Day 1 Part 2

Well it is still day 1 and I felt the need to write up another one of these.

Symptoms from after first part:

-head ache

-light headed

- nauseous

- hungry

- cranky

- irritable (in spurts which has been interesting)

- tired

- jumpy (anxious)

Now some of those symptoms don't seem like they would work together very well but it does make it interesting. Another thing that makes things interesting is that I can smell so many things that I have not smelled before. It is to the point where I actually have been washing EVERYTHING I can put in the washer machine and plan to do more tomorrow because I think everything smells awful! I also have noticed that some stuff actually is starting to taste a little different too. Barely 24 hours and all this stuff is already going down. I have heard that sometimes people have trouble sleeping at night cause of quitting hopefully that is not a problem I have. Also hope that my boyfriend doesn't have that issue either. All I know is that tomorrow is the hardest day for me to get through normally. Here is hoping that I can make it through tomorrow because if I can I can probably get through the 3rd day and then I will have no more problems. I quit before and found that I didn't really crave smokes anymore after 3 days of no smoking. Some people do take longer but I only really took 3 days. Hoping to get by tomorrow.

Day 1

So I am trying to quit smoking again. I am going to keep this blog as a quit aid for the time being. Also I want those that have never quit to understand a little better and those that may want to quit to have an idea of what it is like. I have read the NY Quitline website and know what they say to expect but every person is different. They even say that on the very bottom of the page. Some of the things I feel are not on their list.

Today is Day 1 of my quit attempt: My head is killing me; I smell more things more strongly that I have before; I am intermittently tired with lightheadedness every now and then.

The site said that the light headedness is mainly because now more oxygen is in your blood since there is no carbon monoxide being added because of smoking.

This morning wasn't too bad. I used to smoke as soon as I woke up. Not this morning and instead I cleaned the ashtrays, filled them with candy and put away the lighters and matches.

The hardest part I have found is after eatting. Still working on what to do after eatting. Today I try to busy myself with laundry and sucking on a hard candy from the ashtray after eatting. It kinda works.

Before the first day I sat down and wrote out 4 lists. One list is a list of when I typically smoke and the second was what to do in place of that smoke. The next list was a list of why I wanted to quit smoking. The final one was a list of people that I can text/call in the event that I need a little more support. The lists seem to help out too.

Day 2 is usually the day that I falter when trying to quit. We shall see how I hold up tomorrow. If I can make it past Day 3 I know I will be alright because I did quit once and didn't have such a hard time with cravings after day 3. That quit didn't stick because it was not for me so when the relationship ended so did my quitting. This time it is for me and I am sure I can get it to stick.

Valentine's Day

So we are at another Valentine's Day. Today is the day that you are supposed to show your love for those that you love. In my opinion this should be done everyday not only on Valentine's Day. This is not going to be a long rant or anything because I don't want to get into everything that I think about this holiday. I just wanted to say that it is important to show those you love that you love them everyday and not just on Valentine's Day. You never know when something might happen and you don't want to wonder if the person and/or people you loved knew that you loved them.