One week DONE (because I know I won't smoke tonight) :):)

Hey all,

Well at 10.25pm tonight, I will have hit one week smoke free. I am using the patch but only for about 12 to 14 hours a day. I have tried wearing the patch at night but my goodness it gave me shocking nightmares.

Last night I forgot to take it off and had what I feel was more like a HORROR MARE if there is such a word!!

I woke up and wanted a smoke so badly because it shook me to my core BUT I stayed strong *Lets out a BIG sigh of relief*.

I really don't want to be on the patch for too long, just trying to gain my confidence because its my first quit attempt.

I think I am going to have to set myself alarms before I go to bed to make sure I take it off.

I have heard that "some" people on Champix can experience nightmares so I dare not even try it however, if I could, that would be my preferred option.

I managed to go out without giving in to the temptation of buying another pack of those death sticks.

It really is a learning process. Triggers like what I have posted about or stress can be hard to deal with because I ALWAYS smoked when I was feeling any emotion to be honest.

I just wish I could be at the gym but I can't exercise apart from doing a snail pace walk because I am waiting to have a spinal fusion on my thoracic spine because three nerves are trapped against my spinal cord so there isn't much I can do but wait for the surgery, recover and then go back to exercising like I used to be able to.

On that note, I'm so strange!! I worry about what I'm putting into my mouth in terms of food because I try to follow a healthy diet and yet smoked!

Anyway, thanks for listening and lets all just keep going :):)