Some uneasy moments...but..doing OK.

Had some uneasy moments at work last evening...some things were
bothering me...and when work was done, I had that anxiety in my chest
feeling, like, it would be soooo nice to smoke. But, I talked my self
through it...besides...don't have any cigarettes anyway. Drank some
bottled water in my clean smelling car and drove home and basically
forgot about it.

This morning...had some uneasiness/listlessness/restlessness/boredom
feelings...thinking that it would be nice to smoke. Never-smokers are
soooo fortunate that they don't ever have to associate a cigarette
with every emotion under the sun. They just live. Smokers and ex-
smokers always have to smoke for this...smoke for that...smoke as a
reward...smoke as a boredom reliever...good gosh...smoke for every
reason under the sun.

But...I got over that moment of unease also. Not physical craves, of
course...just little mental games/craves.

I'm o.k. though. I'm not going to cave in to stupid craves. They
came. They went. I lived. I survived. I'm o.k.

Going to take a nice long hot shower with my Dial Soy and Almond Milk
Body wash. Going to smell clean & fresh. Not going to reek of
smoke. Going to smell fresh for myself and everyone around me.
Whatever it takes to keep me smoke free is what I'm going to do.

PreciousKittyKat =^..^=

Three weeks, five days, 23 hours, 36 minutes and 42 seconds. 539
cigarettes not smoked, saving $161.90. Life saved: 1 day, 20 hours, 55
minutes.

Oh and a Cigarette for Guilt.

I realized that yesterday, I was driving home from my Weight Watchers
meeting, and I decided to go and get a burrito at a fast food joint.

I had an immediate craving for a cigarette. I talked myself through
it... I mean I wanted to smoke because I felt guilty. I knew it, as
soon as I put the 2 things together my craving stopped.

That however, did not stop me from getting a burrito.

- Heather
Five days, 9 hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds. 70 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $14.60. Life saved: 5 hours, 50 minutes.

PreciousKitty & Heather! Bully for BOTH of you facing the nicodemon
and just saying NOOOO! That is how we gain our smobriety, one NOOO at
a time until it becomes normal to not smoke.

FlatironMike
Six months, three weeks, five days, 13 hours, 23 minutes and 18
seconds. 4151 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,245.10. Life saved: 2
weeks, 9 hours, 55 minutes.

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:19:51 -0000, HeatherHLP
<heatherknudson@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Oh and a Cigarette for Guilt.
>
>I realized that yesterday, I was driving home from my Weight Watchers
>meeting, and I decided to go and get a burrito at a fast food joint.
>
>I had an immediate craving for a cigarette. I talked myself through
>it... I mean I wanted to smoke because I felt guilty. I knew it, as
>soon as I put the 2 things together my craving stopped.
>
>That however, did not stop me from getting a burrito.
>
>- Heather
>Five days, 9 hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds. 70 cigarettes not
>smoked, saving $14.60. Life saved: 5 hours, 50 minutes.
>

Kitty and Heather,
You are both doing wonderfully! Remember that deep, rhythmic
breathing can also really help you through these tense moments, these
cravings. I also found it helpful to sort of mentally (NOT aloud lest
anyone think me more of a nutjob than I am!) yell at my inner junkie,
really give her "what for". :-) Remind yourselves that this moment,
this incident, this "whatever" will pass whether or not you smoke. So
you can get through it smober, or break your quit. Trust me, please
trust me, breaking your quit is NOT worth it. I wouldn't trade the
fabulous health and stamina I have now for all the cigarettes on the
planet.

Your quit buddy,
TammyM
8 years smober

Once upon a time, PreciousKittyKat@gmail.com said:

>Going to take a nice long hot shower with my Dial Soy and Almond Milk
>Body wash. Going to smell clean & fresh. Not going to reek of
>smoke. Going to smell fresh for myself and everyone around me.
>Whatever it takes to keep me smoke free is what I'm going to do.
>
>PreciousKittyKat =^..^=

You sure are precious. Your thought are very articulate and spot-on!
Get ready for your First Month Done and enjoy your smoberness!

--
Tihomir *I don't smoke anymore*
IRC chat: #nosmokers at irc.starlink.org
irc://irc.starlink.org/nosmokers

Jesus Saves -- passes to Moses, shoots, SCORES!

You are doing wonderful!! Well done for facing the cravings head on.
You will be celebrating your FMD before you know it!

Lots of love
Summer (007) -- 7M+
__________________________________________________ _____________________

e-Mail: summer DOT cashmore AT ntlworld DOT com
http://www.summcash.blogspot.com/
"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call
the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and
started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."
-- Jack Handy
__________________________________________________ _____________________



PreciousKittyKat@gmail.com wrote:
> Had some uneasy moments at work last evening...some things were
> bothering me...and when work was done, I had that anxiety in my chest
> feeling, like, it would be soooo nice to smoke. But, I talked my self
> through it...besides...don't have any cigarettes anyway. Drank some
> bottled water in my clean smelling car and drove home and basically
> forgot about it.
>
> This morning...had some uneasiness/listlessness/restlessness/boredom
> feelings...thinking that it would be nice to smoke. Never-smokers are
> soooo fortunate that they don't ever have to associate a cigarette
> with every emotion under the sun. They just live. Smokers and ex-
> smokers always have to smoke for this...smoke for that...smoke as a
> reward...smoke as a boredom reliever...good gosh...smoke for every
> reason under the sun.
>
> But...I got over that moment of unease also. Not physical craves, of
> course...just little mental games/craves.
>
> I'm o.k. though. I'm not going to cave in to stupid craves. They
> came. They went. I lived. I survived. I'm o.k.
>
> Going to take a nice long hot shower with my Dial Soy and Almond Milk
> Body wash. Going to smell clean & fresh. Not going to reek of
> smoke. Going to smell fresh for myself and everyone around me.
> Whatever it takes to keep me smoke free is what I'm going to do.
>
> PreciousKittyKat =^..^=
>
> Three weeks, five days, 23 hours, 36 minutes and 42 seconds. 539
> cigarettes not smoked, saving $161.90. Life saved: 1 day, 20 hours, 55
> minutes.
>