Posted by peterska2 on Mar 16, 2009 in
Quitting Smoking Diary at 9:40 am
Up to 51.5 hours now since my last smoke. I didn’t think I would make it this long, so really happy with my progress despite the fact that it is really hard work!
I really think that if I can get to 72 hours then it should start getting a lot easier, but that isn’t far away now really so fingers crossed.
Its funny though, I’m already missing smokes with certain things. Like hanging out clothes on the washing line was always accompanied by a smoke. So was making drinks - thats the worst one as every time I put the kettle or the coffee pot on I would have a drink while waiting for it. The big test though is going to be distance driving. I’ve drove into town with a smoke, but thats only a 5-10 min drive and not one that I always had a smoke doing anyway. It’s the long drives that are going to be very hard as they always have been prime smoking time, after all there are only so many things that you can do while driving a car!
Today is going to be a funny day as well as probably the worst day, so its going to be very interesting to see how it plays out and if I am still as determined by the end of it. I really don’t want to cave in, but you never can tell what is going to happen.
Tags: coffee, cravings, day 3, driving, progress, stopping smoking, struggling, withdrawals
Posted by peterska2 on Mar 16, 2009 in
Quitting Smoking Diary at 1:51 am
Just when I thought that I couldn’t possibly feel any worse - I started feeling worse! It’s amazing how much your body complains when you change things. The withdrawals are really kicking in hard now and starting to replace the cravings. I sure know why they say that willpower is totally a requirement and that if you don’t have any willpower that you will fail.
As the day has gone on, I’ve felt worse and worse. Now this isn’t helped by funny schedules for the last few days which have disrupted my sleep pattern. I’ve nearly surrendered a few times but by having to go and buy more smokes I can’t kid myself into thinking that it will just one smoke and no more.
I’m exhausted, got a banging headache, feel like death warmed up. Gonna try and have a nap then I can get back to everything as normal afterwards.
Tags: day 3, headache, shaky, stopping smoking, tired, withdrawals
Posted by peterska2 on Mar 15, 2009 in
Quitting Smoking Diary at 9:11 pm
OMG! It is so hard at the moment. I really really want a smoke! I haven’t told my family yet that I’ve stopped smoking as I don’t want to disappoint them if I happen to fail. I just want a smoke so badly though that I could cave in very easily right now. Really need some encouragement to stick at it and can’t wait to speak with my quitting buddy later. Wish me luck because I don’t want to give in but really think I might.
Tags: day 3, struggling