1.4.08 Day 4…and I feel like death.
I’m sitting here at my desk right now, googling “Nicotine withdrawl symptoms,” cause I’m having them big time. I feel awful…have a headache…body feels jittery…can’t pay attention to anything to save my life. I called a customer earlier and said to him, “Did I call you yesterday?” To which he replied ,”nope.” I said “Are you sure?” He said, “No, you didn’t call me yesterday.” I said “Are you positive?” At this point the man starts laughing and says “No, I swear on the Bible you didn’t call me yesterday.” I then told him that I’m officially losing my mind, and quitting smoking has got to be THE hardest thing in the world. He thought I was funny. =)
Yeah, so this quitting smoking thing is awful. It’s now day 4 without a cigarette, and I’m ready to pull out chunks of my hair and not even bat an eyelid. I feel like screaming…punching something…just walking out of here and never coming back. (Has nothing to do with work.) This is torture, and REALLY makes me regret starting 10 years ago just to “look cool” when I was in high school. How dumb could I have been? Ugh. No dwelling on the past I suppose. What’s done is done.
So, I will forge ahead, without cigarettes. At this point, the only reason I want one is so I can get some work done and not feel like total shit. But, I’ll live. One day at a time.
In other news, I made it to the gym and did 30 mins of lifting…this was the 3rd day in a row. And…we had a frickin heatwave in Chicago this morning…it was a gorgeous 24 when I left the house…which meant I only had to wear ONE pair of pants to go outside. Shit…I’m ready to BBQ!
Stepped on the scale at 6am. 262.4. Up 4oz since yesterday. No big deal…nothing to justify….it happens.
Alright folks…back to work I go.
Adios!
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YOU DID IT!!! YOU QUIT!
You are stronger than me. I lasted a whopping 14 hours.
WAY TO GO! KEEP IT UP! Then, tell me how you did it!
I think you are very brave to stop smoking becuase I hear it’s very difficult to do. Just keep thinking to yourself that if you stop trying and go back to smoking again, you will one day want to quit again and have to go through all the pain all over again so keep pushing through because eventually it has to start getting and feeling better. I think this is the best thing you can do for your health. Bob Greene said once that smoking is worse for your health than being over weight. Good luck to you girl. Hang in there! Day by day and before you know it, a week has gone by and then another and another.
Slowly but surely. Quitting smoking is the best present you can give yourself. I am glad you are exercising, it should help with nicotine withdrawal. Keep going!
I cant even imagine having to quit. My mom smoked all of my life and I have never had a desire to start…..Keep it going girl!
I hear you loud and clear. My husband and I just recently quit smoking. I was a smoker for 30 years…YUCK…Blah…..don’t give up!!! You’ll get through it. Are you on nicotine patches…or maybe Chantix? We used Chantix and loved it.
I’ll be thinking about you…and sending you positive thoughts. You’ll be so much healthier once you get through it all!!
You are doing great. It is very hard and I know you feel bad now but just think about how great you will feel when the cravings stop and you can breathe easy as a non-smoker!
Best to you! I quit a few years ago (second time around) and it stuck. The patch really helped b/c i had the withdrawal and couldn’t concentrate - the patch was a nice transition. now i’ve heard some people end up using that forever LOL but it was much easier to stop.