Need motivation!

[nsd_user663_19005]

This is my third day smoke free, using patches and the boots program, still feel like they are doing nothing and craving a fag especially last night with my glass of wine!!!

I feel fresh and energetic in the morning already but its this time, tea time, that gets me. Its just breaking the habit.

FIGHTING TEMPTATION!!

XXXXX

[nsd_user663_3910]

Hi Nic, if the evenings are proving dodgy, change the routine. Don't have the wine, do things at different times, eat earlier/later etc. In the early days I used to go through the cook books to find new things to cook. Buy magazines, do sudoku and various different puzzles, games etc. It's those trigger times that you have to change slightly, and it is an effort at first, but then it becomes almost second nature, and then you end up slipping back into your original routine without a problem. It's tough to keep things exactly the same, just minus the cigarette, it really helps to give yourself a distraction. Don't be concerned that it will always be like that cos it won't, it's just early days and you need to change routines a bit, the effort you put in to change things a little will be less of an effort than not thinking about smoking.

Stick with it, you've managed three days which is fantastic, don't think of the big picture, just the next hour or so. So put that wine glass down and go find something to do.

Lorraine

[nsd_user663_15949]

As Lorraine says you gotta stick with it ...you have done brilliant so far the cravings will come for a while still but you gotta remember its your brain that makes the decisions and this is where you have to be strong.. the way I got round this, is when a moment came where the cravings got strong, i would take long deep deep breathes, then tell myself wait 5 minutes and the craving will go, and sure enough they go..its not going to be easy but you got to be strong in the mind especially the first 3 weeks I am into my 3rd month now and I very rarely get the cravings and when I do its not as bad I just wait and then the feeling goes...I remember oh so well when at your stage thinking that the cravings would never go, but trust me, they will ...just takes time so stick it out and be strong ...

good luck

[Levs 1000 Days Smoke Free]

Lozza has got it bang on the money. Change your habits and routines for a bit. You have done really well getting to this point and you can get through this tough evening bit. Even if you take yourself off to bed early to get through it for a few nights. whatever you do to not smoke it is so worth it. I love not smoking, I have this constant proud, elated feeling with me and its because I have achieved something massive for myself. You can do it too, just stick with it

[nsd_user663_18256]

Agree with everyone, change your habits even just a tiny bit can make all the difference.

I found tea time particularly hard too, made worse by the fact that i didn't expect that time of day to be the worst, but it was and still is to a certain extent.

i've just changed my ways slightly, so where as i used to get tea on, then have at least a couple of smokes while i was waiting, i now leave the washing up from the whole day, get some washing in the machine and leave it there, Then once i've got my tea on, i wash up and hang my washing out to dry.... don't get me wrong it's far from a perfect fix, but it just takes the edge off a bit by knowing i've got other stuff to do instead of puffing on a fag

Good luck!!! (regardless of how you deal with it, it's gotta be better than being back at day 1)

[nsd_user663_19005]

Thank you so much guys, its lovely to see everyone support one another and I really do feel much better reading your posts and knowing you guys are going through the same thing. I know I have to do this, my flat mate is a smoker and my best friend at uni is a smoker as well, its just silly situations like not doing it with them anyone and having that habit of going for "fag chats" with my flat mate thats difficult. I know it sounds ridiculous and silly and this will too, but I felt angry the other day as my flat mate tip toes around me and its as if "cigarette" is a swear word. I'm probably over reacting and looking too much into and shes being normal but arrgrhhhhh... sorry guys I just needed that wee rant.

xxx

[nsd_user663_17697]

Nic - you are doing so well, the first three days were the worst for me.

Don't worry I could have castrated my other half:eek: - just because he was telling people how well I was doing!?!?! He was being normal just like your flatmate is. The abnormal thing is the nicotine addiction doing it's best to drag you back in. You don't need nicotine, you want the temporary relief that nicotine gives you but the operative word there is temporary.

You can decide not to give in and you have won a battle every time you do that. Well done Nic and keep going, you can do it:)