Mer_de_Noms
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I'm gonna quit smoking now, and I thought maybe it would be appropriate to keep sort of a blog here.
I started smoking when I was 11. I'm 18 now, so I've smoked for 7 years.
"You smoke 4,380 cigarettes per year, which is 219 packs.
You have smoked more than 1,533 packs in your lifetime.
You have also spent approximately $8,125.00 on smoking in your lifetime."
:thdown:
Plus, I can't taste anything anymore, my sense of smell is moot, I cough a lot, it goes on and on.
So...
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Day 1
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I stopped officially at around 7:20 PM, and it's 7:56 PM as I write this.
I really want one right now. Starting to feel a little antsy.
I read that you should stay busy, so I'm gonna go make a nice meal or something.
-8:32 PM
I'm surprised at how strong the cravings are after such a short time. This is the longest I've gone without smoking for quite a while.
Hopefully I can just sleep through the worst
Goodnight
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Day 2
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9:53 AM
Well, I got up about 10 minutes ago, and my mouth doesn't taste like an anus :thup:
Say you won 300 million dollars a week ago, and you're waiting for your check to come in the mail. That's about how I feel right now. Anxious.
The worst part so far is the sleeplessness. Last night I didn't have that last cigarette before I went to bed, and that kept me up for a while. There are gum wrappers everywhere. It looks like Trident had a sudden naked party around here.
Sorry if my typing is a little choppy. I'm still sleepy
So far so good! I think writing about it is helping.
10:15 PM
I'll bet I've done about 5 miles of pacing today. The days just seem unbearable. I smoked a lot just simply out of boredom.
And I'm very bored. I feel depressed, antsy, irritated. Maybe I'm becoming a woman.
That wasn't even funny.
I'm out of gum too
Goodnight
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Day 3
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Bah. I had a cigarette in the morning.
That was the most guilty thing I've ever smoked. Just a slip-up. I went the rest of the day without, but it feels like I'm starting over. But, hey. 1 is not as bad as 12 or 13 I suppose. That's something.
I think nicotine gum or patches would help, but I'm broke. That's helping me not smoke too.
I really can't believe how hard it is to quit. I think part of it is that I really didn't want to quit smoking, but I know I need to.
I heard the first 3 days are the hardest.
Tally-ho.
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Day 4
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I think I'm on the path now. Today was just much easier. It's pretty nice having that time back that I spent smoking a cig every day.
I still have cravings of course, but It's a little easier to ignore them now. I think they'll always be there, but a test of will is good every now and then.
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I started smoking when I was 11. I'm 18 now, so I've smoked for 7 years.
"You smoke 4,380 cigarettes per year, which is 219 packs.
You have smoked more than 1,533 packs in your lifetime.
You have also spent approximately $8,125.00 on smoking in your lifetime."
:thdown:
Plus, I can't taste anything anymore, my sense of smell is moot, I cough a lot, it goes on and on.
So...
-----------------------------
Day 1
-----------------------------
I stopped officially at around 7:20 PM, and it's 7:56 PM as I write this.
I really want one right now. Starting to feel a little antsy.
I read that you should stay busy, so I'm gonna go make a nice meal or something.
-8:32 PM
I'm surprised at how strong the cravings are after such a short time. This is the longest I've gone without smoking for quite a while.
Hopefully I can just sleep through the worst
Goodnight
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Day 2
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9:53 AM
Well, I got up about 10 minutes ago, and my mouth doesn't taste like an anus :thup:
Say you won 300 million dollars a week ago, and you're waiting for your check to come in the mail. That's about how I feel right now. Anxious.
The worst part so far is the sleeplessness. Last night I didn't have that last cigarette before I went to bed, and that kept me up for a while. There are gum wrappers everywhere. It looks like Trident had a sudden naked party around here.
Sorry if my typing is a little choppy. I'm still sleepy
So far so good! I think writing about it is helping.
10:15 PM
I'll bet I've done about 5 miles of pacing today. The days just seem unbearable. I smoked a lot just simply out of boredom.
And I'm very bored. I feel depressed, antsy, irritated. Maybe I'm becoming a woman.
That wasn't even funny.
I'm out of gum too
Goodnight
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Day 3
------
Bah. I had a cigarette in the morning.
That was the most guilty thing I've ever smoked. Just a slip-up. I went the rest of the day without, but it feels like I'm starting over. But, hey. 1 is not as bad as 12 or 13 I suppose. That's something.
I think nicotine gum or patches would help, but I'm broke. That's helping me not smoke too.
I really can't believe how hard it is to quit. I think part of it is that I really didn't want to quit smoking, but I know I need to.
I heard the first 3 days are the hardest.
Tally-ho.
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Day 4
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I think I'm on the path now. Today was just much easier. It's pretty nice having that time back that I spent smoking a cig every day.
I still have cravings of course, but It's a little easier to ignore them now. I think they'll always be there, but a test of will is good every now and then.
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My ride is here