New Quit Smoking Plan
I have been trying to quit smoking as you should already know. I haven't been doing very well at it. I did manage to make it about 4 days a couple of weeks ago but as soon as my husband left me alone (and went to work) I went out and bought some cigarettes. I tried again today, I made it a few hours about 6 before I went out to buy some cigarettes. At least this time I was doing it on my own.
I have however come to the conclusion that I am not one of those hardcore cold turkey kind of gals. I kind of thought that I had to be with everyone around me giving up cigarettes like it was nothing. I felt like I had to be as strong as they were. Then I realize "What the hell are you thinking!". I have been smoking 2 packs a day since I was about 14. I can't just say "good bye" and they will be out of my mind and my system so easily.
I know that I really want this, I really want to do it so that I really quit for good and not just until I see someone else smoking on TV or when I am around some one who smokes. Although I hear that the cravings for a cigarette never really go away. I don't even think cocaine is that bad, you can quit that and walk away, why are cigarettes so damn addictive? They don't even get you high.
So, after talking to my husband today we came up with a new plan for get me off these damn things for good this time. It will take until Christmas for me to get that laptop but at least then I will know for sure that I am not going to smoke again.
Begin on July 14, 2005
20 cigarettes per day
4 cigarettes per day are from the 5 minutes of puffing on the inhaler.
Use the inhaler as first cigarette of the day and after each meal, when I normally want a cigarette. This will help to get me out of that habit because the nicotrol inhaler tastes terrible and burns my throat.
For a 15 hour day I get to smoke every 45 minutes.
This lasts for 3 weeks.
Beginning on August 4, 2005
15 cigarettes per day
4 cigarettes per day are from the 5 minutes of puffing on the inhaler.
For a 15 hour day I get to smoke every 60 minutes.
This lasts for 3 weeks.
Beginning August 25, 2005
10 cigarettes per day
4 cigarettes per day are from the 5 minutes of puffing on the inhaler.
For a 15 hour day I get to smoke every 90 minutes.
This lasts for 3 weeks.
Beginning September 15, 2005
5 cigarettes per day
Begin using the step 2 patch.
For a 15 hour day I get to smoke every 180 minutes.
This lasts for 3 weeks.
Beginning October 6, 2005
0 cigarettes per day.
Continue using the patch step 2.
This continues for 6 weeks.
November 17, 2005
0 cigarettes per day
Begin using step 1 patch
This continues for 2 weeks
December 1, 2005
Smoke Free!
No Patches, No cigarettes!
December 30th
17" Power Book from Apple.
I only hope that it works as easy as it looks. If so in 2006 I will be writing from my new laptop. If not, back to the drawing board for a new plan. I am not going to give up no matter what. ....