Day 4 has arrived and is much the same as yesterday! I thinking that half the battle is breaking the habits. Sat in the gym surrounded by people lifting weights thinking, "God, I could do with a fag"! But it passed. That is the thing about craves, they pass. Anyway, it is good not to feel such a fraud - you know, spend ages exercising only to go home and light up. Drove home, still thinking about smoking and telling myself that the choice I have is: smoke forever until it kills me or quit.
I have work tomorrow so that is another set of habits that need to be broken. I hope everybody is doing OK. I think the short term pain is worth it it.
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Good for you Mushen, they say it takes 21 days to break a habit, so keep going, once you get your big milestone over you of 1 week, time will go much quicker and will get easier.
I would suggest before going to work tomorrow to do up a plan of what you are going to do at work when you would have had smoke, what I done was brought in fruit to chop up, ate my breakfast (rarely done this at work when I smoked), took my full lunch break and enjoyed it, chat to people, bring a book in or newspaper, browse the net, whatever suits your work environment. Drink loads of water and if cravings get really bad, take some time alone for a couple of minutes and take some deep breaths...
Excellent advice. I have a plan for the morning before work and afterwards. Oddly, I never smoked at work. Actually, not 'oddly' at all. It pains me to admit it, but I am what is called a 'closet smoker'. Very few people know I smoked which is even more shameful. Thank you for your advice, I have taken it on board.
RoisinO1Administrator3 Years Smoke Free• in reply tomushen
All in the past now Mushen!
Lucky you, one less habit ritual to worry about, prior to my quit, I was smoking like a train at work as had awful trouble with my wisdom teeth but miraculously and oddly, the pain in them has gone since I quit!
The first week is the worst and a lot of it is pure habit. I will be 21 days quit tomorrow and I can honestly say this week has been a doddle compared to the first 2. I am no longer automatically looking for my smokes so give it time and keep strong. It will be worth this short term pain in the end.
It is worth it mushen, you will notice the difference in a few weeks, especially in the gym.
Good advice about work from Roisin there. I just ambled into work, without a plan, so I found it hard passing the smoking hut, filling up my break times etc. I did it but it would have been easier if I had given it some thought first.
I have taken her advice on board. The mad thing is, I don't smoke at work but did, rather a lot, before and after. I am as prepared for the morning as I will ever be! Hope you are OK.
Did it! No cigarettes before or after work. Yep, really wanted one as soon as I got in the car to come home but am having tea instead! Thank you for remembering about work today.
RoisinO1Administrator3 Years Smoke Free• in reply tomushen
Ah Mushen, delighted to read this, well done! Be proud of yourself and enjoy the rest of your evening and weekend (if not working, still enjoy though as you are smoke free!!)
I'm grand thanks, weather could be better but nothing we can do about that!
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