DAY 7 wondering what challenges face me today, getting scared as this is not getting easier

[amanda84]

I slipped again yesterday and now I am wondering if I am indeed ready to quit, I just drank a cup of coffee and obviously  I am now craving a cigarette.  I popped a nicotine lozenge which is helping me some and I had to come on here and blog to keep my mind occupied, mornings seem to be the worst for me and i am not sure why,  I obviously can"t avoid mornings! (wish I could i am not a morning person at all)  When I smoked, I smoked a LOT in the morning.  This is really rough I am going to go drink a load of water and see if it helps.

*sigh* really really feeling blue (thank you antibiotics) I hope things change soon.

Any ideas on how to cheer myself up?  I can't go for a walk thanks to knee replacement surgery.  Please help!

Thanks and good luck to all of you!!

[eady36]

Hello.  I understand about mornings too, if you read my blog from last week, every morning was the pits because I too smoked a lot in the mornings.  So every morning I felt shitty, sluggish, moody, grumpy even though I didn't really "want" a cigarette.  I guess the body and mind getting used to such a significant change.  I fell off my quit this weekend pretty hard and am getting back on track. Stinks!  I wish you luck, one really good thing I am sure from not smoking your body is healing much faster after knee replcement surgery, that should cheer you up!

[Yaya2.6.10]

Mornings have been the pits for me too. Last week I bought some yarn and started knitting a blanket this morning. Wow! I even let my coffee get cold. Its now eleven and I haven't even had a shower or thought about a cigarette. I haven't been able to knit for years due to carpal tunnel, but had that fixed a while ago. Knitting is just like riding a bike - it all is coming back. I haven't been able to stick with tasks like reading, paperwork, etc., but this is working for today. Now I have to force myself to get the bills paid, get taxes organized and all I wanna do is knit.

[amanda84]

I am also on a boat loud of antibiotics which changes my mood for the worse, so morning have been sheer hell.  I used to bead, but I am not in the mood to even shower! ew lol!

I know I"ll get through this even if I slip, I am not as strong or as perfect as others on here and I dont mean that in a sarcastic way, I just wish my will power today was stronger.  Today is another day to battle both my cravings and moodiness. *sigh* this is rough.

Thank you so much for you input, it makes me feel so much better!

Amanda.

[momsrn]

Amanda, I have tried to quit several times in the past, my worst time was late afternoon after coming home from work.  Just hang in there.  I am on day 5 of my quit date and have even been dreaming about smoking, can't even get a break while I sleep.  I am using a prescription med to help be quit and although it helps with the physical craving it doesn't seem to help with the mental "want" to smoke.  I remind myself every minute that I have made it this far if I go back now I won't quit.  Keep trying, we all have to for ourselves.  Best of luck.