Posted by
cris on
27 November 2008, 12:15 pm
well it’s thursday, and yes it’s time for the update on the smoking habits. well three weeks have past, and finally i can say that it’s getting, to some extent, easier. i can pretty much count on one hand the number of times i’ve had an urge to smoke in the last week. now it hasn’t been due to a lack of opportunities. i’ve been in clubs, went out for drinks and hanged out with smokers.
a suprising story on saturday though has been that another friend of mine just decided to quit smoking. no it has nothing to do with my decision, however his decision has to do with the lack of quality smokes found in canada (well we all know quality is subjective). however, the hard part of him is that his roommate does smoke
, quite frequently.
three weeks ago i left 2 smokes in my last pack. placed it on my desk and said ‘as long as i can hold myself for not smoking them, i should be fine in any situation’. well, it’s been three weeks and the smokes…well they’re still on my desk…
Posted by
cris on
20 November 2008, 1:27 pm
well it’s been two weeks fully. today’s the 15th day since i’ve last had a drag out of a cigarette. i’d like to say the cravings are getting easier to handle, but that wouldn’t quite be true. in fact when they do occur they have quite a kick. it’s not that often, at least now i can handle the morning coffee without a desire to have a smoke, but in the afternoon it’s not quite the same scenario. i guess i can take comfort in that i’ve manage for two weeks, which sort of adds a new incentive to keep the two smokes on my desk at home rather than in the ashtray on the balcony.
Posted by
cris on
13 November 2008, 10:44 am
well it’s day eight, and yes i’ve made it thus far. it’s been a full week, yes thank you thank you. most people that were aware of my recent change in life style have been very supportive. including some unexpected ones. i guess it’s easier to continue not to light up when someone says ‘way to go’ or ‘hey glad to hear you’re keeping this up’ to ‘proud of you for not lighting up’. it hasn’t come without its share of cravings. tuesday was particularly a ‘long’ day. home alone, studying, nobody to ‘annoy’ when i needed some distraction. my solution, go out on the balcony for 5 to 10 minutes at a time and just stand there. i guess there’s no reason why i can’t enjoy the fresh air on the balcony now that i don’t light up when i go out there. thus one solution to stop the ‘social’ aspect of the cravings.
another thing, well since you’ve asked, i started talking walks a bit more than usually. which reminds me…it’s about time for my morning stroll around campus. it helps with the cravings and gets my mind to think about other things. yet another ‘solution’ at taking my mind of the cravings has been gum, no not any special type of gum, just regular gum. cravings have been held back, too bad my lower jaw started to states its displeasure quite quickly.
well it’s been a full week, onto day 8 then.
well it’s thursday, and yes it’s time for the update on the smoking habits. well three weeks have past, and finally i can say that it’s getting, to some extent, easier. i can pretty much count on one hand the number of times i’ve had an urge to smoke in the last week. now it hasn’t been due to a lack of opportunities. i’ve been in clubs, went out for drinks and hanged out with smokers.
, quite frequently.
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