Today is the day!!!

[cgati81]

Well today is the day!! I set this day on my calendar 2 months ago. Never realized how quickly it would get here.I have been smoking for about 7 years. A habit i NEVER thought i would pick up! But I did. Today is also my husbands quit  day. As a smoker (him) of 20+ plus years, the stuggle will be all to real.

My husband had a "mild cardic event" a few months ago. Scared the holy crap out of me!! (it did him to.But he would never say it) So after a short stay in the hosptail and seeing a Cardiologist ( that bluntly put it to him that with every cigarette that he puts in his mouth he is playing Russian Roulette with his life) we have decide to do this.TOGETHER.

The drive to work this morning was a long one. Learning how to function with out my little friend in my mouth was akward. To be honest had I not dropped the pack I had in my driveway im sure i would have lit up. So far in the tthree hours that i have been at my desk i have eaten a half a can of Altoids. Freshest breath around!!! LOL I'm sitting knowing that my 10 o'clock smoke break is fastly approching. Makes me want to take it!!! 

Well I guess a real good way to aide in the help is to stay busy so I will hop off of here and throw myself at the mounds ouf paperwork on my desk. Bye for now

-C

[JonesCarpeDiem]

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/people/jonescarp.aka.dale.jan_2007

[JACKIE1-25-15]

Welcome to Ex

 If you take the time to do the work you will have success.

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You have come to the right place if you are making the decision to commit to quit smoking.  At EX our resolve is to never smoke again.  NOPE “Not one puff ever.”  I suggest that you follow the steps on the web site pages along with reading, writing, studying, researching and blogging if you like.

This is all about you and what you are willing to do to be a nonsmoker.  If you haven’t read it or have not been informed here is a link to Allen Carr’s book, “Easy Way to Quit Smoking”.  It is an easy read suggested by the “elders” (those with 1+ yrs. quit).

http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

Also check out www.whyquit.com.  There is a lot of additional beneficial information to read and study.  Look for Freedom From Nicotine My Journey Home and Nicotine Addiction 101.  

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html

http://whyquit.com/ffn/

Both were extremely helpful for me.  Stay close to the site and learn, ask questions. Education is the key to success even in quitting smoking. Read the blogs and most of all enjoy your commitment to quit smoking.

If you should need something to do here is a link that will help

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/Youngatheart.7.4.12-blog/2013/02/25/100-things-to-do-instea...).

[YoungAtHeart]

Welcome to our community!

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 also highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read.

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.  Take a cold bottle of water with you to sip from in the car, count the blue or red or white cars or the number of lights hit/missed.    Change the route to work that you drive so the scenery is different.  Take a brisk walk during your break time - away from the smoking area!  Carry that water with you then, too!

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!

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

[Jennifer-Quit]

You can do this!  Do the recommended reading - jonescarp's link above would be a good place to start.  Also Alan Carr's book - The Easy Way to Quit - will help you think about quitting in a different way.  Best wishes to you!

[Jennifer-Quit]

http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

Here is a link to the Alan Carr book that I mentioned above.

[Giulia]

Howdy.   So when you set this day on your calendar, what did you do during the 2 months prior?  Did you do any reading, any study of the addiction and methods of quitting?  Or did you just jump on here today out of the blue?

The more you know about this addiction, the better able you will be to overcome it.  That's why we all echo each other in promoting education on here.  You cannot read too much.  An informed quitter is a powerful quitter.  And support can make a huge amount of difference.  Glad you've joined us.  Stick around!

[joedice711]

you will be on your way to freedom and much better health..i thought i could never ever quit..i smoked 51 years so it was not a walk in the park for me,but i,m doing it one day at a time.keep reading and coming back here..  ( 136 smoke freed days )

[TerrieQuit]

Hello and Welcome to EX! I am glad you are here! Please do all of the suggested reading above, and then some! Stay close to EX! We are very supportive!

I Won't Quit on my Quit!

[Kimshine]

Welcome and you have the best advice above, read and educate!

[dpop]

Welcome!