Watched a dumb movie and fell asleep last night so no post. Nothing really new to report. I'm holding steady at about 4 cigarettes a day. I am going to take Maggie and Stan's advice and set this coming Wednesday as my quit date.
I was reading Stan's blog and he said something about the cigarettes not tasting very good. I'm kind of noticing that too. They sort of taste like....I don't know....dirt or icky coffee grounds or something. Not very pleasant. I get these cravings and then light up and....yuck. Then I have to eat or drink something to get the taste out of my mouth. Weird. I'm also noticing that it's VERY hard to see people smoking - even on TV. I guess it's a good thing I don't hang out in bars. I don't know if I'll ever be able to see my mom again! ;)
My birthday is coming up in about a month. I'm trying to look at this whole process as birthday present to myself. Maybe giving myself a few more birthdays.
8.04.2007
Chantix - Days 12 & 13
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I was just commenting today that seeing people smoke on tv, etc. is still not my favorite thing, either, even now.
I think this is the most wonderful birthday present you could possibly give yourself!
And I'm delighted that you have final quit date because I do think they help to get your mind geared up and start the shift somehow.
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I have begun!
Maggie - are you ever physically around smokers? How do you handle that?
Tasina, actually and amazingly somehow, nope, this time around I'm not and haven't been around smokers since quitting. I've caught little whiffs of smoke under my window once in awhile or while out driving, but nobody, and I mean nobody, that I am around smokes. It just happened that way.
On past quits I was able to do it, and I do know that lots of other people have been able to be around their normal smoky situations and people without much trouble, so it's probably just a matter of getting used to it and going into it with a mindset of knowing that just having one is really not an option. Lakasha talked about it quite a bit over on her blog. I just haven't had a reason to try it yet this time. I actually posted something about this exact thing a few days back on my blog (Wed Aug 1 "Worth Seeking Out Poison?") because the Chantix GetQuit thing mentioned that it was time to take the "risk," and I thought that I'd need a reason to bother going somewhere that I have to breathe other people's second hand smoke because, frankly, it's not appealing to me right now. That said, if I'm invited someplace I actually want to go, and someone happens to be smoking, I'll totally go and just won't smoke. Just like (but on a smaller scale) I'll continue watching the movie I'm enjoying because it's a good movie, even if I'm not loving watching someone smoke.
OK, that was a lot of ramble just to say "nope, I'm not around smokers," but I've given the whole thing a lot of thought :)
You rock! :)
I have managed to be around smokers a couple times now. I am at 6 weeks without smoking now.
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