Hello, so, if I make it through the rest of the day, I have nailed it for a whole week!
Possibly due to the illness, or being off work, this week has seemed like an eternity, I hope the only reason it doesn’t seem long, was due to the fact it wasn’t a cigarette filled week.
I am feeling marginally better now, I wasn’t this morning, so I opted to not go to work again, but as the day has progressed, I have started perking up a bit now. The only downside, the memory of smoking.
A few times today, maybe only two or three, I have had to stop mid thought-flow and remind myself I don’t smoke. The latest time was about 5 minutes ago. I just cooked myself some dinner, ate it infront of the TV, washed up then thought "right, cigarette" This was not a craving, more of a habitual process I think. I just stopped, said to myself, "no, you don’t do that anymore" then came to update my blog. Like I said, happened a few times, at that point I don’t feel that I NEED a smoke, I just think I Miss it a bit, and obviously that was one of those times where I used to have a smoke. Any benefits I should be feeling by now are probably yet to come, as the flu has a tendency to make me not "feel great" or notice improved breathing! I now have the weekend to relax, and then I’m pretty sure I will be back to work on Monday, and if I make it that long, (pretty sure I will) the real test will begin, the dreaded return to routine. I’m still happy with what I have managed to achieve now though, I have a feeling the weekend may be a struggle. I’m now going to go for a long walk I think, to take my mind off smokes, get exercise, and because I feel a bit better.
Thanks for reading all, I hope tomorrow I will be feeling great and smoke free too!
i think when you're craving for a cigarette, you should start repeating yourself:
ReplyDeletei don't want it, not because i don't have to do it anymore, but because i don't need it anymore and now i'm a better person.
this way you're turning an obsession to a satisfaction, don't you think?
but maybe i just read it in allen carr's book..
anyway, come on andy, you're doing great!
I have been smoke free for 6 Days, 13 hours, 50 minutes and 58 seconds. I have saved $45.04 by not smoking 131 cigarettes. I have added 10 hours and 55 minutes to my life. My Quit Date: 1/1/2011 12:06 AM
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you regarding the eternity. It fells like this entire week has just stood still. The drive to work seems to take twice as long, my morning routine etc. though you'd think it'd go by faster because you're not wasting time smoking. Pretty sure it has something to do with not always doing something i.e. filling idle time with smoking...
Fingers crossed....
hi it's me again, the African boy! for me it's been 4 days, thanks to you of course, i did missed it but I'm focused, I'm excited about it CZ everybody said that smoking doesn't fit me and i wanna be back to normal again. anyway from my point of view, i don't think that smoking fits anybody cause it's a burning lie.
ReplyDeleteagain thanks for helping us, you think that we're helping you cause we're reading your blog and i say that we are in this together, together we can beat the burning lie.
oh another thing, quit smoking won't change your personality but I'm sure it will make your life better cause you won't need chemistry to think or to act right.
(make a sign so i can be sure that you read this...)
thanks for reading
have a nice evening
suggest u go some mountain zones or wherever has fresh air, u feel even better
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Mokiwa, thanks for commenting again, glad you are still off the cigs, was good to hear you are too! Don't go and let me down!
ReplyDeleteSchera, I live in England, Specifically the south of England, if it was its own country, it would be called flatland sadly! I wish i did have local mountain to climb!
Peace guys.