Well I'm back. It's been a month officially and 2 months unofficially. I still haven't smoked but boy have I wanted to more than once. Friday nights when our friends all get together to throw darts, talk, hang out whatever oh yea and drink.......Now that smell just makes me sick to my stomach. I hate the way I smell when we get up the next morning.
I've quit taking Chantix. Took it off and on for over a year, never wanted to kill anyone or myself, all the side effects etc. It worked for me what can I say, or maybe it really didn't and I was just ready to quit - I'll never really know. But it helped me get there. I honestly think I finally decided not to let it beat me any longer. Us Taureans can be really stubborn you know! Bottom line whatever makes you quit makes you quit.
I've been faithfully working out (6 times a week) haven't lost a stinking pound or one Percentage of body fat, still on the blood pressure medicine, etc. I did have a pity party last Tuesday because NOTHING had happened to me since I quit except for I'd been sicker than a dog after quitting and I'd quit.
Here's the Positives - I can go a good solid 30 minutes on the elliptical without hacking up a lung, I can do 20 military style push ups, I can handle up to 40 lbs when doing tricep push downs. I haven't gained one pound from stopping smoking. I can take a deep breath without coughing and it doesn't hurt. I jogged/walked my first mile in my entire life a week ago and lived to blog about it!
Bottom line all the scare tactics in the world aren't going to make anyone quit.
You'll quit more than once
You'll fall off the wagon and get back on the wagon and fall off and get back on.
You have find the thing that will enable you to quit no matter what it is and go for it.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Staying on the Wagon without firing a shot!
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Very true. The person quitting is really the one responsible for making it happen, not any kind of crutch. Good lesson there.
Good for you with the exercise! I need to get into a routine soon myself with spring coming up.
Other than the bit of yoga I've always done at home, I'm waiting till the snow melts. So I have until then to find my roller blades :)
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Chantix medication is usually recommended for 12 weeks. Many online reviews have proved that about 44 percent of patients taking chantix medication successfully quit smoking before the 12-week period. These results are more promising than other leading anti-smoking drugs. Other studies also show that intake of chantix medication has a high success ratio for smoking cessation. http://www.chantixhome.com/
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