Today is my Day 15

[tsmith6105]

I've been feeling pretty good these last 5 days and successfully made it through some pretty emotionally tough moments without getting too crazy or irrational. I did get a little snappy a few times and slipped into self-pity a bit but all and all, I think I did pretty well. 

Without going into much detail, I basically spent the last 5 days my ex wife and our 2 amazing kids (8 year old boy/girl twins) acting like a family again after recently getting divorced. It's weird and tough and stressful and beautiful all at the same time. Regardless, I feel like I showed up pretty well in terms of patience and amicability considering I'm only a few weeks into my quit. 

My cravings are lessening and getting shorter in duration. I'm down to about 2 or 3 pretty strong urges/thoughts to smoke per day but I'm usually able to quell them in about 30 to 60 seconds. Mostly (almost exclusively) my cravings come after eating a meal. 

Back to work today which is nice in some ways... I feel like I do better with a set routine in terms of staying focused on my quit. Also, some things that have helped me stay on track have been snacking on baby carrots and nuts, exercising and taking walks, praying little short prayers throughout the day (serenity prayer), quitting caffeine in conjunction w/ quitting cigarettes (same quit date), and drinking tons of water! 

15 DOF! Feels pretty good!... O.D.A.T.  Cheers, Trevor

[Barbscloud]

Congrats on your 15 days Trevor.  Sounds like your doing great.  That self-pity can get you every time.  It's a real good excuse to do just about anything you shouldn't do!

91DOF

[RachelMB]

Trevor-

Congrats on 15 days!  That's awesome and not easy at all!   Keep up the great work!

Rachel

[AnnetteMM]

You're halfway to the 30 day mark!  Great work, and really good introspection.

[Giulia]

Seems as if you're doing everything right.  So keep doing it!  ("Weird and tough and stressful and beautiful" finding the beautiful in it shows a very healthy attitude!)

[Jennifer-Quit]

Congratulations to you!  Keep up the good work!

[JACKIE1-25-15]

You are doing amazing. Congratulations on 15 days.  I use to have a trigger after every meal.  I started have a glass of water or a mint ready  before finishing the meal.  It helped. Getting up and moving about immediately after the meal e.i. putting dishes away loading dishwashing, clearing food and table as not to think of the after meal smoke. Keep on doing what you doing.  It is working. 

[YoungAtHeart]

Your plan is obviously working well for you --- don't abandon it!  Stay flexible, too - just in case.

Congrats on making it this far!

Nancy

[GyorgyiM]

Miles of Smiles..........................15 Days!!! Wonderful.......................

[maryfreecig]

Thanks for your sharing your experiences of the past 15. It's so good to hear how you are adapting to the challenges in order to grow your smobriety. High five.