when I smoked. I'm falling asleep
about as soon as my head hits the pillow now.LOL. My sleeping is so much better. Everything is so much better without smoking.
I'm having a slight problem with energy. Somedays, I don't have hardly any energy. Some days I have energy. Don't understand it. I guess it's my bodys way of readjusting itself without being a smoker. I know the low energy is a phase that a lot of non smokers go through when they kick the habit.
Is anyone even reading this blog? I'll update again soon.
Since I've quit 18 days ago. My health has improved dramatically.
- No more chest pains
- No more difficulty breathing
- No more numbness or tingling in left arm,shoulders, or back
- No more dizziness
I used to have a hard time falling asleep at night when I smoked. I'm falling asleep
about as soon as my head hits the pillow now.LOL. My sleeping is so much better. Everything is so much better without smoking.
I'm having a slight problem with energy. Somedays, I don't have hardly any energy. Some days I have energy. Don't understand it. I guess it's my bodys way of readjusting itself without being a smoker. I know the low energy is a phase that a lot of non smokers go through when they kick the habit.
Is anyone even reading this blog? I'll update again soon.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 14
It's been 2 weeks today since I quit smoking. This has been the easiest day so far. If it were possible to freeze a day in time. This would have been the day. I had maybe 2 or 3 thoughts today about a cigarette. Those thoughts were quickly dismissed.
Their will be a lot rougher days ahead. I remember last time I quit smoking some of my roughest days for craving a cigarette was day 41 and day 43. I know that makes absolutely no sense but it's true.
Like they say. Every quit is different. Here's a strange thing that hasn't happened during this quit that has happened in every other quit.My concentration hasn't been affected during this quit That's very strange. The other times I quit I couldn't concentrate at all hardly for the first week.
Another strange thing has happened. After 2 days of quitting smoking this time. I got my smell back. Here's the strange part. During the 4 and a half month quit last year. My smelling never returned !!!! Another strange thing about this quit is: My appetite hasn't increased This makes no sense to me. All the other times I've quit smoking I would eat like a horse.LOL.
Here are a few things I'm doing differently during this quit that I didn't do during the other quits.
Here is a link to the 2 cd's I listen to.
Stop Smoking In One Hour
Stop Smoking Forever
Victory Over Addictions This is a free download. Or you can listen to it streaming.
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking By: Allen Carr
THe Easy Way To Stop Smoking Audio CD This cd doesn't come with the book. It's strictly a audio book. A guy reads the book to you. Thers about 6 cd's in this kit. I ordered it and have received it. However, I would just rather read the book.
For those of you that hate reading this would be a tremendous buy for you.
I use all these tools in my cold turkey quit. I am drinking to much coffee though. One positive is I'm drinking decaf folgers instant coffee. Along with the above mentioned tools. Their is hard cinamon candy and those dollar general menthol flavored cough drops. That's it.
One other thing you may want to do if you are about to quit smoking is go to Whyquit They have some tremendous articles on their website. Hundreds of them. Their all free. I very strongly urge you to go their and read up all you can. It will really help motivate you. Till next time.
Their will be a lot rougher days ahead. I remember last time I quit smoking some of my roughest days for craving a cigarette was day 41 and day 43. I know that makes absolutely no sense but it's true.
Like they say. Every quit is different. Here's a strange thing that hasn't happened during this quit that has happened in every other quit.My concentration hasn't been affected during this quit That's very strange. The other times I quit I couldn't concentrate at all hardly for the first week.
Another strange thing has happened. After 2 days of quitting smoking this time. I got my smell back. Here's the strange part. During the 4 and a half month quit last year. My smelling never returned !!!! Another strange thing about this quit is: My appetite hasn't increased This makes no sense to me. All the other times I've quit smoking I would eat like a horse.LOL.
Here are a few things I'm doing differently during this quit that I didn't do during the other quits.
- I'm not going to any stop smoking forums on the net
- I'm listening to the stop smoking self hypnosis tapes almost everyday.
- I didn't and haven't told anyone that I've quit smoking this time.
- The book of Allen Carrs has really helped.
Here is a link to the 2 cd's I listen to.
Stop Smoking In One Hour
Stop Smoking Forever
Victory Over Addictions This is a free download. Or you can listen to it streaming.
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking By: Allen Carr
THe Easy Way To Stop Smoking Audio CD This cd doesn't come with the book. It's strictly a audio book. A guy reads the book to you. Thers about 6 cd's in this kit. I ordered it and have received it. However, I would just rather read the book.
For those of you that hate reading this would be a tremendous buy for you.
I use all these tools in my cold turkey quit. I am drinking to much coffee though. One positive is I'm drinking decaf folgers instant coffee. Along with the above mentioned tools. Their is hard cinamon candy and those dollar general menthol flavored cough drops. That's it.
One other thing you may want to do if you are about to quit smoking is go to Whyquit They have some tremendous articles on their website. Hundreds of them. Their all free. I very strongly urge you to go their and read up all you can. It will really help motivate you. Till next time.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 13
I thought I would update my blog to tell everyone how my stop smoking experience is going.Day number 10 wasn't to bad. I had a few minor crave that were easily estinguished with some deep breathing exercises.
Days 11 and 12 were pretty tough. All I could think about during those 2 days were a cigarette. It wasn't as much a physical withdrawals as psychological. I'm not having what I would call physical withdrawals anymore. It's all mental now.
Here's a few things that will trigger psychological cravings in me. Anger,Bitterness, Hatred, Depression. These are just one of many things I have to be on the lookout for. I know if I ever take another puff off a cig, I will have thrown this whole quit away. That's how addicting cigarettes are. Once you quit. You can never take another puff. Never.
I notice I have more psychological cravings for cigarettes when I'm having either a bad day or a boring day. Here are a few things I do that help me get through these tough days.
Anything to take your mind off smoking for a little while. The stop smoking hypnosis cds work great. They relax you, and after listening to one the urge to smoke is gone. I listed a couple of links to 2 of the stop smoking hypnosis cd's I use.
They work for me. Do whatever it takes to get past the crave. Even on a bad day, cigarette withdrawal pangs aren't that bad at all. They have been blown out of preportion by the media. Millions of people stop smoking every year. You can do it to.
This is day 13 with no cigarettes smoked ! Quit the cold turkey method.
One more piece of advice. I want to strongly discourage anyone from visiting any of the so called stop smoking forums. Whyquit Has some excellent stop smoking articles and their all free. I strongly suggest you go and read some. However, Stay away from their forums.
In the other stop smoking forums you are going to be reading about a lot of people failing. They've blowed their quit. This will be very discouraging for you. You as a new non smoker don't need to be around such negativity. You don't need a group to cry on their shoulders when a crave comes. The best way to blow a quit is to hang around a stop smoking forum.
Why? If you're around a stop smoking forum. What are you going to be thinking about? That's right. Cigarettes. Here's a little story and it's true. Just a few years ago. Like back in the 1960's. There were no stop smoking aids , No patches, gums, inhalers, potions, lotions, or herbs that were marketed to help you quit smoking. Neither was ther the internet.
Yet people quit smoking back then in spite of not having any of these aids. They all succeeded one way. ALL QUIT COLD TURKEY They had no choice. There wasn't any other way to quit. My grandpa told me he would go to work and put a ludens cough drop in his mouth when he got the craving for a cigarette. Was he successful in quiting long term?
Yes ! He had been a 2 pack a day smoker for 45 years. Yet, he quit smoking without the internet, without a smoking buddy, without forums, without nicotine replacement gimmicks. Quitting smoking is more a state of mind. I've been successful several times in quiting smoking. My problem is I just couldn't keep a quit. All along I was sabatoging my quit and didn't know it.
Blowed a 46 day quit. Blowed a 4 and a half month quit. Blowed Several 3 week quits.
I now know what caused me to relapse on all those quits. Sure, I already knew that I could never take another puff. I already knew that. In spite of that. I blew it anyway. You have to come to a state of mind that you absolutly hate cigarettes. If you fantacise about smoking you are probably going to fail.
One piece of advise and then I will be finished for the day.
Don't Tell Anyone That You Are Stopping Smoking !!! Most of these so called forums will tell you to tell the family, friends, etc. That the big stop smoking day is coming. This is pure garbage. If you tell your friends and family that your quitting. This doubles the pressure on you. Not only are you battling the cigarettes. Now you know that you will be a big failure in the eyes of your friends and family if you fail. and you probably will fail.
It's much more fun not to tell anyone. Only you know that you are stopping. And if you blog the bloggers will know.
Set your own quit date. Don't tell anyone your quitting smoking. When your quit date arrives stop smoking. See how long it takes anyone to notice that you aren't smoking anymore. You've made a game out of it. and took some pressure off yourself. After a few days someone will probably notice that you aren't smoking and will ask you if you've quit.
Answer them however you want. I usually just tell them I haven't stopped smoking. I just don't smoke out in public anymore. Or I don't smoke in the house anymore. You can come up with a lot of reasons. Make it fun !!!!!! Don't tell anyone you've quit smoking until you've been quit for a minimum of 6 months.
The statistics are not good. Less than 10% of all smokers who quit smoking relapse within the first year. Don't you be one of them. When you put out that last cigarette. Make a promise to yourself that you will never smoke again. Then don't mope about it.
REad Allen Carrs Book. The link to it is in the other posts. That's all for today.
Days 11 and 12 were pretty tough. All I could think about during those 2 days were a cigarette. It wasn't as much a physical withdrawals as psychological. I'm not having what I would call physical withdrawals anymore. It's all mental now.
Here's a few things that will trigger psychological cravings in me. Anger,Bitterness, Hatred, Depression. These are just one of many things I have to be on the lookout for. I know if I ever take another puff off a cig, I will have thrown this whole quit away. That's how addicting cigarettes are. Once you quit. You can never take another puff. Never.
I notice I have more psychological cravings for cigarettes when I'm having either a bad day or a boring day. Here are a few things I do that help me get through these tough days.
- Deep Breathing Exercises
- Take a Shower
- Take a Walk
- Clean The House
- Take a bicycle Ride
- Listen to a stop smoking hypnosis tape
Anything to take your mind off smoking for a little while. The stop smoking hypnosis cds work great. They relax you, and after listening to one the urge to smoke is gone. I listed a couple of links to 2 of the stop smoking hypnosis cd's I use.
They work for me. Do whatever it takes to get past the crave. Even on a bad day, cigarette withdrawal pangs aren't that bad at all. They have been blown out of preportion by the media. Millions of people stop smoking every year. You can do it to.
This is day 13 with no cigarettes smoked ! Quit the cold turkey method.
One more piece of advice. I want to strongly discourage anyone from visiting any of the so called stop smoking forums. Whyquit Has some excellent stop smoking articles and their all free. I strongly suggest you go and read some. However, Stay away from their forums.
In the other stop smoking forums you are going to be reading about a lot of people failing. They've blowed their quit. This will be very discouraging for you. You as a new non smoker don't need to be around such negativity. You don't need a group to cry on their shoulders when a crave comes. The best way to blow a quit is to hang around a stop smoking forum.
Why? If you're around a stop smoking forum. What are you going to be thinking about? That's right. Cigarettes. Here's a little story and it's true. Just a few years ago. Like back in the 1960's. There were no stop smoking aids , No patches, gums, inhalers, potions, lotions, or herbs that were marketed to help you quit smoking. Neither was ther the internet.
Yet people quit smoking back then in spite of not having any of these aids. They all succeeded one way. ALL QUIT COLD TURKEY They had no choice. There wasn't any other way to quit. My grandpa told me he would go to work and put a ludens cough drop in his mouth when he got the craving for a cigarette. Was he successful in quiting long term?
Yes ! He had been a 2 pack a day smoker for 45 years. Yet, he quit smoking without the internet, without a smoking buddy, without forums, without nicotine replacement gimmicks. Quitting smoking is more a state of mind. I've been successful several times in quiting smoking. My problem is I just couldn't keep a quit. All along I was sabatoging my quit and didn't know it.
Blowed a 46 day quit. Blowed a 4 and a half month quit. Blowed Several 3 week quits.
I now know what caused me to relapse on all those quits. Sure, I already knew that I could never take another puff. I already knew that. In spite of that. I blew it anyway. You have to come to a state of mind that you absolutly hate cigarettes. If you fantacise about smoking you are probably going to fail.
One piece of advise and then I will be finished for the day.
Don't Tell Anyone That You Are Stopping Smoking !!! Most of these so called forums will tell you to tell the family, friends, etc. That the big stop smoking day is coming. This is pure garbage. If you tell your friends and family that your quitting. This doubles the pressure on you. Not only are you battling the cigarettes. Now you know that you will be a big failure in the eyes of your friends and family if you fail. and you probably will fail.
It's much more fun not to tell anyone. Only you know that you are stopping. And if you blog the bloggers will know.
Set your own quit date. Don't tell anyone your quitting smoking. When your quit date arrives stop smoking. See how long it takes anyone to notice that you aren't smoking anymore. You've made a game out of it. and took some pressure off yourself. After a few days someone will probably notice that you aren't smoking and will ask you if you've quit.
Answer them however you want. I usually just tell them I haven't stopped smoking. I just don't smoke out in public anymore. Or I don't smoke in the house anymore. You can come up with a lot of reasons. Make it fun !!!!!! Don't tell anyone you've quit smoking until you've been quit for a minimum of 6 months.
The statistics are not good. Less than 10% of all smokers who quit smoking relapse within the first year. Don't you be one of them. When you put out that last cigarette. Make a promise to yourself that you will never smoke again. Then don't mope about it.
REad Allen Carrs Book. The link to it is in the other posts. That's all for today.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday Mar 30, 2008
It's now been 9 days since I've had a cigarette. I'm feeling great. My taste has returned. I can smell again. Life is good. Withdrawal pangs are virtually non existent. Sometimes I will think about a cigarette. However, I'm at the point where the thought is easily dismissed and the mild crave doesn't last long.
The hard part is now over. All I have to do to remain smoke free is to never take another puff. In case anyone is wondering. I plan on keeping this blog updated. If you are thinking about quiting smoking. Now is a good time. I didn't even set a smoke date this time. My suggestion is to read Allen carrs book. You can find the link to it in yesterdays post. Till next time.
The hard part is now over. All I have to do to remain smoke free is to never take another puff. In case anyone is wondering. I plan on keeping this blog updated. If you are thinking about quiting smoking. Now is a good time. I didn't even set a smoke date this time. My suggestion is to read Allen carrs book. You can find the link to it in yesterdays post. Till next time.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Days 5, 6, 7 Stop Smoking
Hi, I'm back for an update. Days 5 and 6 went very good. I didn't have hardly any withdrawal symptoms. I drank a lot of water and did some deep breathing exercises. Anytime an urge comes on I know I need to get moving. Take a walk, Take a shower, deep breathing exercises. Anything to get you past the craving.
I received my book in the mail today. "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking" By:Allen Carr. I read the book all in one setting. This book had such high reviews on amazon that I just had to order it. It had 386 reviews and was and is rated 5 stars. It was only about $11.00 with shipping. so I thought what the heck. Must be pretty good, and have some good info in it for as many people to have claimed to stop smoking after reading it.
I figured this was just another stop smoking book. Blah! Blah! Blah! Boy was I ever wrong. I'm not going to tell you what the book says. Allen encourages you to smoke while reading the book. When you are finished reading the book. You will not ever want to smoke another cigarette as long as you live. Well, I can't speak for everyone. That's how I feel. The book to me was the one missing ingredient that told me why I had failed on all my previous attempts to stop smoking.
I've never saw this mentioned in any forum. Without knowing this one little piece of knowledge. Most smokers won't make it to one year without relapse. If you don't know this one little secret he mentions. You are destined to failure long term. It doesn't matter how long you've been quit. Time is irrevelant. My last smoking attempt lasted 4 and one half months before I relapsed. I now know why I relapsed.
The book mentions nothing of all the deaths caused by smoking every year. It's not a gloom and doom book. It takes a total different approach. This was the best $10.00 I've ever invested in my life. I know now that I will never smoke another cigarette.I've never been able to say that before during any of my previous quit attempts. I urge you to read the testimonials on amazon concerning this book. 386 of them. 5 star rating. Then you must make a decision as to whether it's worth the $10.00
For me this book is invaluable. I'm not an affiliate pushing this book. I'm not making one cent by telling you about this book. I'm just saying this is the best info concerning quitting smoking. How to do it. When to do it. Why you should do it. Here's a link to the book
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking
Now for day 7. This had to be the worse day so far. I woke up early, my energy was gone. I didn't feel like getting out of bed. I was depressed. One of the side effects of smoking withdrawal. I made myself get out of bed. After reading the book, the next day started out the worse of any day during the quit. Little did I know that this was the "little monsters" last gasp. For those of you who have read the book. You know who the little monster is.
However, I didn't have any appetite. That's strange. In all my previous attempts to quit smoking I always ate like a horse. This quit has been totally different than all my previous attempts. My concentration has been good. In all my other attempts to quit smoking I couldn't concentrate. I would try to read something and it just wouldn't register. I couldn't remember anything.
Totally different this time. Concentration has been good. Appetite has been about the same as before I attempted this quit. I had gained weight in all my previous attempts to quit smoking. About 20 pounds last time that I quit for 4 months. Back to day 7. After I got out of bed..feeling very deppressed with no energy. I didn't know what to think. I had just read the best book on quitting smoking that I had ever read. Now I'm depressed and miserable the next day.
I wasn't this bad before I purchased the book. What's going on here I thought. Must be a case of the blues. Typical smoking withdrawal. I just have to make it through this day, and the next day, blah, blah, blah.
I just moped around the house all morning. Didn't have any energy. Around noon, I made myself take a bicycle ride. After taking a bicycle ride I started feeling a little better. Had a little more energy. I sat down at the computer to look at the latest news. After sitting at the computer for awhile I noticed my energy level was increasing and I was feeling much better.
I know this will sound crazy. But at one point. It's as if all the doom, and gloom, and withdrawal symptoms left all at once. I'm now in the middle of day 8. I haven't had one single withdrawal symptom since yesterday. I feel great. I have more energy than I've had in months. I now know the "little monster" is dead. I also know that I will never smoke another cig. Day 8 is almost finished.
Their isn't anything magic about the book. All I can say is it works. I'm more confident now at 8 days that I will never smoke again. Than I was at 4 months without a cigarette before. I know that's a bold statement. However, it's the truth.
I received my book in the mail today. "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking" By:Allen Carr. I read the book all in one setting. This book had such high reviews on amazon that I just had to order it. It had 386 reviews and was and is rated 5 stars. It was only about $11.00 with shipping. so I thought what the heck. Must be pretty good, and have some good info in it for as many people to have claimed to stop smoking after reading it.
I figured this was just another stop smoking book. Blah! Blah! Blah! Boy was I ever wrong. I'm not going to tell you what the book says. Allen encourages you to smoke while reading the book. When you are finished reading the book. You will not ever want to smoke another cigarette as long as you live. Well, I can't speak for everyone. That's how I feel. The book to me was the one missing ingredient that told me why I had failed on all my previous attempts to stop smoking.
I've never saw this mentioned in any forum. Without knowing this one little piece of knowledge. Most smokers won't make it to one year without relapse. If you don't know this one little secret he mentions. You are destined to failure long term. It doesn't matter how long you've been quit. Time is irrevelant. My last smoking attempt lasted 4 and one half months before I relapsed. I now know why I relapsed.
The book mentions nothing of all the deaths caused by smoking every year. It's not a gloom and doom book. It takes a total different approach. This was the best $10.00 I've ever invested in my life. I know now that I will never smoke another cigarette.I've never been able to say that before during any of my previous quit attempts. I urge you to read the testimonials on amazon concerning this book. 386 of them. 5 star rating. Then you must make a decision as to whether it's worth the $10.00
For me this book is invaluable. I'm not an affiliate pushing this book. I'm not making one cent by telling you about this book. I'm just saying this is the best info concerning quitting smoking. How to do it. When to do it. Why you should do it. Here's a link to the book
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking
Now for day 7. This had to be the worse day so far. I woke up early, my energy was gone. I didn't feel like getting out of bed. I was depressed. One of the side effects of smoking withdrawal. I made myself get out of bed. After reading the book, the next day started out the worse of any day during the quit. Little did I know that this was the "little monsters" last gasp. For those of you who have read the book. You know who the little monster is.
However, I didn't have any appetite. That's strange. In all my previous attempts to quit smoking I always ate like a horse. This quit has been totally different than all my previous attempts. My concentration has been good. In all my other attempts to quit smoking I couldn't concentrate. I would try to read something and it just wouldn't register. I couldn't remember anything.
Totally different this time. Concentration has been good. Appetite has been about the same as before I attempted this quit. I had gained weight in all my previous attempts to quit smoking. About 20 pounds last time that I quit for 4 months. Back to day 7. After I got out of bed..feeling very deppressed with no energy. I didn't know what to think. I had just read the best book on quitting smoking that I had ever read. Now I'm depressed and miserable the next day.
I wasn't this bad before I purchased the book. What's going on here I thought. Must be a case of the blues. Typical smoking withdrawal. I just have to make it through this day, and the next day, blah, blah, blah.
I just moped around the house all morning. Didn't have any energy. Around noon, I made myself take a bicycle ride. After taking a bicycle ride I started feeling a little better. Had a little more energy. I sat down at the computer to look at the latest news. After sitting at the computer for awhile I noticed my energy level was increasing and I was feeling much better.
I know this will sound crazy. But at one point. It's as if all the doom, and gloom, and withdrawal symptoms left all at once. I'm now in the middle of day 8. I haven't had one single withdrawal symptom since yesterday. I feel great. I have more energy than I've had in months. I now know the "little monster" is dead. I also know that I will never smoke another cig. Day 8 is almost finished.
Their isn't anything magic about the book. All I can say is it works. I'm more confident now at 8 days that I will never smoke again. Than I was at 4 months without a cigarette before. I know that's a bold statement. However, it's the truth.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 4 Tuesday March 25, 2008
It's day 4 already. I woke up about 5:30 am again today. I'm retired so I don't have to get up early. It's just that I feel better getting up early. It's been 72 hours since I've had my last cigarette. All the nicotine should be out of my body by now. Day 4 went pretty good. I did have some pretty powerful cravings around 3:00pm this afternoon.
I did some deep breathing exercises. This consists of taking a deep breath and holding it for a few seconds. Do this 3 or 4 times and the craving will leave. Or it's supposed to anyway.lol. Day 4 was probably the roughest day so far. I had to lay down at one point during the afternoon and listen to one of my self hypnosis audio cd's. This really helped and the cravings left.
You shouldn't be afraid of hypnosis. It can't harm you and you will never do anything against your will. They just put you in a very relaxed state of mind. And the hypnotherapist will speak and guide you through the session. You can order these cd's from amazon.com They have them for stopping smoking, Losing weight, lots of other things. You can find a couple of links to the stop smoking hypnosis cd's in the post I made yesterday or day before yesterday.
Do these hypnosis cd's work? I really don't know. What I do know is that for me. They really relax me and make the cravings go away. Just another tool I'm using in this cold turkey quit. As previously stated, I've blown several quits before. The cold turkey method is the only one I believe that really works longterm.
A 4 and a half month quit was blown last year. It had been a long time since I had even thought about a cigarette. However, my energy level was pathetic. I didn't want or desire to ride my bike for exercise. I used to ride 10 -12 miles everyday for exercise. Although I wasn't craving cigarettes at the time. Here is how I blowed a 4 and a half month quit.
I decided one night that I would take a few puffs off a cigarette to see if my energy level would increase. I still had cigarettes in the house after 4 and a half months. So, I lit one up and took 3 quick puffs off it. My energy level did increase after taking the 3 puffs. I felt a little bit of guilt, but not much. However, I didn't want to throw away a 4 and a half month quit.
For the next 2 days I didn't smoke any. Then I had a junkie thought. I would become a social smoker. You know, just smoke a pack a week or just on weekends. That didn't work out to good. Within a few days I was smoking every day. I never went back to the normal amount I had previously smoked which was about 30 cigarettes a day. For the last year I've averaged smoking about 16 cigarettes per day.
The 46 day quit 2 years ago was thrown away with an argument I had with a relative. I've been through hell week as the forums call it probably 5 or 6 times. That's the first 7 days without a cigarette for you folks that don't know. The bottom line is I'm a nicotine addict and always will be. If I take a puff I may go back into total relapse. I can never take another puff off a cigarette again.
Anyone who has smoked for any period of time knows this if They have tried to quit. I know lots of people that have blown quits that are several years old. A cig addict can never take another puff. I thought I might be an exception to this rule. However, I'm not an exception. I'm an addict just like everyone else. To take one puff means to throw any quit away. It doesn't matter if the quit is 2 days old. Or 2 years old.
I ordered a book from amazon yesterday. Another tool to go in my stop smoking arsenal. It's a book by Allen Carr entitled: The Easy Way To Stop Smoking This book has over 386 reviews. Most are 5 stars. Which is unbelievable for a book on any subject. The price is only $10.14. I ordered it after seeing all the fantastic reviews and how many people this book has helped to stop smoking.
Here's a link to the book. You may want to buy this yourself if your thinking about stopping smoking. It's only $10.14, that's less than a price for a large pizza. Here's the link.
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking
I've been rambling. I made it through day 4 without much problem. I'm taking this quit very seriously. I know I have to take each day...one day at a time.
I did some deep breathing exercises. This consists of taking a deep breath and holding it for a few seconds. Do this 3 or 4 times and the craving will leave. Or it's supposed to anyway.lol. Day 4 was probably the roughest day so far. I had to lay down at one point during the afternoon and listen to one of my self hypnosis audio cd's. This really helped and the cravings left.
You shouldn't be afraid of hypnosis. It can't harm you and you will never do anything against your will. They just put you in a very relaxed state of mind. And the hypnotherapist will speak and guide you through the session. You can order these cd's from amazon.com They have them for stopping smoking, Losing weight, lots of other things. You can find a couple of links to the stop smoking hypnosis cd's in the post I made yesterday or day before yesterday.
Do these hypnosis cd's work? I really don't know. What I do know is that for me. They really relax me and make the cravings go away. Just another tool I'm using in this cold turkey quit. As previously stated, I've blown several quits before. The cold turkey method is the only one I believe that really works longterm.
A 4 and a half month quit was blown last year. It had been a long time since I had even thought about a cigarette. However, my energy level was pathetic. I didn't want or desire to ride my bike for exercise. I used to ride 10 -12 miles everyday for exercise. Although I wasn't craving cigarettes at the time. Here is how I blowed a 4 and a half month quit.
I decided one night that I would take a few puffs off a cigarette to see if my energy level would increase. I still had cigarettes in the house after 4 and a half months. So, I lit one up and took 3 quick puffs off it. My energy level did increase after taking the 3 puffs. I felt a little bit of guilt, but not much. However, I didn't want to throw away a 4 and a half month quit.
For the next 2 days I didn't smoke any. Then I had a junkie thought. I would become a social smoker. You know, just smoke a pack a week or just on weekends. That didn't work out to good. Within a few days I was smoking every day. I never went back to the normal amount I had previously smoked which was about 30 cigarettes a day. For the last year I've averaged smoking about 16 cigarettes per day.
The 46 day quit 2 years ago was thrown away with an argument I had with a relative. I've been through hell week as the forums call it probably 5 or 6 times. That's the first 7 days without a cigarette for you folks that don't know. The bottom line is I'm a nicotine addict and always will be. If I take a puff I may go back into total relapse. I can never take another puff off a cigarette again.
Anyone who has smoked for any period of time knows this if They have tried to quit. I know lots of people that have blown quits that are several years old. A cig addict can never take another puff. I thought I might be an exception to this rule. However, I'm not an exception. I'm an addict just like everyone else. To take one puff means to throw any quit away. It doesn't matter if the quit is 2 days old. Or 2 years old.
I ordered a book from amazon yesterday. Another tool to go in my stop smoking arsenal. It's a book by Allen Carr entitled: The Easy Way To Stop Smoking This book has over 386 reviews. Most are 5 stars. Which is unbelievable for a book on any subject. The price is only $10.14. I ordered it after seeing all the fantastic reviews and how many people this book has helped to stop smoking.
Here's a link to the book. You may want to buy this yourself if your thinking about stopping smoking. It's only $10.14, that's less than a price for a large pizza. Here's the link.
The Easy Way To Stop Smoking
I've been rambling. I made it through day 4 without much problem. I'm taking this quit very seriously. I know I have to take each day...one day at a time.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Stop Smoking Day 3 Monday March 24, 2008
I woke up at about 5:30 am this morning. This is the big day. I have been 48 hours or 2 days without a cigarette. Why is the third day a huge day in the quit smoking process you ask? According to Whyquitdot com. When you quit smoking cold turkey as I am. All the nicotine is gone from your body in 72 hours.
This means that all future cravings for a cigarette are psychological and not physical withdrawals.Whyquit is a goldmine for any person who wants to quit smoking. Hundreds of articles are written and their all free. If you're serious about quitting smoking.I Highly recommend reading the articles on the whyquit website. They also have a forum where you can interact with other non smokers.
However, you can't be a member of their forum until you've been stopped smoking for 72 hours. This proves to them that you are serious about quitting smoking. They only endorse one method. cold turkey If you stop smoking any other way than cold turkey. You aren't allowed to be a member of their forums. For example, if you use a nicotine patch as an aid to stop smoking. You can't participate in Whyquits forums.
I'm not a member of whyquit. I do endorse their stop smoking articles. You can read these for hours and they have so much information to prepare you for your stop smoking Journey. As previously mentioned, It's all free. So, go their and read up.
Back to day 3 now of my quit smoking journal. As previously stated, I woke up about 5:30 am. My sleep patterns have already improved. I'm sleeping like a baby at night. This wasn't so when I was smoking. When I was a smoker I had a very hard time falling a sleep. I would sometimes toss and turn for hours before getting to sleep. Then when I woke up in the morning I wouldn't have any energy. I would have to drag myself out of bed. After just 2 days of stop smoking, this day is the third, I have plenty of energy. Not only do I fall asleep easily. I sleep good during the night.
Day 3 wasn't to bad. In the morning. I didn't have but a few minor craves. Still doing the deep breath exercises when I get a crave. This consists of taking a deep breath and holding it a second or 2. Then exhale slowly. Still drinking lots of water to flush the nicotine out of my body. Using the dollar general brand cough drops(menthol flavor) to use when I get a craving for a cigarette. Some people use unsweetened hard candy. It's just whatever works for you.
About 3:00 in the afternoon I started getting some pretty powerful cravings for a cig. On a scale of 1-10. These cravings were about an 8. I figured I would get some strong urges to smoke today. Why? Because it's do or die time for the cig habit. If I don't smoke today, the nicotine addiction is finished. It has no more power. I win. HEHE.
Nicotine withdrawal throws its hardest punches in the first 72 hours. It can't throw anymore punches after that. Why? Because after 72 hours the nicotine is no longer in your body!!!!!!!!! If you quit cold turkey. Any cravings for a cigarette after 72 hours are strictly psychological. Their not physical cravings. The nicotine is gone, adios, byebye. It's gone. I think you get the picture.
Any aidThat doesn't contain nicotin could be considered going cold turkey. Just be sure your stop smoking aid isn't as addictive as the cigarettes themselves.
Back to my day 3. As previously stated. I started getting some pretty strong cravings around 3:00 pm in the afternoon. I did the deep breathing exercises, drank lots of water, Then took a shower. However, this craving didn't want to leave. Although by this time the craving wasn't as powerful. about a number 6 on a scale of 1-10. It was kinda nagging me.
I got out a hypnosis stop smoking cd that I haven't listened to in a very long time. I own 2 of them. One you will here Stop Smoking Forever
I also own this one.
Stop Smoking In One Hour
I started listening to the stop smoking forever hypnosis cd. This helped tremendously. Now the craving was gone. It is now 9:00 pm, Time for bed. I decide to listen to the other hypnosis cd entitled "Stop Smoking In one hour" I highly recommend both these cd's. I don't prefer one cd over the other. Both are Great.
The stop smoking in one hour cd comes with a book that may help you.
The stop smoking forever cd doesn't come with a book.
That's all for now. I'll update this blog soon.
This means that all future cravings for a cigarette are psychological and not physical withdrawals.Whyquit is a goldmine for any person who wants to quit smoking. Hundreds of articles are written and their all free. If you're serious about quitting smoking.I Highly recommend reading the articles on the whyquit website. They also have a forum where you can interact with other non smokers.
However, you can't be a member of their forum until you've been stopped smoking for 72 hours. This proves to them that you are serious about quitting smoking. They only endorse one method. cold turkey If you stop smoking any other way than cold turkey. You aren't allowed to be a member of their forums. For example, if you use a nicotine patch as an aid to stop smoking. You can't participate in Whyquits forums.
I'm not a member of whyquit. I do endorse their stop smoking articles. You can read these for hours and they have so much information to prepare you for your stop smoking Journey. As previously mentioned, It's all free. So, go their and read up.
Back to day 3 now of my quit smoking journal. As previously stated, I woke up about 5:30 am. My sleep patterns have already improved. I'm sleeping like a baby at night. This wasn't so when I was smoking. When I was a smoker I had a very hard time falling a sleep. I would sometimes toss and turn for hours before getting to sleep. Then when I woke up in the morning I wouldn't have any energy. I would have to drag myself out of bed. After just 2 days of stop smoking, this day is the third, I have plenty of energy. Not only do I fall asleep easily. I sleep good during the night.
Day 3 wasn't to bad. In the morning. I didn't have but a few minor craves. Still doing the deep breath exercises when I get a crave. This consists of taking a deep breath and holding it a second or 2. Then exhale slowly. Still drinking lots of water to flush the nicotine out of my body. Using the dollar general brand cough drops(menthol flavor) to use when I get a craving for a cigarette. Some people use unsweetened hard candy. It's just whatever works for you.
About 3:00 in the afternoon I started getting some pretty powerful cravings for a cig. On a scale of 1-10. These cravings were about an 8. I figured I would get some strong urges to smoke today. Why? Because it's do or die time for the cig habit. If I don't smoke today, the nicotine addiction is finished. It has no more power. I win. HEHE.
Nicotine withdrawal throws its hardest punches in the first 72 hours. It can't throw anymore punches after that. Why? Because after 72 hours the nicotine is no longer in your body!!!!!!!!! If you quit cold turkey. Any cravings for a cigarette after 72 hours are strictly psychological. Their not physical cravings. The nicotine is gone, adios, byebye. It's gone. I think you get the picture.
Any aidThat doesn't contain nicotin could be considered going cold turkey. Just be sure your stop smoking aid isn't as addictive as the cigarettes themselves.
Back to my day 3. As previously stated. I started getting some pretty strong cravings around 3:00 pm in the afternoon. I did the deep breathing exercises, drank lots of water, Then took a shower. However, this craving didn't want to leave. Although by this time the craving wasn't as powerful. about a number 6 on a scale of 1-10. It was kinda nagging me.
I got out a hypnosis stop smoking cd that I haven't listened to in a very long time. I own 2 of them. One you will here Stop Smoking Forever
I also own this one.
Stop Smoking In One Hour
I started listening to the stop smoking forever hypnosis cd. This helped tremendously. Now the craving was gone. It is now 9:00 pm, Time for bed. I decide to listen to the other hypnosis cd entitled "Stop Smoking In one hour" I highly recommend both these cd's. I don't prefer one cd over the other. Both are Great.
The stop smoking in one hour cd comes with a book that may help you.
The stop smoking forever cd doesn't come with a book.
That's all for now. I'll update this blog soon.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Day 2 Quit Smoking
This is day 2 of my stop smoking blog. Today wasn't to bad. I had several cravings. Some kinda severe. On a scale of 1 - 10. Some of these cravings probably got to a 7. However, they didn't last long. I've been drinking lots of water, been using the dollar general cough drops to help get rid of the urges. Also taking a few deep breaths when a craving hits and holding the breath for a short period really helps.
Another thing. A person can put a rubber band around your wrist. when you get a crave just pull back on the rubber band and let it go. The rubber band will slap your wrist. This will cause your wrist to sting. Gets your mind off of cigs for a few minutes.
I haven't used that technique but once. That was a long time ago. To sum it up. Day 2 is now over. I'm about to go to bed.
Cold turkey method used with lots of water. Takes all nicotine out of your body in 72 hours (For me that's tommorow) Sucked on lots of dollar general cough drops. Took deep breathes and held them when a craving would come on. I'm off to bed. Will update tommorow.
Another thing. A person can put a rubber band around your wrist. when you get a crave just pull back on the rubber band and let it go. The rubber band will slap your wrist. This will cause your wrist to sting. Gets your mind off of cigs for a few minutes.
I haven't used that technique but once. That was a long time ago. To sum it up. Day 2 is now over. I'm about to go to bed.
Cold turkey method used with lots of water. Takes all nicotine out of your body in 72 hours (For me that's tommorow) Sucked on lots of dollar general cough drops. Took deep breathes and held them when a craving would come on. I'm off to bed. Will update tommorow.
Day 1 March 22, 2008
After smoking for 40 years. I have come to the conclusion that it is time to quit smoking once again. Why am I saying Once again? I've quit several times in the past only to start back smoking after a few months of being quit.
For example, I quit smoking on Mar 9, 2007 and started back smoking on July 25, 2007. I had quit for 4 and one half months. My desire to quit wasn't stronger than my desire to start smoking again. I've had several previous quits that have lasted 3 to 4 weeks. Then I would make a decision to start smoking again.
All previous attempts to quit smoking and this one now will be through the "Cold turkey method."
March 22 Day 1.
This is the first time I've stopped smoking without setting a quit date. I decided yesterday It was time to quit smoking. Here it is Saturday Mar 22, 2008.
I woke up early this morning. At 3:00 am to be precise. My first day of being a non smoker. I wash my face and brush my teeth. It's time for a cup of coffee. I drink folgers instant coffee. I have both caffenated and decaf. I always drink caffinated as my first cup each morning. Then go to decaf later in the day.
I drink a few cups of coffee.Then about 10:30 am I have to do a little shopping. The urge to smoke isn't bothering me to much. On a scale of 1- 10. With 10 being the highest craving... The highest craving has been around a 4. I go do a little shopping and run a few errands. I'm back home about 11:00 am. Cravings still aren't bad at all.
I decide to watch the Ncaa basketball tounament on tv. I watch a few games and about 4:00 pm. I'm getting tired. I have to lay down and take a nap. I wake up about 7:30. so " got a good 3 and a half hour nap in. The cravings aren't bad. I'm drinking to much coffee though. I didn't keep up with the exact amount I drinked. If I was to have to guess. I drinked close to 10-14 cups. Didn't smoke all day though. I have to really be careful.
When you stop smoking. Your appetite increases. I gained about 20 pounds last time I quit smoking. I have to really watch out for this. Obesity is about as bad as smoking. I don't want to trade one bad addiction for another. Anyway, I go to bed early about 9:00 pm. First day cold turkey quit. Not bad at all.
Highest craving for the day was about a 6 on a scale from one - ten. Cravings don't last long. I have several methods I use to ease a craving when one occurs. I take a deep breath and hold it for a while then slowly exhale. This always helps. I use those cheap cough drops you can buy at any dollar general store to have something to occupy my mind. You can purchase a bag of 50 of them for about a dollar or a dollar and a half.
I also drink lots of water. This helps. One more thing that helps is I listen to this addiction sermon every morning. It has really helped me. You can listen to it to.. and it's free. You can download it as a mp3, or listen to it as a live stream. Here's the link.
Victory Over Addiction By Ken Elliot
That's about it for today. I will post tommorow again about day 2.
For example, I quit smoking on Mar 9, 2007 and started back smoking on July 25, 2007. I had quit for 4 and one half months. My desire to quit wasn't stronger than my desire to start smoking again. I've had several previous quits that have lasted 3 to 4 weeks. Then I would make a decision to start smoking again.
All previous attempts to quit smoking and this one now will be through the "Cold turkey method."
March 22 Day 1.
This is the first time I've stopped smoking without setting a quit date. I decided yesterday It was time to quit smoking. Here it is Saturday Mar 22, 2008.
I woke up early this morning. At 3:00 am to be precise. My first day of being a non smoker. I wash my face and brush my teeth. It's time for a cup of coffee. I drink folgers instant coffee. I have both caffenated and decaf. I always drink caffinated as my first cup each morning. Then go to decaf later in the day.
I drink a few cups of coffee.Then about 10:30 am I have to do a little shopping. The urge to smoke isn't bothering me to much. On a scale of 1- 10. With 10 being the highest craving... The highest craving has been around a 4. I go do a little shopping and run a few errands. I'm back home about 11:00 am. Cravings still aren't bad at all.
I decide to watch the Ncaa basketball tounament on tv. I watch a few games and about 4:00 pm. I'm getting tired. I have to lay down and take a nap. I wake up about 7:30. so " got a good 3 and a half hour nap in. The cravings aren't bad. I'm drinking to much coffee though. I didn't keep up with the exact amount I drinked. If I was to have to guess. I drinked close to 10-14 cups. Didn't smoke all day though. I have to really be careful.
When you stop smoking. Your appetite increases. I gained about 20 pounds last time I quit smoking. I have to really watch out for this. Obesity is about as bad as smoking. I don't want to trade one bad addiction for another. Anyway, I go to bed early about 9:00 pm. First day cold turkey quit. Not bad at all.
Highest craving for the day was about a 6 on a scale from one - ten. Cravings don't last long. I have several methods I use to ease a craving when one occurs. I take a deep breath and hold it for a while then slowly exhale. This always helps. I use those cheap cough drops you can buy at any dollar general store to have something to occupy my mind. You can purchase a bag of 50 of them for about a dollar or a dollar and a half.
I also drink lots of water. This helps. One more thing that helps is I listen to this addiction sermon every morning. It has really helped me. You can listen to it to.. and it's free. You can download it as a mp3, or listen to it as a live stream. Here's the link.
Victory Over Addiction By Ken Elliot
That's about it for today. I will post tommorow again about day 2.
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