02-14-2010 Valentines Day and my blogoversary. A promise I had made to Jase before we moved in together. I would be smoke free or it wasn't going to happen. Was able to quit for awhile but went into the new house as a smoker. This has been one of Jase's BIG ones. And thus far I've failed him. I want him to be proud that I'm the one he married. I never hid my slip ups from him. We are in this together!
2. Choose the best method to quit
Stepping down my usage until I'm down to 1 pack a day then I will be trying gum and patches along with hypno tapes in my ear as I sleep. If those seem to be failing I will bite the bullet and go to the Doctor for Chantx and my anti anxiety meds. That's going to be a big bill. Chantix is $100 a month.
3. Think of all the ways quitting improves your life
I will be able to just walk around the block with my kids.
I can quit waking up to coughing fits during the nights.
I can have a better sex life with Jase, minus the wheezing. Moaning is hot during sex. Sounding like your taking your last breath ever....is not.
I can actually go see a movie at the theater and not have a mini panic attack concerning when my next fix will be!4. Have your clothes, carpets, drapes and furniture cleaned
You may not notice now, but they smell like smoke.
5. Set goals for yourself
Stop on my stop date.
Really work on keeping the irritability in check.
Walk around the block every day with Kyle without needing to stop every 10 feet huffing and puffing.
Get clearer skin. Tired of my skin being covered in cig tar, giving me whiteheads on my cheeks.
Drink more water and ease off of soda.6. Plan to reward yourself
Day 1 -A new book.
Week 1 -A new Bra
Month 1- Sushi!
7. Visualize success
Begin to imagine yourself as a non-smoker. See yourself turning down a cigarette. See yourself being so bored with smoking you can't imagine ever going back.
I have no problem imagining I'm bored with sitting in a cloud of smoke I AM bored with it! I want to change and never do this again.
I am however wanting to hear from those who quit smoking who visit here now. How long ago? How did you finally stop? Be honest, have there been any slip ups?! How did you deal with the slip ups? Did you reset your clock to begin at the time of slip up or did you just shrug it off and kept going?
Any and all advice will be welcomed and wanted!
3 comments:
I have a friend on FB that has been smoke-free for 3 weeks and she said she LOVED smoking for so many years. She said she now can "smell" what things are supposed to smell like for the first time ever. She is loving it so far and says the help of her friend's support is easing it along. I am checking in on you EVERYDAY. You better stick with it. I want you to reach and even surpass your goals. Love ya friend :)
Good luck hon. I'll have Vic comment here later about how he quit.
You can dooooo eeeeeeeeetttt!!!
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