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GO WINDSOR!!!

We know you can do it, and we're all right here, backing you up!

Forgot to ask Boston Devil - quit buddy how goes the quest to be (nearly) caffine free??

Vibes and to you on Quit Day. I know you can do it - just think of your puppies.

Perhaps being chased by that smoking Komodo dragon?

I'm rooting for you Windsor. I hope all goes well today.

As someone else (Lavabe?) in thread stated:

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windsor wrote:Today is quit day. Last cigarette was 10 pm last night.l Not too bad so far - having tried to quit before using the patch (also tried cold turkey) this is way easier. Usually the first day or two is the worst. I smoke when I drive (correction I chained smokeD when I drove) so I was 'smoking' a coffee straw on the way in to work. Seems to work pretty well. Other drivers in traffic looked at me a bit funny but what hte hell. Tic Tacs, crunchy snacks, cough drops (I will hack more in the next week then I ever ever did smoking) lots a water...ready to do battle.

I read something last week about lizard brains and addiction (http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-addmonst.html) the science isn't exaclty solid but the concept isn't far off. My craving visualization includes a slimey drooling Komodo dragon with about 10 cigarettes jammed in his mouth.

The support is really appreciated guys...I haven't killed anybody....yet.

Good luck today, Windsor! We're with you all the way! Quit quit quit quit quit!

windsor wrote:Today is quit day. Last cigarette was 10 pm last night.l Not too bad so far - having tried to quit before using the patch (also tried cold turkey) this is way easier. Usually the first day or two is the worst. I smoke when I drive (correction I chained smokeD when I drove) so I was 'smoking' a coffee straw on the way in to work. Seems to work pretty well. Other drivers in traffic looked at me a bit funny but what hte hell. Tic Tacs, crunchy snacks, cough drops (I will hack more in the next week then I ever ever did smoking) lots a water...ready to do battle.

I read something last week about lizard brains and addiction (http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-addmonst.html) the science isn't exaclty solid but the concept isn't far off. My craving visualization includes a slimey drooling Komodo dragon with about 10 cigarettes jammed in his mouth.

The support is really appreciated guys...I haven't killed anybody....yet.

I'm telling you, if it gets TOO hard, try the e-cigs. They really do work.

bjornolf wrote:
I'm telling you, if it gets TOO hard, try the e-cigs. They really do work.

I will!! They are 'Plan B'. Right now, still toughing out Plan A - not too bad. Just took a walk around the complex instead of my morning smoke break (had to go through the smoking area-did NOT mug anyone for a cigarette - actually didn't really bother me)

I have the Chantix Get-Quit program hotline programmed into my phone (live person 7 am to midnight EST) to talk me off the ledge if need be.

windsor wrote:Forgot to ask Boston Devil - quit buddy how goes the quest to be (nearly) caffine free??

If you need help with the caffeine stuff, BD, just holler!! I've been through it.

If you HAVE to go to Starbuck's, check out the nofat vanilla rooibos latte.

windsor wrote:Forgot to ask Boston Devil - quit buddy how goes the quest to be (nearly) caffine free??

Wow, I never said I was giving up caffeine! Just soda. I'm on Day 4 and I'm dreaming of Coca-Cola. But remember, I'm allowing myself 2 a month so I'm just holding out until I can't take it anymore then I'm drinking one.

Caffeine just isn't that bad for you. I'm not giving it up. Tea though, not coffee. Coffee, yuck. I'm having a cup of Barry's Irish Breakfast tea right now (with milk).

Bostondevil wrote:

windsor wrote:Forgot to ask Boston Devil - quit buddy how goes the quest to be (nearly) caffine free??

Wow, I never said I was giving up caffeine! Just soda. I'm on Day 4 and I'm dreaming of Coca-Cola. But remember, I'm allowing myself 2 a month so I'm just holding out until I can't take it anymore then I'm drinking one.

Caffeine just isn't that bad for you. I'm not giving it up. Tea though, not coffee. Coffee, yuck. I'm having a cup of Barry's Irish Breakfast tea right now (with milk).

Ymm, Barry's Irish Breakfast tea. I have bags of it in my desk at work.

Bostondevil wrote:

windsor wrote:Forgot to ask Boston Devil - quit buddy how goes the quest to be (nearly) caffine free??

Wow, I never said I was giving up caffeine! Just soda. I'm on Day 4 and I'm dreaming of Coca-Cola. But remember, I'm allowing myself 2 a month so I'm just holding out until I can't take it anymore then I'm drinking one.

Caffeine just isn't that bad for you. I'm not giving it up. Tea though, not coffee. Coffee, yuck. I'm having a cup of Barry's Irish Breakfast tea right now (with milk).

Sorry my bad! I know you are doing two a month (hence the 'nearly' part) ... I've switched from coffee to tea (coffee = cigarette) at least temporarily. Hold out as long as you can! Hang tough....or you will have a lot of month left with no Coke quota!

Two things: (I'm not kidding)
#1. I found when I quit cold turkey about thirty years ago (wayyy over a pack a day at the time) that most of the time simply remembering to breathe helped tremendously. I think the main reason cigs relax us is that we simply take in deep, deep breaths on a draw. So when you think you are craving one, it may be just your need to relax and get some air into your lungs. Notice how far the distance is from your ears down to your shoulders, then let your shoulders drop just a little farther. Then take two or three deep, relaxing breaths just as if you were drawing on a cigarette and actually blow out the air gently the same way. Take your time.

#2.A sure fire way to not let yourself fall back: I put out my last cigarette in front of a lunatic, tobacco addicted Tarheel and announced that it was my last. He was sure I'd fail.....which made me sure I would NOT.

bless your heart and best of luck!
Love, Ima

Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Two things: (I'm not kidding)
#1. I found when I quit cold turkey about thirty years ago (wayyy over a pack a day at the time) that most of the time simply remembering to breathe helped tremendously. I think the main reason cigs relax us is that we simply take in deep, deep breaths on a draw. So when you think you are craving one, it may be just your need to relax and get some air into your lungs. Notice how far the distance is from your ears down to your shoulders, then let your shoulders drop just a little farther. Then take two or three deep, relaxing breaths just as if you were drawing on a cigarette and actually blow out the air gently the same way. Take your time.

#2.A sure fire way to not let yourself fall back: I put out my last cigarette in front of a lunatic, tobacco addicted Tarheel and announced that it was my last. He was sure I'd fail.....which made me sure I would NOT.

bless your heart and best of luck!
Love, Ima

Excellent advice!!!!!

Note to self:
1. Must find lunatic nicotine addicted tarhole.

Ima - you are right about the deep breathing - it does help a great deal. Between breathing and my coffee stirrers/straws I'm OK for the moment.

Of course nothing stressful has happened so far today - so no thus far.

windsor wrote:Note to self:
1. Must find lunatic nicotine addicted tarhole.

Ima - you are right about the deep breathing - it does help a great deal. Between breathing and my coffee stirrers/straws I'm OK for the moment.

Of course nothing stressful has happened so far today - so no thus far.

What about chewing gum? Will that help? I'm not referring to the smoke habit reducing gum, just something simple like trident.

TillyGalore wrote:

windsor wrote:Note to self:
1. Must find lunatic nicotine addicted tarhole.

Ima - you are right about the deep breathing - it does help a great deal. Between breathing and my coffee stirrers/straws I'm OK for the moment.

Of course nothing stressful has happened so far today - so no thus far.

What about chewing gum? Will that help? I'm not referring to the smoke habit reducing gum, just something simple like trident.

gum helps some but not as much as deep breathing - the breathing comes closer to the act of smoking. Hard candy or tic tacs are a little better than gum. I have gum...some coworkers have hard candy (sugar free even!) and tic tacs and carrot sticks (crunchy helps)

I was going to say gum 'gave your mouth something to do' but I remembered my audience and thought better of it

I'm thinking of you, Windsor, and right now I'm congratulating you on getting halfway through your work day without a smoke!

Celebrate that victory!

CathyCA wrote:I'm thinking of you, Windsor, and right now I'm congratulating you on getting halfway through your work day without a smoke!

Celebrate that victory!

Your timing is perfect...just came back from lunch...had to walk through the smoking area which started me wanting one big time...deep breathing deep breathing tic tac deep breathing

whew - made it!

windsor wrote:

CathyCA wrote:I'm thinking of you, Windsor, and right now I'm congratulating you on getting halfway through your work day without a smoke!

Celebrate that victory!

Your timing is perfect...just came back from lunch...had to walk through the smoking area which started me wanting one big time...deep breathing deep breathing tic tac deep breathing

whew - made it!

YAAAAY Windsor! Well done.

Glad to hear you're doing well fighting through this.

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