good morning Todd and welcome to the ex family. Yes you can do it and we are here to help you. This is day one for you and please please stay close, make friends and blog. Please educate and read the material provided for newbees. Prepare yourself with sugar free candy, gum and plenty of water.
I will add you as a friend and please feel free to message me any time.
Yes you can! If I can do it (2 pack a day), then you can. I had to quit. I am 35 days quit now. My skin in beautiful now. I would never go back now. You will feel the same after you get over the humps.....
Didn`t think I could do it again either, and am now 33 days ahead of the nicotine ! You can do it as well my friend. Stay close to the site and carry on. Welcome and Congratulations.
I AM SO GREATFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDSHIPS. I KNOW THIS SITE IS THE ADDED MATERIAL THAT I WAS LACKING IN THE PAST TO FINALLY QUIT. I AM GOING TO TREAT MYSELF TO A FACIAL NEXT WEEK.CLEAR UP THE NICOTINE FACE.PEACE.DEBORAH. CONGRATS
The most important thing you can do right now is to educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body and mind. To that end, I highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read. Here is a link to a free PDF version of it:
As well, read the sections on this site, and read the blogs, responses and pages of folks you think might be helpful. You might visit whyquit.com and quitsmokingonline.com for the good information contained there.
The idea is to change up your routines so the smoking associations are reduced. Drink your coffee with your OTHER hand. If you always had that first smoke with your coffee, try putting your tennies on right out of bed, going for a quick walk, then taking your shower and THEN your coffee! Rearrange the furniture in the areas you used to smoke so the view is different.
You need to distract yourself through any craves. You can take a bite out of a lemon (yup - rind and all), put your head in the freezer and take a deep breath of cold air, do a few jumping jacks, go for a brisk walk or march in place, play a computer game. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around in your brain unchallenged. Sometimes you need to quit a minute or an hour at a time. You will need to be disciplined in the early days to distract yourself when a crave hits. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around your head alone. Get busy! Here is a link to a list of things to do instead of smoke if you need some fresh ideas:
The conversation in your head in response to the "I want a cigarette" thought needs to be, "Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it. You will need to put some effort into this in the early days, but it gets easier and easier to do.
Stay close to us here and ask questions when you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
Nancy
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