Free of nicotine as of Nov 4,2019! Only my first week but I'm staying clear of smoker's and keeping busy! Chantix is my saving grace!
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Free of nicotine as of Nov 4,2019! Only my first week but I'm staying clear of smoker's and keeping busy! Chantix is my saving grace!
Congratulations! 
Congratulations. And welcome to Ex! Chantix and support have helped a lot of people!!! Keep it going.
Congratulations and good for you! Welcome to EX, stay close and ask for help if you need it.
Ellen
Yahoooooooooo CONGRATS and WAY TO GO - GOOD JOB
Welcome to this wonderful site - and congrats to you! Stay close!
Welcome and big congrats on your quit. Freedom is a great feeling. We're here to support you if you need help. Just reach out.
Barb
8th day and feeling good! Cravings are pretty much gone!! Can't stand the smell anymore!!
Woooooo Hooooooo! Isn't it amazing that we never knew we smelled that bad?!
How are things going with your quit Journey Rolley ? Keep us posted, we are here for you...~ Happy Friday ~ Colleen 347 DOF
Still hanging in!!! One day at a time and it is getting eaiser!
Isn't it amazing? It actually DOES get easier. Just don't forget there can be a surprise or two down the road.
Welcome to our community!
YES - you ARE! Congratulations on your decision to quit and your first days!
The important thing you can do right now is to educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body and mind. To that end, I highly recommend Allen Carr's “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.” This is an easy and entertaining read. You can search for it online or at your local library. If you do nothing else to get ready for your quit, please do give this a read.
You should also read the posts here and perhaps go to the pages of folks who you think might be helpful. You might visit whyquit.com, quitsmoking.com and livewell.com for the good information contained there. @https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/groups/best-of-ex has lots of blogs written by members of this site with their experiences and guidance. Here is a video to inform you further about nicotine addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpWMgPHn0Lo&feature=youtu.be
The idea is to change up your routines so the smoking associations are reduced. Drink your coffee with your OTHER hand in a place different from when you smoked. Maybe switch to tea for a bit. If you always had that first smoke with your coffee, try putting your tennies on right out of bed, going for a quick walk, then taking your shower and THEN your coffee! Rearrange the furniture in the areas you used to smoke so the view is different. Buy your gas at a different station. Take a different route to work. Take a quick walk at break time where the smokers AREN'T.
You need to distract yourself through any craves. You can take a bite out of a lemon (yup - rind and all), put your head in the freezer and take a deep breath of cold air, do a few jumping jacks, go for a brisk walk or march in place, play a computer game. Keep a cold bottle of water with you from which to sip. Don't let that smoking thought rattle around in your brain unchallenged. Sometimes you need to quit a minute or an hour at a time. You will need to be disciplined in the early days to distract yourself when a crave hits. Get busy! Here is a link to a list of things to do instead of smoke if you need some fresh ideas:
https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/Youngatheart.7.4.12-blog/2013/02/25/100-things-to-do-instead-of-smoke
The conversation in your head in response to the "I want a cigarette" thought needs to be, "Well, since I have decided not to do that anymore, what shall I do instead for the three minutes this crave will last?" Then DO it. You will need to put some effort into this in the early days, but it gets easier and easier to do.
Stay close to us here and ask questions when you have them and for support when you need it. We will be with you every step of the way!
Nancy