Quote from: FrancisAnn on May 10, 2014, 08:45:05 AM
Damn, I'm trying to go cold today. Had 1/2 of a cig. & stopped. Such a hard habit to stop, damn, damn, damn.

You can do it, hon! If I can so can you. I have a tobacco shop right across the street from me and they really cheap here. The first 7 days are the hardest. I have the mental desire but the physical symptoms are long gone. I feel a lot better now. I write a lot and my writing was hampered temporarily, but I replaced my smoke breaks with tea/coffee breaks in the morning, baking abs exercise. I finished two chapters and an article last week so the was very encouraging.

Vapor cigs are not popular here in Japan even though smoking is as common as drinking tea. It was probably better for me to not have an alternative.

I haven't checked this thread in a bit, but I wanted to say thank you again. To anyone who is trying to quit: it sounds a lot scarier than it is.

Glad you're feeling better. I'm trying to break the carb habit--I've done a lot of stress-eating all winter--and sometimes I literally forget and buy the junk food without thinking. It messes with my weight AND my head. I've fallen off the wagon a half dozen times in the past six weeks, and my moods have been all over the place.

If I'm having this hard a time, I can only imagine how difficult the past few weeks have been for you.