Hello,
Today
I would like to share with you my experience of quitting smoking. As a smoker, I
am not alone in saying that I have tried to quit smoking many times and failed.
I have always started off with good intentions but I have never got past a full
month of not smoking.
As
it is the start of a new year, everyone is getting their resolutions in, and a
lot of people are choosing smoking to give up. To give up smoking you really
need to have determination and a good strong willed attitude towards it. I
think the way that people succeed in quitting for good, is having your mind
100% decided that that is it, no more.
I do
not have all of the advice and all of the answers because I have never succeed
with quitting. This is just a diary of how I feel, side effects and if I am
successful or not.
So
here goes:
Days
1-3 – Stage One
I
felt that the cravings were the worst part of this stage, kicking the habit is definitely
the worst part for me! I also have been suffering headaches, which have not
been the best, they are not quite as bad as a migraine but they are pretty bad
background noise.
I’ve
not been as hungry as I was expecting though, I did think I was going to be
constantly hungry so I am pleasantly surprised by this!
My
sleeping pattern however has been pretty much destroyed, this seems to be my
worst bit of quitting so far, I do love getting a proper uninterrupted sleep
before work, I guess I better kiss goodbye to good sleep for a few weeks!
My
official quit date was at 12am on the 1st January, but I will be
posting this posts a few days later just so my stages are a little more apart,
and from boring you on a daily basis regarding it.
Thank
you for reading,
Have
you given up smoking for the new year? I’d love to hear your progress.
Katy
x
P.S The method I am using for quitting smoking is cold turkey, I am not using any nicotine replacement products.
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