So I quit smoking today...

[BamaGirl]

and I'm going CRAZY! :crazy: So far, I've worked out twice and cleaned the house top to bottom once. I'm sure by this time tomorrow my flower beds will be weeded to within an inch of their lives. I'm really trying to stay out of the yard today so I'll have something to do tomorrow. Please tell me this gets better lol. :P If it doesn't one of the kids or hubby will not survive the weekend lol!

[shoelace414]

1. you will be crazy for the rest of your life.

[billyskank]

2. It does get better

Just for the next couple of weeks, you gotta keep busy. Yeah, do all those jobs. Everything. You're probably finding you've got more energy anyway, so use it. You just don't want to be bored.

We're all rooting for you! :bounce:

[BamaGirl]

6. Thx :D

If this last a couple of weeks I'm gonna be cleaning my friends' houses lol.

[KitchenWitch]

3. It does get better

You will have a few days of the stircrazies, then you will be fine.

Congratulations!

[BamaGirl]

7. Thx! nt

[Taverner]

4. Good luck

This is week #3 or 4 smoke free

It's still tough, but I'll spare you the details

[BamaGirl]

9. Congrats

the details would probably be too much for me to hear right now lol. Today's been bad enough lol.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

5. easier every day, but it takes a little while to be just plain easy

[BamaGirl]

10. I just want to be not climbing

the walls lol!

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

12. it passes--hang in.

[BamaGirl]

15. Thx, I will.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Uh, wanna come weed my garden?

As long as you've got the energy, I've got the weeds. :D

[BamaGirl]

11. Lol

If you were in Bama or the panhandle I might take you up on that lol!

[WCGreen]

13. You don't really quit

until tomorrow.....

[KitchenWitch]

14. as in...I'll quit tomorrow?

Hi WC!

[WCGreen]

18. Hey KW how's my favorite Minnesotan......

Or what ever you guys call yourself up there in the great white near north......

[KitchenWitch]

20. Good

How are things in Clevetown?

[WCGreen]

22. 90 fucking 6 degrees and

humid as hell......

[KitchenWitch]

25. Ouch

that sucks...we have cooled down a bit lately. Still high 80s but not as humid.

[WCGreen]

28. Well the indians are playing tnight, can't remember who

too hot to focus......

You know last night, the GM was on the radio whining about an support....

Really asking us to continue to pay for their stadium, continue to spend 75 to 100 bucks to see a game and they refuse to go and get the one piece of the puzzle until the fans show more support....

Fuck em...

That's what i say now butI will be listening tonight....

[KitchenWitch]

32. Wow, does he ever sound like the Twins' owner

And the Twins have drawn decent crowds for the past 3 years.

The average weekend attendance is around 100-120 K depending upon who the Twins are playing, and what promotions are going on.

We play Seattle this weekend, but it is the 40th anniversary weekend (of the 1965 AL championship Twins team), so there are TONS of promos going on.

[WCGreen]

33. I remember that team well....

I have Harmon Killebrews last years baseball card....

[KitchenWitch]

34. :D

We are going to the game tomorrow, it will be KWdaughter's first Twins game. They are giving away Met Stadium replicas, so we have to get there early (I have a stadium replica collection - including Ebbets Field, Wrigley Field, Tiger Stadium and Skankee Stadium).

[WCGreen]

39. The first game I went to was at Forbes Field in Pittsburg

to see the Pirates vs the Cubs....

Stargel. Clemente, Mazorowski, Sanguine, Law, Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Manny Alou, Billy Williams.....

Man it was something

[KitchenWitch]

40. I am officially jealous!

That had to have been quite a game.

[WCGreen]

45. Yea, but I was only about 8 - 9...

And I remember a woman getting hit real bad with a foul ball right behind us and seeing my first albino...

More important than what was going on on the field....

[BamaGirl]

16. Well, I've said that for years

and just found out my uncle has lung cancer. Tomorrow just became today for me. ;)

[WCGreen]

17. It does get better.....

Trust me...

Chew gum not the nicotine shit, just gum.....

[BamaGirl]

19. Lol, I've gone thru a ton of the stuff today

I've tried all that nicotine crap before--gum, patches, inhalers. Doesn't work. I figure cold turkey's the only way I'm gonna do it.

[WCGreen]

21. That is the way....

I tried everywhich way but loose......

It does get better..... It does get better.....

the addiction to nicotine takes about 48-64 hours to work it's way through your system....

Then, it's clear sailing and you just hve to figure out what to do with your un nicotine stained hands...

[BamaGirl]

26. I'm sure I can make it 2-3 days

My Mom started Monday, and I keep telling myself, if she can quit, I can quit dammit. Ok, that may sound dumb, but it has kept me out of the store today lol.

[WCGreen]

29. If I can quit, anyone can quit....

I have the will power of Stanley Laurel...

[KitchenWitch]

23. Your taste sense will get more sensitive

This is a good thing...food will taste so much better...

[BamaGirl]

27. Well in anticipation of that

I have a few things planned this weekend/next week that are really fattening and I wouldn't normally eat all in one week. But what the hell? I've been eating all today, might as well go for broke lol. ;)

[KitchenWitch]

38. Be very careful

When snacking, try to snack on raw veggies and the like, you will be less likely to put on a ton of weight that way...

Also be aware that by virtue of the fact that you smoked, your metabolism will be slower - this is fairly permanent.

[BamaGirl]

42. I know this is awful

but I've just decided to not worry about it all for about a week. I haven't been eating junk today, but I've definitely been eating too much lol. Anyway once the first week is over, I'll sort it all out.

[KitchenWitch]

43. that is not awful at all

Sounds like a sane and rational plan to me.

[BamaGirl]

47. I don't about that lol

I just know if I worry about it, or worry about gaining weight this week and having to fight to lose it, I'll end up smoking again lol. I'm much better off this way. :D

[underpants]

24. 17 days for me

I'm using the NicoDerm patch-pricey but worth it

I have become quite the connociere of gums-I recommend Wrigley's Eclipse gums good flavors and bubble gummy too.

Good luck. Getting to Monday will be the hardest part. You can do it.

[BamaGirl]

30. Congrats!

I waited till today to start because I figured the kids would distract me this weekend. Monday can't come soon enough lol.

I'll have to check out Eclipse. I've been chewing Juicy Fruit all day.

[underpants]

35. Trust me I am quite versed in gum at this point

I would stay away from the Eclipse mints though (real sinus clearers) and don't drink cold water on top of Spearmint gum-it feels like you inhaled a pine tree.

Eclipse offers bubble blowing as well.

Koolerz offers some really strong fruit flavors but the taste doesn't last very long.

Trident sucks

[Gregorian]

31. You only quit if you want to be healthy.

I'd die for an Export A. Or a hand rolled Pearl Shag, or Drum. Those were the days. I mean, I mean I'd actually die. But they sure did taste good. But the high only lasts for the first few days when you started.

It took several tries, and even after that an entire two years before I stopped scrounging through garbage bins for cig butts. And I'm not one to go rummaging through garbage.

My solution- 1)Want to stop. 2) Eat well, and always have something on hand. 3) Exercise! (If you really exercise, you'll gasp for air, and you'll only want oxygen. 4) Postpone. This one is extremely helpful. I found that as I went to find another butt somewhere, I just stopped myself and said I'd think about it in a half hour.

Ta Da! You will be much happier. No dread about when the lung cancer starts. And you'll have more money.

Sure hope it works out for you!!!

[BamaGirl]

36. Thanks

I quit once a few years ago, and started back obviously. I've tried to quit about 4x this year. I really want to quit. :P

[Tikki]

37. My son and I quit together in January......

At first it was like, I'm doing fine....

Now, it is like, I'm doing 'Fantastic' ...

I'm hoping for the day when I can say..."Yeah, I guess I used to smoke...but, it's been like, forever"....

Tikki

P.S. he is still smoke-free, also...

[BamaGirl]

46. Cool!

My mom and I both quit this week. She started Monday so she could work thru the worst of it. I waited for this weekend so the kids would be home to distract me. That may have been a mistake lol.

Congrats to you and your son!

[BlueIris]

41. It gets better. I swear! I don't miss smoking AT ALL.

I've been "clean" for six years and every time I think back on the Smoking Time I just--yuck. Icky. So disgusting and BAD for you.

That was supposed to be encouraging. It looks kind of judgmental, I know, but really--that's how I look back on my days as a nicotine addict.

Be sure to explore all of your options. We're here for you.

[BamaGirl]

48. I hope I do look at it that way

I hear so many ex-smokers say they still want to smoke, ya know? And I'm talking years after quitting!

Not judgemental at all, btw! ;)

[tjwmason]

44. It does start to get easier

I watched my sister give up smoking.

Two things helped her immensely - first she wanted to have a child (i.e., she had a motivation), and secondly, she saw some counsellor chap (i.e., she had some help).

From my perspective it was obvious that both of these aided her dramatically. The latter made the effort easier, and the former gave her more of a reason to strive.

[BamaGirl]

49. They do say

support makes a big difference. I'm getting ready to call my dad and gripe lol. He quit a long time ago, but I'm sure he remembers this.