Almost a week

[Dogbelly]

Tomorrow will be a full week without smoking. This morning smoking has been on my mind. I am not going to do it. It is not that I want to cave, it’s just on my mind. Weird. I think I need a slight diversion this morning. I suppose I can get off my ass and do something to occupy my myself. 

 

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well..........while I try and find some positive activity. Cheers

[jillar]

Yep, busy work to keep your mind busy. I found playing games was a great distraction for me so you might want to try our Social section if you need more things to keep your brain occupied

[Doreensfree]

Coming here every day is a great way to ride the Train ...

Ya ...we think of smoking ....we are all addicts .....

It's what you do with those thoughts that count ....

Your nearly one week ....how Fab is that ..

[Mac#23]

You can do this Dogbelly. Hell week is almost over. You may need to change your daily routines up a little to help teach your brain that non smoking is the new normal.

[Dogbelly]

Yeah good advice from you two. Today has been the worst so far. But it’s not to bad, meaning I can deal with it. I am off today, and just heading out to do some work on my Jeep. It’s a really nice day out and I can mill around outside doing something. Maybe BBQ this afternoon. Ok, I am off. See you. 

[Boo]

I thought about smoking a lot during the early days of my quit.  Might even say I obsessed over smoking.

 

No real harm in thinking about something.

 

The moment I quit fighting the thoughts and cravings was the moment I began to win the battle.

 

Thoughts come and go.  So long as you stay committed to the whole "don't stick anything in your mouth and light it on fire" rule, you're good to go.

[johnny5]

Keep up the great work,  Dogbelly.

 

It is normal for thoughts and craves to occur early in a quit.  Just remember, a crave, or a thought about smoking, is not a command.  You are doing great.

[Angeleek]

Great going Dogbelly! Day 6 was a real humdinger for me, but I made it by distracting myself and indulging in peanut butter.

 You got this!

[Dogbelly]

Hi Angeleek,

 

Humdinger is a much more nice descriptor than I would use for today. I would not say I was cranky or anything, but I just thought about smoking a lot today. Seems like I ate a lot today.....lol

l will make it another day today, and look forward to making it another day tomorrow! 

I was just thinking I can’t expect every day to be easy on this adventure! LOL

I see your from Washington, that’s where I am originally from. I lived on Camano Island for 20 something years.......

Cheers....J