Wow.
Where to start?
Well - I've been missing in action for a couple of days (apparently, somebody noticed). Just to set the record straight - I wasn't holed up somewhere without Wi-Fi, smoking my brains out.
It's just that this whole NOT smoking cigarettes thing is simply taking up a lot of my time! (yay me, BTW!)
I'll get to the whole update in a minute - but first off, I should mention that this 'blog'.... is turning into an actual BLOG! Now, I don't know exactly this is supposed to work -- but if you're reading this and you are so inclined, you could become a follower of the "Quitting Smoking (the social way)" blog by visiting:
(No worries - I'm assured that the latest additions to this saga will continue to be noted here on facebook, on Northern Health's Twitter feed, and potentially that of a few other agencies, as well.)
I look forward to watching the 'followers' count skyrocket.
So - in order to get back in the good graces of all the people who thought this was a good idea and are now doubting my committment to telling the world about every nic-fit, fat-day and rage-induced outburst (in real time, I might add) - here it is...
Nic-fits? Check. Regularly, in fact. And thank (insert preferred Deity here) for Nancy Viney with Northern Health's Nicotine Intervention Counseling Centre who 'intervened', and suggested that I might have a more enjoyable weekend/incarceration if I were armed with some form of NRT (nicotine-replacement therapy). The nicotine inhaler likely saved some lives.
Fat-days? Check. The problem is, food started tasting better immediately.
That's a lie... I've never had a problem eating. But it still might be a problem, and I"m a planner.
Rage-induced outbursts? No more than usual. Actually - Sharlene Lively (see parts two and three) actually uttered the words "You're making this seem way too easy", on day two of my 'retreat' at her house. So I couldn't have been that bad, but I'll leave that analysis to the commenting feature. Let 'er rip.
It has now been three and a half days since my last cigarette. I've had my moments - but I'm willing to go so far as to say that I believe the grip has loosened, somewhat.
Now - a final few thoughts before we move this over to .blogspot (and I see if anyone's actually paying attention!). I officially registered for the quitnow and win contest yesterday. Then, as instructed, I printed off the confirmation email, and marched it over to the pharmacy at Save-On-Foods. There, I was handed the mother-of-all-quitting-smoking-care-packages!!! Free! I am now the proud owner of enough Nicorette gum to get me through ANY morning meeting with my boss (Steve Raper). I also have a new stress-ball to squeeze when anything makes me anxious (i.e. my boss ,Steve Raper).
My apologies to my boss, Steve Raper. Actually - he told me I looked nice today. Smart man.
Congratulations on 3 and a half days! That's is the hardest hump. I found that when I felt like a cig I would wait five minutes. I found I would ended up doing something else and forget to smoke. That is the key or at least one of them: Forget to smoke.
ReplyDeleteThe Nicotine inhaler...? Is that the one that looks like people are smoking a tampon?
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