Bump in the Road...But I'm OK.
Well, I had a bit of a bump in the road a few days ago, but I'm OK now. I didn't smoke. I was just sitting in front of the computer, listening to some music and reading several forums that I like to frequent (sports forums).
In deciding to change my life around after my 39th birthday, I ousted things like cigarettes (3 months before my birthday), as well as some bad eating habits and I took up a whole new excercise program. The other thing I did was cut some loose ends with some 'supposed' friends I have had in my life for a number of years. Without getting into too many details, I told these friends that if they couldn't be better friends, then maybe they should step back and not be my friend at all. They decided to do the latter. Very frustrating for me, considering one of these friends was someone I considered to be my best friend and someone I have been 'friends' with for more than 16 years.
So anyway...to make a long story short, I was feeling a little depressed that night I spoke of and simply thought what it might be like to have a cigarette to go along with that drink I was having as well. Well, to be fair, at that time, it was about my sixth drink at that time.
I posted on a support forum and I got up from the computer and took a walk around the house. I had a good look at the bracelet I bought myself with my quit date on it and when I got back to my computer chair, I was fine. Just a very small bump in the road. I knew I had decided to NEVER smoke again and I knew in the back of my mind I would NOT smoke, but I had to go through that bump just the same.
Advice here? Try to find some support if you can. There are some great smoking cessation support forums on the Internet. They will help a lot as you go along. Nothing better than being surrounded by others going through exactly the same thing. That and tell youself "I will NOT smoke ever again!" No matter what happens...no one can make you smoke, except you.
My current stats:
I have been smoke free for 4 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 12 hours and 39 minutes (141 days). I have saved $2,547.48 by not smoking 7,076 cigarettes.
More to come on the blog soon...including some exciting news for you folks out there who have decided to stop smoking. Something I hope many will like...
In deciding to change my life around after my 39th birthday, I ousted things like cigarettes (3 months before my birthday), as well as some bad eating habits and I took up a whole new excercise program. The other thing I did was cut some loose ends with some 'supposed' friends I have had in my life for a number of years. Without getting into too many details, I told these friends that if they couldn't be better friends, then maybe they should step back and not be my friend at all. They decided to do the latter. Very frustrating for me, considering one of these friends was someone I considered to be my best friend and someone I have been 'friends' with for more than 16 years.
So anyway...to make a long story short, I was feeling a little depressed that night I spoke of and simply thought what it might be like to have a cigarette to go along with that drink I was having as well. Well, to be fair, at that time, it was about my sixth drink at that time.
I posted on a support forum and I got up from the computer and took a walk around the house. I had a good look at the bracelet I bought myself with my quit date on it and when I got back to my computer chair, I was fine. Just a very small bump in the road. I knew I had decided to NEVER smoke again and I knew in the back of my mind I would NOT smoke, but I had to go through that bump just the same.
Advice here? Try to find some support if you can. There are some great smoking cessation support forums on the Internet. They will help a lot as you go along. Nothing better than being surrounded by others going through exactly the same thing. That and tell youself "I will NOT smoke ever again!" No matter what happens...no one can make you smoke, except you.
My current stats:
I have been smoke free for 4 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 12 hours and 39 minutes (141 days). I have saved $2,547.48 by not smoking 7,076 cigarettes.
More to come on the blog soon...including some exciting news for you folks out there who have decided to stop smoking. Something I hope many will like...
posted by Jim at
11:36 AM
2 Comments:
Congrats on getting over the bump! I had made similar chnages in my life over the last 18 months and called it a life "remodel" or living "autentically" as who I was meant to be. Chucked the job, everything but the house, husband, kid and dog...for now. :-) Hang in there! Jeunie
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Kim, at 9:12 AM
Thanks! I'm doing just fine now. As I said, very small bump in the road. Hey...at least I didn't light up huh?
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Jim, at 10:36 AM
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