Hi Dorsa, welcome to SSC! dont worry about not knowing where to start- start anywhere you like! share your story or tell us how you intend to manage your quit- you'll find a ton of support and care here and we are all willing you to succeed. Glad you've joined us!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 36 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 900 Amount Saved: $540.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 6 Mins: 53 Seconds: 11
Hi Renee! Your question was one of my major concerns too. I always started the day with a large coffee and a cigarette, and couldnt imagine starting the day any other way.
My doctor told me I would need to change the routine which was difficult to start with. I used to come downstairs, have said coffee and smoke, and then go take shower and get dressed. In the new routine I did the shower bathroom things first then went downstairs and took coffee.
However, I do believe my 24 hr patch helped enormously as I had no desire to smoke which was really strange for me as previously I wanted to smoke as soon as my eyes opened!!
Try the routine change and see if it works for you, if not I am sure someone else will have a great tip or suggestion- good luck!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 36 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 900 Amount Saved: $540.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 6 Mins: 54 Seconds: 42
OK, this is purely for fun- remember I told you guys that hubby and I were going to join a gym?? (Paid for by our ex smokes money and to keep a check on our waist lines too) well we did!! and ask me who did 10 whole minutes on an exercise bike without collapsing and gasping for breath ....yep me!! Last time I was assessed at a gym they had to stop the bike test after two minutes as I couldn't breathe- soooo although fitness levels are still dire ( and probably always will be)- breathing is definitely improved and hopefully will continue to get stronger and stronger- Jane Fonda-eat your heart out!! (oops showing my age there)
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 36 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 900 Amount Saved: $540.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 6 Mins: 56 Seconds: 10
Hello Anto and welcome to SSC- you sound very determined to quit and thats half the battle! stay close to the site and read the posts- ask anything and everything there is always someone here who has been there, done that etc.
Good Luck and keep us posted with your progress
Karren
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 37 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 925 Amount Saved: $555.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 9 Mins: 5 Seconds: 19
Hi Straw.Berry! good to see you got back on track! any support you need just yell- good luck you can do it and believe me its sooooo worth it (wished I had done it years ago) xx
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 37 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 925 Amount Saved: $555.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 9 Mins: 5 Seconds: 36
HI Crik and welcome- I know kind of what you mean by that voice in your brain- the voice that tries to justify why it would be OK to just have one more smoke- but you just have to learn to ignore it and honestly in a few minutes its gone- there is NO justification for smoking- you already know that. Please believe me when I say the voice get less and less with each day that passes.
Hang on in there you're doing so great already with two days down
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 37 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 925 Amount Saved: $555.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 9 Mins: 6 Seconds: 36
Hi Steve and welcome to SSC- you've come to the right place for help and support if you do intend to quit- but I wish your motivation for quitting was more than just the surgery :(
I think you're the first smoker I have met in a long time that says they dont want to quit-and although I am not doubting that for a moment, me myself finds that really hard to compute.
I too was a smoker for 37 years ( 30 a day) and in the end was desperate to quit. My reasons were I am getting the wrong side of 50 so the old Grim Reaper started taking good friends of mine and it made me really think!! I have a beautiful daughter that I hope to see married with babies etc, I am tired of being unfit and anti-social, I have already suffered through years of smoking, poor teeth and gums, early menopause which equals osteoporosis etc and when all the above was weighed against the advantages of smoking- well there were no advantages!
But hey thats me and you may truly like being a smoker and thats your choice and I would be the last one to preach on and on I know how that is. But Steve, when you are succesful on the Chantix or whatever NRT you choose, please just consider staying quit after your op-being smoke free really isnt as scary as it seems.
Good Luck in whatever you decide.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 37 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 925 Amount Saved: $555.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 9 Mins: 8 Seconds: 25
Hi Rat! Glad you came back to see us all- and yes you will be successful soon- try the patch it worked for me. Good Luck for the future- let us know when you're back on your quit.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 37 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 925 Amount Saved: $555.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 10 Mins: 0 Seconds: 5
Danielle, I was just reading through the daily posts when I noticed this one and had to do a 'double take'!! I have had a sore area on my scalp for a few days and never in a million years associated it with my quit! I racked my brains trying to think if I had bumped my head to account for the tenderness- I can only describe it as it feels as if I have had my hair tied tightly in a band and then let it loose you know how sore that can feel sometimes?
I am just astounded (and relieved too-thanks)
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 5/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 38 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 950 Amount Saved: $570.00 Life Gained: Days: 4 Hrs: 12 Mins: 12 Seconds: 49
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