Sirius

Ain't no guarantees in this life. What we do (or not) alters the odds but control is forever out of reach. That and the laws of thermodynamics are firmly on the side of entropy.

No need to beat yourself up. You've made steps in the right direction. Congrats on the progress you have made...so far.

Good Show Stewie!

NOPE!

Your dancing too close to the fire. :angry:

This place is like the Hotel California. B)

I had the same reaction during my first year or so of non-smoking. That feeling/reaction gradually ameliorated into feeling sorry for smokers. Its sort of like when I go into a Chevron Gas station and see all the packs of cigarettes arrayed behind the cashier. At first I was like, "ooooooh." Now its, well "harumph, whatever."

I missed a few days. Gotta work off the backlog. 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My chief worry is that my quitting "feels" brittle at times. Like I'm just one puff away from livin' in the ashtray. When I was early on in my quit I was worried that I was going to lose a piece of myself during the process. That I would change and some part of me would be left behind. Nope, it's all still here. Including the smoker. I just don't smoke.

Last night, working late. Server goes catawampus along with the ISCI connectors displaying two hard drives in disk management that represent the same volume in Read only mode. It's over 1.5 terrabytes of data that thirty engineers make use of. Gotta be right by tomorrow. 12 hours to restore from backups so I'm presenting and initializing a new drive from the Nimble SAN and setting up the restore job and the thought comes by that I could REALLY use a smoke. As a former smoker and everyone who is trying to quit. Yes, this will happen to you. Maybe not IT, could be screaming kids, or traffic accident, or the public presentation. None of these are valid excuses. Smoking won't make the situation better but it will make you feel worse.

I can... I will... There is... Power- I feel your affirmatives all positive and empowering.

All the nicotine is out of your system. You are at the peak of withdrawal symptoms. From here on your physical cravings will gradually diminish. Not in any sort of linear fashion. Some days are easier then others. Moments of difficulty will be before you but if you can handle today, you will be able to handle any day -- so long as you keep your commitment. Exercise, chew gum, keep occupied, or best of all, help others with their quit. We are all in this together. Remember, you never have to go through "DAY 3" again if you keep your resolve.

Back of napkin arithmetic shows 25K not smoked. :)

I say let one craving fight another! :)

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The worst part of smoking is what it does to our loved ones. The second hand smoke we share, or the emotional exhaustion they suffer through as we fall apart, or the impoverishment that the medical bills cause. The list goes on. Smoking is bad for us and horrible for those who love us.

nOpE

Its easier to keep smoking but it slowly becomes more difficult. Its difficult to quit smoking but it slowly becomes easier. It's a decision you must commit to but...to quit smoking is the biggest investment you can make in tomorrow.

It's been a while since I last took a puff. Long enough that seasons have changed, rinsed, and repeated. This is what I am left with... Once in a while I feel like smoking. A fleeting fancy that I brush aside like errant cobwebs. I gained weight. I eventually got around to working it off. That heavy ache I felt in my chest. It took several months but it slowly faded away. Those three flights of stairs that kicked my ass, I can walk em while talking. Coughing. Once to excess, its become less and less. After a few months I no longer paused leaving home to be certain I had my lighter and ciggs. What all I am saying is that breaking an addiction wasn't an overnight event for me. A lot of my actions throughout the day were muscle memory. After 30+ years of smoking I had to pave over my habits with new habits. All that money I saved? It was never about the money. It was about my health and honoring the memory of somebody I cared about. It took time but it was worth the time it took. This is where I stand up and say, "I was the worst smoker ever. If I can quit, anyone can quit." Yeah, its a cliche', but it's also true. When we quit we have good days and bad days in our fight against nicotine. But gradually the good days outnumber the bad days until, if your having a bad day its because of the flat tire, and not because you've run out of smokes and can't find somebody to bum from. I wish all the quitters every success. I really am rooting for you. For those on the fence. Picture where you will be in ten years, with and without the smokes. Then hop on the quit train. Your future self with thank you.

Leprosy on a stick. :blink:

I wonder sometimes that people may be confusing 'easy' with 'simple.' To quit smoking is simple. But simple is not the same as easy. Unless, of course, you are trying to make it easy by adopting an attitude of absolutism in your expressed convictions. This tends to be successful if you are very very self-disciplined-confident and/or an egocentric meglomaniac. For those of us that fall into other categories there may be additional advice that can prove helpful. Hence, this forum for lesser mortals. :P

Okay, granted your not traipsing through Murkwood or Morder. Still, if there were no risk it wouldn't be an adventure. But I wish you well even as I hope to do something similar in a few years.

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings