update...
Well, the no smoking thing is going pretty well so far. Thank God for that. The craziness that was my mind has tamed a bit...lol...very good. For a while it was like Jack Nicholson in "The Shining". I have that movie and have never watched it...lol...i have read the book though and have it too.
I am terrible about this blog tho. I am the biggest procrastinator I know. Always have been, but i'm trying to work on that. I tend to just put off, doesn't even matter if it's a good thing or a bad thing, i have to put it off....ugh...Anyway...
The last, let's see, 11 days have been a wonder. This is the longest i've ever gone trying to quit. And it's been the loooonnngest 11 days of my life...lol... I think i've done well, i think all the ppl around me who are trying to quit are. Mom's doing good. She can go 48 hours without a smoke and for anyone who smokes or has tried to quit, you know how hard it is. She's still giving into the urge and that happens. If it didn't i would have been done the first time i tried to quit.
We attended the meeting last Tuesday and there's another on the 24th. After that there's only two left. I still haven't done the "homework" for the meeting. Big shock...lol... I told ya, i'm just bad...lol... I'm sure i'll get it done. Basically it's writing down why you're smoking, what makes you want a cig. The class is really good though. There's about 11 of us and most everyone knows about 2 or more ppl in the class. Class/meeting in this instance is the same thing. I know i tend to be confusing and ramble on and on and on ....lol.. Without support i don't think you can quit. Afterall, i'm basically a drug addict. Nicotine and everything else in the cigs are addictive, thus i'm an addict. I just thought of that the other day when i was visiting Bren. Btw, she has not had a cig in 5 days. I couldn't believe she's decided to try again. I was so relieved since we're like best friends...lol... So we were totally nuts when we were hanging out the other day. But we had a great time. It's good to have ppl to talk to about this. I love have gone so long and pray that God will help me get thru the rest of my days without a smoke but you never know and i am not one to say i'll never do something b/c you just know that you're screwed if you do.
Anyway, for those who want to quit smoking or at least give it a shot, i recommend cinnamon sticks, candies, suckers. Cinnamon has been a key factor for me so far; also exercise, doesn't have to be a lot at first. Work up to more. Right now, i do a few different exercises for all the major body areas. And my routine is varying at this point, i do a few exercises anytime the urge hits, whether i'm home, at work, a friend's, doesn't matter, if you feel it, do it. Even a few calf lifts, butt crunches or stretches, will give you a boost (take note, this is what i'm working with, may not work for all...lol...or anyone for that matter). I'm also writing down anything i eat or drink and since i'm working on all resolutions (so far so good on all....yay team) i write down pretty much everything i do around the house, in the car, all of it. It helps to see what i've done, it also keeps my hands busy. Oh and i love my stress ball. I'll slowly squeeze it while i work or even as i'm in front of my computer. But it has to be slow b/c if i try to rush anything right now, i'll want a smoke more than i still do. I'm trying to change my outlook, which has been a little successful, i'm much more happy about myself than i've been in a long long time and i'm slowing down; trying not to hurry life, taking deep breathes, smiling just b/c i know that even if you feel there isn't much to smile about, it will still make you feel better.
I'm also keeping an eye on my weight. I weighed myself the day i started trying to quit and a week later, i've probably lost about a half pound to a pound. But that's not my main worry at this time, i'm trying to keep myself from gaining. Now 2/3 of ppl who try to quit gain anywhere from 5 to 10 lbs. This isn't too bad and if i do gain a few i'll work on it after a couple months of being smoke free. However, that is part of the reason i'm trying to exercise as much as possible and writing down what i eat and drink.
Oh another important thing for me in this, is my pedometer. It's just a cheap thing you can pick up at Walmart for around 4$. I know it sounds crazy but it helps you move. The goal each day, the experts say, is 10,000 steps. So, if you're a little ocd like myself, it's a help. I check it several times a day and every morning write down how many steps i took the previous day. I know i'm such a dork...lol...but i'm becoming a happy one.
Another thing that helps me is telling myself that i'm doing well. And when that voice pops up that i want a smoke, another helps out by saying "no i don't, you've gone this long, why would you want one?" I'm still concerned that i'll smoke again but God willing i won't. I wake up everyday now, take a deep breathe, let it out slow and say thank you Lord. I love being able to breathe in the morning again without it feeling like a huge weight was on my chest. I hated that; try to yawn and it catches because the lungs aren't open yet...to hell with that. That bothered me, i think, more than the outrageous price for smokes.
I'll try to update more often but there's so little time...lol...and when i am online, i'm lazy. But i will have to write it down to try...lol
I am terrible about this blog tho. I am the biggest procrastinator I know. Always have been, but i'm trying to work on that. I tend to just put off, doesn't even matter if it's a good thing or a bad thing, i have to put it off....ugh...Anyway...
The last, let's see, 11 days have been a wonder. This is the longest i've ever gone trying to quit. And it's been the loooonnngest 11 days of my life...lol... I think i've done well, i think all the ppl around me who are trying to quit are. Mom's doing good. She can go 48 hours without a smoke and for anyone who smokes or has tried to quit, you know how hard it is. She's still giving into the urge and that happens. If it didn't i would have been done the first time i tried to quit.
We attended the meeting last Tuesday and there's another on the 24th. After that there's only two left. I still haven't done the "homework" for the meeting. Big shock...lol... I told ya, i'm just bad...lol... I'm sure i'll get it done. Basically it's writing down why you're smoking, what makes you want a cig. The class is really good though. There's about 11 of us and most everyone knows about 2 or more ppl in the class. Class/meeting in this instance is the same thing. I know i tend to be confusing and ramble on and on and on ....lol.. Without support i don't think you can quit. Afterall, i'm basically a drug addict. Nicotine and everything else in the cigs are addictive, thus i'm an addict. I just thought of that the other day when i was visiting Bren. Btw, she has not had a cig in 5 days. I couldn't believe she's decided to try again. I was so relieved since we're like best friends...lol... So we were totally nuts when we were hanging out the other day. But we had a great time. It's good to have ppl to talk to about this. I love have gone so long and pray that God will help me get thru the rest of my days without a smoke but you never know and i am not one to say i'll never do something b/c you just know that you're screwed if you do.
Anyway, for those who want to quit smoking or at least give it a shot, i recommend cinnamon sticks, candies, suckers. Cinnamon has been a key factor for me so far; also exercise, doesn't have to be a lot at first. Work up to more. Right now, i do a few different exercises for all the major body areas. And my routine is varying at this point, i do a few exercises anytime the urge hits, whether i'm home, at work, a friend's, doesn't matter, if you feel it, do it. Even a few calf lifts, butt crunches or stretches, will give you a boost (take note, this is what i'm working with, may not work for all...lol...or anyone for that matter). I'm also writing down anything i eat or drink and since i'm working on all resolutions (so far so good on all....yay team) i write down pretty much everything i do around the house, in the car, all of it. It helps to see what i've done, it also keeps my hands busy. Oh and i love my stress ball. I'll slowly squeeze it while i work or even as i'm in front of my computer. But it has to be slow b/c if i try to rush anything right now, i'll want a smoke more than i still do. I'm trying to change my outlook, which has been a little successful, i'm much more happy about myself than i've been in a long long time and i'm slowing down; trying not to hurry life, taking deep breathes, smiling just b/c i know that even if you feel there isn't much to smile about, it will still make you feel better.
I'm also keeping an eye on my weight. I weighed myself the day i started trying to quit and a week later, i've probably lost about a half pound to a pound. But that's not my main worry at this time, i'm trying to keep myself from gaining. Now 2/3 of ppl who try to quit gain anywhere from 5 to 10 lbs. This isn't too bad and if i do gain a few i'll work on it after a couple months of being smoke free. However, that is part of the reason i'm trying to exercise as much as possible and writing down what i eat and drink.
Oh another important thing for me in this, is my pedometer. It's just a cheap thing you can pick up at Walmart for around 4$. I know it sounds crazy but it helps you move. The goal each day, the experts say, is 10,000 steps. So, if you're a little ocd like myself, it's a help. I check it several times a day and every morning write down how many steps i took the previous day. I know i'm such a dork...lol...but i'm becoming a happy one.
Another thing that helps me is telling myself that i'm doing well. And when that voice pops up that i want a smoke, another helps out by saying "no i don't, you've gone this long, why would you want one?" I'm still concerned that i'll smoke again but God willing i won't. I wake up everyday now, take a deep breathe, let it out slow and say thank you Lord. I love being able to breathe in the morning again without it feeling like a huge weight was on my chest. I hated that; try to yawn and it catches because the lungs aren't open yet...to hell with that. That bothered me, i think, more than the outrageous price for smokes.
I'll try to update more often but there's so little time...lol...and when i am online, i'm lazy. But i will have to write it down to try...lol
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