Ok, a little exagerated, but my lungs really ache and its seems compressed from quitting. Hopefully that goes away sooner than later because its annoying. Kind of make me want to go run or something.
Side note, last night after my softball game me and most my team went to Applebees. My brother and girlfriend went to the bar to smoke. I followed just to smell it. Well, my brother blew smoke at my face, and honestly it smelled like shit. The stale, nasty cigarette smell you can smell on people and in smoker’s houses, it was that. Nasty. Then today my buddy at work is outside and I’m telling him this story about last night. Well, he is smoking, and I ask to take a hit to see if it tasted different. OMG how gross. How it smelled yesterday it tastes worse. I think I am past the point of craving getting cured by smoking. I just have to figure out how to surpress that “need” and I’ll be set.
whod you hit off, brian? if so, a) i knew he wouldnt quit. and b) of course it was gross, it was menthol!
Good on you for quitting! I remember when I quit cold turkey I had read that it takes 5 days for the physical addicaton to end. From there forward it’s all a mind game. I replaced my newly found time with gum. Lots of it. A different flavour for different things, like cinnimon for car rides. Those car rides used to kill me. And drinking coffee without a smoke. I started srinking coffee in the car just to try to kill two birds with one stone! Anyways, good to see you back blogging and good luck with quitting!
I know that quitting can be hard, when I did it I went cold turkey. I think it comes down to when you are really ready to quit. It sounds like you have made up your mind and that is what will make the difference. I agree with Kim, substitutions like gum and coffee or grapefruit juice (so I hear, I’m not a big fan personally) helps. They say it takes 21 days to create a habit good or bad…if you can make it 21 days without smoking you will be just fine, at least that is what I have heard! Good luck.
Good for you with the smoking thing.
i wish you’d update this thing more.. give me something to read 🙂
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