It has been 18 days since I have smoked

It has been hard but 18 days have gone by and I have not smoked, I chew some nicorette gum but it is nothing compared to smoking a pack and half a day. It is definitly getting easier!

It has been 10 days

I cannot believe I have gone 10 days without smoking I have not once had one and I still keep chewing the gum down to about 3 pieces a day it is wonderful!!! I still get massive cravings once in a while when I am stressed out and unfortunatly lately that is my middle name right now with the finances and the things going on with my husband but it will all work out.

I really need to get myself back to exercising and maybe jogging that would definitly help relieve stress but also help me not gain the weight I just lost. Well I guess it will all work out.

Have a great weekend all!

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It has been week!

I have made it a week without smoking I don't have anymore physical cravings but the mental cravings come all the time. When I get angry or stressed or upset over something I am ready to go and get a pack of cigarettes and just smoke away and i think nothing of the thought that i made this long without I made through the worst part of with the physical, mental, and emotional all together.

I am still trying to find ways not to gain weight or when I am stressed figure out what to do so I don't go and get a cigarette. I keep telling myself to get through the next 2 weeks that is going to be the hardest now for the mental part it takes 21 days to break a habit it only takes 72 hours to get the physical part of the nicotine out of you but the emotional and mental habit is harder to break!! Well if anyone has suggestions let me know.

It is my 5th day

I am doing it but it has been very difficult and I know I am not out of the woods yet. It is going to be a long time before I can even go an hour without thinking of smoking. The first day during the day was ok, but then that afternoon was horrible and it took a good 48 hours to 60 hours when I lost all motivation I would have these little anxiety attacks they felt big at the time. I would have times when all I could do is cry I would get really mad it just really sucked.

I use the Nicorette gum sparingly I only chew maybe 3 pieces a day that is only when I get the really bad cravings and I am ready to go out and get a pack of cigarettes that I chew it. They say it takes 21 days to break a habit it took about 72 hours for me to get over the hard physical and emotional part, I am far from being over it! I know it is going to take a lifetime to know I cannot ever pick up a cigarette again there is no way!

I hope everyone has a good day!

I just don't know what to do

I am at a stand still I cannot stand this I really don't know what to do and if this feeling is ever going to go away. I am using the gum occasionally but I just don't have know if this is going to work I am getting really depressed and anxious and I really don't know what to do. I didn't think this was going to be this hard with feeling depressed I don't know what to do.

I have gone day one

I made it my first day but man was it hard at one point my friend came up with the nicorette gum I was ready to cave I was going cold turkey the longest time through the day and did alright but then I had this craving around 4:00 pm that would not go away. I really enjoyed smoking so I have a really hard time getting it out of my head. Anyway the gum helped alot I haven't use anymore since I didn't really feel I needed it I am only doing it when I get really bad cravings. Like I did at that time I was ready to cave I cannot believe it, I was just going to go out and get a cigarette and smoke it. This is so frustrating that this is what it has come to with me I cannot believe how much I got addicted to it and how much I liked and want it! I know I am going to feel better I quit before when I was pregnant and I didn't think anything of it I stopped immediatly and I was done. It is a shame I don't care about myself as much to just quit and not think about it again. My children were more important. Anyway that is a given.

I am quitting for myself but I am also doing it for my kids I am explaining to them whenever I get a bad craving or like last night when I was ready to cave I tell them this is why you don't even want to pick it up it is so bad for you, you don't want to go through this you don't start it and you won't have to quit it. I really hope they see and understand what I am going through where they know it is not even worth starting because it is so hard to stop!

Well I am done babbling for a while I don't even know if I made any sense but I tried.