I'm a quitter...
this is going to be a little difficult...but it can't be worse than thesis...and i made it through that!
but i need all of you guys' assistance and support!!
friday, june 30th 2006
i, erin michelle keith,am quitting smoking altogether. done. cash in the nicotine chips i'm leaving the table...when i go to a convienence store i'm purchasing packs of GUM!!!
i've been taking that medication that is supposed to help you quit...and it has to kind of build up in your system to REALLY start working...and it's working.
cigarettes taste REALLY discusting to me now...i can barely even finish one let alone a pack a day(which is what i was doing before)
i'm chewing gum to stave off any oral fixation---yes i have one...i chew and crunch ice, i grind my teeth sometimes,i used to chew on pen tops--yes i know that's gross but smoking is grosser than all of those things combined...
no more smoking in my car
i'm switching to diet cokes and tea since coffee always makes me want a cigarrette[they call that a trigger]
so i've set the date: Friday, June 30th...
and THIS way...i KNOW that July will be so much better than June...because i'll feel healthier, join a gym[mainly b/c i got really anxious and restless for the first 2 weeks after quitting if not even longer...] formally and maybe even start swim training again[which DEFINITELY requires a good deep breath!]
so anyways...i don't want to make it that big of a deal...b/c u want to think of it as a simple little alteration in my life...the big alterations scare me a bit so i'm thinking of it as not that big of a deal....
it's going to be like switching haircare products...or getting a mini-make over where i try a new and different style of dress...
a little weird...a little different...but not bad...
no big deal...simple and easy...
PLEASE, DO NOT MAKE ALL THAT BIG OF A DEAL ABOUT IT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH OR SO[when you see me]!!! PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE!!!....one of my smoking triggers is realizing how long it's been since i smoked...it's much better for me to just "forget" to smoke....
Thanks upfront for your support...i'm going to be a little hyperactive and anxious for around 3 days...and then i'll calm back down[it takes 3 days for nicotine to flush completely out of the system to where you won't crave it as much...]
July is going to be a GREAT month...i can sense it already!!
have a great tuesday kids. =)
posted by ekeith @ 12:10 PM
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