Okay, it's been a while (like 3 months) since I've posted here, but I'm back! I am quitting smoking again. It is 1:26 pm today, and so far today I've had two cigarettes. Yesterday I allowed myself a cigarette every hour, and today I am allowing myself a cigarette every two hours. I got up at 9:00 today. If I go to bed at 10:00 pm or so, that will mean I would have had 7-8 cigarettes for the entire day.
The two-hour stretch is definitely a lot more difficult than the one-hour stretch. I had little problem waiting an hour yesterday, but today I am finding myself doing activities trying to occupy myself until I can have the next cigarette -- like cleaning house and giving myself a facial masque.
The last time I quit I used Chantix. It was much easier to do it that way, but I had a prescription for Chantix I got from my doctor in July, and it didn't make me feel so good. I couldn't take the medication longer than a few days before I would be so nauseated I'd have to stop. I tried twice. Never got past the second week's pack. I don't know why this didn't happen the last time I quit.
The truth is, I am tired of spending money on cigarettes, and my life revolving around cigarettes, and having to find places to smoke in the Seattle area that won't offend people. I also don't want to get any of those horrid diseases long-term cigarette smoking causes. So it's time to quit. The process isn't fun, but I'm doing it.
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