The new me.

I know I haven't blogged in a couple days and I promise to get this going. I made some Changes in my life that I really needed to focus on. I want to take my blog a bit off track today but I promise to get the coupon blog rolling. Watch for the Binder blog I plan to get together later this evening !!

Any-woo on with my post about changes in my life. I have been a smoker for 15 years, Yes 15 years !! That's half my life. I have always been one to make excuses why I cant stop smoking. well that was until 6 days ago. For about 2 weeks straight I would wake to a nagging cough, my chest Hurting and feeling heavy. I got to the point of not being able to run and play with the kids for being out of breath. I decided NO MORE.

So I decided on the day I would Quit, and the night before I enjoyed MY last few smokes before "cleaning" the house of everything Smoker related. Before going to bed I threw out all the cigarettes , lighters, ashtrays, matches you name it I tossed it. I bought lots of gum and candy to replace the things I tossed. so then the new me begin ...

Day one was easy , I stayed busy all day so I wouldn't have time to think about much less want one. I stopped and purchased the Nicotine Gum just in case . I used a piece later that night Just to calm a late night I'm bored outta my mind craving.

I did a lot of reading, and what I found to be true is the nicotine will be gone from your body is 72 hours IF you don't use it in any form. Which includes the patches and gum. So I tossed the Gum and started over on the cleanse of my body . By day 3 I was at my worse. I felt like I had the flu and really couldn't stand the thought of moving. I was so close to caving, then I remembered reading this was normal and it was my body trying to trick me into thinking I "need" it to feel better. SO I tuf it out. By the next morning the worse had passed. Now I simply deal with a craving 2 times a day. I deal with it by watching the clock. Sound weird ? Well this is why , A craving last for ONLY three minutes But in your mind that seems like hours. I watch the clock to remind myself If will end and it wont be long.

I never knew How bad I would feel from quiting. I always thought Id deal with insane cravings, almost like a crack head , LOL. But its really nothing like that. It hurts at times. I felt run down and sick. All because my body was cleaning itself of the poison I had inhaled for the past 15 years. Just think of the damage it has already done. Just think of the years I let be taken off my life. When all I had to do all this time was stop making excuses and jump right in .

Oh P.S. If you thinking of quiting , I will suggest 2 things that REALLY helped me the most. 1. Brush you teeth when you get a craving , I don't care if you brush 100 times in a day It helps. 2. Drink lots of water , drinking water helps flush your system and cuts the time in half in getting the nicotine from your blood stream.