Hi All,
I wrote this 3 days ago in my page not realizing it wouldn't go to a blog. So here it is:
Good afternoon all,
I do apologize for going into quite mode the past 5 days. I'm now in day 6 and still have not smoked. It's true that the Chantix has helped, but it still have been a rough few days. It's getting much better now. Outside of the physical withdrawal the major thing I've been experiencing is what to do with all the regular times I used to light up during the day. Also, weekend days are different than the workweek days. I've pretty much survived through them by taking a deep breath, acknowledging the feeling, and try and find something else to do. One thing that has surprised me is that I have found the one time of the day that is the hardest to deal with not lighting up. That time is the minute I get home from work. Traditionally, I've always had a cig on the back porch as that time, then i would start my evening. However, I've noticed that in the past couple of days, even that feeling is getting easier to deal with. Again, thanks to Giulia and all keeping track of me. It's really a good feeling.
John
Now I'm over a week, and there are some times I still crave the action, but what I've noticed a lot lately is how other smokers smell. At first it was a tempting smell, now it doesn't really smell good at all. I hope that's a good sign.
John
