March 9, 201511 yr Hope work is gentle with you today. Actually the distraction of work will probably be a good thing. Make sure you take sips of fruit juice (if you're cold turkey that is) as your blood sugar levels muck about for a few days and it can make you super tired or a bit grouchy. Let us know how you're dealing when you can. Oh and sips of cold water help too!! You're doing great!! x
March 9, 201511 yr Author Yes i'm cold turkey, have a huge glass of juice on my desk! Have to concentrate a bit more to bat away the urges. I work around web content and editing so having to double check everything. Apart from that I'm not too bad!
March 9, 201511 yr Red of course! and thanks :)Your with friends here...I too am a red....We also have action who lives in London ...but is a hot red....so you can talk Blokey football.... Stay close to the board ....there is always someone here to help ...if you need it.....
March 10, 201511 yr Author Hello! Good to see the QT website back - good job on the move B) Last night was a little harder, coming home from work, the evening, was going to be the biggest trigger time for me. I took myself out for a 5k run and also started watching Breaking Bad on Netflix - that should keep my mind occupied! Sleep wasn't great, but expected that - but I'm into day 3 and feel better than I did on day 1 & 2 - so upwards an onwards! Thanks for the support, much appreciated :)
March 10, 201511 yr Hey Karl - good to read you ... Yep the first few days are tough - but glad to see you have distractions planned ... Remember we are all here If you need it :-)
March 10, 201511 yr Hi Karl.... You doing just fine.....your body is going through some crazy changes.... A lot of us had our sleep disturbed.....but it does settle back done.... Don't forget the daily nope thread..... A promise to your self you won't smoke in the next 24 hours.. It got me through many a day....
March 10, 201511 yr Awesome to read your progress it will continually get better and easier with a couple of bumps in the road but they are to be expected......you have got this!!!
March 11, 201511 yr Hello! Good to see the QT website back - good job on the move B) Last night was a little harder, coming home from work, the evening, was going to be the biggest trigger time for me. I took myself out for a 5k run and also started watching Breaking Bad on Netflix - that should keep my mind occupied! Sleep wasn't great, but expected that - but I'm into day 3 and feel better than I did on day 1 & 2 - so upwards an onwards! Thanks for the support, much appreciated :) Breaking Bad is awesome! I've watched the entire series twice on Netflix. Very, very well written and developed. You seem to be doing quite well! Keep on keeping on. :)
March 11, 201511 yr Karl welcome aboard - sorry I am late on this - the site being down for a bit threw me off - this is a great family here - you will get all the support you could ask for without a doubt. Good luck stick to the board and it will be a fun easy ride.
March 11, 201511 yr Author Thanks everyone - the support that is offered out to everyone here is really cool. Had a rough past few hours which I didn't see coming, felt like the 1st day again in terms of physical withdrawal - took myself to bed for an hour and just napped through it! - feel a bit more human now!
March 11, 201511 yr Thanks everyone - the support that is offered out to everyone here is really cool. Had a rough past few hours which I didn't see coming, felt like the 1st day again in terms of physical withdrawal - took myself to bed for an hour and just napped through it! - feel a bit more human now! That's how it's done Karl.....getting through 1 craving at a time....you get thru one..you can get thru all of them...and with each crave/trigger you beat.......you become stronger! Good job so far!!
March 11, 201511 yr Well done Karl..... You won that battle....this is how you win the war.... Keep marchin...
March 13, 201511 yr Author I shall be on my 7th day tomorrow and I think the weekend will be tricky without the distraction of work. However, I feel good and strong and shall make sure I keep busy, also find time to relax!
March 13, 201511 yr Well done Karl.... Your doing great....keep busy....do anything....just smoking is off the table.... Proud of you buddy......
March 14, 201511 yr It's strange, sometimes when people are doing really well, I don't know quite what to say to them. Anyway, you're that guy, so way to kick ash! Have a nice, relaxing smokeless weekend, and keep doing what you're doing.
March 14, 201511 yr I shall be on my 7th day tomorrow and I think the weekend will be tricky without the distraction of work. However, I feel good and strong and shall make sure I keep busy, also find time to relax! Day 7! That's ONE WEEK! Hell week done and dusted. BIG CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Big time celebration sans smokes. Bakon (has he nicknamed you Elton???) says treat yourself to something nice because "the quit is hard work and needs to be paid" --- I'm nearing 6 weeks and have no recollection of Day 7. I think I was holed up in my spare bedroom watching back-to-back DVD's, eating large bowls of angel hair pasta, drinking cold hibiscus tea, and sucking on a binky, as everyone here knows. (Think in Liverpool they're called dummies?) --- but in my defense I also think we were having back-to-back raging snow storms. Whatever you do, do it to excess...after all, you're being sensible in quitting smoking, so how much else do you really need to be sensible about this weekend? :preved: :umnik2:
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