Day One

[Kawliga]

3 days now. I have saved about $12 from not buying smokes. That site with the victims is an eye opener. My grandmother had sent me a picture of the guy missing his jaw a couple years ago when I did Copenhagen.

 

[~InHisHands~]

If it's something graphic I will not look at it. Thank you anyway.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I can't smoke even if I want to now. I won't smoke the butts and I took the cigarettes I had left in the house and cut the packs in half with the scissors and threw them and the lighters in the trash. I'm struggling a little this evening but, I'll be ok.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I'm still doing good here. My lungs are trying to rid me of a little of the toxins today but, that's good.

Kawliga I hope everything is going well for you so far.

 

[united4Peace]

You can do it...
Ive been clean over a year
and was a smoker from 13 to 32...so Good luck, God Bless and Prayers...

 

[united4Peace]

Throw out the ashtrays....
Throw out EVERYTHING that has anything to do with smoking...The only ashtray we kept was an ornamental one that is NOT used and never was as an ashtray that I had given to me for a bday gift...Precious moments...Throw out everything to do with Smoking...get rid of it all.
You'll soon find people who smoke stink and you'll gag when you get a whiff of them...

 

[~InHisHands~]

I have thrown it all out.

 

[Kawliga]

I've thrown it all out except my Zippos. I collected a Zippo from each aircraft carrier I was on. Gotta have something to light a candle with when the power goes out.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I even threw my zippo's away.

 

[united4Peace]

LOL we still have our lighters....need them for candles as well and for camping of course

 

[~InHisHands~]

I seem to have run into some problems with my patches today. They're starting to make me feel sick so I ended up taking it off. I tried to put one on again later and again I began to feel sick. So, I removed that one as well and I've been on my own for the past few hours. God willing I'll be ok. ~Cringes just a bit~

 

[united4Peace]

Hubs patches made him feel sick...
He tore them off and did without after the third day...

Chewed alot of cinnamon gum...

I chewed alot of cinnamon gum and sucked on cinnamon sticks in replacement of cigarettes as they have a hole in so Id pretend they were cigarettes...only I was getting air...fresh air...and I could "smoke" them anywhere LOL....(Another person I know sucked on the outter part of a pen in replacement)...I prefered the cinnamon stick as I could chew on it when it got soggy where as plastic doesnt do too much for me

Maybe ask your doctor about Zyban or Wellbutrin also...can help with the moods

 

[Kawliga]

I think it's a good thing that you are getting sick from nicotine. If I didn't have the lozenge in my mouth all the time, I'd be eating lots of sunflower seeds.

 

[ThankfullySavedByGrace]

Are you an ex-smoker? And by the way...thank you.

Sorry I didn't get back sooner, haven't had my computer on all weekend.

Yes, I am an ex-smoker. I quit once around 15 years ago for a few - I think 6 months or so, I can't remember - I started back in a moment of weakness - I stopped for a few beers after work........ That was before I was Saved, now I don't 'drink' so that won't be a problem!!

11/18/06 was my one year anniversary, once in a while I want one but it passes quickly - Now I'm to the point that I don't want to go through it again, this time was a little tougher for me than the first time so that is motivation.

Hang in, it gets better!! Everyday it gets easier.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I can't take the meds with the anti-depressants in them because of a disorder I have. I suck a lot of lollipops throughout the day. ~Laughs~

I think what the problem was yesterday was I tried to put one on my arm and it wasn't sticking so I took it off and put a new one on somewhere else. I have one on this morning. If it makes me nauseated I'll just have to remove it and manage on my own. I spent most of the day yesterday without one and I did ok so, I might be alright. We'll see how it goes.

This is day 8 and I don't want to do anything to mess this up. This is the longest I've been without a cigarette ever. Yesterday I truly believe God was helping. Makes me thankful I got saved.

 

[~InHisHands~]

Day 9

Still doing well. I've had a few urges to run to the quick shop and buy some smokes but, I just shoved another sucker in my mouth and managed to get through it. I've been getting through them without having to snap my wrist with the rubber band so, that must be progress.

Kawliga how ya doin??

 

[united4Peace]

Don't you dare Girl!!!
Your doing so good....seriously grab a cinnamon stick if need be...grab something for your hands....
make some koolaid playdoe(smells good:o), exersize balls(metal), etc...

 

[~InHisHands~]

Exercise balls??

 

[united4Peace]

Sorry
http://www.martialartsgear.com/dec/thballs.htm

http://qi-journal.com/culture.asp?-token.SearchID=Baoding

Point being...keep your hands busy...
The playdoe is cool too

I also had a plastic circle chain thingy (colourful) that was funny shapped that Id play with...
had gotten it in a quiting smoking kit years back...(finally made use of it...just took years to do so).

 

[izarya]

Today is my 13th day, and I had a dream about smoking last night.
It's not too bad anymore though!