Everyday is a Challenge
It's amazing how difficult giving up the cigarettes is. How easy it would be just to give up and have a smoke. Today the temptation seriously got to me and I almost turned a stressful situation into an excuse to get in the car, drive to the shop, buy a pack of smokes , light one up and inhale it into my lungs. And if I had done that, I would have blamed someone I love rather than myself. You can go days thinking you have the thing beat and then when you least expect it ... BAM ... it hits you in the gut and reminds you how weak you are. Everyday is a challenge and life is spent on guard against an excuse, a slip up or a situation that will tempt me to crumble.
Day 33 ends. Day 34 begins.
Yeah but the gut punches get fewer and farther between. You're doing great. The point is you didnt have a smoke! Fantastic! Keep going MickeyJ.
Yes MickeyJ, lots of people or things can cause you stress but you are the only one that can put a ciggie in your mouth and inhale. Well done for resisting. Keep going.
What culinary delights have you created in your new pan?
well done MickeyJ for not having a smoke,c u r stronger person than what you think. Believe me u r not alone many of us on here have had the same thoughts just to have 1 smoke !!! Its 10 weeks since my last smoke and ther are still moments i think id love just a drag of a smoke !!!! No way will i do it,as far as im concerned i am now a non smoker.Do i miss them yeh i do !! I feel like ive detoxed my body and i feel great i may miss them but i wont go back to smoking again. You can do it stress is and can be a part of our everyday living
Well done MickeyJ for hitting day 34, Your a champion. Its not an easy ride we're all on, Its a bit like a roller coaster with all the ups and downs but hey keep strong and you'll ride it through as you already know cos you've come this far.
I think the thoughts of " just one puff etc etc " will be with us all for a long time, it is a crazy mind game and at times we think its all too much and want to just be "ourselves " without this mind game forever at the back of our minds but at the end of the day, This is too much of a life positive to give this journey up.
So well done, your doing great xoxoxo
Well done Mickeyj, keep going, don't give in. Please!! I look forward to your words of wisdom, that's what has helped me get through. Day 34 that is Massive. Today is 27 days for me. We Can do it!
Can we do it? YES WE CAN! What an awful weekend for me. I virtually locked myself away for most of it so as not to give in to the temptation. I was so on edge and cranky, and thinking a smoke would make me my old happy self again. Got through it, learned some more about me and ever onward. Thasnks all for your words of encouragement. I feel like if I buckle I'll not only let myself and family down, but all you guys going through this journey with me as well. You are all fabulous people!