A good day to start
Hi all,
I just joined this circle hoping to get the support I need in my plan to become a non-smoker as soon as possible. Motivation: my health. I was told last week that 80% of my teeth, healthy as they look, must come out. They float in my gum causing infections that drain me to the point that I'd extract them myself with a fork. Can't remember last time I bit into an apple. I've seen my doctor today got my prescription for Champix to start with on February 1st and my Quit date February 10th. Until then I am cutting down as much as possible. So far in the past week I've been able to cut 3-6 cigarettes a day.
Today was a big day for me when a got the script and set the date to start the treatment. It felt so weired, I don't even know if I can say it to anyone. As if I am giving up on something very important in my life and not something that is destroying it. Funny thing our minds. I reckon cigarettes were one weakness that I didn't want to give up only to prove to myself that I can and am allowed to be weak, because everywhere else I had to function per button push.
Anyway guys, nice to be in a circle of people who know what one's going through. Any tips will be appreciated. Today I reduced even more, have my hands in a huge bowl of grapes and must admit it does taste better.
Cheers
Well you have made your first steps on your quit journey, well done :-)
The road ahead will be long and hard at times, but it will all be worth it in the end!!
Good luck!
Hey Sana,
You can do this, we all can.
Exactly what Bubbytoes53 and Popcorn are saying.
so good luck and all the best xoxox
Hi Sana,
Congratulations on your decision to change your life for the better. No one really talks about what smoking can do to your teeth. I was told by my dentist to stop otherwise I would lose my teeth much younger than I should. My partner has only two teeth left after years of smoking. The things we do to ourselves!! Wishing you all the best Sana, you can do it. Something that has helped me this time around is acupunture, chinese herbs and 9-12 capsules of fish oil a day. It just helps to keep me a bit calmer and focused and I have noticed a difference this time around compared to last time. I'm not such a cranky b**ch, my daughter told me, lol. Long walks,lots of deep deep breathing, herbal teas. Someone gave me the tip of drinking herbal tea if you miss the feeling of heat in your chest. It can also be calming. Good luck Sana.
Hi Sana,
I'm on champix and you'll be surprised how you cope,the first couple of days seem the hardest where you think about it all the time, now only occasionally and in saying that I'm much stronger and happier that I've given them away....You'll do well
i think knowing i had this site made a big dif for me and now im on day 11. I have been just having a nicorette inhaler when I feel like i may fold and that has been maybe 1 per day. At day 11 I feel I have come such a long way...its true willpower is like a muscle that gets stronger everytime you use it! If your teeth are at that point imagine where your organs are!!!
Well done for making the decision,,thats the hard part. I was posting on here every hour to start then daily then weekly, I will be 100 days tomorrow. Never thought i could live without my best friend who was with me through thick and thin. My smokes were there for 29 years ,, now i'm learning to live without them. You will grieve go witrh it and you will succeed .. Look at my journey
I am starting tomorrow after smoking for over 40 years using NRT gum. I am so glad that I can come in here and get support from others, I want to be here for my beautiful daughter's wedding and to see my 7 week old grand daughter grow up.
Sana hopefully we can support each other WE CAN DO IT.