Ok.. fuck me. Day 5 of Not Smoking. If you're down with all this happy horseshit, or wanna be; join me as I count days on twitter; elfeay. Yes I know it sounds like I'm all jolly 'n shit, but really - I miss my best friend and need company....sigh. There! Happy now!!? L.
@Elfay: I quit smoking a little over two years ago, and so I totally sympathize with your plight.
One thing I'll say is that the cravings never really go away, although you can quell them. I still have times where I'll be out with friends and I'll see people smoking outside the bar, and I'll have the strongest urge to join them. It's mostly whenever I have whiskey, though.
when you want to do something just do it- no hesitations or second guessing yourself. Go for what makes you happy and makes you fulfilled.
I resolved that a long time ago- and am keeping to it. I also had decided to to the gym and I go for a hour 5 days a week. I need to keep doing and going. I'm not saying I haven't hit road bumps on the road to happy- but doing my best to weed out all the crap helps.
Keep up with the not smoking! :D The hubby is at the point (quitting after 3 years) to puff cigars. The lung "oh gods what the hell was that i just coughed up!" goes away full after 6 months i'm sorry to say.
Also give no one your fucks unless they are a good fuck ;)
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. The daily twitter snark is helping as are the replies etc... I quit booze and drugs over 30 years ago - I remembering a guy at a meetin' years ago now sayin; I'd rather hafta quit smack again than try to quit smoking... Clearly I never forgot that statement. People just have no fucking idea how hard they are to give up. It's never quitting, it's staying quit. I've had 5 years off in my 20's and fifteen years later, 3 years off the smokes...for some reason it just won't stick. Anyway, I'm listening to a LOT of sad latin love ballads and living on the web today...it's just one of *those* days. and they ALWAYS pass...