Day 14

So, two weeks smoke-free!!! Cravings have gotten worse, but I've had no issues beating them down. This is pretty typical, as the initial will-power slump occurs because the newness has worn off. However, I am aware of this, and am not concerned.


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Day 12

This weekend was a bit dodgy, but I maintained. I was in a bit of a mood, and that fueled my feelings of withrawal. However, I've learned to deal with that scenario in the past. All good. I am really looking forward to my two week anniversary. It will be nice to put two weeks in the books, as it seems significant to me.


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Snap snap

So I had my first little blow-up at work today related to not smoking. My fuse is short when it comes to having to defend my position and work. Not too bad considering that it's been 9 days without incident thus far. I recovered quickly, and apologized.


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Day 8

So almost no cravings today. I feel really good, actually!


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Temptation.

Went to what would be considered my "local" last night, but didn't smoke, of course. However, it was harder than I thought it would be to maintain. The cravings aren't terrible, they're really just annoying at this point. My brother, a former smoker, said basically that after a few days of quitting, that level of addiction will stick with you the rest of your life. Scary.

Anyway, I'm still smoke-free, and I'm just about into day five! I'm proud of what I've done thus far. I hate to say it, but I'm ready to have the structure of the week back, as it seems to help me control my cravings somewhat better.


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Hour 46ish?

So, I have gotten over the worst of the cravings, it seems. The fatigue has not been an issue today, thus far. I am sleepy, however...just not like yesterday. The fuzzy-head is better, but most certainly not gone. This really appears to be the other side of the initial hump, anyway. I went out last night, and tested a few of my triggers. Either they're not triggers, or my will-power is way high. I've been leaning on gum quite a bit. I noticed that I want to smoke right when I get back to my apartment. It must have something to do with me never smoking in my new car. That's it for now.


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First full work-day complete.

All I can say is, nothing about this process was fun. My work is really suffering. I can't really concentrate on anything for longer than about a minute. Waves of fatigue wash over me every so often, and require me to get up from my desk and usually get coffee/tea. Yeah, I've had coffee, because I greatly underestimated the amount of tea I needed to bring to work.

The silver lining to this whole process is that it WILL get easier - hour-by-hour, day-by-day. It is my body getting rid of the addiction, and by some accounts I've now read, can take as much as ten days. I'm betting I'll be over the worst of it in 72 hours, and right now, I'm at about hour 30.


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