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Originally Posted by Blake'sTyger  I'm trying to pick a date I'll really stick to, go through with the whole shebang. 9/11 feels too soon. But then, I've set dates way out in the future that *somehow* just get passed by.
What kind of planning has worked for y'all?
Help!
And, Thanks!
Dave |
Hi Dave,
Congrats on making that decision to give up smoking. It will change your life for the better in many ways!
The mind and nicotine are very interesting and it will always want to put off any changes to routines "till tomorrow"
My advice is to just do it right now, when you next feel like having a smoke. Just tell yourself you are not going to smoke right now, give yourself 5 more minutes. Take a walk, do 5 pushups, take some deep breaths, give yourself something else to do. Pretty soon you will find that the "urge" to smoke, has come and gone. Craves last on average about 3 minutes, so if you find yourself craving, just keep yourself occupied for 3 minutes and pretty soon the "urge" will have passed.
A great resource is a local Nicotine Anonymous meeting, I found great support and inspiration from that group.
whyquit.com another incredible source of inspiration for cold turkey giving up of cigarettes.
We are not Quitters, we are just giving up something that is harming us with each puff.
You can begin right now, just breath deep and put off having a smoke. Keep putting it off and next thing you know you will not miss it anymore.
I have 364 days of freedom from nicotine and I did it one breath at a time. I do not miss it, I feel a million times better about myself, I do not smell like crap when I walk in a room and I have a relationship now with someone who would never have given me the time of day had I been smoking. Bottom line is it has really opened so many doors for me and I am healing with each and every breath. The thought is MUCH harder then the reality of the situation.
Again to sumarize what has worked for me.
Nicotine Anonymous,
WhyQuit.com
Breathing fresh air deeply
exercise (walking for 10 minutes, taking stairs instead of elevator, Jogging, pushups, really anything that gets the heart pumping and the breath moving) even just 2 minutes is helpful!
Limiting or decreasing caffeine intake (caffeine can trigger "craves") having switching to decaf or limiting the caffeine intake can help.
Throwing out smoking paraphernalia, cleaning carpets, drapes, car etc.
Good luck,YOU CAN TOTALLY DO THIS!!!!!!
I was a 16 year pack+ a day smoker who gave up smoking and drinking
cold turkey 364 days ago. I am truly blessed to have found this site and I can tell you it really does work.
G-D/Universe/spirit/higherPower/
etc. Bless! ! ! !