Current mood:okay
MY MISSION TO QUIT SMOKING
(after 18 years of living with the habit)
DAY 1 - Saturday, August 4, 2007
I have not smoked today and it was kind of rough. I went to my sister's house for dinner and of course after eating, I usually need a cigarette. But I told myself it wasn't worth it. My sister and her hubby were very considerate and walked away from me (where I couldn't see them) to smoke, therefore, I couldn't smell it and didn't crave it as much, but it was still a little rough. But I did it. No smoking on day 1.
DAY 2 - Sunday, August 5, 2007
I didn't smoke today. I stayed home all day so today was even harder than yesterday. I'm so used to smoking in between doing things. So everytime that I got bored, finished doing something or when Mikey took Phoebe upstairs to the play room, I found myself wanting, craving those damn cigarettes... but I continued to tell myself that I've been trying to quit for 16 years and if I go back now, it'll never happen. I HAVE to do this, for me... for Phoebe and Mikey... and also to set an example for my sisters Tammy and Aggie because I want them to quit so badly. So I made it through, No smoking on day 2.
DAY 3 - Monday, August 6, 2007
Well no smoking today either. Today wasn't nearly as hard as yesterday! I stayed busy all day and after I picked Phoebe up, we took a ride to the grocery, then met Tammy and the boys at McDonald's to eat and let them play. So I think today may have been the easiest day yet. I am hoping the whole week will be this way! No smoking on day 3.
DAY 4 - Tuesday, August 7, 2007
It looks like I'm making it. No serious urges or anything. I'm sticking with the plan of keeping myself busy when I think of having one... and the urge / thought goes away pretty quickly. Today wasn't bad at all. And I've been looking up images and information online, not to mention what people have been sending me... and it just makes me say "what was I thinking all these years"? The thing is that smokers know that smoking is bad, but we always refuse to look deep into why it's bad. We don't want to know since we enjoy smoking. That's how I was anyway. So yeah, I'm glad that I finally decided to take this serious.
(I'm also looking things up online that will help me get through this, like the images below for example... so for you smoke haters out there, feel free to post / send things, no worries on hurting my feelings and so forth)
Body Heals As Soon As You Kick Butts
A friend of mine sent this to me today and it was an eye opener! (Thanks Shelley!) I just bought cigarettes and smoked them, I never knew what was in them. This is just part of the article, to view the whole article, go here: http://www.wdsu.com/mylife/10786234/detail.html
What Causes The Damage?
U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona is trying to drive home the message that kicking the habit can mean significant positive changes.
"We've known for decades that smoking is bad for your health, but this report shows that it's even worse than we knew," Carmona said in a 2004 report. "The toxins from cigarette smoke go everywhere the blood flows. I'm hoping this new information will help motivate people to quit smoking and convince young people not to start in the first place."
Of the 4,700 chemical compounds in cigarette smoke, 60 are considered carcinogenic. Eleven of these are seriously toxic. One is acetone, a flammable, colorless liquid used as a solvent in products such as nail polish remover.
Other elements include ammonia -- which is said to add flavor but also helps the body absorb nicotine -- arsenic, benzene, benzoapryrene, butane, cadmium, formaldehyde, lead, propylene glycol and turpentine.
The surgeon general's report estimated that 440,000 American die from smoking-related illnesses each year. Men, on average, shorten their lifespan by 13.2 years and females by 14.5 years. But, again, some of the damage can be reversed.
Read more: http://www.lifewhile.com/health/10786234/detail.html#ixzz1NqgmC9T7
