on the Nicorette.
Today wasn't too bad. I had one brief moment of anxiety this morning as I got in my car for my commute in to work and realized that I wouldn't be smoking in the car on my way to work this morning. I popped a piece of Nicorette in and worked my way through it.
After that, the day wasn't too hard. I made it through work okay, on my breaks rather than go outside with the other smokers, I sat at my desk and knit or surfed the internet.
I'm not using the Nicorette as much as I am other gums and mints. I've stocked my purse with the following:
Nicorette
Trident White Cinnamon Tingle Gum
Clorets Gum
Trident White Wintergreen Gum
Life Savers Orange Mints
Life Savers Sweet Mints
Ice Breakers dual pack Tangerine mints & gum (left at my desk)
I'm using the cinnamon gum more than anything else. The Nicorette bothers my stomach a little, so I've only had 4 pieces today even though the instructions say that for the first 6 weeks I should have a piece every 1-2 hours.
So for my commute home I was fine. No anxiety about not smoking during my commute, I did fine until I got home.
Having a cigarette and a cup of coffee with my grandma is something we do when I get home from work every day. This evening I did falter and had 2 cigarettes. I'm not going to let that be a sign of failure and lapse back in to my pack a day habit. 2 cigarettes in one day is much much better than 20.
3 comments:
Holy crap that's a lot of gum! Seriously, this is an awesome thing you're doing, and amazingly difficult too I would think.
You go girl.
Good for you. Keep up the good work. 2 a day will turn into 1 a day and then to 0 a day. You're doing good.
first of all, happy happy birthday! welcome to 30! it ain't all bad, right?
second of all, congratulations on deciding to quit smoking. i'm glad you aren't letting a hiccup like two cigarettes deter you. you're adding years to your life, and i really admire you!
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