Haven't smoked in over a week, ask me why I shouldn't blow up anything

[helnwhls]

[ogradda]

1. o shit

um...um...got sugar??

[helnwhls]

2. good idea

maybe I'll bake something to keep my hands busy. I did not anticipate being this irritable. Just about everything is getting on my nerves.

[billyoc]

5. When I quit I kept water a water bottle

with me at all times, just took sips of water all day, and the twisting on and off of the plastic bottle cap kept my hands busy. Sounds silly, but it worked.

[BlueHandDuo]

3. Are you remembering your hot sauce?

A good mild, flavorful one like Frank's Original. Sip it straight from the bottle, then (after you've swallowed) purse your lips and suck air hard.

It helps.

[helnwhls]

4. I'll try with tabasco

whoo, it did take my mind off smoke

[helnwhls]

8. hey, hotsauce killed the headache

que bella suprisa


:)

[Book Lover]

11. Don't know if I would try that

but that's an interesting home cure!

[helnwhls]

12. well id did it like twice

but I don't think i could take doing it ever time i want a smoke.

And the headache is gone.

:hi:

[Spinzonner]

6. ALternate Strategy, Positive Reenforcement

Visualize blackened, scarred lungs clearing to bright pink

[helnwhls]

9. good ploy

[politicat]

7. knead bread.

Pound the sh!+ out of it.

You've made it a week - WOWIE! Congratulations!

:party: :toast: :yourock: :party: :toast: :yourock: :party: :toast: :yourock: :party: :toast: :yourock:

It's tough to quit - entropy knows I've done it enough!

Hang in there....

Pcat

[helnwhls]

10. thanks

:)

[zanana]

13. Are you on gum or the patch?

I tried to quit many times but I only made it when I used the patch. It really relieved alot of the craving and irritation.

[helnwhls]

14. nah, just clawing my way thru

[captainjack]

15. congrats!

::miller time!::

i admire that you lay down the law for a week! please don't pick it up again, cuz you will get addicted like *snap finger* that. once you pick it up again, it's even harder to quit the next time, IMO.

biggest mistake i've made in my life - picking it up once i quit a year or so ago. god help me :(

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

16. Vibrator

Or falafel.

[helnwhls]

17. LOL!!

Here I am baking cookies without even thinking of this simple low-cal alternative.

:thumbsup:

[Taverner]

18. Get some nicorette

I know the stuff tastes like ass, but I just quit and have been chewing the stuff...it does cure a nic fit. And you'll be able to breathe after.

[davsand]

19. I'm doing the Zyban thing.

I just started on the stuff, and they tell you to take it a while before you stop smoking. I have to admit, it makes me feel odd--not bad, exactly--just different. It is kinda like I'm a beat off normal--ya know?

Anyhow, I'll let you know how it goes with it. You'll be well past this part of it by the time I stop, but even so, maybe somebody else can benefit from the information...

Congrats to you on taking a very real step toward improving your health!


Laura

[Insider]

20. deep breath

enjoy the fresh air. your happy, happy lungs...

congrats. you have permission to scream, shout, cry, eat, etc. anything but one thing. enjoy the millions of things you can do. one of them will work for you.

i used to think of it as kindergarten. those chairs only fit while you're there. now, you are past it. don't ever go back to those little chairs. they won't fit ever again.

:hi:

[BlueJazz]

21. When I quit, I made it as hard on myself as I could.

I carried a pack of Cigs in the car, had some at home (opened with matches) and dared myself to start back.

"There they are, you son-of-a-bitch, all ready to fire up and have some good drags...Why don't you have one right now??...You want to kill yourself??..Go ahead!"

I truly built up a weird tolerance for "The Urge" :)

[helnwhls]

24. hard core man

I just cleaned it all out, even the ashtrays.

[BlueJazz]

28. Oh...I tried that and all the "stuff"...(drugs...patches Etc)

and it just didn't work for me. I had to finally "twist my own damn arm" to truly quit the filthy things.
But...that's the key..I suspect...There is NO universal stop smoking program that works for all. Each of us just have to find our own way. (where have I heard that before) :)

[Solon]

22. Cherry Bombs + Mailboxes = FUN!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[helnwhls]

23. a man after my own heart

:thumbsup:

I'll drive.

[Kenneth ken]

25. Why shouldn't you blow up anything? n/t

[helnwhls]

26. i need longer fuses

[Kenneth ken]

27. you could

go out and get a pack of ciggies light one and stick the fuse through the filter length-wise until it got into the tobacco part. That would give you a good five minutes or so worth of fuse, and you could spend part of that time smking one of the other 19. :evilgrin:

I saw it in a movie once.