Oh... Human.
I am so terribly human I only made it until 6:30 p.m. my first day smoke free before I caved. Apparently DH had a bad day yesterday and came home yelling at everyone and by the time he and MsSoonToBeBlue had a major row I was smoking again. I learned a lot yesterday though. Instead of smoking 2 packs (like 40 cigs) I only had seven. Also, I learned that DH yelling at me or one of my kids is a MAJOR trigger and I'm going to need to figure out what to do not to use him as my crutch. SO... I'm going to work on that this weekend and set Monday as my goal and try it all over again. It's HARD to stop smoking! :)
posted by Kim at 8:10 AM
7 Comments:
Good job, Kim!!! You learned some very important lessons and that will help you accomplish your goal. But cutting down from 40 to 7 is nothing to sneeze at. That's an incredible accomplishment! WOW!!! I know what you are going through (I don't smoke but I'm trying to make some lifestyle changes, too)...changing habits are tough but you've got a headstart because you realize the triggers and can go from there. Consider your first smoke-free day a major success!
Val - When I've tried to quit before those alone times got me too, this time I realized that and was ok when I was driving and at lunch.
Marybeth - Thank you!! :)
One step at a time. Working at specific times or places first. Reducing the number is good. Don't get discouraged. One step at a time. I am proud of you for trying.
Take Care
Michael
Just don't stop quitting, try again fresh the next day. Cutting down to 7 is still a success!!
I've tried and it sucks ..As I'm sure you know.
Those Welle Butrine pills made me break out, and itch 24/7...
The dipping helps, but it makes my teeth brown..
No smoking means no escape from the daily bullshit, and that is depressing enough on it's own.
I want a new drug...Something that won't make me itch or sound like a crappy 80's song.....Sex works well but then what do you have to look forward to afterwards?....Scientists never invent anything useful...Hell, and on that note I'm going smoke another...
Okay not to back your hubby here about yelling but think about this ..because I have been there. Maybe he is stressing ..and god knows most mens way of stressing it yelling at something. Maybe he feels helpless in helping you to be happy these past few weeks. Men try to fix things. Even when you just need a shoulder to cry on, they want to fix it. And just maybe he cant right now with MissSoonToBeBlue leaving and your grandpa dying and the airhead at work. They just dont get it. They say it takes about 3-6 monts to break a habit. Some people do it many times to get it right. You will get there. Just dont give up and keep on trying...even if you are getting yelled at. I used to cringe when my husband was yelling at my kids for nothing. Now I just yell back and he feels real stupid later.
I was smoking about 35 cigarettes a day and there were times I really concentrated on cutting down to 15...no smoking in my car, no smoking before noon, spacing them out...it would work for awhile then back to 35 cigarettes. So I knew I just had to STOP completely. My #1 reason was the smell and stink of cigarettes on me and in my house. Now that I don't smoke, I can smell it on other people when I'm shopping...yuck! Keep a lot of hard candy, cough drops, etc around and pop one in your mouth everytime you get the urge.
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