saphire82

I know its supposed to be the hardest way to quit, and I have said to myself "thats it, this is my last cigarette!" about a thousand times, but this is working for me so far. This will be the second time Ive quit, the first time with the patch and my smoking husband gone for a month, so it was a bit easier. This time I just got so sick of being controlled by smoking and it was just in me to quit. It was hard at first, but Sunday night will be a whole week. I havent cheated, not once, not even a puff. I did cut down before quitting completely. I was down to 3-5 a day, but trust me, cutting down doesnt do it...you have to go all the way. The whole reason I started up again after quitting for 9 months was being I thought I could handle one here and there.

The first few days were the worst, especially after 72 hours, but it also didnt help that its a week before A/F visits, so Im giving myself extra points for dealing with that and not just giving in because beleive me I was tempted. This morning will be the first morning I dont have to go to work and usually the first thing I think about in the morning is "wheres the smokes!!" Well my brain is getting used to not smoking, and its not even been a full week yet! I knew it would get better, it did last time, and that time I was even on the patch!

Good luck everyone!

Oh by the way, I feel like I have more energy and I wasnt in a crabby mood this morning, and usually I wake up with a headache, so maybe all this time hte nicotine was causing it....hmmm.